The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-31
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,.
Amended Bill for New Haven Nensse'
ment, Time Extended so April ], I0o'

| ment, Time Extended 80 April i, Iooo.
On motion Of Senator Callahan OF
New Haven the senate yesterday voted
to direct that portrait of ex-Lleuten-
ant Governor Dewell be hung in the
senate chamber. A large batch OF DIS
of minor Importance were rejected on
unfavorable reports by committees.
Among the bills passed was one pro-
hibiting the dissertation of the National
flag by printing upon it ADVERTISE
ments or other matter. The bill was
taken from the table by Senator Hall
Of Wilmington. The senate passed the
bill to limit to thirty the number of
trout which one person may catch in
one day. When the bill came up sew
eral of the members joked upon the
possibility of one person catching thirty
of the speckled beauties in one year
The bill excepting electric cars from
the provisions of the Sunday obserV-
ance law was passed without opposi-
ton. The senate adjourned until next
Tuesday at 1890.
In the house the finance committee
reported on the bill for extension OF the
time for the completion of the reassess-
ment of real estate In New Haven. The
original bill was reported upon unfaY-
orably and substitute was reported
upon favorably The substitute extends
the time for completion Of the reassess-
ment to April 1, 1900. The bill was
tabled for the calendar under the rules.
70 n la from hn
mittee on public health and safety the
bills for inspection of food products
and concerning fraud in the sale of
malt liquors were rejected. The bill TO
permit any person manufacturing wine
from fruit raised by himself, may sell
such wine in quantities not less than
one quart, not to be drunk on the
premises, was rejected, the temperance
committee having reported unfavorably
on it. Another bill which was rejected
was that providing that no treasurers
Of savings banks in cities of more than
$4,000 inhabitants shall engage in any
other business than banking, and like
action was had on the bill to prevent
officials of savings banks from being
national bank officers.
The house rejected two bills for the
repeal Of the succession tax law insofar
as it concerns charitable institutions,
Governor Lounsbury yesterday siened
the bill to permit the clerk of the court
of New Haven to retain fees in civil
cases Robert o. Parker OF Farming
ton who was declared elected represen-
tative from that town, yesterday took
the oath of office and occupied his seat.
The house also adjourned over to Tues
day
meeting of the chairmen of the
standing committees was held imme-
diately after adjournment yesterday in
the senate chamber The several chair
men reported the amount of business
still pending before their committees
and all but two of them stated that |
they were ready to report all business
finished early in April.
Mr. Kenealy of Stamford, house
chairman of the judiciary, expressed |
the opinion that there was no reason
why the general assembly should not |
adjourn by May 20. He suggested that |
If lawyers are unable because of other
engagements to attend hearings on !
bills in which they are interested, they |
should be required to secure other
counsel. He also said that it was
wrong that the great expense. of the
general assembly to the state should |
be added to merely to accommodate the
of counsel
Other committee chairmen speaking
privately of the matter of adjournment |
said they thought it would be impossi-
Bile to adjourn by the time mentioned |
by Mr.. Kenealy, one of them giving
June 10 as his idea of the time