Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-04
[senator Hoyt in the chair. l

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 Business upon the calendar was disposed | of as follows:
 An act was passed providing that if any
 school district by contributing the teachers
 board or incidental expenses of the school be enabled to continue it's school beyond the Sterm required by law, it shall be entitled to the full amount of public money fixed by the board of school visitors and selectmen of the town.
 Resolution amending the charter of the Derby gas company; passed.
 An act was passed providing that the exec utors of the estates of deceased and insolvent persons may dispose of the spirituous liquors belonging to the estate to the amount of five | gallons without procuring license. The bill for an act providing that when any workman shall receive 8 personal injury by reason of the negligence of person placed over him by common employer he may re- l cover damages from the employer, was dis 1 cussed by Senator Brewster, who said that the law simply gives the courts power to ap- ply exact justice. Although a majority of the committee reported that the bill should be continued to the next session, Senator Brewster said that he thought that now was the time to act upon it. Throughout all the civilized world the law is as this bill proposes to make it in Connecticut.
 Senator Coe said that it was the practice of the manufacturing corporations with which he was connected in case workman received an injury to pay the injured mans bill for medical attendance, to remit his rent to continue his wages, and when he recover ed restore him to his employment Senator Coe thought that bill of this character would be more satisfactory than the one proposed.
 Senator Colt opposed the bill, as it is not to be supposed that men of superior skill can always be found by corporations.
 Upon motion of Senator Peet the bill was tabled.
 
 A bill providing that no person shall be sent to the State prison for confinement for a shorter term than one year was explained by Senator Seymour.
 Senator Brewster thought the passage of the bill would seriously obstruct the effect iveness of the tramp law.
 Senator Seymour replied that where the oHense was sufficient to send tramp to State prison he should be sent for 8 yea at least.
 Senator Seymour read from the annual re- port of the State prison directors, stating that during the last year fifty prisoners were sentenced to the State prison for periods of from two to five months and that these terms were so short that very little good came from the Imprisonment. l
 Senator Colt offered as an amendment hat sentences under the provisions of the tramp act be accepted.
 The amendment was adopted and the bill, as amended, was passed. ssss A resolution appropriating $500 in addi. ton to the regular appropriation of $1, 200 to the Connecticut State Prison association was passed.
 A bill was passed providing that no board of school visitors or school committee shall change any textbooks used in its public schools except by three-quarters vote of all the members at Q regular meeting.
 Senator Coe announced to the Senate the death of Senator Brown, of the Fifth dis trict, and offered the following refol,kion.
 Resolved by the Senate, That the Senate 1 has heard of the death of Hon. William Brown, late Q Senator of the Fifth district. with profound sorrow and regret. That as I an expression of our respect for the memory E Of the deceased committee of three be ap- | pointed by the president of the Senate to ef- \ tend the funeral, and that as further mark + Of respect the Senate do now adjourn.
 Senator Bradstyaet said that the asd intelli- K