The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-26
matters RUSHED
IN LEGISLATURE
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of corporations, favorable report Of
minority of the committee on incorpo-
rations.
The judiciary committee had adjourn
ed three weeks ago and so far as the
democratic members know there has
been no meeting since, and the only in
formation they have on the public util-
tiles bill was contained in statement
by Mr.. Banks yesterday that the COM
nlttee was in a fog" on this matter
The house in disposing of scores of
rnfavorable reports consigned 10 the
waste basket many bills which when
Introduced early in the year created
much interest, For instance there was
Senator Judson's bill to abolish the
railroad commission and for the APP
polEtment of a railroad and teleph 3ne
commission. The members held to
their seats all the afternoon wa.chf0l
lest something would slip through that
had 'joker'' in it, Many times mem
beers would askfor further light on some
bill. which was to be handled ana ex,
plantations were in order.
The house passed the Connecticut
Automobile Parkway bill which the
senate has rejected.
The bill to incorporate the Macdonald
Engineering company which the senate
had passed was rejected in the house,
the argument against it being that it
was In the nature of holding com
pany; there was concurrence with the
senate in the East Hartford judgeship
matter leaving it to Governor Wood
ruff to fill, and he also will have the
chance to appoint deputy Judge at
Stamford through non-eurrence. The
Newtown Electric Light company mat
ter was passed in concurrence. The
house receded in its position and agreed
to $4,000 for the tuberculosis ward Of
the Hartford hospital, a victory for
Senator McGoYern as a conference on
this matter which earlier in the day
had lead to long and vigorous de-
bate In the senate. The house passed
the municipal conduit bill for Water
bury which the senate has rejected,
The act making provisions for good
roads, that is fixing the percentage OF
costs, was passed in concurrence. The
house referred to the next assembly the
so-called slaughter house" bill, and
Representative Griswold of Guilford
moved reference to the next assembly
and the filing Of the petition In the Of
flee of the secretary of state of the
resolution to amend the charter Of the
Shore Line railroad The act to allow
Hartford to have municipal ice plant
ST 1t wants it was passed. Both branch,
es with two amendments-one relating
to narcotic poisons and the other to
save a repeal of the pure food law
passed the act concerning pure drugs
which follows the line of the national
act.
The senate passed a general validat-
ing act to correct certain irregularities
and omissions although Senator judi
son made a vigorous protest against
the growing habit of the general of
validating errors Of administration,
malfeasance in office and all manners
of other Irregularities.
Senator Honlan got his smoke nuts.
ance bill reconsidered and then offered
an amendment so that roundhouses OF
railroads shall be included in its pro-
visions as places of nuisance, but the
bill was tabled until more information
could be given on smoke consumers
Only two matters are left on the sen
ate calendar and the reports which will
go in from the house will be quickly
disposed of by the senate on Tuesday
A large number of appropriations
mostly In small amounts, were sent
through with a rush, 1t being explain
ed thatEthese were amounts recon-
mended by the controller as actually
necessary to pay salaries, etc The bill
concerning seizure of oyster vessels
for lpirating on natural beds probably
will fall between the houses as the
house insisted on adhering to rejection
Senator Mcneil tried to get reconsid.
erationp of the reference to the nexi
session{of the matter of state refor-
natory, but Senator McGovern fought
this andtwon out as he maintained the
question was too big a one to take VI
at this late hour.
AS soon as the senate adjourned most
of the members started for Mantle t.
be the guests Of Governor Woodruff.