The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-12

hour bills were unconstitutional, an
 stated that in view of these decision | he thought that there were doubt
 about the constitutonality of the bill but that the question could only by de cided by the supreme court.
 | MT. King, of Windham, moved tha the report from the attorney general b. | printed in the journal, and it was s' voted. MT. King then moved the pre-. vious question on the acceptance of the l unfavorable report of the committee MT. Housel, of New Haven, author ol | the bill, was allowed the privilege ol the floor and spoke in behalf of the bill favoring it's passage and then allowing the supreme court to pass upon It's con- stitutionality. An aye and nay vote on the accept ance of the committee report and re- jection of the bill was taken and the
 bill was rejected by party vote of 1CS
 to 30.
 The house passed the bill making an
 appropriation of s10,Oo0 for the State
 Firemen's association.
 The committee on appropriations re-
 ported substitute bill making an ap-
 propriation of 1000 for the State Po-
 mological society.
 The following bills were passed frcri the calendar:
 Making an appropriation of $25, 900 to tho Titchfield County hospital of Win chester; to reimburse Lucien V. Pin ney eXecutor, of Winchester, to the amount of $4S0.91 for over-paymcnt of collateral inheritance tax; incorporat- ing the Thompson Tramway company; relating to the collection Of poll and military taxes by empowering the tax collector to prefer complaint before justice of tho peace against person refusing to pay the tax, and the court may order the arrest of the delinquent taxpayer, who, when in jail shall be allowed s1 q day, which sum may be applied on the payment of the taxes due and costs of prosecution.
 The committee on railroads reported unfavorably on the bill in relation to the ordering of signals at crossings on electric railroads, and the bill was re- jected.
 In the senate the following reports were received from committees:
 Favorable on amending charter of the Winsted Gas company and incorporat- ing the Pacific Mercantile company, of New London adverse on the petition regarding Norwalk high school, bill on the subject having been passed; fal vorable on reports of the highway com- missioner and commissioners of the Ni- antic toll bridge; adverse on the peti- ton of Jewett City, Preston and Nor- wich Railroad company for charter, the committee intending to report fa- on another petition by re- sponsible company covering the same route and also extending to Danielson; favorable on establishing title of certain Norwich property in the heirs of Han nah Thomas! adverse on the bill pro- hibiting music in saloons-rejected; fa- vorable on the bill prohibiting sale of candies containing intoxicating liquors; favorable on appropriation for the New Britain hospital; favorable on incorpor- ating the City Trust company of South Norwalk; favorable on amending char ter of the Watson Trust company, of favorable on the resolution the charter of the Security | Insurance company, of New Haven
 Senator Wright, chairman of the l ,laims committee, called up the resolu ion paying $547 to Captain 0. l.. Brad- ey, of Meriden, on account of his ex- ,enses in his court-martial. The reso- utiQn came from the house rejected.
 Senator Wright explained the circum- tances of the affair and cited the pay
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