Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-25
HARTFORD, March 24, 1881.

< Other Matters of Interest.
 t7 HARTFORD, March "A, 1881. Especial to the JOURNAL AND coUR1ERl
 The business at the Capitol to-day was of more than ordinary character, the everlasting oyster question being under consideration in the House as the special order of the day at II o'clock. The bill under consideration re- lated to steam dredging on public oyster grounds, which has been strongly opposed in the southern part of the State as detrimen- tai to the small oyster dealers who could not purchase steamers. The matter was dis cussed at length and ably on both sides, and when the vote was taken it was surprise to many. The opponents of the steam dredges seemed to have everything their own way, although it was said that many who voted in opposition to steam dredging did not under stand what they were voting for, or, in other words, did not fully understand the question If this was so it was their own fault, as Speaker Case was very explicit in his expla- nation of the bill before the vote was taken. In the House this afternoon the resolution which has passed the Senate releasing Charles J. Allen, life prisoner, from State prison, | it was expected would come up, as it was set down for one of the special orders of the day. It was decided to postpone the matter until next Tuesday forenoon at Il o'clock The Committee on Cities and Boroughs was in executive session yesterday afternoon | and had under consideration the amendments to the New Haven City Charter. No decision was reached, although it was reported that they stood four to three in favor of the mod | sc that the committee are divided in opinion re- garding the annexation of a portion of East Haven to New Haven, although the friends of the bill feel confident that majority of the committee will report in favor of the | scheme They will probably report on both | matters early next week.
 Following is summary of the business transacted today.
 The Senate was called to order at 12 o'clock ! by Lieutenant Governor Bulkeley. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Sage.
 Reports of committees were received as | follows Judiciary-Unfavorable on bill re- | Iating to practice of medicine and surgery. Senator Brewster explained that 8 bill of similar import was to be reported in the House. The bill was put upon it's passage | and rejected.
 Various reports of committees were receiv- ed in concurrence with the House.
 Senator Lewis, @ committee on the disa- | greeing vote of the two houses on the reso- iution appropriating $275 to Henry s. Mer- win in compensation for loss incurred by the | quarantine of horses, reported that the reso- | lution ought to pass. The Senate reeonsid- cred its former action and concurred with | the House in the passage of the resolution.
 On motion of Senator Bradstreet, Senator Colt was appointed a committee torecan from the House bill passed yesterday to amend the charter of the Hartford and Connecticut
 Valley railroad, allowing the extension of it ! road to the north line of the State. The bil
 being returned, the action of the Senate yes
 terday was reconsidered, and the bill wa
 temporarily tabled until the House bushes
 should be disposed of. When the bill wa | again called from the table by Senate ! Brewster, the motion before the Senate wa
 to accept the report of the majority of tn
 committee, with the accompanying resolu
 tion, giving the petitioners leave to with
 draw.
 On the adoption of the resolution of tn
 majority of the committee, giving the peti
 tioners leave to withdraw, the vote stood
 to 8, the vote being taken by yeas and nays | as follows Yeas-Senators Cheney, Upson
 Mills, Jones. Colt, White, Seymour, Ham
 mond, Bradstreet, Peet, Dennis, Collins-12
 Nays s-Senators Hills, Hamilton, Brewster
 Hoyt, Lewis, Cox Alsop, ,Silliman-9. Absen I-Senator Haywood.
 Resolution permitting fire insurance com
 panies to insure against loss by lightning
 amended and as amended passed
 Senator Brewster called up the bill givin
 women the right to vote in school distriC
 meetings, which had been referred back t g the Committee on the Judiciary, and gave full report of the further hearing had by th '' committee, and strongly urged the passage c
 the bill. He said there could be no doubt c the benefcence of the scheme, as applied t \, country districts, and it had the approval C
 the best educators in Massachusetts. Tn
 motion of the Senator for the passage of th
 bill, however, was lost.
 Bill authorizing any savings bank of th - State to loan money to any manufacturin
 corporation of the State and take as securit
 for such loans first mortgage upon real el
 tate owned by the corporation, without an further security, provided the real estate s
 mortgaged is twice the value of the loan
 discussed at length and indefinitely pos poned
 At 1:3O p. m. the Senate adjourned unt | 10 o'clock tomorrow.