The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-13
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 The adverse report of the judiciary committee on the bill concerning courts explanation of Senator Warmer.
 The bill concerning crime was also re- jected.
 The committee on appropriations sub- mitted a substitute bill relating to the agricultural college fund, which was ta- bled for calendar.
 The adverse report on the bill relat- ing to contagious diseases in domestic animals was accepted.
 The bill exempting funds of all ceme- teries from taxation came from the house amended The senate adhered to its former action and killed the bill.
 The senate refused to concur with the house in giving the city of Norwich certain police authority over the Nor- wich Gas and Electric Light company. The bill was then passed with amend ment.
 The petitioners for the incorporation of the Hartford Street Sprinkling and Supply company were given leave to withdraw.
 The house joint resolution authorizing the city of Danbury to issue bonds was passed.
 The senate joint resolution amending the charter of the Mexican Internation- al Railroad company was passed.
 The substitute for the senate bill en- titled "An act concerning fees of cotin- ty commissioners" was passed. The bill was originally acted upon favorably on April 15 in the senate and was recom- mitted in tine house. The bill was again passed, without amendments, by the senate yesterday.
 The committee on humane inEtitu- tions reported a substitute bill which is intended to regulate the management of the Connecticut School for Boys: also substitute resolution relating to the Connecticut Institute and Industri- al Home for the Blind. Section of the proposed bill classes the institution as a part of the state educational system. Section 2 places it under the control of the state board of education. K An act concerning asyluras for the insane was reported by the committed on humane institutions. It provides that no institution having the care of insane patients shall conduct the same after July 1, 1897, except that a license be granted to it under the hand of the governor. The license fee is placed att $50. and the penalty for the violation of the act is placed at a maximun of $1,- 900 fine and six months Imprisonment.
 Senator Futile called from the table the adverse report on the bill amend ing the act defining the term spirituous and intoxicating liquors, and offered a substitute resolution which prohibited the sale of cider in unlicensed towns in quantities less than five gallons.
 Senator Warner supported the resolu- tion and Senator Plimpton opposed 1t. The resolution passed and the report of the committee was rejected.
 The bill as originally introduced pro- hibited the sale of cider without a H. cense.
 House bill No. 391, an act concerning license fees for the sale of spirituous and intoxicating liquors was amended and passed.
 The measure was advocated by the druggists before the temperance com- mittee throughout the state.
 Senator Brown, who was appointed to recall the bill relating to payment to the state of a portion of license fee de- rived from the sale of spirituous liquors reported that the bill was in his possess sion and moved that the action of the senate in accepting the adverse report of the committee on finance concerning the bill be reconsidered.
 Lieutenant Governor Dewell ruled that there could not be reconsidera- tion under the rules, but if no senatoE objected he would entertain the mo. tion
 Senators Marigold and Converse ob- jected.
 Senator Mattoon moved to suspend the rules in order that the Snotion to reconsider could be entertained.
 Senator Converse opposed the motion to suspend on the ground that it was a bad precedent
 Senator Mattoon reminded the senate that much had been said concerning senatorial courtesy. He certainly thought Senator Wright, who introduce ed the bill and who was not in the sen- ate at the time the report was accepted, should now be accorded that courtesy of which so much had been said
 Senator Wright said that he had tres- passed but little on the time or the patience of the senator's but he did ask to be heard on this subject. It was no fault of his that he was not present when the bill was rejected. He asked of the senators nothing that the spirit of fairness and common justice would accord him. The rules were suspended by a vote of 15 to ,, and the motion to reconsider passed with but two dissent- ing votes. It was made the special or- der for to-day at 11:30.
 The bill reads: It shall be the duty of each county treasurer to pay to the treasurer of the state 50 per cent. of all the moneys received by him from li- censes issued by the county commis- sioners to persons engaged in the sale of intoxicating and spirituous liquors.
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 The good roads bill was the order of the day in the hOuse for ii a'olocl