The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-22
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Bill Concerning Enrolling Officer 1.
Passed-Petition From WaIlingford.

Bill Concerning Enrolling Officer is
Passed-Petttion From Wallingford.
| The senate was in session yesterday
fifteen minutes, being called to order at
1890 by Senator Keller, president pro
tenn, in the absence of Lieutenant Gov
ernor Mills. On motion of Senator CAL
lahan of New Haven the report of the
committee recommending the passage
of the bill empowering the court of COM
| mon council of New Haven to appoint
an enrolling officer was taken from the
| table, to which it was consigned Febru-
airy on Mr.. Callahan's motion.
When the matter was taken up yes
| terday Senator Vinal, chairman of the
| judiciary committee, stated that the
committee had voted unanimously to
recommend the passage of the bill Mr.
Callahan explained that he did not wish
to object to the bill, but said that dis
pute in regard to the appointment of an
enrolling officer had arisen between
the court of common council and the
selectmen.
Senator Burton OF Ansonia thought
that in view of the fact that there We're
in the state five or six cities and towns
which had consolidated governments,
and as the question concerning the ap-
pointment of an enrolling officer might
also arise in those other cities and
towns, it would be well to pass bill to
cover the question, as it may arise in
all the cities of the state which have a
consolidated city and town government
He said that in Ansonia the appoint
I, IL l.,
1898, and that this year the adjutant
general had objected to accepting the
enrolment list made under that APP
pointment, but finally did accept it. on
condition that there be no dispute be-
tween the selectmen and the mayor over
the matter.
The bill under discussion was then
passed with no dissenting votes.
Business from the house was then
taken up, and concurrent action was
taken in regard to several minor mat
tiers.
The senate adjourned at 12:45 to 1880
to-day.
The house was called to order at 80
by Speaker Brandegee. The house re-
coded from it's former action in refer
ring to the judiciary committee the bill
for an extension of time for the compile
ton of the reassessment Of real estate
in New Haven and on recommendation
of the conference committee concurred
with the senate in referring the matter
to the finance committee.
Mr.. Bree presented a petition, signed
by a large number of citizens of Wal
lingford, urging the passage of the reso- |
luton to permit the Fair Haven and
W estville Railroad company to extend |
its line from Montowese to Wallingford |
The petition was referred to the rail-
road committee, to which the original |
resolution had been referred.
The house then adjourned until 1880 |
to-day
A list of bills, resolutions and petit |
tons for public and private acts now |
pending before committees of the gen
eral assembly printed in pamphlet
form, was distributed among the men,
bers yesterday. The pamphlet contains
seventy-nin pages, just the title of each
bill being given, together with the name
of the person who presented it, There
are before the judiciary committee
about four hundred different bills, etc,
and before the railroad committee about
one hundred.