Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-10
Local News.
At The State Capitol.

At The State Capitol. Full Attenda nee sofNIembers-An of Earnest
 mess Displayed in the Disposal of Busi-i
 Hess-The New Haven City Charter
 More Oyster Law-Dtscusston on Insur-i
 ance Taxes.
 HARTFORD, March g, 1881.
 Especial to the JOURNAL AND ooUn1ER.l
 The members of the Legislature were gen. orally in their seats this morning and legisla- tion was proceeded with quite rapidly. There appeared to be a disposition on the part of the members to dispose of the business be- fore them as expeditiously as possible. Both houses were called to order at 10:3O, and, while the business of the calendar in the Senate was not entirely disposed of before adjournment, the Hnpse concluded to hold an afternoon session and at 1:30 D. m. ad- journed until 4:3O p. m-, thereby giving the committees an opportunity to hold two hours session before the reassembling of the House.
 The revision of New Haven's city charter was again considered this afternoon before the Committee on Cities and Boroughs. Cor poration Counsel Stoddard and Adolph Asher with Alderman Farnam appeared in the ln- terest of the revision, while R. s. Pickett and John s. Fowler appeared in the interest of amendments proposed by the so-called
 ''Tuttle" bill. The remaining sections not heretofore considered were gone through with and agreed upon; then MT. Fowler suggested that there were amendments to be
 offered to the present revision, one of which was a change in the proposed division of the Ninth and Tenth wards at the upper
 portion of these wards so as to give that DOT ton of Dixwen avenue proposed to be taken from the town to the Ninth instead of the Tenth ward. To this proposition there was no objection made In section 25 Mir. Fowler suggested change so that in voting for off cers in the gift of the Court of Common Council it shall be by ballot instead of by yeas and
 nays as at present. This proposition met
 with considerable opposition from MT. Stod- dard. He thought the present charter was just as it should be in that particular. MT. Fowler responded by saying that for ninety years, up to 1874, the voting was by
 ballot at that time it was changed by g
 Democratic Legislature and for purpose. MT. Stoddard in reply said that if the amendment was adopted it would be an open
 bid for fraud. He thought he had right tc know how his representative voted, and under the charter as it now was he could know. He thought also that the public should know how a man serves the trust reposed in him R. s. Pickett, J. B. Sargent, Judge Sheldor and Adiutant General Harmon also favored the proposed amendment. Tomorrow after noon other amendments embraced in thu Futile bill will be considered and an unusually large delegation from New Haven is antici pated.
 Before the Committee on Fisheries to-da. the so-called general oyster law was farthe considered, and on the conclusion of tn | hearing the committee voted to to rec
 ommend that the bill do not pass. The Sen
 ate and House will probably concur in tn | action of the committee.
 Following is summary of the bushes ! transacted to-day.
 Senate.
 | The Senate assembled at 1O:40 o'clock Lieutenant Governor Bulkeley in the chair Prayer was offered by Chaplain Thompson Reports of committees were received a follows:
 Judiciary-Unfavorable on the petition o l Leonard Woolsey Bacon for a commission t. 1 report concerning modification of the Sun day laws-the petitioner was given leave t. withdraw substitute bill for an act relating to the drainage of highways. Senator Hammond offered resolution tha l after Tuesday, March 22, no business shal be received by the General Assembly excep communications from the Governor or re ports from the Committee on Engrosset Ri11a The reenIuti0r was fah1a0 A resolution authorizing the Comptrolle | to draw his order for $62. 50 in favor o William A. Goodwin, of New Haven, fo | twenty-five bound copies of legislative statis ! tics was tabled for second reading. Business on the calendar was disposed O | as follows:
 Resolution amending the charter of the Fai \ Haven Union cemetery; recommitted to tn Committee on Interpretations in concurrence The bill making employers liable for tn | acts of an employe, whereby sub-employ | is injured, was rejected.
 An act was passed providing that wher | joint boards of school committees refuse O ! neglect to meet and decide upon claims fo | school expenses over the receipts the tow | shall pay the over expense as far as 1t is il ! accord with the law.
 1 A bill was passed authorizing towns to of | fer bounties for the killing of foxes ant other noxious animals, and to pay the sam out of the surplus arising from the dog tax An act providing that if any person shal
 Intentionally place upon any public highwa. \ any Canada or other thistle, wild carrots \ daisies, burdock or other dock shall forfei | $7, was passed.
 Resolutions were passed incorporating tn
 New Haven Folding Chair company, th Marlin Firearms company of New Haven, an,
 the Goodyear India Rubber Glove Manufac turing company of Montville. | A resolution was passed confirming the do ! ings of the Ladies' Seamen's Friend societ
 of New Haven and amending it's charter. The petition of the New Haven Youn Mems Institute for an amendment of charte was granted.
 A resolution fixing the salary of the execu tive clerk at $500 per annum was passed
 An act was passed providing that no tele
 phone or telegraph company shall by reaso
 of its wires passing over any building or lam
 acquire by continuance any prescriptivs righ
 to occupy the same.
 A resolution authorizing the judges of tn \ Supreme and Superior Courts to fix terms O ' courts was passed.
 The resolution authorizing the Governor t | appoint commission of three members t procure plans, obtain 8 site, and erect building for the State Normal school at Nev Britain was passed in concurrence. The res | olution appropriates $75, GOO for the purpose providing $25,0Oo shall be furnished by Ne, | Britain.
 An act proposing that an injunction ma be granted against the erection by an owne ! or lessee of land of any structure intended t.
 annoy the owner of adjoining land was table, ! after the amendment adopted in the Hous l had been rejected.
 An act was passed providing that prescott | ing agents shall after July l, 1881, be ap ! pointed for terms of two years. An act to regulate the blowing of locomo l tive whistles by giving to the railroad com missioners power in such cases was passed. \ At 1:4O the Senate adjourned.