The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-24
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
CONFUSION BILLS
REFERRED no COMMITTEES, a

Hearing by Military Affairs Committee
ond Company Governors Horse Guard
Into National Guard-strong Oppo-
sition 10 the Bill-Wordy Warfare nj
the fearing Yesterday.
Very short sessions were held by both
the house and senate yesterday and lit
tie business was tranacted by either
body. Both adjourned until 1890 Tues
day. In the house Mr.. Kenealy of
Stamford entered strong protest
against the slowness with which mat
tiers We're coming from the committees
He urged that the committees get down
to work and thought that they should
meet for hearings every afternoon after
the daily session of the assembly.
The report of the committee appoint
ed to investigate state expenditures was
taken from the table and referred to
the judiciary committee. The forty
bills which the committee sent in with
tiiS iCpoll NCIG dlSO TGLeIIeQ, DIS IOl-
| lows:
On State Firemen's association, to ap-
preparations committee; on amending
state constitution regarding number Of
representatives, to constitutional
amendments; concerning board of edu-
cation of the blind, to appropria tons
committee; on state tax, to finance; on
superior court clerks, to judiciary; on
state school for boys, humane institu-
tons; on board in that institution
finances; on temporary homes, finance;
on state prison, state prison; on COM
mitments to prison, judiciary; on sup
plies for state institutions, finance; on
Storrs, agriculture on bureau of labor
statistics labor; on factories and in
| spection, manufactures; on reports of
| fish and game commission, fisheries and
game; de owners of shell fish grounds,
fisheries and game; on licenses for
oyster boats, same; on courts Of review,
judiciary; on salaries and gratuties,
legislative expenses on door keepers
and pages same. on rewards for infor-
nation against horse thieves, judiciary;
on fees of jailors, same; on costs in
criminal cases same; on school divi-
| uGuus, euuCdllUH, OF Slale norman
schools. came; on salary of secretary of
state board of education, same; on
powers of county commissioners and
sheriffs, finance; on salaries of sheriffs,
judiciary; on agents of state board of
education, education; on school libraries,
same; on hospital forces, humane insti
buttons; on support of paupers in hospi-
| tails, same; on INDECENT insane, judici-
ary on number of court judges, same;
on salaries of states attorneys, same;
on state auditors, finance; on health Of
ficers, public health and safety; con-
corning courts and number of judges,
judiciary; on enrolment of militia,
same.
The bill to exempt the property Of
blind persons from taxation was report
ed upon favorably by the committee on
finance. A remonstrance was presented
from the New London county bar
against the passage of the bill to abolish
courts of common pleas.
On motion of Senator Hall, the senate
voted to reconsider it's action Of the pre-
vious day in passing the bill prohibiting
misuse of the flag. The bill was tabled.
Considerable pprehension prevailed
among the members as to the dispos
tion made of the bill on Wednesday. 1t
was the general belief that it had been
sent to the governor at once after it's
passage, but such was not the case, no
vote being taken on suspension of the
rules No mention of the counting of
ballots in the AverillCallahan contest
was made in the senate's session yes"
terday. After adjournment, Senator
Hall, chairman of the committee, stated
that if the question raised by Mr.. Aver
HIS counsel was referred to the senate,
it would be referred by Mr.. Whitlock.
Mr.. Hall said that he had no reason for
asking instructions from the senate,
that he was ready to count the ballots
at any time, that Mr.. Whitlock had OBJ
jected to the way the committee had
gone about its business and that it was
for him now to take the initiative If he
wished the senate to act upon the ques"
ton which he raised.
Corporation Counsel William Fl. Ely,
who is in Hartford to look after bills
for amendment Of the charter, none OF
which have yet been assigned for hear
ings, and who Is, incidentally, counsel
for Mr.. Averill in the contest for the
seat ITOIl LIllS ulSlIlCl was hShCu aDo'iI
the matter yesterday. He said: How
do you know that the question of adj
hitting counsel to the recount is to be
submitted to the senate? / don't know
that it is. Anyway, all this talk about
taking it to the senate is in the news
papers. The reporters have been guess
ing about it and have never known yet |
of newspaper reporter guessing |
right"
AS matter Of fact, Mr.. Ely is the |
gentleman who objected to the commit
tee recounting the ballots without al
lowing counsel present and is said to !
have proposed the submission to the |
senate of the question which he raised.
The majority of the senators seemed
Yesterday to be opposed to interfering
with the committee and to favor allow
ing the committee to proceed with the
recount in the manner in which it saw
6t 1t was at the close of yesterdays
session that Mr.. Ely charged the news
papers with starting the proposition to
refer the question to the senate.
The committee on military affairs
afternoon held a hearing in
room Is in the capitol on the bill for
the reorganization of the Second Com
pany, Governors Horse Guard, of this
city into a squad of cavalry to be in
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