Morning journal and courier., 1880-03-16
LOCAL NEWS.
The Legislature.

New Haven City Court Ju0ges-Ane Hill for an Increase Of the Rr1gadfef uers.
 Especial correspondence of the JOURNAL ANDCoUR1ERl
 HARTFORD, March 15. The House met, pursuant to adjournment, this afternoon at o'clock, Speaker Marcy in the chair. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Ford. There was not quorum of the House in attendance, yet business proceeded in the regular way, no question being raised in re- gard to quorum. After disposing of few matters that came from the Senate the calen- dar for the day was taken up.
 Among the bills passed were the following: An act concerning crimes and punishments. This bill provides that in all criminal trials the counsel for the State shall have the open ing and closing arguments. MT. Gardner, of Derby, made speech in favor of the bill, and was followed by MT. Mitchell, of New Britain, who said he was willing that this bill should be tried, yet he thought it WAS contrary to sound principles If it would lead to better law in the selection of juries it would be well that the law was passed MT. Stanton, of Hartford and Mir. Carpenter, of Norwich, favored the bill and MT. Robertson, of New Haven, opposed it. The bill passed, but it is thought that there will be more opposition to it in the Senate than there was in the House, and its fate is therefore uncertain.
 House bill Mo- 2O9, which provides that the compensation of Registrars and Boards or Relief shall be fixed by the Boards of Selectmen at not less than two dollars and fifty cents per day, was amended by striking out the words land fifty cents, and as amended passed.
 Senate bill No. g was next considered. The bill provides that every person who shall neglieently or maliciously place any poison or poisoned food in any public place or premises not exclusively occupied by him, shall be fined not more than fifty dollars or be lm- prisoned not more that three months The bill was passed without debate.
 The following bills were then passed: Con frming the assessment and collection of taxes in the Center school district of Waterbury. Providing for the payment of 1925 for each member of the First Company, Governors Foot Guards, to be used exclusively as uni form fund, in lieu of the amount allowed by law to the company for uniforms for five years from March l. 1880. It was stated that the company proposed to repair their old uni forms and purchase overcoats instead of buy ing new uniforms. Resolution authorizing g the construction of an iron fence about the State Arsenal grounds in Hartford at a cost not exceeding sixteen hundred dollars. Bill permitting the Mechanics Savings bank of Middletown to erect a building on lot owned by them, the cost of which will exceed their reserve fund. Act re- latipe to taxation of railroad companies. Resolution incorporating Holm es, Booth & Hayden Company, of Waterbury. Bill to incorporate an Episcopal church Home in Norwalk. Bill incorporating the Firemen's Benevolent Society of Norwalk. Empower ing Registrars of Births, Marriages and Deaths to administer oaths in all cases pertaining to the duties of their positions. Act amending the charter of the city of Hartford. Resolu- tion amending the charter of the Hartford County Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Act amending an act establishing salaries of States Attorneys and requiring them to make certain returns.
 An act concerning unclaimed deposits. This bill provides that all unclaimed deposits in the bands of county treasurers, of money taken from railroads for lands, and refused by proprietors of such lands shall be turned over to the State Treasurer after three years, to be kept by bim for the persons owning the same The bill passed.
 The resolution providing for commission to select a permanent camp ground for the State militia and report to the next Genera Assembly, was passed in concurrence. Alsc bill providing that fees of clerks of courts other than probate shall be S1 for recording judgments and 25 cents for each page exceed ing four. Also providing for II mills State tax on the grand list for 1879.
 The following bills were tabled: An act re lating to the examination of railroad em ployes in regard to color blindness Act con ferring upon women the right to vote in schoo districts. Act to exempt minors wages iron execution. Limiting municipal indebtedness and taxation. Resolution appropriating 1925, 900 to the State Reform School. Act relating to prison labor. Resolution suspending taxes of the Connecticut Valley railroad
 The following bills were rejected: Valldat- ing certain votes of the town of Haddam Amendment of an act de replevin. For the compensation of Registrars and Boards of Re lief. Relating to costs in criminal cases Giving power to telegraph and telephone companies to erect poles on private lands Incorporating the Rural Improvement Asso citation of Haddam.
 The bill emending the act relating to mill tin and providing for additional commissionec and on-commissioned officers on the staff O the Brigadier General came from the Senat passed
 Mir. Batchelder, of Winchester, said that small majority of the Military Conmitte were in favor of the bilI but he was among the number who opposed it on the ground tha the additions to the generals staff were un necessary He did not propose, however, tt make any captious opposition to the passage of the bill
 Mir. Morris, of Bridgeport, opposed the bil on the ground that it was absurd and totall. useless. He said he hoped the bill would b. rejected.
 The bill was rejected by an almost unani nous vote.
 On motion of Mir. Bailey, of Danbury, Sen ate joint resolution No. 63, relating to the ap pointment of commissioner to revise th' joint stock laws which had been previousl. rejected, was reconsidered, and the bill was ia bled for future consideration.
 MT. Morris, of New Haven, called from thu table the bill amending the charter of tn city of New Haven. The bill provides that il the absence, inability or disability of the judg or assistant judge of the City Court Judg of the Court of Common Pleas may sit in sait City Court On Mir. Morris motion the rul. was suspended and the bill passed
 House joint resolution No. 125, providing for the publication of a complete list of all in corporations in the State, as an appendix tt the private acts, was taken from the table ant passed.
 Resolution incorporating the Hartford Ba Library Association, was taken from the tabi and passed.
 House bills No. 125 and No. 215, conferrin, upon women the right to vote on questions a to the sale of intoxicating liquors and at schoo district meetings were made the special orde for Wednesday at 10 o'clock.
 The House adjourned until Tuesday morn ing at 10 o'clock.
 College Notes.
 The monthly meeting of the New Tor alumni will be held at Delmonico's on Friday March 18th.
 The Cambridge crew has gone into quarter on the Thames preparatory to the race mex Saturday. They are rowing in poor form an seem to have no chance of winning the race The betting Is at present Il to in favor c Oxford.
 In 1775 John Winthrop, F. R. s., was Pro lessor of Astronomy at Harvard College. Dul ing his professorship he wrote several work on astronomy, and was one of the leaders that science. A recent inquiry revealed th fact that only two of the Harvard faculty ha ever heard of the man.
 Five members of the junior class have re gently begun training as candidates for u Harvard crew. The above item is about si months old, but has only recently crept int the Harvard papers. Harvard boating new does not circulate freely in Cambridge.
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