The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-13
THE ENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Business Before House and Senate fes-
 terdny County Representatives Mect-

Business Before House and Senate Yes-
 terduv-County Representntives Meet
 ing.
 Tn the senate at 12 o'clock yesterday, on motion of Senator Callahan, the spe- cial order of the day, consideration of the resolution to increase the salary. of the school fund commissioner from $2,- 900 to $S,000 was taken up. senator Muzzy chairman of the finance com mttee, which had reported favorably on the resolution, spoke in favor Of It's adoption, saying that MT. Spencer, the present commissioner could not afford to take the office at a salary of only $2, 900, as he had been getting $1,SOO as chief clerk, and after paying premium on a bond as commissioner he would have less than s1,SOO left. Senator Welch spoke strongly against the resolution and offered au amendment to increase the salary to s2500 Senators Kendall and Callahan spoke in favor of the orig inal resolution. The amendment was lost and the resolution was passed by vote of 17-2.
 The house passed a resolution intro duced by MT. Kenealy of the judiciary committee, giving that committee authority to subpoena witnesses and other powers to carry on the investiga- ton of the charges made against the in surance commissioners office, MT Kenealy said in explaining his resolu- tion, that MT. O'Sullivan had informed the committee that two of the witnesses had refused to appear before the com- mittee when requested by MT O'Sulli- van to do so and the committee wished to have authority to compel the wit nesses to attend The house passed un- favorable committee report the bill pro- yiding that all officials who handle state money shall file bonds furnished by surety companies. The custom at present is for the officials to give bonds furnished by friends.
 The New Haven county members of the general assembly held meeting in room "A of the capitol at o'clock. Rep- resentative Brett of Waterbury offered motion that the town of Waterbury be relieved from paying $500 annual rent for a probate court office in the new court house in Waterbury. When the court house was built for the accom- modation of legal business in Waterbury the county paid large proportion of the expense, although there was already county court house in New Haven. It was provided that in case the Water- bury probate court wished offices in the new building $500 annual rent should be paid to the county.
 MT. Tucker of Ansonia spoke against the motion, as did also Senator Burton of Ansonia chairman of the finance committed which reported unfavorably on a bill in substance the same as Mr. Brett's motion. County Commissioner Walters was present at yesterdays meeting and said that if the meeting favored permitting the use of a probate office in the court house without the payment of rent the county commits sioners would act accordingly.
 MT. Durant of Waterbury moved to amend the motion by requesting the county commissioners to let the Water- bury probate court use offices in the new court house at an annual rental of S1. It was finally decided to postpone the matter until the next meeting of the county members.
 A vote was passed, instructing the county commissioners to pay balance of about $400 due for work on the new building. The meeting adjourned until May 17 at o'clock p. m.