Morning journal and courier., 1880-03-19
The Legislature.

Talk of RecOnsidering Some Of the Ap-
 prOpriatIOns-WOrk in the Senate
 End of the Municipal Gas Company
 PetitIOn-rhe Constitutional Amend
 nent-FInaI Adjournment Next
 Thursdays
 Especial Correspondence JOURNAL AND CoURIER.1
 HARTFORD, March IS, 1880.
 The work of concluding the legislation for 1880 proceeded at the Capitol yesterday with much spirit, but with all the energy displayed it seems apparent at this writing that an ad- journment cannot be effected before the mid dle of next week. The Senate will have large calendar to dispose of tomorrow, and from present indications there are some mat. ters coming up that will evidently provoke considerable discussion. There is some talk of reconsidering some of the large appropria- tions already made for State institutions, and either reduce them or refuse entirely the ap- propriations asked for. The amounts appro- priated are quite large, and when aggregated will make large showing of expenses for this year if all are passed. Looking toward re- duction the House this morning recalled from the Senate the resolution appropriating $25, 900 for the State Reform School, and after it's return it was tabled for future action. This evening the chRirmen of the several commit tees will hold a caucus to consider these mat ters, and tomorrow more definite decision
 will probably be reached in regard to them.
 Tine Senate.
 The Senate met this morning at 10 o'clock,
 Lieutenant Governor Gallup in the chair.
 Prayer was offered by Chaplain Sage, and busi-
 ness then proceeded as follows: Senator
 Smith was appointed committee of confer
 .AL-- I~-s- z..a1 authority to add to his staff, and Senator
 Brewster on the =disagreeing vote for the appointment of tax commission. The Senate concurred with the House in rejecting
 the bill making it lawful for railroads to grant free passes to members of the Legislature. The petition of Henry Hamlin for postpone ment of sentence for one year came from the House rejected, and on motion of Senator Buck the petition was tabled. The following resolution introduced by Mir. Tinker in the House came from that body passed ''Ne appropriation shall be made, nor any gratuity be given by the General As sembly or by the Senate or House of Repre- sentatives, for the compensation of reporters | in either house."
 l Senator Colt said this was resolution to relieve the members of both houses from a
 vexed and distressing annoyance. It could not affect the present session, but it placed Q law upon the statute books which future
  appropriation was made. It was thought, af- ter consultation with members, that it was better to take action now rather than at the opening of the session. It was vexed mat ter from which the members desired relief On the Senator's motion the Senate concurred l with the House in passing the resolution. The petition of the Municipal Gas Compa- ny, who had asked for charter to lay pipes | and erect gas works in New Haven and Bridge port, came from the House rejected, and peti- | tioners were given leave to withdraw. The Senate by unanimous vote voted to concur | In the action of the House. The special report of the Oyster Commis- l sion presented by Senator Coe and the annual | report on grading the Capitol grounds were l ordered on file.
 The bill allowing women to vote on liquor ! questions came from the House passed, and | was tabled for calendar. The bill giving them power to vote on school questions was | rejected in concurrence. l Resolutions incorporating the Meriden | Court of Foresters; the Greenwich Water Company; the Rogers and Brittin Silver 1 Company of Bridgeport; the Laura Andrews | Free Library and Benevolent Association of | thomaston; and the Russell and Erwin Man ufacturing Company, all passed. Other bills on the calendar were passed as | follows: Appropriating $2,O00 to the State | Agricultural Society; approprlating $500 to | the State Board of Agriculture to disseminate \ | promote the agricultural interests of the | State; bill providing for fine of $7 to be paid by persons keeping or harboriDg un- | licensed dogs, the Selectmen to prosecute on | lists furnished by the Town Clerk; resolu- | tions authorizing the New York and New Eng | land and the New York, New Haven and Hart | ford railroad companies to use steam transfer ! boats at Harlem in connection with their | through Boston and Philadelphia route. Res | olution appropriating 1925 for each enlisted | member of the Governors Foot Guard, moi exceeding in all one hundred and twelve | members, for new uniforms; bill for the pro | tection of trade marks and providing penal t ties for counterfeiting the same. | Senator Smith called from the table Repre- sentative WadhaHs bill making every man his own lawyer and proposed to amend it. Senator Hoyt said this bill was introduced | in the other house as huge joke, and should ! not receive any attention in the Senate. He moved to indefinitely postpone and it was SC | ordered.
 Senator Buck called from the table the bill ! submitting the constitutional amendment con-
 corning the appointment of judges to the ! towns for approval The Senator said the act | provided that the vote bs taken at the usual l time for holding town meetings, on the first | Monday in October next, and the form was 8 CODY of the law under which the citizens had ! always voted for constitutional amendments | with the single exception of the form of the ballot. -pThe bill provides that those in favor | of approving the amendment shall vote
 "Yes," and those who dlsapprove ''No." This ! was plain and simple way of printing the l ballots, and a great improvement, in his opin l ion, on the law under which the amendments l were voted upon, which required the voter to
 erase certain words in order to simply cast g negative ballot.
 EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS. The Senate in executive session has made the following appointments | Visitors to inc Sheffield Scientific School-Tht Hon. Messrs. L. W. Coe, Charles R. Pagan and Will ! liam Brown.
 1 The following nominations by the Governor were
 approved: George H. Townsend Of East Haven, to b'
 haroor conmlse1onsr TOT NsH aAseH W narDor Ior nv
 member of the board of control of the agricultural | tion for three years from July l. TRUSTEES State Reform school-James s. Elton of Waterbury
 Gilbert H. Preston of Holland and Jabez S. Lathrop | Connecticut Insane HospitaI-Robbns Battell ot | Norfolk, and Ezra P. Bennett Of Danbury. COMMISSIONERS. l Hartford Bridge-Heman A. Tyler of East Hartford
 Henry |. Pinney of South Windsor, George D. Bart
 lett of Glastonbury, and M. s. Chapman of Manches- ter.
 l Enfield Ferry-orvtHe s. Douglass and William Steele.
 | E-sex TurnpIke-Jared E. Redfeld of Essex, and Calvin Ely of Lyme
 l Huntington TuInpiks-Frederick E. Peryev of Huntington, and Isaac Booth of Trumbuu. Connecticut River Company-George G. Sill, Will | | Oxfori Turn pike--Juhn Cand-e of Oxford, Ben ia- min Nichols of Oxford and Alfred Burch of Wood | bury.
 | New London and Groton FerrJ-Oliver Perkins and Leauder E. Gardner of Groton. 1 Middtetown and Portland Ferry-Evelyn B. Stronc and George w F. ttIs of Middletown. ] Chapman's Ferry-Wllliam s. Tyler Of Haddam, and l Jacob G-eendeld of Ea-t Haddam. zoar ridge-Banj>mn Nichols of Oxford, and Will | ham B, Sherwood of Monroe.
 l Benn ett's Bridge-FIederick Sanford. | Enfield Bridge-Wiliam Abbe and s. L. Adams. | East Windsor Ferry-Alfred ". Converse and M. G | Dunham.
 Bridgeport and Newtown Turnpike George O. l Peck.
 ! Derby Turnpike--Royal M. Bassett and George H Peck o. Derby, and George Augur of New Haven. romlinsnn Bridge-Alexanner w. Forbes, Lyman HotchAiss, G. W. Andrews, Jared Andrews and Will liam J. Atwxter.
 washingt,n Brldge---George T. Smith of Milford, and L. R Whiting
 Essex Ferry koad--Jarsd E. Redfsld of Essex, and Calvin L Ny of Lyme.
 Essex Ferry--ChArle1 E. Housh of Essex and R. L. Griffin of Lyme.
 "arner's Ferry---Jonathan Warner of Chester, and Jabez Comstock of Lyme.
 This concluded the business on the calendar
 and the Senate adjourned until Friday morn ing at 10 o'clock.