The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-12
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Senator Luther Talks in Vain in Support of His Amendment Regarding
 Stock Issues.
Senate Listens to Him Pa tiently and With Fine At tention, But Votes Over whelmingly Against Him Adjournment May Be About Middle of July.

Hartford, May 12.-At the opening of the Senate's session today. Senator Searls offered a resolution raising a joint committee of two members of the Senate and five of the House to make arrangements for the joint convention of the two Houses on May 27th to lis ten to the Lilley eulogies. This passed the Senate promptly and was trans mitted to the House under a suspen- sion of the rules. where it passed inn mediately. The committee will be an- nounced later.
 The Senate session was a short one and taken up principally with a strong argument by Senator Luther in sup port of his amendment to the charter pany. providing that its stock be is sued at par and paid for in cash or its equivalent. Though practically every charter for other than railroad or trolley corporations passed by the Sen ate this session has contained this pro- vision, that body. after listening at tentively to the fine argument made by the president of Trinity College, re- fused to act on this amendment ana passed the charter without it.
 The House of Representatives in to- days session continued the practice in- dulged in so largely of late, of placing at the foot of the calendar any matter on which there is likely to be a pro- longed discussion but just before the close of the days session. the Repub- lican floor leader, Burnes Of Green wich, got through a motion to make the foot of the calendar the order for the day for next Wednesday at 11:30. In making his motion he stated that it was necessary to get the calendar mat ters out of the way and clear the desks of all routine in order to be free to consider the public utilities commission bill to be reported by the special com mittee. if the legislature is to adjourn by the first or the middle of July.
 Some members looked up in surprise when be said the middle of July but those informed recognized this as a conservative statement It Is not thought that making the foot or the calendar the order of the day next ters off but there are some bills, such as that incorporating the Billiard Com paby. which has to do with stock of the Boston & Maine Railroad, Whlch may be disposed of.
 The House appointed the following committees to attend the funeral of Representative Johnson of Oxford on behalf of the House: Representatives Hayes and Goodrich of Waterbury; Domitzer and Hitchcock of Woodbury; Russell of Southbury; Magee of Water town. Nelson of Ansonia; Allen of Bethlehem and Sinclair of Monroe.
 A favorable report was received on measure providing for s584.0 worth of refunding bonds for the town of Port land and this was passed and trans mitted to the Senate under a suspen- sion of the rules. A favorable report was also received on the measure which takes the place of that under which all the ferries on the Connecti- cut river were to be freed by the state. This provides for a commission to in vestigate the subject and report to the next General Assembly.
 Among the matters passed by the House were the following: A resolution changing the name of the Norwalk Land & Title Company to tho Nor walk Title & Guarantee Company; an act providing separate lavatories in connection with school buildings; an act concerning clerical expenses of the superior court in New Haven county; an act changing the terms of the town officers at Stamford; an act providing that police officers may accept cash bail; and a resolution providing quar- ters for the first company, Governors Horse Guards in the new state armory at Hartford.