The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-15
SENATE REFUSES
 MACEE BILL Amendment to County Commis- siOner Measure Is Lost Both Branches of General Assem- bly Handle Big Volume of
 Business


 Business
 Hartford, April 15.-The Senate, to- day, refused to accept the Magee amendment on the county commits s1oners bill and insisted upon it's for mer action in passing that bill which provides for popular election of those commissioners. The matter was call ed from the table by Senator McNeiI who asked for the rejection of the House amendment. Senator Isbeu ob- jected to such nasty action and MT. McNeil. stated that the legislative time was growing short and if matters were not disposed of pretty soon 1t would be necessary for either Friday sessions or evening sessions to dispose of the business. Senator McDonough said that there should be no delay on these matters. He served notice on the Republican Senators that the Democrats would reject every amend ment offered and would insist upon the carrying out of the pledges of the Democratic party in favor of the cleo tion of those commissioners by the people. Senator Reynolds wished to have the matter made the order of the day. Senator Isben again plead ed for time in which to offer another amendment.
 After some debate in which MT. Mo Donough insisted that the Dem were going to carry out their, party pledges if they could and that there was a principle involved in the bill, the House amendment was rejected and the Senate voted to adhere to it's previous action in passing the origi- nal bill Senator McDonough was made a committee on conference on behalf of the Senate.
 BAN SMOKING IN CARS.
 The railroads committee reported favorab1y to the House a bill provid- ing a penalty of $5 for smoking in any street railway car when the per son smoking shall refuse to obey any reasonable rule which has been pro- vided prohibiting that practice
 The Perry bill providing for direct primaries and nomination of candi- dates by petition which has been be- fore the Senate on a divided report the Democrats of the Judiciary com naittee being opposed to 1t, was made the order of the day for April 2Srd by request of Senator Perry, who was unable to be present, today, when the matter was to have come up. A re- quest for a fixed date for debate was made by Senator McDonough in behalf of Senator Perry.
 The humane institutions committee reported favorab1y on a resolution to have a commission raised by the Gen era1 Assembly to inquire into the ad- visibility of establishing a reforma- tory for women. The road, rivers and bridges committee reported unfavor- ably the proposition that the state build a breakwater at Morris Cove, as it was stated that such a proposition really belonged to the Federal govern ment.
 The bill for an open season on deer debated in the House in lively fash ion, was finally recommitted to the committee laden down with amend ments Considerable opposition was shown to the killing of deer.
 The Senate adopted from the calen- dar in concurrence the act amending the charter of the city of South Nor walk
 The Senate adopted the following matters on it's calendar for transmits sion to the House: An act concerning fishing in Chestnut Hill reservoir in Killingly; ant act concerning taxation of woodland; an act concerning State aid for towns with railroad indebted ness; an act concerning the aduItera- ton, inspection and rate of milk: an act amending the charter of the Hart ford Fire Insurance Company.
 The following House measures were adopted by the Senate in concurrence: An act establishing the probate dis trict of Portland; concerning release by the State of certain land in Chat ham; reirn'bursing Frederick L. Tyreh for injuries received while in the ser vice of the State; authorizing the town of North Haven to issue bonds.
 IN THE HOUSE.
 The chaplain in his prayer, today, referred to the death of J. Pierpont Morgan and the esteem in which he was held by the people of Hartford.
 An act amending the charter of South Norwalk relative to the ap- pointment of a corporation counsel by the mayor was rejected upon an un- favorable report from the cities and boroughs committee.
 A resolution from the military com rnittee recommending an appropria- ton for armorfes and armory sites at Waterbury, New Haven, West Hart ford, Bristol and Meriden was sent, to the appropriations committee in concurrence.
 The railroads committee reported favorably on these matters: Extend ing the time for organizing the West Peak Railroad at Meriden, also on the East Hartford and Wethersfeld Rail way, and the Canaan & Berkshire Street Railway.
 A favorable report was also made on the petition of the Connecticut Company for authority to locate tracks and to operate an electric rail- way in the towns of New Britain, F w 0SI 11dEl1OTQ S1lQ 4NSW- ington, from a connection with it's tracks on North Stanley street in New Britain, along North Stanley street to Hartford road, thence to Hartford; in New Britain rom Pennington avenue along Commonwealth avenue across private ways to North Stanley street.
 The judiciary committee reported bill to exempt auto mobiles of physicians, the exemption to be to the amount of $2,5OO. The bill was rejected, MT. Healy declaring that if a physician had enough money to buy a, $2,500 machine he could af- ford to pay the tax on it.
 Among unfavorable measures re- ported and the bills rejected were these: From the committee on humane institutions a bill to establish a home for tuberculosis patients in Windham