The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-03

Sdle ol impure peelS, LOT PAoSSSueioi''' with their differing expert testimony, would be useless.
 Senator Beecher characterized the majority bill as an uncalled-for hard ship on Connecticut brewers. Why not apply the law also to the small beers made of no one knows what? The bill was wholly unnecessary, in his judg- ment.
 The minority bill was substituted for the majority by Il to 8, viz:
 Yeas-Senators Plimpton, Kendall, Mix, Futile, Beecher, Lee. Brown, Keel CT, Mattoon, Wright and Lake-11.
 Nays-Senators Gay, Woodruff, Latin am, Harrington, Herman, Warner, Vinal and Converse-8.a
 Absent-Senators Goodrich Steele, Lewis, Lounsbury and Marigold-5.
 The question then recurred on Sena- tor Tuttle's substitute bill, which was passed and the majority bill rejected.
 House bill increasing the tax on notes, bonds, etc, from i per cent. for five years to 3 per cent. for the same time or 4 mills per year, was favored by Senator Marigold of the finance com- mittee.
 Senators Brown and Warner ques- toned the wisdom of passing the bill. Senator Marigold who, with the rest of the committee on finance, had given the matter much study, said that 1t would do no harm to try the experi- ment. The bill passed.
 Senator Wright, from the committee of conference on the good roads bill, reported disagreement and asked to be excused. Senator Vinal, who was named to fill the vacancy, declined, as did Senator Mix. Senator Keeler was then appointed.
 Senator Goodrich from the conference committee on women's voting license question reported a disagreement and the senate voted to adhere to its action indefinitely postponing the bill.
 Resolution providing for the payment of s2,4O0 to Senate Clerk Eddy for of flee rent and clerical services were ob- jected to by Senator Marigold as being extravagant. Senators Marigold and Warner favored the resolutions, which were adopted.
 House bill fixing terms of superior courts throughout the state was amend ed by providing for the repeal of all conflicting statutes, and passed in con- currence.
 Concurred in recommitting to the finance committee the resolution au- thorizing Stamford to issue bonds.
 Senator Marigold tabled three bills relating to railroad taxes and bill re- lating to returns of railroad corpora tions.
 Bill amending the Meriden charter came from the house referred to the cities and borough committee. Senator Warner objected, and 1t was ruled out as new business.
 Substitute bill regulating granting of licenses in Branford, was passed.
 Senate concurred in house amend ment to bill relating to sales of real es- tate by trustees under wills, and finally passed the bill.
 House bill relating to bonds of off, cials of banks, came from the house with an amendment that copies of bonds shall be filed with the state treasurer, and may be used as records in courts. Senator Gay said the bill was not objectionable as amended. The amendments were agreed to and the bill passed.
 Senator Kendall reported from the railroad committee substitute for senate bill 20 repeating section 8 of the street railway law, which prohibit ed the paralleling of steam road by an electric road from one town to another, unless public convenience and necessity could be shown to the satis- faction of a judge of the superior court.
 The substitute bill prohibits not only the paralleling of a steam road but also the paralleling of any other street railroad between towns, unless public convenience and necessity is shown
 The bill was tabled for calendar and printing.
 A resolution was referred to the com- mittee on contingent expenses, paying $34O to Alice L. Stanley, stenographer of the engrossed bills committee.
 At 1:10 D. m. a recess was taken until 2:30 o'clock.
 Afternoon Session.
 At 2:90 o'clock Lieutenant Governor Dewell called the senate to order and upon motion of Senator Marigold the recess was extended to 3. D. m. Upon the arrival of that hour the senators had returned from lunch and were in their seats. In the absence of Lieutenant Governor Dewell, President pro. tenn. Marigold took the chair. A short session was held at which the bill relating to the state flag was passed and several bills from the house con- cured in.
 An unsuccessful attempt was made by Senator Woodruff to have the action on the peach yellows bill reconsidered so that bill providing for a commits sion, the feature of which was that all expense of examining trees should fall on the growers, could be passed. The motion to reconsider was lost. Senator Beecher insisted on his mo- tion to adjourn, which was carried. It was stated after adjournment that the motion was insisted upon because of a rumor that an attempt would be made to reconsider the pure beer bill House. | The various liquor license schemes proposed by the Connecticut general assembly are not all disposed of, and | the closing days of the session are to be marked by a determined effort to amend the license laws of the state. | There has been a steady growth of sen- | timent since the converting of the legis- | -.S.1-