Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19
CANAAN, CONN. WEDNESDAY,, MAR. 10, 1879
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. e to examine the bills requiring his appro,. d, and then adjourn over to next January o, possibly the following May in anticipation o, the ratification of the constitutional smand. ment in regard to biennial sessions. The Legal Procedure bill was the special or der in the Senate last Thursday. Senator Phillips and Aather, both lawyers, spoke length against it and Senators Hoyt, Whitman and Patton, ell laymen, spoke in favor of it. motion to continue failed by tic vose-s to The bill then passed in concurrence by vot' of IA to 6. Gov. Andrews will probably sign i and then we shall have practice 90 plain sn, simple that any man can be his own lswVe' and the occupation of the lawyers will be gone All we want now to make the measure of oul happiness brim full is woman suffrage. Shsl we have it7 That is the question. Messrs. Leg islstors. We notice the committee has report cd against it. Why7 "And must Trelswnes disf Then forty thousand Cornish men Shsl- know the reason why" Dr. Steele of winstet offered . resolution instructing the temper sncs committee to report upon the usefulness of the State Board of Health created last yea. and whether it would be well to sbolish it. Passed. the Dr. thinks it would be well and wt gusss his head is pretty level there.
 The Senate concurred with thu House in continuing the pharmacy commission bill anc also the bill that ballots shall Dc enclosed it. envelopes.
 The Senate also passed in concurrence bill for the punishment of wanton or fraudulent injury to mortgaged property.
 The bill so prevent trsmping, which Is iL substance like the New Hampshire law, with little of the sting removed, came from the House passed, and was explained by Senator Phillips. He said the bill had been amended in the House by striking out section four, which is very important part of the bill, anc he trusted the Senate would not strike 1t out. This section provides that if any tramp enters . dwelling house. or kindles fire on any high way or land, he may be sent to prison for two years. This, the senator said, was character izsd ss heroic trsatment. The only answer to this that came up from all the country towns ill the state was ''that is just the thing-we wan, heroic treatment" The senator then explain cd the other section of the bill, and said that Of all the bills submitted to the judiciary committee this one had been selected as the best adapted to meet the wants of the smaller towns. The commit tss had not recommended any change in the present law, for it worked to advantage In the cities, where there were jails, and in the larger towns, but it was imperative in the smaller towns, as they cannot afford the ex- psnss necessary to conviction. The new law woald protect cities and towns alike, and the larger towns could use the old law in cases where they preferred to.
 Senators Whitman, Blackstone, Hoyt, Spen. .cer and Patton agreed with the remarks oi Mfr. Phillips, and on his motion the Senate unanimously voted so retain section 4, and af- ter agreeing to the other House amendments passed the bill as amended.
 The House passed ths following:
 Bill amending the dog law of 1878 so S to require constables as we'll ss grand jurors to prosecute any violation of the law.
 Bill that when sheep are killed by dogs the sslectmsn shall ascertain and pay the damag- e. Mir. Johnson of Easton said that recovery of damages is not now properly provided for. Nr Pierce of Southbury thought that claims should be presented within twsnty-four hours.
 That in town elections no person shall vote for less than nor more than 6 grand jurors nor less than nor more than constables also that the selectmen receiving the larges number of votes shall be declared elected frs selectman.
 Mill for minority representation in election of justices of the peace.
 Bill that where one justice has moved out o the state citation may be made on anothe justice for the trial of an unfinished case.
 Bill that good support, as to clothing, food etc, should be given to paupers; and repeal ing 70 much of the act of 1878 as requires al paupsrs to be supported in the town wher they belong. It came from the Senate reject cd. Mir. Robinson said it had been found tha the paupers themselves were harmed by ill treatment by being bound out to other towns He proposed an amendment that adult pau pers may be sent outside where they give t the selectmen their written consent, and be heved that, with this provision, all views woul be consulted. Nessrs. Warner of Cromwell Colyer of Darien, Rowan of Norwalk and Cal lin of Hsrwinton discussed the matter some what. the latter objecting to the bill becaus it assumed the selectmen were given to harBt ness. The amendment was adopted and tn bill passed.
 Bill authorizing towns, ecclesiastical soc cites and cemetery associations to receive dc nations for the care of burial lots.
 Bill fsvorably reported restoring the law COT corning the support of indigent insane at tn state hospital as it stood prior to 1878, requir ing the state to pay one-half and friends one half; the law of 1878 threw the one.haK ez pense upon the town. Mr. Robinson said tn law of last year had worked badly, because SC lsctmsn will not Rdjudge persons to be indi gent, and the committee thought 1t would b better to go back to the old law. Mr. Colye thought the restraint which the present Ia, places tends to keep many out of the hospits who might be sent there simply to have com 6ortsble quarters with less expense to friend than by keeping them at home. Mir. Wake Of Andover hoped the proposed change woul not Do made. Mir. Spencer of Essex gave history of legislation on the subject, and spok against changing the present law, mainly be cause it would invite more of thls class of in sane into the hospital. MT. Robinson said i is good deal of question and there may b force in the objections made, yet in this bil there are the same restrictions that are provid cd in the law as it exists. Mir. Treat of Bridge port favored the bill and it then passed.
 A resolution was passed in the House, ol motion of Mr. Bsrnum. limiting speeches t ten minutes.
 Nr. Barnum also distributed to members o the House free passes into "the greatest sho1 In the world"
 The great international walking matcI h Gilmors's Garden. New York, terminated Saturday night al 10 o'clock, with the fol. lowing score: Kow-ll 500 miles, Enn: 476. and Hartman 460. Rowsll takes ih, Astlsy cbampiOu belt, and about &26 GOO Ennis 5000, and Hartman $lO 900 OLsary started ID the race. hut wss com Delled to withdraw after making about 20, niles on account of bad health. He b..