The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-07
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SENATE VOTED AGAINST THE AP-
 PROPRIATION FOR STORRS.

SLN4IE POIED 4 A1AINSI 3hG hfN-
 PROPRIAIION FOR STORRS.
 BuI for Half Fare for School Children
 on Trolley Ronds Passed by the House
 -Advocntcd by NIT. Bree-BiH to
 Amend Railroad Taxation Act Passed
 by the House Other Matters Acted On.
 In the house yesterday MT. Bree of New Haven introduced a substitute bill providing for the issuance by trolley companies of half fare tickets to school children. Early in the session MT. Bree introduced a similar bill which was re- ported upon adversely by the railroad committee. In presenting the substitute bill yesterday MT. Bree advocated it's passage in an able speech MT. King of Willmantic spoke in favor of it's passage, as did also MT. Kenealy. The substitute bill was then passed by the house. The text of the bill is as fol- lows
 All street railway companies operat- ing lines in this state shall issue and sell to school children attending the public schools at convenient times and places for use on cars of said companies to and from the schools which they att tend, such number of tickets for the sum of $1 as shall be requisite to make the rate of fares of each ride one-half that required of adult passengers on said lines, which tickets shall entitle the holder thereof of all rights of trans fer given to other passengers
 Said companies may provide that the tickets so issued and sold shall be used only during those hours when the pub lie schools or school in the town, city or borough where the lines are operated shell be in session and for one hour preceding and one hour following said session.
 The bill to provide for the appoint ment of milk inspectors by common councils of cities, wardens and bur- gesses of boroughs and selectmen of towns and for the registration of milk uGdiGIS, was pdSStQ dIlel d lOllS ulSGuS- sion.
 The house took a recess at 12:30 until 1:30, and reconvened about 145.
 After the recess it was voted, on mo- tion of Mir. King, to adhere to the pre- vious action of the house in voting an appropriation of $20,00O to Storrs Agri- cultural college, the senate having voted unfavorably on the bill. A com m1ttee of conference was asked for by the house, and Messrs. King and Merri- man were appointed members.
 House bill No. 625 concerning fishing with set lines was taken from the table and amended so as to except private ponds and tide water ponds, The bill as amended was then passed. It pro- vides for a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $25 for anyone caught fishing with set lines in other waters than ponds as excepted in the amendment
 The bill concerning the annual re- port of the railroad companies was talk en from the table and amended as to the time when reports must be submit ted and was passed as amended
 House bill No. 7S providing for the ex- emption of cash on hand from the items | required in tax lists of railroads was taken up and discussed at length. It l was opposed by MT. Fillman or Hart ford and MT. Pratt of Torrington. MT. | Kenealy, MT King and MT. Tucker | spoke in favor of the bill, which was passed by vote of 59 to 55. The vote | did not disclose quorum, but court l of the members present showed that 159 l were present, enough for quorum, and l the bill was declared passed. The senate passed the bill appropriat- | ing $175,0OO for good roads for each of | the two ensuing years. The bill also | provides that not more than $4, 300 shall | go to any one town in the same year. On motion of Senator Welch, who has | opposed any unnecessary expenditure this session, and who has been dubbed | "the watch dog of the treasury" the bill to increase the salary of the labor commissioner to $2,500, as recommended | by the committee, was passed. The senate had previously fixed the rate at l $1 1,500, but this action was reconsidered. | The bill to provide for the recording of notice of all accidents in factories, in the office of the factory inspector, was rejected on unfavorable report from the labor committee. The senate adjourned until 1O:3O to-day.