The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-17
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS.
4 ALOUD "YES'' FROM ME. BRIEFS
 SUPPORTERS.

And Former New Haven Senator Gets
 the AuditOrshIp-AnnexF Fire Depart
 men of New Haven-NO Trolley Line via Townsend Avenue-Contest for BridgepOrt Judgeship Ended-Ad- journed to Tuesday.
 Hartford, Feb. 16.-Reception of com
 nitte reports and action on a number of measures on the calendar constitute
 ed the bulk of business in either branch of the general assembly to-day.
 The sessions of both houses were brief, committee hearings claiming most or the attention of the members.
 Speaker Holcomb and the house leaders are said to favor the adjourn
 ment of both houses, as general as-
 sembly, for a month in order that the
 committees may get to business ana
 have reports on a number of the most
 important measures in readiness 10
 submit at the end of that time. Speak' CT Holcomb has mentioned unofhclally that he is anxious for an early ad- iournment, and is understood to be ] making every effort to bring it about Speaker Holcomb called the house to order at 11:3O. The resolution appoint ing James P. Bree of New Haven state auditor was taken from the calendar
 on motion of MT. Keeney of Somers, l chairman of the finance committee. The speaker put the question and the | vote was taken before Representative King of South Windsor found out that he cared to remonstrate. The latter gentleman arose and began to debate
 but the speaker ruled him out of or ] der, and. he then moved to table the
 resolution and he was again ruled out of order. MT. King then doubted the
 vote and it was. taken again.
 l A thunderous "yes" from MT. Bree's
 supporters that drowned the faint
 ''noes'' of his opponents, apparently
 dispelled the gentleman's doubts. Two petitions remonstrating against
 the abolishing of the town court of Killingly were received and referred to
 the judiciary committee. The following resolutions were taken from the calendar and adopted. Yal- 1 idating the amendment to the charter
 of the Annex Fire department, New | Haven; amending charter of the Loom i is institute of Windsor; amending
 charter of the Connecticut Historical 1 society; amending charter of the Hart
 & Cooley company of New Britain. The | latter, senate resolution, was adopt 1 ed in concurrence and transmitted to
 the expressing clerk under suspension l of rules.
 The committee of conference appoint
 ed on reference of the bill regulating the employment of children in factories 1 reported that the education committee had been agreed upon as the proper reference. The house had previously
 referred it to the judiciary committed, ! and the senate to the labor committee.
 It was referred as recommended. The interpretations committee re-
 ported favorably on the resolution ex-
 tending time for incorporation of the South Glastonbury Water company;
 petition of L. A. Baldwin, ct al, to l incorporate resolution amending char ter of the Middlesex hospital; insur-
 ance committee on the motion amend ing charter of the New London County Fire Insurance company; cities and
 boroughs committee on bill concerning voting districts in the town of Thomp- son; resolution amending the charter of the city of Hartford, concerning du- ties of city officials. ..
 The railroad committee to-day sent into the house an unfavorable report on the application of the Consolidat- ed Railway company of New Haven for the right to- build a trolley line through Townsend avenue to Morris Cove in New Haven. Judge Pearne, the house chairman of the committee, explained that there was so much op- position to the proposed new line down Townsend avenue that representatives of the railroad and the opposition got together and held conference, with the result that the petition was with drawn. The report of the committee was accepted.
 The finance committee reported fa- vorably on the resolutions authoriz- ing towns of Windham and Durham to issue bonds for the purpose of fund ing their present indebtedness.
 Representative Richmond of Canter- bury introduced resolution providing for the appointment by the governor of a commission of five persons to pre- pare a uniform system of local gov- ernment in towns having populations of more than 10000. The speaker rul- ed that the introduction of new bus mess was out of order and the resolu- tion was tabled.
 The house adjourned at 12 until 12:3O Tuesday.
 The senate session to-day was of but ten minutes duration. There was little business before the members. The insurance committee reported fa- vorably on the resolutions extending the time for organizing the Industrial Insurance company; amending the charter of the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance company; extending the time for organizing the Travellers In- demnity company; extending the time for accepting the charter of the Aetna Accident company; the public health and safety committee, favorably on the resolution amending the charter of the