The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-27
LEGISLATORS BUSY DAY.
BOTH BRANCHES ACT UPON MANY
 RULES AND ASSOCIATIONS.

Minutes-Cuban Resolutions-Pool Law
 Amendments-N. H. Water Co. Wants to
 Prohibit Boating or New Haven Lakes.
 Both branches of the general assem- bly, held short sessions yesterday, that of the senate lasting less than thirty minutes. During this time, however, several bills and resolutions were re- ferred to their proper committees. The house session was a record-breaker, for during the short interval of fifty min- utes that the members were in their them concerning new matters, were as- signed to committees.
 Speaker Barbour has set the pace for the members, and it looks as if they are not going to be outdone by that gentleman. MT. Speaker" was often spoken simultaneously, so eager were the members to be recognized
 In the senate much of the time was consumed in concurring in the action of the house on bills sent from that body.
 The feature of the session, in which the citizens of New Haven are inter- ested, is the incorporation of the Con- sumers' Gas company The projectors of the scheme, it is said will bring to bear upon the committee on incorpora- tions, and later upon the members of the general assembly, the argument that the new company will furnish gas at $1 per thousand feet for Illuminating purposes and at 75 cents per thousand feet for fuel and heating.
 Senator Futile offered the bill which names the following incorporators: William H. H. Hewitt of New Haven, County Commissioner Albert B. Dun- ham, Theophilus Eaton of North Ha- ven and Frederick B. Sweet and Grove J. Futile of East Haven. These gen tlemen ask permission to lay their pipes through the towns of New Haven, East Haven, North Haven, Hamden and Or ange.
 The capital stock is placed at s25O,000, with the privilege of increasing the same to $5OO,OO0 at the pleasure of the company. The shares are placed at $100 each.
 The resolution empowers the corpora ton to lay down pipes in the streets of New Haven, the towns of East Haven, North Haven, Hamden and Orange, subject to the approval of the court of common council of New Haven and se- lectmen of the towns named.
 William B. Foster of Vernon was re- appointed a trustee of the Connecticut Hospital for the Insane from July l, 1897.
 On the resolution of Senator Blake, Costello Lippett of Norwich was ap- pointed a trustee of the same institu- tion.
 Senator Herman offered a bill that section 414 of the general statutes, re- vision of 1888, which reads as follows: Every bill for public act amending or repeating any of the statutes of this state introduced into the general as- sembly shall cite the statute to be amended or repealed, or so much there of as may be necessary to show the ef- feet of such amendment or repeal be amended so as to read as follows: livery bill for a public act amending any of the statutes of this state, or any such bill repeating a. part of a section of such statutes to be amended or the nortion of the section to be repealed, or SD much thereof as may be necessary to show the effect of such amendment ar repeaI. and in all other cases citing the number, title and substance of the chanter or section, as the case may be, shall be sufficient.
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 The bill was passed under suspension of the rules.
 The following resolutions were refer- red:
 By Senator Brown-Amending char fer of Montville Horse Railroad com pany and giving leave to build road between New London and NorWlcb. Railroads.
 Bv Senator Beecher-Authorizing the comptroller to pay the town or New Haven for funeral expenses of Edward o. Wilson of Company I, Tenth Mas sachusetts Volunteers. Claims.
 By Senator Vinal-Tncorporatins the Brainard, Shaler & Hall Quarry com pany of Portland under the recent con- solidation. Interpretations.
 By Senator Mattoon-Regulating sup port of bridges between Watertown and Thomaston over west branch of the Naugatuck river. Roads, bridges and rivers.
 The following bills were offered and referred:
 By Senator Converse-Concernin the burial of soldiers and sailors; extending the time for proofs of death from six months to one year. Military affairs.
 By Same (by request)-Regulatin taking of evidence by commissioners; amend Section 1,077. Judiciary.
 By Senator Keeler-That when pub lie highway existed before the railroad and was closed by order of the railroad commissioners since 1889, to eliminate a grade crossing, and the town failed to appeal, the adjoining proprietors shall have right of appeal Roads, bridges and rivers.
 By Senator Goodrich-That the Hu- mane society must call three instead of one vetinary surgeon to decide upon a case of glanders. Public health and safety
 By Senator Herman-Fixing fees of inspectors of boilers, so that fees may be collected for inspecting boilers used for general farming purposes. Labor.
 P1- Sop,a-EiyiOg fees Of iurOrS in