Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-17

false. He saw no acts of violence and no dis turbance, and was very much surprised to read MT. Beers statement
 Councilman Hilton, of the Sixth ward, said he saw no personal violence or attack on Mir. Beers.
 Isaac F. Davis said he was moderator in the Third ward at the late election. He said he saw no serious disturbance and no inter- ference with the marshaIs.
 s. Harrison Wagner said he saw no dis turbance in the Sixth ward on election day. He was around at all of the.wards and he saw no disturbance in any of.them.
 MT. Stoddard stated to the committee that Hon. George H. Watrous would be in Hart ford tomorrow, and he desired that the com mittee should hear what he had to say re- garding the charter. The committee agreed to give MT. Watrous a hearing.
 MT. Pickett said that the petitioners de- sired to recall General Harmon tomorrow, which was also granted.
 This will close the hearing, excepting brief arguments that will probably be made early next week.
 The "annexation' question will come up before this committee tomorrow afternoon. Following is summary of the business transacted in both houses to-day. Senate. The Senate assembled at 1O:3Q o'clock, Lieutenant Governor Bulkeley in the chair. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Sage. Reports of committees were received and tabled for calendar and printing. When the bill relating to the examination of railroad employees for color blindness was taken up, it was supported by Senator Silliman, chairman of the Committee on Rail- roads, by which committee the bill was re- ported favorably. The bill provides that ex- aminations for color blindness shall be made | by board to consist of the superintendent | and master mechanic of the company and 8 ! surgeon to pc appointed by the railroad com missioners
 Senator Colt moved to strike out the enact | ing clause and to leave the clause repeating ! the old law.
 This was opposed by Senator Brewster, who thought that the bill proposed was g to the railroad employees than to any one l else.
 | Senator Hammond said that he considered ! the railroad men, with all their responsibii ! ties, the best men to judge of the require ments of their employees. | When the vote was taken the amendment prevailed
 The resolution releasing Charles J. Aller from State prison was passed, there being bu | few dissenting voices. | The selec committee on the canvas of vote
 cast in the recent election of Senator in th' | Fifth district reported that the canvass wa | correct report accepted. | At 12:45 o'clock the Senate adjourned. l House. ! Reports of committees were received ant | tabled for calendar. On motion of MT. Mitchell, of New Brit
 ain, the bill prohibiting steam dredging wa
 made the special order of the day for Wed
 nesday, March 23 at 12 m. ! On motion of Mir. Harrison the House re ! ceded from it's previous action in passing tn
 bill substituting the word ''may'' for ttshalI | in the statute authorizing commissioners t. ! grant licenses when recommended by tn
 boards of selectmen, and concurred with tn
 Senate in rejecting the amendment.
 The following bill, which was the specia
 order of the day, was passed after discussion
 Land owned or taken by any municipal COT
 poration outside .of it's territorial limits, fo
 the purpose of creating or furnishing g suI l ply of water for it's use or benefit shall b
 liable to taxation, and shall be set in the liz
 in the town where such land is situated, ) the corporation owning or controlling sue
 water supply, at valuation which would | fair for said land if used for agricultur;
 purposes.
 Sec. ?. Chapter seventy nine of the publi acts of the year one thousand eight hundre and seventy -nine being an act entitled 'a
 act concerning taxation, :" is hereby repealed
 The calendar numbers were Presumed, an 5 amendments to bills recommended by tE ) Committee on Engrossed Bills were dispo | ed of
 On motion of MT. Harrison, the resolutio
 incorporating the International Constructio : company was taken up. Mr. Jacobs, of Ri 3 ingly, stated that there had been no opp sition to the bill and the unanimous feelir , in the committee was in favor of it's passag - On vote the resolution was adopted. At 1:O5, on motion of MT. Harrison, u
 House took a recess until 4:3o o'clock il At 4:30 o'clock the House resumed bus ness and finished up the calendar for the da There were no bills considered of general in portance.
 The House adjourned at p. m. uni l Thursday at 10 8. m.