Connecticut western news., 1879-03-05
The Legislature

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 The constitutional amendment in regard 70 biennial sessions of the legislature passed the Senate by vote of 20 to 1. The only senator voting against it was Mr. Hills of Hartford.
 The amendment in regard to the terms or office of the Supreme. and Superior Court judges, which came from the last legislature and which provides that judges hereafter ap- pointed shall hold their offices during good be. havior, and until the age of 75 instead of 70, was reported against by the judiciary commit tee but it passed the House by vote of yeas 156, nays 56.
 The amendment providing that in case of vacancies in judicial offices the legislature should only appoint for the unexpired term. which also came from the last legislature, was rejected in the House by 8 vote of yeas 26Os nays 38.
 MT. Bigelow of Norfolk gained quite tri- umph in the House the other day. He had inc troduced . resolution authorizing the Con- necticut Western railroad company to receive from the owners of the old bonds over due coupons to the amount of $35. and issue non- transferable passenger tickets in exchange. The railroad committee reported against it. When the matter came up in the House Mr. Bigelow took the floor and made such an able and vigorous speech in support of the bill that it passed by large majority and the report of the committee was rejected.
 The bill allowing two-thirds of the jury to find verdict on re-trial in civil cases has been reconsidered, the judiciary committee having come to the conclusion that it is uncon- stitutional.
 . Senator Patten seems to be the funny man of the Senate. They had passed . resolution making an appropriation to bring the blind children of the Perkins Institute, Mass., down to the new Capitol, Hartford. Thereupon Sem ator Patten introduced resolution to pur- chase & hand-organ for the deaf and dumb Asylum. He said that he had no doubt the children of the American deaf and dumb asy- lum would be as greatly gratified to hear the organ as the Perkins blind children would to see the new and splendid Capitol.
 The legal procedure bill is the special order in the House to-day.
 The educational, benevolent and ecclesiasti- cal corporation tax bill has passed the Senate and is now probably the law of the land.
 Bill providing that poultry to the amount Of &25 shall be exempted from attachment. Ex- plained by Mr. Robinson of Hartford and pass ed MT. Robinson explained that he had never heard of but one case of attachment, and that was of sheriff who attached twenty chickens and had to charge for 123 miles in his travel account.
 A bill has passed authorizing four companies of colored troops to be attached to the Nation al Guard.
 The bill requiring the United States tax on deposits over $2OO0 to be taken out of those deposits, instead of from the earnings of the bank generally, which was reported against by the committee and indefinitely postponed in the House, was passed in the Senate after q lively debate.
 The proposition to allow cumulative voting in corporations was reported against and re- jected in the House.
 A resolution passed the House abating taz of the Charter Oak Life Insurance amounting to $25, 900.
 There seems to be no hope for assistant states attorneys this session.
 The committee on the dome of the Capitol sat two days last week and examined Mir. Burr and Mir. Wheeler of the commission and Gen
 
 the engineer, MT. Upjohn, the architect, anG Mr. Patterson, the contractor. It is the olt story over again of divided responsibility nobody is to blame. It is conceded there is defect in the construction of the piers, bu there is no danger to the dome or building.
 Mir. Graves made an earnest effort for minor ity representation in boards of county commis sions, but MT. Robinson didn't see it. He sait the question was one of kindness. not of fair ness, and it can hardly be asked that when thu Republicans have just secured the power, the. should, on the request of g Democratic leader give part of the spoils of victory to the worstet party.
 Joseph s. Calhoun of Wolcottville has beer nominated for county commissioner for thi county in place of Mir. Dutton.
 This is an excellent legislature in one respec ito kill bills. The slaughter of the innocent is awful. Many an aspiring young statesman will retire from pubic life at the end of hi term, utterly disgusted.