The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-06-12
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
LONG SESSIONS BY HOUSE AND
 SENATE YESTERDAY.
The Pennington Railway Resolution Rejected fin the HOuse-An A m en d m en to the Fair Haven and Westville Pe- tition to Extend Tracks in Eamden- The Calendar Nearly Cleared In the House.

The Calendar Nearly Cleared In tn.
 House.
 Both the Senate and House held long
 sessions yesterday, the House not ad-
 journing until nearly o'clock yester-
 day afternoon. The calendar was
 nearly cleared and makes it appear
 much more probable that the business
 of the session can be practically fin
 ished this week. The Harrington Street
 Railway matter took up considerable
 time of yesterdays session and after a
 long debate and much amendment of
 the resolution as reported by the rail-
 road committee the entire amended
 resolution was rejected.
 The resolution sought to validate the
 purchase at foreclosure sale of the
 Hartford and West Hartford road to
 the Pennington road, which later came into the courts.
 MT. Banks, of Fairfield, made a long l argument against the resolution and | it's rejection was due to his efforts. The Wallingford Tramway com pany's petition for incorporation was rejected in the House yesterday morn ing. The Windsor Locks and Rain bow Street Railway company was in- corporated by the House.
 When the matter of appropriating $3,- 900 for the purchase of Kirby, Root & Days law reports for town clerks of fees came up MT. Hubbard, of Litch- field, demurred on the ground that it was a waste of public money The bill was passed after long discussion.
 The resolution incorporating the Cheshire Street Railway company was passed by the House..
 The. bill was passed prohibiting the manufacture or sale of candies contain ing intoxicating liquors.
 The bill annexing part of the town of Preston to the city of Norwich was passed, the time being fixed as Sep tember, 1901. An amendment referring the matter of consolidation to the peo- pie of Preston was rejected.
 In the Senate Senator Bree offered an amendment to the state tuberculosis hospital bill, appropriating $25,000 for an experiment in that line at the Hart ford hospital. The amendment of Senator Bree provides that s7500O be | appropriated to build state tubercu- losis hospital There was long de- bate on the question, in which many | senators took part. The amendment 1 was finally carried.
 The we'll known New Britain sewage case took some time in the Senate, Sen ator Sloper arguing at length against | the majority report, sending the town to the courts. The minority amend ment was then passed in concurrence with the House. tHt
 The resolution appropriating $50 to each of ten capitol employees was pass ed by the Senate.
 The Fair Haven and Westville trolley -oad, of New Haven, was granted lights to build in certain streets in New Haven. An amendment by Sena- or Bree that firemen and policemen be 'arried free was tackled on the bill, which was then passed
 Both the Senate and the House re- eoted the bill for an act establishing state board of gas and electric light commissioners, which was unfavorably eported from the committee on incor- lorations. A bill providing for the inn position of penalty of S100 fine and ix months Imprisonment for selling diseased meat or fish or veal from a alf less than four weeks old, was also assed.
 The House rejected bill providing :, hat women might be allowed to vote n school questions without qualifying ( S men are obliged to do. / The bill to provide that children Y night be committed to orphan asylums e 1stead of county homes was amended !, l the House and finally tabled. [