Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-21
The Connecticut Legislature.
HARTFORD, Feb. 20,

dARTFORDy rep. [U. HOUSE.
 Committee reports were submitted follows and
 Judieiary-Mr. Stanton, chairman, unfavorable on bill de usury favorably granting letters of admin istration on estate of Huldah R. Humston favorable able % on b de fair trial. by Justices of the favorable bill relating to salaries and fees unf.vor able bill regulating trial of civil in City Court of Bridgeport substitute resolution granting letters of administration estate of John Creswell Of En- fed favorable printing roll of Stat, officers, Sena Representatives from 1776 to date 500 copies to be printed unfavorabe on bill repeating act de Judgment liens unfavorabe bill relating to lands unfavorable bill relating to executors and admins trators.
 de school district boundaries. Banks-Mr. Tinker, chairman, favorable bill concerning banks savings banks and trust companies referring petition of David Wilson for release from
 AeficSitureMMr, Barstow, chairman, adverse on pc. tition of John Gates ct al. for amendment to game laws; also advsrse petition of Charles E. Woodward State Priaon-Mr Parker, chairman, adverse on re- tition of Charles E. Gilbert for release from State prison; also adverse on petitions of John Ackley Roswell s. Bartlett, Stephen Abbott, Harvey Chamber lain. Elijah ". Smiths petition continued to the next General Assembly.
 CONCURRENT BUSINESS. The House concurred with the Senate in disposng of various matters, nclucing verbal amendments to bills recommended by the Committee on Engrossed & The 1 W a .op the work and continued to the next session Of the Legislature, te1nporar1ly tabled. The bill prohibiting fishing in the pond of Gilbert Brown, in Sterling, was indefinitely postponed. CALENDAR. Business on the calendar taken up and amend rnents to bills recommended by the Committee on EnRrossed Bills adopted. On motion of MT. Matthews, of Waterbury the Dill annex1ng portion of the town of Huntington to the probate district of Derby was temporarily tabled.
 The bill incorporating the Greenwich Association for the Propagation and Protection of Fish explained and advocated by MT. Belden and passed. [Mr Robertson, of New Haven, in the Chair.l
 House bill Mo- s1 for the prevention Of party egis- lation was reported unfavoraby from the Committee Engrossed Bills, explained by Mir. Gardner and re- jected.
 grand urors was unfavorsbly reported from the Ju- diciary Committee. On vote the measure re-
 The bill authorizing the closing of the polls at the hour in the three voting districts in the town of Haddsm was passed.
 House bill No 238, providing for the survey of real estate for the purpose of correct and taxa tion was reported unfavoraby from the Committee on Finance and rejected.
 OTHER MATTERS. The resolution looking to the aboshing Of machin. cry in the State prison wss killed. The bill conferring upon the Oourt or common Council of New London, in addition to the powers vested in it board of health under the charter all the powers, rights and authority conferred upoI
 justices of the and as boards Of neaf by virtue Of the General Statutes was supported b5 MT. Carpenter.
 | The Huuae, on motion of MT. wadhams, of Goshen adhered former action relative to the bill de attor neys' term fees killing it, the Senate having previous ly voted to adhere.
 At 11:55 o'clock the House adjourned till 12 nn Tues