Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-21
The Connecticut Legislature.
TUESDAY, Jan. 20.

TUESDAY, Jan. 2O.
 THE SENATE.
 At 12:15 o'clock the Senate called to order by Prayer was offered by Rev. Mir. Ford, one of the chaplains of the General Assembly.
 Sundry matters from tne House were acted upon in concurrence. On the resolution fixing the 4th of February the last day for receiving new business, Mr. Buck moved that it be amended making it the 9th, so as to give the entire week. The amendment was adopted.
 Mir. Pagan presented the foaxtsenth annual report of the Connecticut Hospital for the Insane which was The committee appointed to canvass the vote for that they found of hundred ballots, which gave the election to the Republicans.
 bill for public act fair trials in Justices justice, was referred to the committee on the Judi petition for act fixing the salary for the services of receivers of banks referred to the Committee on Banks.
 GOVERNORS APPOINTMENTS.
 At 1245 o'clock the Senate went into executive ses. aiGe 1p aa Colchester to fill the unsxpired term of Francis A. for three years from July l, 1880. Insurance Commissioner-John ". Brooks, of Tor rington, for three years from July 27, 1880.
 Bank Comrnissioner James ". Hyatt, of NorWa,k, two years from July l, 1880.
 State Prison Directors-Nathan M. Belden, of Will ton, three years from April l, 1880 Cyrus B. New ton of Stafford, two years and nine months from July l, 1880.
 stats Board of Health-John s. Butler, of Hartford, aud Andrew Q; Lippitt, of New London, six years
 State Board of Agriculture-Ephraim Hyde, of stat- ford, and Henry L. Stewart of Middle Hsddam, two years from July l, 1880.
 HOUSE. The House WAS called to order at 1O:03. Speaker Marcy presiding, Prayer was offered by the Chap
 Alter the call of the roll for three or four counties on motion of Mir. Stanton the further call was dis pensed with. Quite number of members were ab- Of New York and New England to use boats in through transportation of Canal road to remove de- pot at Hamden of Mary E. Beach for letters of ad- minisratton; of Greenwich Association for protec- of railroad rates of James Cuff, George Bennett, of Wm. E. Frye, Warren B. Mead, Joseph Clark, Andrew E. Alexander, Charles E. Gilbert Wm. H. Wells, Hen ry Freeman, Harvey Chamberlain, Charles V. Lamp George @ Hudson Edwin E. % Arioeans % and Wm Jackson for release from State prison of Edwin OHara, for
 bill restricting railroad rates for transportation of passengers and freight referred to the Railroad
 bill making it penal to offer gifts to electors sat at referred to the Jadicary Committee @ tie '''-1 Ths report of the Special Committee on Convict reported to the Committee State Prisons l,50G copies ordered printed The bill is given in another col umn.
 rien appropriatug $25 900 for inauguratng 'the cot tage system at the Meriden Reform School and also to make necessary repairs referred to the Committed
 The Chair appointed Messrs. Nichols, of Danbury, Porter, of Farmfngton and Morris, of Bridgeport ! RAT LRoAD CONTRACTS. | O-A | rien, as follows and passed:
 | HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES, l | January Session of Gen. Assembly, A. D., 1880.
 Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Com pany be, and is hereby directed to transmit at tht earliest day practicable copy o; each of the follow ing. described instruments, namely: The contrac made during the last year with tn, Boston and New York Air Line Railroad for division of the join earnings of the two companies (2 it's contract witt lease of the Harlem River Port Chester Railroad Company, and 9 it's contract for the of the Grant Central Depot, in the city of New York also state ment showing the amount paid annually under saie contract since it was made
 \ Resolved further, That the Clerk of the House b and he is hereby directed to transmit by mail to thu f pre- 'ident of the New York; New Haven and Hart ford Railroad Company certified copy Of the forego | ing resolution.
 MT. Slant of Hartford, introduced measure fol
 constitutional amendment the act providing for th nomination by ths Governor of the Supreme, Supe rtor and Court of Common Pleas judges, and thei confr by the Legslature referred to ths Com mittee on Constitutional Amendments. It voted that when the House adjourn it bt till 10:30 g. Wednesday. At Ills the House ad journed.