Morning journal and courier., 1880-03-04
The Legislature.

The Legislature. Additional Acc0mmO mOd8tI0ns for the
 Insane-RilI Relating to JurOrs-Set-
 ting off Shelton Co the Probate Dis
 trict of Derby-The New York and
 Connecticut Boundary Line-MOre
 Water Gas.
 HARTFoRD, March 3.
 The Senate was called to order today at 10 o'clock by the president pro tenn, Senator Ooe. The first business in order was reports of House committees, which were read by title and tabled for calendar. The resolution for the examination of the Continental and Atlas Insurance Companies was sent to the Insurance Commissioner for investigation and report.
 Senator Hoyt, chairmani-of the Committee on Humane Institutions, submitted a resolu- ton as a substitute for the bill to build addi- tional accommodations for the insane poor. It provides that the Governor appoint con- mittee to build within one year additional buildings adjacent to the present hospital at Middletown at a cost not to exceed $13O, ,O0O. The committee shall make report to the next Legislature. The matter was tabled for calen- dar and printing.
 The first matter taken up on the calendar was that relating to jurors. The bill as amend ed and passed provides that all jurors shall be electors over thirty years of age that the &c., lectmen shall draw twice the number now provided by law during the month of May, and send the list before the 1st of June to the clerk of the Superior Court in their several counties; the judges of the Superior Court, at their annual meeting in June shall appoint two persons in each county, who, with the perior Court for the county, shall act as jury commissioners the jury commissioners shall meet on the second Monday of July in each year, in the office of the clerk of the Superior Court in each county, and erase the names of one-half of those nominated, and the names remaining upon the list shall constitute the jurors from each town; it shall be the duty of the clerk of the Supe-
 rior Court, prior to the 1st day of August, to prepare the names of the jurors of each town l in his county, and he shall place such names in boxes and each box shall be marked with the name of the town from which the respec- | tive jurors are appointed, and the boxes shall be in the custody of the clerk of the Superior \ Court; at some convenient time before each jury term of the courts it's clerk shall, in the presence of the sheriff. or one of the deputies | in each county, draw from a suitable number Y of the jury boxes eighteen jurors, unless 2 larger number shall be ordered by the court and shall issue warrants, directed to any prop CT officer of the county, to summon such jur- ors to attend and serve at such court; nc person shall be placed on the jury list for two aa11t oi the meeting for the nomination of jurors shal have his name placed on the list. Bill that the Selectmen in January of eacl year appoint suitable person to examine the ! indexes of land records and note errors o omissions, the Town Clerk to correct tho ' same. Passed.
 Two bills relating to jails-one fixing tho \ compensation for working out fines at 5C ! cents day in place of $1; and the other fix ' ing the price of board of prisoners at $2. 5( | in place of $2.25. Both passed Senator Brewster explaining that the changes were asked for by the County Commissioners ot ! the State, who were of the opinion that the present rates did not work as well as was ex pected.
 Bill making persons who steal secrete, ol kill, unjustifably, registered dogs liable tc owners. Senator Brown explained that the penalty on conviction was fine of $7 or i'm prisonment of thirty days, or both. The bill passed.
 resolution annexing the first voting dis trict of the town of Huntington to the pro bate district of Derby from the district ol Bridgeport was explained by Senator Smith, who said the remonstrance came from the second voting district, while the first district was in favor of it. He was in favor of the change. The resolution was discussed by Senators Brewster, Pagan and Peet, who op posed it, and by Senator Buck in favor. A motion to submit the question to vote ot the citizens of Huntington was lost, and the resolution as originally reported passed. The House had previously rejected it by vote o1 70 to 75.
 The following bills were rejected: House bill No. 124, ''an act in amendment of an aci relating to civil actions" House bill No. 116, an act in addition to an act relative to civi actions. House bill No. 115, an act in addi. tion to an act relative to the estate of insol- vent debtors. House bill No. 1O6, an act or the equitable jurisdiction of Superior Courts and Courts of Common Pleas. House bill No. 114, an act in relation to an act relative to civil actions. House bill No. 70, an act in addition to the practice act. House bill No. 52, an act concerning the duties of conserva- tors and guardians. Senate bill No. B, an act in addition to an act concerning crimes and criminal prosecutions. House bill No. 183, an act for the promotion of agriculture in this State.
 At 12:55 the Senate adjourned to Thursday at 10 o'clock.