The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-02

ious question in the house soon solved the difficulty and the house gave it. self up during the afternoon to mock session with much horse play in which the climax came with the use of the fire hose on Rev. MT. Gardner Of Scuthington, who had been called to preside, the deluge soaking the clerks and fully 9 half a hundred members who were within range. Before this the members had showered each other with confetti and beans, of the latter a great quantity being thrown. The fun was fast and once member went into the gallery and turned pail of water down upon Mir Gardner, who, having lost control of the members, was talk ing his turn at bombarding those in front of him with missiles which had come his way. Of motions, resolutions and suggestions there was infinite va- riety and number. This session was preceded by the usual presentation of gifts which called forth some very well worded, almost eloquent tributes, Speaker Tllson received a watch, Chap lain Doolittle a gold headed cane and @ Bible, Leader Banks a loving cup, Representative Gum a silver service, Clerk Spafford diamond scarf pin, and Assistant Clerk Blodgett also a pin.
 Gratulty Resolutions from All Sides.
 Tn the senate there was too much business for levity for the debate on an excise bill which limited the num- Der of saloon licenses which can be given one elector to five lasted an hour and a half and then recess came. The bill was passed and the house concur red with the senate in an amendment which had been offered by Senator Judson.
 Newspapermen Get Gratuity.
 Right after lunch the gratuity to newspapermen was fought out in a long debate, and the passage of a res olution giving $500 to each of eight newspapermen was followed by anoth- CT resolution of the same character for one man which was passed, and then another one was turned down.
 Tco Much Business for Levity.
 The attitude of the senate being seen resolutions came from all sides for full ly half an hour and most of them were passed giving pay for Special ser vices" to doorkeepers, messengers, mail carriers, janitors and to many others until the stream ended by the passage of a resolution to give $50 to the wom- en, who washed the floors, this going through amid hearty applause. Sena- tors Farrel, Luther and Chase made protest against the passage of the res olution and the number of senators op- posing the resolution were not over half dozen. When there were nc more resolutions in sight number ot minor matters were passed.
 Then the senate recessed and i'm.
 mediately resumed it's sitting witt President Pro Tenn Judson in the chair
 A vote of thanks was passed to the
 lieutenant governor for the way ir
 which he had presided over the sittins
 and Senators Walsh and Luther were
 sent to escort Lieut.. Governor Lake t
 the chamber
 Senator Walsh then presented hin
 in behalf of the senate gold watch
 and to this President Lake made a feel
 ing response. Senator Judson was call
 ed to the chair again and Mfr. Lake il
 behalf of the senate presented hin
 with diamond ring, and the senate
 made feeling response, Next cam [ the gift to Senator Walsh of a pal
 of field glasses, and to Clerk Baldwin
 of scarf pin. The clerk also wa
 given his desk and chair, and the usua
 resolution as to disposal of the gavel
 and of providing pictures of the retlr
 ing officers were passed. The speecl
 making took up much time and at it
 close the senate went into the hous for the joint session.
 After the session there was roun, of hand shaking and exchange of con , gratulations, and many members wen :, to dinner parties.
 Clerk Baldwin stated during the las hours of the session that the amour y of business transacted this session ex
 ceeded that in any previous year be cause of the unusually large number o : disagreements in action between tn two branches and of the exceptionall Y large number of roll calls.
 ' Governor Woodruff sent in twenty
 one vetoes of which four were sustain , ed.
 = The important legislation of to-da z was the passing of the resolution ap : pointing public utilities inquiry com mission, and the Killing of the bi < which would permit the sale of liquo
 close to agricultural fair grounds. a Lucky Newspapermen. s The newspapermen who received $SC . pay for special services at the genera
 assembly were: Charles w Picket q Alexander Troup, jr., and Henry ( e O'sullivan of New Haven, J. 0. How il of Waterbury, selden c. Waldo, J. l n McGovern and J. Booth of Brldgepor - Ira E. Forbes. Joseph Mullen. Davi o Nichols and Joseph Mullane of Hart f ford. The sum of $50 was also give if to Sylvester Chase of New Haven.