The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-28
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
ENDORSE1IENT RESOLUTION HELD
 UP IN THE HOUSE.

UP IN THE ITO USE.
 Appointment of Judges Conflrmed-Bill
 Concerning Real Estate Introduced
 by Senator Caliahan-BiI for Bounty
 on Killing of Foxes-Other Bills, Reso-
 1ution and Petitions Presented.
 The house was called together at T. o'clock noon yesterday. Resolutions were presented appointing John H Hubbard of Middletown and William H. Scovil of East Haddam county com missioners for Middlesex county, and Robert A. Potter of Bristol and Charles R. Hathaway of Manchester county commissioners for Hartford county Under a suspension of rules the resolu- tions were passed and sent to the sen- ate
 A bill was introduced providing for a bounty of $2 to be paid to any person killing a wild fox.
 A bill providing that each town in c-NS HSeIIC olletll Dc GlllllSu lc Olt ICp- resentative, each town of over 5000 in- habitants two representatives and for every 10000 inhabitants any town shall be entitled to three representatives was introduced by MT. Perry of Putnam
 Favorable report on the resolution en- dorsing the war policy of President Me- Kinley was made by the chairman of the foreign relations committee, Sen ator Burnham. He said that the end of the resolution would be defeated if 1t met with any delay and therefore moved that the rules be suspended and the resolution placed upon it's passage There was at this time small number of members present and MT. Woodruff, dem., of Pennington, objected to sus pension of the rules. He said that a vote might disclose no quorum present, and stated that this would prevent a vote being taken later on the confirma- tion of judicial appointments, matter which was to come up. The resolution was then tabled.
 A resolution was introduced the pur- pose of which is to authorize the city of Bridgeport to issue $3000O0 in mu- nicipal bonds to pay for new city build ings.
 At 12:30 a recess was taken until 12:45. On the reassembling of the house concurrent action with the senate was taken in regard to confirming the ap- pointmert of Frederick R. Hall associ- ate Judge of the supreme court of errors and A. Roraback judge of the superior court.
 The house adjourned until 12:30 Tues- day.
 In the senate Senator Callahan of New Haven introduced bill for an act concerning estates, which provides that whenever any person owns any build ing on the land of another and which has not been illegally placed thereon. and when there is no express agreement on the subject, either the owner of the building or the owner of the land may bring petition to the superior court in the county where the land lies, ask ing for the appointment of a committee of three disinterested freeholders of that county, who shall be appointed by the court upon twelve days notice to the parties interested; and that said committee shall under oath select the amount of land to go with the building and appraise the value of the land and the value of the building, respectively, and report their selection and appraisal to the court within thirty days after their appointment.
 A resolution providing for the ap- pointnnent of Henry c. Mills of Milford 8 trustee of the Storrs agricultural col 1ege was referred to the committee on senate appointments.
 The senate voted unanimously to con- firm the appointments of Judges Hall and Roraback, mentioned above.
 The senate adjourned until 12:3O Tuesday.
 A meeting of the senate committee on contested elections was held yesterday and at its conclusion it was learned on reliable authority that two reports concerning the Averill- Callahan ! contest will be made to the senate next . week, probably Wednesday. Of the re- ports the majority report will be con- cured in by Senator Hall of Willing ton, chairman of the committee, and Senator Smith of the Nineteenth dis trict, the latter being the democratic member of the committee. The report will recommend that the petitioner be given leave to withdraw. The reason given by the two senators for deciding upon this recommendation is that in their opinion prima facie evidence to warrant the opening of the ballot boxes was not presented by the petitioner, MT. Averill.
 The minority report will be made by Senator Whitlock of the Fifteenth dis .rict, who will recommend that the bal of I,nyac 10 opena6
 The veterans of the civil war who are now members of the general assembly net in the capitol after adjournment afternoon. There were only present, though there are l number more in the legislature. The which has for some sessions been formed was reorganized and the officers were chosen: Presi- lent, Senator Lounsbury of Darien; irst vice president, Senator Vinal of second vice president, Couch of Meriden sec- 'etary, Representative c. D. Barnes of