Connecticut western news., 1879-03-12
The Legisaasure.

The tramp bill for the punishment of trsmps, providing for imprisonment in the State prison for not more than one year, defining tramps to be transient persons who rove about begging and live without labor or visible means of sup port, snd allowing the appointment of special constsbles passed the House last Friday. Mir. Robinson of Hartford said he was of the minor ity of the committee who did not believe in the law. It can never be enforced. It provides for singling outa particular class for special punishment It makes it State prison crime to be out of work, to pull feather from hens tail, or to scratch the paint of fence, or even to enter house. This bill would send poor man seeking for work to State prison, while conspirators who conspired to rob policy holders of an insurance company, the State and the people are liable, when proved to be gull. ty, to an hours imprisonment in the county jail, as being guilty of a misdemeanor only. The Legal Procedure hill was the special or der in the House last Wednesday and Thurs day and slicited the ablest debate of the ses- sion. It was supported by Robinson, Brewster, Hunter, Gardner. Dc Forest, Bugbee and otb. l. ers and opposed by Graves, Treat, Fessenden, and others. It passed by yeas 168, nays 35. It
 
 understood Senator Phillips, the chairman of the judiciary committee, will speak against it. The Constitutional amendment making terms of judges during good behavior, etc., has passed the Senate and goes to the people. An amendment has also been passed by both Houses giving the appointment of judges to the Governor with the approval of the Legis- lature.
 The pharmacy commission bill has been con. tinued to the next legislature in the Senate.
 The resolution postponing the payment o taxes Of the Conn. Western Railrosd one year Passed.
 An Adverse report has been made on the bill to restore the 'sOmnibus Clause'' to the law concArning divorce. A fa1orable report will probably be made b! tss ssEnperance committee on the bell-puncl hfH and it will be strongly advocated by MT fsssenden, Mho Introduced ir.
 AThe resolution in regard to minority repre- ssntation in boards of county commissioner kas indefinitely postponed.
 The House passed the following:
 Bill that the requirement or demand of 8 re eeipt for such amount of lawful money as ma. be offered or rendered on account, or in pay ment, or in part payment of any indebtedness B shall not prevent such offer or tender from be ing regarded or held to be a legal tender, MI Robinson explained that under the presen law, when tender was made and receipt de manded, it could not be pleaded as a tender.
 Bill that no foreigner shall gain settlemel in any town urless admitted by vote of tn people or consent of its justices and select men. No resident of another state shall gai1 settlement unless by residence of one yes and admission as an electer, or, otherwise, III Less he be poss essed of real estate to the valu of 1884.
 Bill repeating law that the names of all sol diers and sailors shall be inscribed on 8 tow soldiers' monument, and the places and date of their death.s
 Bill extending the exemption of q, 1,0OO fror tax of the real estate of pensioned soldier credited to the quota of this state, to soldier and sailors credited on the quota of othe ssates who have resided in thls state five years An amendment introduced in the House, re auiring such pensioners to file their pensio certificate with town clerks, was adopted, an the bill as amended passed.
 House bill No. 179, concerning savings banki The bill provides that no loan shall be mad hereafter by any savings bank to Gny corpors ton or ecclesiastical society upon mortgag of their property, unless there be an accompa nying guarantee by some responsible party and that the directors of any savings ban making loan contrary to the provisions of thi sct shall be individually held responsible fo the amount of the loan.
 The Senate passed bill allowing the ap pointment of town agents to sell liquor fo medicinal purposes, etc., in towns voting n Gcsnss.
 The judiciary committee recommend tha state attorneys be paid salaries as follows New Haven s2,5o0, Hartford and Fsirhel $a.OO0 each, New London s1,7OO, Litchfel s1 400, Middlesex s1 400, Windham s70O, Tol land $500.
 Joseph F. Calhoun of Wolcottvile was ap pointed county commissioner for this county both for the vacancy and the full term of thre years from July 1.
 Governor Andrews nominated William Fax on of Hartford as bank commissioner and Gen Francis A. Walker of Yale College as railroad commissioner. Mir. Faxon was promptly con Armsd bu. there was some hesitation abou the confirmation of Gen, Walker, because i was thought by some he did not come within ths letter of the law which required 8 practice business man. The law provides that ons commissioner shall be lawyer, one an engin sssr and one practical business man.
 Tho committees are nearly through with shssr work and the end is drsNine nigh.