The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-04-07
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS.
FLORENCE CRITTENTOY INCOR- PORATIOY BILL REJECTED.

Order for Payment to pr. Hawkes.
 Passed-senator Paige Explains Hos
 pifaI Appropriations BiII-AnnuaI Re-
 port of Connecticut Agricultural Col
 Iege submitted-Teachers' Guild Ap-
 propriation Bill Rejected.
 Hartford, April 6.-Both houses took up the last days work for the week In a light=hearted way this morning, with only one bill in the senate starred Tor action and none in the house. This, of course, does not take into consldera- tion the bills at the foot of the calen- dar. The bill reading ill the senate provides for the issuing of $1OO,O1O per cent. bonds Joy the city of New Lon don for the payment of the city's floating debt. There were two or three bills in the house, the principal one be- ing the Hartford city court measure. This bill takes away the appointment of the recorder from the mayor of the city and lodges it with the general as- sembly. It was originally proposed that the mayor should have the ap- pointment. But that provision was re- garded by the judiciary committee as unconstitutional, and the report was made with the view of escaping that defect. The bill enlarges the jurisdic- tion of the court and provides that the salary of the recorder shall not be less than 5000. -.-..s
 Senator Smith in the senate this morning introduced resolution ap- pointing Frank Seymour one of the ferry commissioners at Hadlyne in place of William F. Comstock, who with Samuel s. Webb is candidate for reappointment. This is the only contest that has been started in the whole list of ferry and bridge commissioners.
 The committee on interpretations re- ported adversely on rtie resolution in cooperating the Florence Crittenton mission of New Haven; explained by Senator Lake and resolution rejected. s
 Senator McGoyern spoke in favor of the bill appropriating $10,0O0 for the State Teachers Guild, which was re- ponted adversely by Chairman Pattison of the appropriations committee. On vote the resolution was rejected with practical unaninity.
 The committee on agriculture, Sena- tor Wilbur L. Davis of Durham, chair man, reported in the house this morn ing half a dozen bills adversely. The committee under Senator Davis lead ership has filled it's quota in the way of rejected measures, which it has had under consideration. The senate concurred with the house in disposing of bills unfayorably reported.
 Governor Roberts submitted to the senate the annual report of the Con necticut Agricultural college and the biennial report of the Putnam Camp commissioners. s} Fsf-z
 The railroad committee reported a substitute bill amending the charter of the Union Metallic Cartridge compa- ny of Bridgeport, giving the company power to construct and maintain an in dividual road.
 The resolution paying the costs in the contested election case of Hagerty vs. Hogan was reported by Senator Paige, allowing the contestant $S50, and the same amount in paying for the de fense in the case. The counsel for MT; Frank E. Hagerty was Andrew F. Gates, and Senator Hogans counsel was E. Henry Hyde. The amount of money allowed was considered too. large by Senator Donovan. In the course of his remarks Senator Donovan said that the senator from the Twen- ty-first district is prominent candi- date for the nomination of governor, and he thought he ought not to go be-, fore the public with a record of having authorized the payment of $350 each ito two lawyers for a few minutes work. Senator Phelan, who was a member of the committee on contested elections, thought the amount was not excessive, considering the work that had been done by the counsels He thought that the senator from Norwalk would be satisfied if assured that one of the counsel was democrat. Senator Donovan replied that politics should have no effect in settling the question. On vote the resolution passed.
 On explanation of Senator Brennan an order was passed paying Dr. Will liam w. Hawkes., of New Haven, $52.75 for examining recruits in the Spanish American war.
 Senator Pattison explained the bill making the financial appropriations for hospitals in the state. The Bridgeport hospital was kept down in the report to $10,00o. Senator Paige offered an amendment making the sum for the Bridgeport hospital $2O,000, including it with the Hartford and the General Hospital Society of Connecticut. He said it was with much hesitancy that he arose in opposition to the report re- lative to the Bridgeport hospital. He felt that the chairman of the commit tee, Senator Pattison, had done able and intelligent work through the ses- sion. Senator Paige said he felt it his duty to ask for a change in the report, giving Bridgeport hospital the same amount as the hospitals in Hartford and New Haven receive. He presented ample statistics showing the work of the hospital in his city. It cares for the same class of4patients as are cared for in New Haven and Hartford. He feared that the committee on appropri- ations had not grasped the equities of the case. Senator Pattison admitted that the Bridgeport hospital is one of