The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-20
ABOUT TROLLEY CHARTERS
COMMITTEE ON R1ILROdD FAVOR
SEVERAL SUBSTITUTES.

SETERIL SUBSTITUTES.
senate's Short Standardization Pro-
viding for the Payment of So Per Week
to Teachers in Towns Having a Grand
List Less Than Ss5O,OOO Rejected-Mr.
Tucker Called to the Chair.
Lieutenant Governor Dewell called
the senate to order at 1850. Prayer
was offered by Chaplain Thompson.
The senate concurred in the appoint
ment of John Thompson of Ellington as
a commissioner of Tolland county for
four years from July /, 1897,
The committee on railroads reported
favorably on the substitute charters of
the Central Railway company of New
Britain and the Newington Tramway
company, so that the Companies may
build connecting lines from Hartford to
New Britain.
The clause exempting the companies
from the effect of the ''anti-paralleP'
section does not appear in the substi-
tutes.
The resolutions were tabled for cal
endar and printing without comment.
The committee reported favorably
upon the amendment of the Hartford
Street Railway company, so that it
may extend it's tracks to Wethersgeld.
Tabled for calendar and printing.
The committee on education reported
adversely on the bill providing that in
towns having a grand list less than
$250,0OO the state shall pay 50 per week
toward the support of each teacher.
Under the joint rule adopted Thursday
the report of the committee was ac-
cepted and the bill rejected.
The committee on railroads reported
in favor of the bill Incorporating the
Torrington and Winchester Railway
company.
The senate concurred in the resolu-
ton fayorably reported by the COM
mittee on federal relations concerning
letter carriers. Also in appointing a
committee to act with a similar one
from the house asking the return from
the secretary of state the resolution
incorporating the Norfolk Electric
appointed.
A petition was received, signed by
citizens of Winchester and Killingly,
in aid of the bill appropriating $45, 200
for the education and the employment
of the blind
The senate after being in session
twenty-nine minutes adjourned until
tuesday, February %, at II 80 o'clock
In the House,
| A light blue vapor fragrant with the
fumes of Havana" was detected by
Speaker Barbour yesterday morning
soon after the house convened, and the
keer eye of the speaker was not long
| in detecting from whence it came. He
was about to announce the favorable
report of one of the committees, when
he stopped suddenly, and, without Civ
ing any sign that he knew the locality
from which the fragrant vapor came,
said, The house is not the place in
which to smoke" The admonition of
the speaker was sufficient there was
no more smoking.
Mr.. Colt of New London, chairman
| of the committee on interpretations,
rose to a question of privilege, saying
that the Times, paper of high repute,
| had alleged that a certain resolution
| had been railroaded through the house;
| that it had originated in the committee,
when as matter of fact it had origin
ated in the senate, being introduced on
! January H. and that it has passed
through all the stages usually taken by
bills in the course of their adoption.
| The bill referred to was that incorpor-
ating the New London Gas and Electric
company.
| Finance Committee.
Mr.. Williams of Salisbury, for the
committee on finance, said that all
matters will be printed in the bulletin.
| If no one appears at the first hearing
the matter will be reassigned. If nc
one appears then the matter will be
taken UP in executive session.
! An Amended Rule.
| Mr.. Frisoie called from the table
house resolution No. 3S, that was tabled
February il on his motion 1t reads as
follows:
1.-THE clerk shall keep a calendar, on
which he shall enter daily G) all bills
and joint resolutions received from the
senate for the action of the house, ex-
| cept bills and joint resolutions which
have not been referred by the house tc
any committee, or which have been adj
lversely reported to the senate from any
fcommittee, and (2) all bills and resolrl.
| lions favorably reported to the house
from any committee and these shall be
entered on the calendar in the order in
which they are reported, and no such
bill or resolution received from the sen
ate or reported from a committee, shall
be considered and acted upon until it is
reached in the regular order upon the
! calendar Any bill or resolution not
considered and acted upon in the regl-
lar order shall be placed at the foot OF
the calendar, unless the consideration
of the same be, by vote of two-thirds
of the members present, made the or
der of the day for some specified time >
| Mr.. Frisbe said the change only ap-
plies to adverse reports that come from
the senate. If the rule passes it will be
in accord with the joint rule that pass
ed Thursday.
The rule was adopted.
(Mr Tucker of Ansonia in the chair
Putnam PhaIanx.
The committee on military affairs re.
ported favorably on the resolution
amending the charter of the Putnam
! Pha1anX of Hartford The amendment