The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-14
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS
THE INDETERMINATE SENTENCE
 BILL KILLED.

Anu EAAENNEAE A1A5AN pANS
 The Waterbury City Court Judge
 ship-The Waterbury and HilIdaIe
 Trolley Again-HOuse Reporters
 Granted COmpensatIon-CapitO Elm
 pIoyes and the Lobby-House Rejects
 Four Proposed Constitutional Amend
 ments-The New Haven Smoke Bill.
 Hartford, July 13-Lieutenant Gov ernor Woodruff called the senate to or der at 11:15 and prayer was offered by the Rev. Dr. E. P. Parker. A com nlunication was received from Cover Robert appointing Charles R. Hath away of Manchester temporary examin- CT of public records. A resolution mak- ing an appropriation of $500 each for the house reporters, four in number, was objected to by Senator Pattison and tabled on motion of Senator McGoVern.
 The indefinite postponement of the bill providing for the removal of snow from the tracks of street railway com panies which was ordered in the senate yesterday, was concuredr in by the house this morning.
 The resolution concerning the house reporters was taken up under suspen- sion of rules and discussed by Senator Pattison, who opposed the appropria- tion, and Senator McGovern, who; made an effective speech in support of the project. He held that the compensation was deserved. Senator Chatfield took the position that Mir Street of the Reg ister ought to be paid as he has taken care of the senate. He was not willing to see any discrimination. At this point in the discussion, Senator Paige desiring to secure additional facts, the resolution was tabled.
 The resolution making an appropria- ton for a monument for the Connecti- cut Cavalry association was continued to the next general assembly, >.. | Senator Clark of the conference com mittee on trading stamps reported in favor of the senate's receding and con- curing with the house in adopting the amended bill Senator Atwood ob- jected to the amendment, which makes the redemption of trading stamps im- possible unless the book is filled out with stamps. On vote the amendment was adopted and the bill passed.
 On motion of Senator Paige the sen ate concurred with the house in reject ing the indeterminate sentence bill.
 On motion of Senator Paige the bill regulating the percentage which erl- ployment bureaus may receive was passed. The law is chnged so that em- ployment bureaus may retain their per centage in case the applicant does not take the situation secured.
 Senator Paige introduced an amend ment to the bill allowing the use of tel ephone and telegraph poles by munich Ipalities exempting electric light poles. He said the use of electric light poles would prove dangerous. The amend ment was adopted and the bill was then passed. ,..s..s.3,r. ss...- t -s .n...
 Senator Paige was appointed on con ference committee concerning the ap- Ipointment of Colonel Lucien F. Burpee ljudge of the cvity court of Waterbury.
 Senator Bickpell moved that the sen ate receive and concur with the house lin passing, the. bill incorporating the Waterbury and Mtlldale road. Senator Paige moved indefinite postponement Ion yea and nay vote this course was Iordered, 1T to '. Senators Whitney EChatfield and Shanley were in the yes lyote. F [, s i1
 On yea and nay vote the resolution lY11 lriS,or e, 4I. -four house reporters was passed, 16 tc E1O. The resolution was transmitted tc the office of the secretary of state un. der suspension of the rules.
 A bill was passed making the deputy treasurer clerk of the board of control Senator Fessenden incidentally called attention to the fact that employees ot the capitol are employed in the lobby il behalf of legislation. He objected tt 1.-the evil and remarked that it ought tS be prohibited. Senator Lake who was reporting the bill under consideration made no reply to the remarks of Sena Itor Fessenden. The evil to which thu senator from Stamford called attention hs been carried to an extreme, men il the capitol, including one of the assist ant superintendents, who Is favoritt of Senator Lake, have taken an activt part in lobby work during the session The objection of Senator Fessenden wa a reasonable one and should be needed by capitol employees.
 The sum of $50 in favor of each O the messengers and doorkeepers of tn
 senate was offered by Senator Pattisol and was adopted on the vote of Lieu ltenant Governor Woodruff, the risins vote showing 8 tie.
 Senator Paige, when the question 0 a recess case up. took the ground tha the senate should stick to the day kbusiness with the most strenuous spirit
 The table, he said, must be cleared o , everything before the close of the af , ternoon. This was imperative in orde | to reach adjournment next week. Tn senate leader was unmovable in this de cision. In executive session the nomina , tion of MT. Hathaway was confirmed In the house the four proposed con stitutional amendments were rejected , Representative Walter H. Clark o , Hartford being in the chair.
 Major Tilson stated that the New Ha
 ven smoke bill is of so much conse