The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-03-20
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS,
COMMITTEE TO ATTEND OBJ
sEoUTEs OF GENERAL HAWLEH.

The Coming Tributes OF Euiosy In
Recognition of His Life and Ser
vices-Other Official Action-Import-
ant Measures to be Acted Upon This
week-Proposed Independent TeIe-
pbone Company BnI-state Grange
to be Represented ut the Telephone
Hearing opposition Mainly from
Rural Districts-other Notes.
Hartford, March 19.-Both houses On
reassembling Tuesday will take action
on the death of General Joseph h
Hawley, who had been in the united
States senate from Connecticut u"It
a period of twentyfour years. Inc ies-
islature will adjourn during Ine uas
of the funeral and suitable COMMITTEES,
representing the senate ana mousse WIZ
attend the obsequies. The formal tflo-
1,tes that will be paid to the memory
of General Hawley will not likely take
Mace on Tuesday, the assembly not
meeting until 1880. A formal hour VIII
he set for the eulogies, which members
Of the general assembly will desire 10
make. recognizing the life and services
of the distinguished representative OF
the state. In the house Representative
walter IN. Clark of Hartford, VINO
made the eloquent address with regard
to General Hawley in January, when
the memorial to congress asking for the
generals assignment to the retired nst
in the regular army was on Its passage
will make one Of the eulogies. Repre-
sentative Clark will be equal to the oe-
rnands of the hour, making one OF tne
classical speeches of the session. his
review of General Hawleys public ser
vices in January was a mastery ad-
dress from every point of view. Mr..
Clark is a Yale man, and has been held
for years in the highest personal re-
gard in the university. Formal recog-
milton of General Hawley's death was
taken by the adjutant generals ofhce.
Saturday afternoon, general orders an
nouncing the event were sent out from
the National guard headquarters by Ad-
il1tant General Cole. 1t is not improb-
able that Governor Roberts will send
special message to the legislature, Of
f1cially informing that body at it's re-
assembling tuesday of the death or
Senator Hawley. There IS an EFFORT 10
be made in favor Of having the body
of the deceased soldier and statesman
lie in state in the capitol for one day
at least. A similar tribute was paid
TO the remains of General Nathaniel
Lyon after the body was received in
Hartford from st. Louis during the
civil war. The state capitol at that
time was the old building on Main
street, now known as the city hall.
General Lyon was given a military
funeral, and the body was escorted to
its final resting place in Ashford by
the Hartford City guard.
The session of the general assembly
for the week will be one of special ac-
tivity apart from the time that will be
given to the Hawley obsequies. Bills
of Importance may be expected regular
ly, requiring more or less debate in
both houses. one of the principal meas
llres in which the school fund is inter-
ested is the bill authorizing the trans
fer Of the Storrs agricultural fund,
amounting TO Sl50uUu TO utle STATE Treas
ury. This fund is from the United
States government. Until a few years
ago the income was used by the Shelf
field Scientific school. The government
requires that a five per cent, income
shall be realized annually from the
fund. The project in transferring the
trust is that this requirement may be
carried out. The state treasurer on
becoming the custodian of the fund will
issue an irredeemable bond for S135, 900,
bearing five per cent. interest, which
the state will pay perpetually, and hold
the securities that now constitute the
trust The bill has the favor Of the
finance committee Of which Senator
Bicknell of Meriden is chairman. sz
There is strong pressure from differ
ent sections Of the state in favor OF
the bill. allowing independent telephone
companies the right to operate in Con-
neoticut. At the present time this
state is the only one in the Union
which practically gives the Bell system
the monopoly of the telephone business
The State Grange has taken up The
interest Of the farmers and will be rep
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