Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-07
LOCAL NEWS.
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The Connecticut Legislature.
HARTFORD, Feb. 6

of the First Company Governors Horse Guards for Hartford for regulation of the practice of medicine of the Cambridge Guard of Hartford to be annexed to State prison of oharies E. Woodward, of Windsor, for preservation of game.
 Bills Referred Regulating the laying out of high ways and public streets prohibiting towns from iu- curing debts above certain percentage of the tax able property regulating the sale of commercial fer tilisers; concerning dogs; that railroad companies shall not required to pay tax ths bonds of towns dres9n1 for she fish within the limits of the town of Milford concerning the bon1s of treasurers of banks swings banks and trust companies to establish City Court in Middletown for the appointment of special consabes the request of agricultural societies and clam grounds de intoxicated persons restricting the taking trout from ponds in the town of Bedding; relating to replevin suits; de intoxicating liquors; re- lang to the support of paupers amending charter Of directors of corporaons in relation to divorce con- earning savings banks relating to sheres relating to schools; authorizing the town of Mer1den to issue bonds regulating the purity of streams looking to the preservation of public health relating to dogs ex. supplies furnished to the family for the survey of real for the 0f @ s ana % pauper children concerning school district bounda- cases relating to insolvent debtors; incorporating the Meriden Court of Foresters relating to the fore turns of railroad companies; amending the charter of the city of South Norwalk prohibiting dredging ing them them the ' bower of grand jurors; for the protection of town records against destruction Intoxicating Tquofs; relating to corporatons rels- ting to the prob.tng of wills in certain cases rela ity to commit witnesses for contempt; conferring upon women the right to vote in towns on all ques- peaIs from probate concerning and interpreting eK- empion from taxation; relating to frauds and false joint stock laws in relation to paupers; comforting additional powers registrars of births, marriages 1strars of births marriages and deaths.
 Resolutions Referred-Instructing the Committee Interpretations to incorporate the Holmes Booth Hayden Company of Waterbury.
 For the incorporation of the Improvement Society of Haddsm, and the Simsbury Agricultural Society. Validating the title of the Rosalind Park of Wood stock.
 For the purchase of portrait of William A. Buck inghsm to hang the bar library, the present not Incorporating the Firemen's Benevolent eociety of Norwich.
 Board of Agriculture on the evening of February IT, Appropristing sIOO each to Horace Heath and Rich ard l. Dwyer for extra work in the office of the secre tary of State.
 certain money expended in the support of Stewart Fraser
 ing and doorkeepers of the House of Rep resentatives.
 meetings held October and January g.
 Amending the charter of the Windham County Fire Validating bylaws passed by the town of Milford in re ation to the taking of shell fish.
 Increasing the capital stock of the Merchants Loan and Trust Company of Willimantic College to elect additional trustees. ' Incorporating the Hartford Bar Library Associa- tion.
 Authorizing fhs Connecticut Valley Railroad to take land.
 Concerning map of boundary of the State, 'prepar- ing outline map of the State and of Long Island Sound, to show the boundaries proposed by the Con- missioners.
 Instructing the Judiciary Committee to inquire and report bill enabling married to obtain pos session Of property in hands of their husbands who Providing that if the Capitol Commission and con- n ioe m 0n % tement they may submit their diherences on the ap-
 COMMITTEE REPORTS.
 The following committee reports were submitted favorable extending time for thrs@ years for the Connecticut Central road to complete connections Cities and Boroughs-Mr. Carpenter, chairman {; fa- vorable on amending charter of State street horse Incorporations-Mr.M Mitchell, chairman favorable on consolidating Missionary Society of Connecticut amending charter ; favorable on amending charter of Hartford Theological Institute and substitute bill ported.
 Judiciary-Mr stanton chairman substitute reso- lution granting letters of administration estate of Alice A. Woodruff unfavorabe act validating vote of town of ariswod favorable on granting adGins- tration on estate of Darius Grant bill concerpng di vorces recommended.
 MT. Preston of Holland introduced bill providing tion of all petitions for divorce and may grant di- vorces to any man or woman for ofenses committed fraudulent contract wfu desertion for three yearf with total neglect of duty, years absence dur- ing which period the absent party hss not been heard from, habiual intemperAncs intoerabe cruelty seu- tence to Imprisonment for life, any infamous crime involving violation ot ccnjugal duty, and punsha- ble by Imprisonment in the State prison, any mis- conduct which permanently destroys the happiness of the petitioner and defeats the purpose of the marriage relation l; Judiciary.
 THE CAPITOL CONTRACT.
 Mr. Stanton introduced the following resolution in OAnif0l contract
 Whereas, 1hare is likely to be difference between to the legal construction and effect of sundry contracts relating the building of ths Capitol and to the compensation justly due said contractor for said Resolved by this Assembly, That in the event said commissioners and said contractor shall fail to agree in regard to the matters aforesaid, the may be submitted application of either party to ths final determination of some indifferent tribunal hereafter to be appointed by this Assembly for that purpose The resolution was referred to the Committee the Capitol Grounds.
 BATTLE FLAG DAY.
 MT. Porter, of Pennington, introduced resolution eraI Joseph K aaTiey committee to secure % inc eo pilation and publication of complete record of the of a the which were engaged in service during the war; the m aot sSo dSo shtt COPY of the 1880.
 CALENDAR.
 Regular calendar bushes swas taken up, and the bill authorizing the Shore Line Railroad Company to issue bonds the amount not to exceed $200,O00 Po1eoos thirty years, and the interest payable annually or semiannualy, at the discretion of the Board oi Di- rectors.
 MT. Belden, of Wilton, called from the table the act regulating fishing, and after amendment it waa The House joint resolution extending the time of the Ridgeheld and New York Railroad Company fo1 the construction of their roadway until July f. 1885 reported favorably by theCommittee Railroads MT: Porter chairman, and was parsed. Stow wilcox O. wasreported favorably by the Incor porations Committee, MT. Mitchell chairman, and was The act relating to the jurisdiction of the Court of Common Pleas for Fairfield county was temporarily The bill concerning insolvent debtors was reported Mr. Stanton as being cumbrous and mpracticabe and rejected.
 wINDHAM COUNTY COURTS.
 The bill in regard to the holding Of courts in Wind ham county was reported unfavoraby by the Judiciary Committee. MT. Stanton explained that the parties expressed willingness to adjust the matter between themselves and so save the State the necessity of fn from the session of 1S79 being House bills Nos lO4 and 255 continued till the next General Assembly. This disposition vas made of them.
 SPECIFIC APPROPRIATIONS
 House bill No. S23 from the session of 1879, WAS reported by the Committee on Judiciary considered the measure and did think it for the Strict the expenditures of the State in the same man ner that Congressional expenditures restricted vote the bill was rejected.
 TEXT BOOKS FOR SCHOOLS.
 House bill Mo- 16, concerning text books for schools was reported unfavorably by the Committee on Educa3 ton. MT. colyer, chairman of the committee, said the bill was considered undesirable. On vote it was rejected.
 THE GRoToN CENTENNIAL. MT. Crump, of New London, called from the table the House joint resolution $SOoo for the Stanton stated that several members of the House were absent who desired to speak the resolution, and he hoped the gentleman from New London would not press its consideration to-day.
 MT. Crump said he had no wish to press the meas- unless all members of the House were present who clrsd to discuss it, and would withdraw the motion The bill was then continued on the table.
 Adjourned to Tuesday ct l2 m.
 The Court Record. Court OR Common Pleas-JUdge Harri-
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 This court came in yesterday morning atlo o'clock The first case heard was that of New Haven Chemi- cal Nnrnnanv Cnllonn actinn ia ona nf troror