The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-03-13
The GENERAL ASSEMBLY

MANY COMMITTEE REPORTS RE
CEIVED YESTERDAY.
Finance Committee Recommends Tia
Senator Bree be Appointed State Audi
tor-Objection Made to Rushing
Through Appropriation Bills--Hear'
tngs Before Committees on New HaveI
Matters Tomorrow.
The general assembly yesterday acted
upon a number of committee reports
some of them on matters of considera-
BILE importance.
The committee on railroads reported
unfavorably on the bill providing that
all railroads shall issue 5O0-mile mile
age books for $40. Mr.. Walsh, of Green
witch, stated that no one appeared for
the bill and that the committee was
unanimous in rejecting it. The bill was
rejected.
The committee on eXpositions report
ed favorably on a bill to appropriate
$4,000 for Connecticut's share in the ex-
pense of erecting a New England build
ing at the Buffalo exposition. Ordinari-
ly, matters reported favorably from
committees are printed in the calendar
three days before they come up for
bill, however, Mr.. Adams, of Norwalk,
asked that the rules be suspended and
the bill for the appropriation placed
upon its immediate passage. The rules
We're suspended and the bill was passed
and transmitted to the senate.
The same committee reported favora-
bly, another bill to appropriate $4,000
for expenses of exhibiting Connecticut
agricultural products at the Buffalo ex
position, the amount to be divided as
follows: For general farm products
$4,000, for dairy products $1,000, for to-
bacco $500, for nuts $10O, for agricultu-
raj products, $1,000, for flowers and
plants $500. Mr.. Adams, of Norwalk
again asked for suspension Of the rules
and the immediate passage Of the BILL
To this Mr. Housed, of New Haven, OBJ
jected, saying that he believed that the
general assembly should be economical
in voting expenditures of state money,
and that while the proposed appropria-
ton might be advisable. he thought that
the bill should take the regular course
L .~~l,l la 1Iaxr -, I1.
that members might have opportunity
to consider the bill He objected to
rushing through bills for appropria-
tons. By a party vote of 1872 to % it
was voted to suspend the rules and the
bill was passed and sent to the senate,
which passed both the exposition APP
preparation bills under suspension of
the rules.
The following petitions were intro
duced: OF Ex-Governor Morgan G..
Buckley and others in aid of the reso-
luton authorizing the state librarian to
publish state records from 1880 to 1889;
of fifty citizens Of Waterbury in favor
of the bill to establish eight hours as a
legal days work; of Cornelius Ander-
son and others of New Britain in aid |
of an electric road petitioned for by |
James F. Patterson and others; of |
Adrian r. Wadsworth and others for
same; of John c. Nyser and others for
same; of G. M. Barbour and others for |
same; of Frederick A. Spencer and 9TH
ers In aid of house joint resolution au-
thorizing the state librarian to publish
state records; of NJ J. Hagarty and |
others amending the charter of the |
Unionville fire district.
The following resolutions were intro
duced: Rembursink August Machinery
err. Of Meriden, for expenses in election
case contested by Willis l. Fem; pay
Ing $175 for the preparation Of the man
ual and roll; reimbursing Orson F. Cur
tbs, of New Britain, for election contest
expenses.
On favorable report by the commit
tee on forfeited rights the house voted
Of rights to John Englehart.
The committee on Judiciary reported
on the bill providing that
every license town in the state shall be
liable for damages done by intoxicated
persons in the town. The bill was re-
jected.
The bill authorizing the purchase of
he revised Connecticut digest for the
Use Of probate courts was reported I'M
'avorably and rejected.
The committee on education reported
bly, on the bill providing that
he town treasurer of any town may
Day school teachers their wages. The
dill was rejected.
The following bills from the commit
zee on cities and boroughs were report ..
I'd favorably and tabled for the calen-
lar and printing: Amending the char
er of the city of Bridgeport relating to
he layout of streets, etc.; amending
he charter of the city of Merden; .
intending the charter of the city of ,
stanford; concerning salaries of coun- :
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