Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-27
The Legislature.


 Chaplain Sage. The first business in order was committee reports from the House, which were read by title and tabled for printing.
 The bill giving the power to the Oomptrol- Ter to employ messengers and doorkeepers af- ter the present session came from the House indefinitely postponed and the Senate con cured. After the reading of several commit tee reports for calendar, the calendar of the day was taken up. Among the bills of gen. eral importance passed was one providing that no person shall employ any child under four teen years of age unless 8 certificate be fur nished by the parents, signed by teacher, school visitor or superintendent, that the child has attended school as required by law. Reso- lution that the Governor be authorized to ap- point board of three commissioners to re- wise the tax laws of the State and to report to the next session of the General Assembly Bill providing that the fees of receivers shall be one per cent. of the amount of dividends paid to depositors; provided the amount is less than $25O, 900 the court may allow furth- CT equitable sums and tax all other expenses. Bill repeating the act that in trials for capital offenses the judge holding the court shall call to his assistance judge of the Supreme Court of Errors. This restores the old law of 1856. Bill providing that any tax laid by any town, city, borough or school district shall have interest at the rate of g per cent. charged upon it if not paid within one month. Resolution appropriating $2,oOO for the State library, and releasing John Kinney and George Beebe from State prison. Bill au- thorizing the Theological Institute of Connec- ticut to hold real and personal estate to the value of $1,000,O0O, provided the income shall be applied to the purpose for which the institute was incorporated. Bill amending the military act relating to discharges so it moval, discharge or dismissal shall in any way affect the liability of any person for public property in his possession, or for which he is responsible, or for fines or dues due the company, or for fines for non performance of military duty" Bill that public schools shall be maintained for at least thirty six weeks in each year in every school district in which the number of persons between four and. sixteen years of age at the last preceding enumeration was 110 or more; and no town shall receive any mon- ey from the State treasury for any such dis trict unless the school has been kept during that time. Bill providing that any person having control of children between the ages of eight and fourteen years shall cause them to attend public school at least sixty days in each consecutive twelve months. Bill rela ting to injunctions, which prevents the issuing of temporary injunction in any case except in favor of the State or a public officer, until the party making application shall give bonds, with satisfactory surety, to answer all dama- ges in case the petitioner shall fail to prose- cute the petition to effect. Resolution in cooperating the Killingworth Agricultural So- ciety. Bill repeating the statute dividing Madison into two voting districts.
 A oeN F., aid of the Municipal Gas Light Company was sent to the Committee on Interpretations. The following bills were rejected House bill No. 20, an act in amendment of chapter s1, public acts of 1919. [Senator Brewster explained that the matter related to insolvent ported substitute bill which covered the points. House bill No. 20 relating to the assessment and collection of taxes. House bill No. 46, relating to judgment of liens. House bill No. 131, amending an act relating to grand jurors. House bill Mo- 150, relating to home steads. House bill No. 5, relating to civil ac- tions House bill No. 61, an act to prevent l haste in legislation. House bill No. 265, con- corning commercial fertilizers. House bill No. 103, concerning watering troughs. House bill No. 159, to restrain the taking of usury. House bill No. 228,- amending the charter of the city of South Norwalk. House bill No. 121, concerning tolls of horse railroad companies. House bill No. 216, relating to taxation. House joint resolution No. 82, res- olution for preservation of natural products of the State at the Capitol. House bill No. 72, for the protection of the milk traffic. House bill No. 252, relating to executors and admin istrators. House bill No. 6, an act relating to lands. Senate bill No. 3, to secure fair trials in justice courts. House bill No. 246, relat- ing to divorce. House bill No. 1S9, relating to support of married women deserted by their husbands. House bill No. 237, con- corning the preservation of game. Senate bill No. 26, regulating the trials of civil causes in the City Court of the city of Bridgeport. House bill No. POP, relating to sheriffs' fees. House bill No. 68, to secure the registration of certain claims by mortgage. House bill No. 54, regulating amendments. House bill No. 235, concerning school district boundaries. Senate bill No. IT, concerning banks and trust companies. Two bills relating to civil actions.
 After disposing of the largest calendar of the session the Senate adjourned until Tues day next at 12 o'clock noon.
 The House.
 The House met at 10:3O a. m. and was opened with prayer by Chaplain Sage. After tabling several committee reports to be calen- dared other business was transacted as fol- lows: The petition for the incorporation of the New Haven Electric Light Company came back from the Senate on the ground that it was new business. The House insisted. Bill authorizing the State Board of Agriculture to kill diseased animals came from the Senate amended. The House insisted on the bill without amendment. and Messrs. Barstow, of Norwich, and Gardner, of Derby, were ap- pointed on the conference committee.
 Matters on the calendar were taken up and passed as follows: Amending the charter of the Meriden water works. Bill that when ad- ministration is granted on the estate of miss ing person, the Probate Court shall, before ordering distribution, require the heirs at law to furnish bonds, conditioned to return the amount realized upon the reappearance of the missing person and his demand for his prop erty.
 An adverse report came from the Military Committee on 8 resolution authorizing the printing of an official report of the proceed ings of Battle Flag day at an expense not ex- ceedipg $500. There was considerable dis cussion over this report, several spread eagle speeches being made in favor of the resolu- tion. It came out in the discussion that the committee who had reported adversely were unanimous in their report and that they were all old soldiers. MT. Robertson, of New He- ven. thought as the committee were all old soldiers it would be paying them poor com pliment to reject their report. MT. Colyer, of Darien, inquired whether the object of the resolution was not to aid the publishers of work already issued. He was answered in the negative by MT. Batchelder, of Winchester. It was currently reported about the Capitol, however, that certain Hartford parties were so sure that the bill would pass that they had had the type set and were ready to issue the book as soon as the bill passed. The bill was defeated, however, and they will have to look to other sources for compensation for the work performed.
 A resolution was passed making en appro- priation of $700 to print an official record of State officers, members of the General Assem- ply, etc., from 1776 to date, which had been prepared in the Secretary of States office. One.thousand five hundred copies are to be printed.
 treasursrs of trust companies shall give not less than $1O, 900 bonds, the same to be re- corded on the books of the banks, was recom- mitted on motion of MT. Morris, of New Ha- ven.
 The following bills, adversely reported, were rejected