The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-10

| to whom beds or rooms are furnished al prices less than fifty cents night, each
 and containing accommodations for not less than five persons.
 Section Amy person or persons keep ling lodging house without license as 1 provided for in this act, shall be fined
 not more than $100.
 l Reports were received from commit | tees as follows:
 ] Railroads: Urnfavorable report on l the petition of the Hartford and Tor | rngton Tramway company for amend
 ment of charter, petitioners given leave
 to withdraw; favorable report on the bill concerning the fraudulent use or transfer tickets, on the amendment to
 the act of 1897 concerning the use of
 passenger cars, on the petition Of the
 Milford Street Railway company for amendment of charter
 Cities and boroughs: Unfavorab ble
 report on the resolution to authorize the | town of Branford to construct sys-
 tenn of sewers; favorable on the r solu-
 tion to annex a part of the town of
 Westford to the city of New London. 1 Senate appointments: Favorable on the resolution appointing Charles 10,
 Brown of Bridgeport member of the board of trustees of the Connecticut
 school for boys.
 Interpretations: Favorable report on ! the resolution amending the charter of
 the Berkeley divinity school. | Several matters on the calendar were
 passed among them beir g the resolu- er,,a ti,,cr 'u of U1o a month to Charlotte B. Cloves, whose son was
 member of Go. r, 1st regiment, C. N.
 G., and who died while in the service of the state. The resolution provides for the payment of the pension until
 the rising of the next general assembly, or until the United States grants a pen- sion to Mrs. Cloves, if such pension is
 granted before the rising of the next general assembly.
 Another calendar matter passed was a bill providing for a fine of $100 or cix months imprisonment or both for will fully defacing or injuring a voting booth.
 The resolution incorporating the Dew ell Mercantile Co. of New Haven was passed. The unfavorable committee re- port on the bill to allow savings banks in the state to invest in bonds of the city of Duluth was taken from the table and the bill was rejected, Senator Cal lahan protesting against it's passage.
 After the adjournment of the senate meeting of the chairmen of the vari- ous joint committees was held in the senate chamber. Reports were receiv- ed as to the time when the committee would finish the business before them and be ready to make final report upon bills. The reports showed that all com mttee business would be finished next week and MT Kenealy said that it seemed to him that there was no reason why the general assembly could not ad- journ on May 31. Senator Light moved that May 31 be fixed upon as the date for final adjournment. Senator Hall of Willington amended the request of MT Kenealy, house chairman of the judi ciary committee, to draw up resolu- tion fixing May 31 as the date for nd- journment and the amended motion was passed.
 The committee on constitutional amendments yesterday held hearings on a number of amendments for whieh bills have been presented at this session 1 of the general assembly.
 The committee on cities and boroughs held brief hearing on the petition for an amendment to the New Haven city charter increasing the salary of the tax from $3,00O to S5,OO0. Attorney Isaac Wolfe appeared to represent Tax Collector Anthony and spoke in favor of the increase asked for. Others who | spoke in favor of the granting of the I petition were Alexander Troup, William ! Hillhouse. Mayor FarnsWor h appear ed and opposed an increase of the tax ] salary
 The judiciary committee this after noon will probably fix upon a date for a | further hearing on the resolution for an of the conduct of the suit of the insurance commission against the Aetna Life Insurance company. MT. kenealy, house chairman of the com mittee, said yesterday afternoon that he would introduce into the house to- jay resolution for the appropriation Df money sufficient to carry on the in- vestigation Clarence Deming of this eity had an interview with Attorney General Phelps yesterday afternoon and aid before him facts and the names of witnesses. The information was given Q the committee by Mr. Phelps