The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-29
in the Two Branches.

| At meeting of the chairmen of the com.
 mittees of the general assembly, held after l the adjournment of the house and senate
 yesterday, June Il was fixed upon as the
 day for the adjournment of the general as- 1 sempy, 1t being evident that adjournment
 on June ,, the date first set, would be 'm- ] possible.
 On motion of Mir. King it was voted to
 adjourn this afternoon until l2:5O ?. III. l The. senate took similar action. l In the house the omnibus fish and game 1 law came up for debate and was passed
 after free discussion. The bill covers
 every point that might come up in regard | to taking fish and game in this state and | furnishes in condensed and amended form a concise law on the whole subject. There was considerable depare in the house over the Stony Creek license bill.
 This matter had come up several times be- fore and had been tabled several times. The bill provides that people of Stony Creek may vote separately from the rest of the | town of Branford on the question of H. cenSe
 The argument in favor of the bill was that that section of the town is more a res idential portion than the other part of the town, and the people who own summer cot tages at Stony Creek are opposed to having any saloon near them. It was pointed out that quarryInen are opposed to having sa- looms within easy access of their employees
 Representative Callahan, of Branford, op- posed the bill.
 Representative Averill, of Branford, spoke for the bill
 Representative E. Foote Thompson, of East Haven, favored the bill.
 Mir. Reed of Stafford Springs, spoke strongly ill favor of the bill and said he understood the situation in Branford and would vote to support MT. Ayerill; ,,.
 The house passed the bill overwhelmingly and transmitted 1t to the senate.
 The house voted to adhere to its former action in granting the petition of the Hart ford and Connecticut Western Railroad ppl the HnTilTVillp extension ter.
 The senate last week voted to adhere to its action ill accepting the committee re- port, which was adverse to the petition.
 The senate yesterday passed the New Ha- ven board of relief bill and concurred with the house in ordering the petition of the West Shore railroad of New Haven for the right to straighten tracks and build spur track to Woodmont station recalled from the office of the engrosing clerk. The bill recalled and recommitted to the railroad committee.
 The senate first rejected all the temper ance bills looking to high license and then, on motion of Senator Brown, of the Six. teeGth distrct retorsidered the m nority report. Senator Brown. of the Eleventh | district, moved for the rejection of the re- port, and by very close vote this was done.
 The senate concurred in passing the i,iIl | extending the terms of office of the town | officers of New Haven. The bill also pro vides that the city of New Haven shall at | the April election ill 1905, and bienn1ally | thereafter, elect successors to town officials | named ill the bill and that all city elections | after that held on the third Tuesday in | April, 1902, shall be held biennially.
 The senate passed in concurrence the bill | for an act concerning the nse of search War rants in seizure of policy and gambling par aphernalia, and enabling officers to search | the garments of suspects.
 In the house the bil appropriating S3000O instead of the $JoOoo asked for to build a state armory in Norwich was passed. Mir. Hubbard of Litchtield, stated that as he | 1t the expense ought to be in cured at this session. us already more money had been appropriated than was safe MT. Atwood, of New Britain, support ed the committee.
 The question of changing the name of the Literary Institution to that of the Suiled Academy caused prolonged debate, but was finally passed.