The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-22
MONDAY SESSION ORDERED
MEMBERS or THE MOUSE MIXING
haste.

Favor Adjournment Next Fridny-NO One
Hopes to, However-Good Roads-Pure
Beer, New Haven Charter aud Minor
Bills to be Acted Upon Medical Practice
Act Passed Yesterday.
The lower house of the general as
sembly decided yesterday morning to
convene at 1880 p. m. on Monday This
action was taken because of the desire
on the part of the members of the
house to adjourn next week, There are,
however, several important measures
to be passed upon, and it looks very
much at this time that there will be no
adjournment before the week after.
The committee on cities and boroughs
held an executive session yesterday af-
ternoon and considered the New Britain
and Southington Water company char
ter, which will be reported on Tuesday.
The pure beer bill will not be pre-
scented before Tuesday or Wednesday,
thought it is understood that the bill
is about completed.
The New Haven charter and the good
roads bill, upon which there Is now a
committee of conference, to say moth
ing of the other measures which are
likely to call out the orators of the
house whenever they come up, are yet
to be disposed Of With the conditions
surrounding them it seems idle to think
that there can be final adjournment
next Friday.
There are those who think a recess
of one week should be taken so as to
give the governor an opportunity to
examine and pass upon the acts of the
general assembly. Whether this plan
is to be adopted has not yet been de-
cided upon by the leaders.
The senate was not in session yester-
day, but many of the senators were at
the capitol looking out for the measures
in which they were especially interest
ed and which had to run the gauntlet
of the house.
When the lower branch adjourned on
Thursday afternoon there was not a
quorum present, many of the members
having left for home during the long
debate on the medical practice act
passed in the senate and made the
special order of the day with several
/ amendments proposed by DR.. Rowell
of Stamford
| The doctor made an eloquent appeal
for the passage of the amended bill and
the rejection Of the report of the COM
mittee
| Mr.. Frisbie moved the previous ques-
| ton on Thursday and it was upon the
vote on this motion that the lack of a
quorum was disclosed The matter was
made the first business Of the house
yesterday, and Mr.. Frisbie withdrew
| his motion
Mr.. Roraback of North Canaan, chair
man of the committee, claimed the
right to close the debate Mr.. Calkins
of East Lyme moved that the house re-
cede from its former action and concur
with the senate. There was a motion
made to divide. Mr.. Clarksons motion
w eiS lOSl Wy d fOle VI OU TO 10.
Mr.. Roraback opposed the amend
| ment of DR., Rowell Of Stamford, which
he said was ten times more detestable
| than the original bill presented to the
committee. He said that Dr. Rowell in
tended his bill to prevent any druggist
| from rendering assistance to anyone.
Mr.. Averill of New Haven said that
! if the house started out to reconstruct
| medical practice bill what a situa-
| ton they would create owing to the
| difference among physicians. He IA
| vored the motion of Mr. Calkins to re-
| cede and concur.
DR. Rowell said that he had drafted
the bill in the first place at the sugges-
| ton of the judiciary committee. He
| was asked to do so by Mr.. Averill of
| New Haven. Later that gentleman
| had told him that the committee had
not taken any notice of the bill and
| that he (AverilD had not read it.
The speaker denounced the judiciary
committee for it's conduct and was par
| ticularly bitter against Mr.. Averill.
Mr.. Barnes of Norwich favored the
| amendment of DR.. Rowell, which, he
said, was an Improvement on the law
| of 1898
Mr.. Hutchinson of Essex and Mr..
| Carter of Plainville rose at the same
time. Speaker Barbour recognized Mr..
Hutchinson. Mr. Carter slowly resum-
| ed his seat saying, in tone of disap-
| pointment: Great Scott"
| The motion of Mr. Calkins to recede
and concur with the senate was passed
| by a vote of 100 to 26.
| A resolution was passed making an
appropriation of $3.50 for the grading of
| the grounds at the Normal school in
| New Haven.
| The house passed resolution making
an appropriation of $4,000 to Storrs
| Agricultural school to meet expenses
for two years.
| A bill was passed concerning the use
of bicycles on highways 1t provides
that bicycles shall be given a reasona-
BILE part Of the road by teams.
Passed-Amending the charter of the
city of Bridgeport; concerning the re-
assessment of all taxable real estate in
| the town of New Haven; concerning
the erection Of memorial tablets; au-
| thorizing the governor to appoint
| agents to collect claims against the
| United States; defining the powers and
| jurisdiction of the supreme court of err
rors and regulating the procedure
| therein; concerning reformatory and