The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-01-26
THE LEGISLATURE DOINGS
BOTH HOUSES LACKED oUORUM
OWING TO STORM.

Petition of Major LudingtOn for s35,OOO
Appropriation for New Armory-
Much New Business oRered-AG-
journed Until To-day.
Hartford, Jan. 25.-Owing to the biz
zard; there was but handful Of MEM
beers Of both houses present at to-days
session of the general assembly. There
was a quorum lacinf in both houses.
In the senate there were but eight
members in their seats when Clerk
Baldwin called the body to order at
1880. Senator Lake of the First dis
triet. was elected president pro tempore
for the day. Concurrent action was
taken with the house in referring mis-
eellaneous bills and petitions orignat-
ing in the latter bory to, committees.
I: NEW BUSINESS.
Petitions OF borough of Winsted for
amendment to charter. Berkshire
Power Co., for Incorporation, Winsted
Trust Co., for Incorporation; resolutions
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make appropriation for a memorial on
the site of the first dwelling house erect
ed in the town of Winchester and APP
pIopriating $4,000 for the state armory
in Meriden. ~@
| REFERRED TO COMMITTEES.
| Proposed acts concerning the practice
! of medicine, surgery and dentistry,
placing salary of state dairy commits
sioner at $500 and expenses $1,000, and
deputy dairy commissioner at $500 and
expenses $1,000, resolutions concerning
| the employment of stenographers by the
general assembly and appointing Frank
S. Fay judge, and Willis I. Fem deputy
judge of the city and police court of
Meriden, were given the customary ref
erence. Ia S
1 The senate adjourned at 11:55 TO 11:3O
Thursday. ss..# s3
HOUSE HOLDS A FIFTEEN MINUTE
.ts SESSION.
Hartford, Jan. 25.The business OF
1.-The house session was confined to the
reception Of new business and concur
ring with the senate in making com
mittee references on bills and petitions
of that body. Speaker Holcomb called
j the house to order at 1880.
i NEW BUSINESS.
j Petitions of Albert E. Potter, ct al,
for Incorporation Of Norwich and Gro
ton Street Railway Co.; of ]. w. 0g-
i den, ct al, for Incorporation Of the
Falls Village Reservoir and Power CO.;
LOT ". A. Smith for Incorporation Of
/ Norwich and Jewett City Street rail-
/ way: of Norwich Water Power Co.. for
| amendment to charter; of New Milford
and Lake Waramaug Railway Co., for
extension of time for organization; res
! olutions amending charter of the CITY
Iof Hartford; appointing j. B. Merwin
Judge Of the town court of New Milford
! proposed act making appropriation ef
$4,000 for the Danbury hospital; amend
ing sections Of the general statutes con-
!, corning the number of brakemen ON
I trains; making 1t unlawful and provid-
4 ing penalties for the use OF shotguns
II holding more than two cartridges at a
/ time in hunting birds or animals, the
\ intent being to prohibit automatic or
repeating shotguns; validating the title
3of mortgages foreclosed after fifteen
| years by paying taxes thereon: provids
ing 4 penalty of $500 or Imprisonment
for one. year or both for any person
/ turning in a false alarm of fire.
| PETITIONS REFERRED.
| A petition of Luzerne Ludington and
others introduced by Representative
Lehr, of New Haven, requesting and APP
preparation of $4,000 for the erection Of
a riding armory in the city of New Ha
ven was referred to the committee on
military affairs. A resolution appoint
| ing Martin f. Broderick, of Enfield, a
state auditor. was referred to the fl
nance committee. 81,
The house adjourned at 1l:45 to 1890
Thursday. s-=G
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