Morning journal and courier., 1881-02-26

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HARTFORD, Feb. 25, 1881.
Especial to the JOURNAL AND CoURIERl
Business was light at the Capitol to-day,
only one branch of the General Assembly
the House-being in session. There were no
committee meetings this afternoon, hence
after the adjournment of the House the cor
ridors of the Capitol assumed their wonted
quiet, there being only now and then
''straggler" to be seen passing through the
building and up the massive granite steps to
the rooms of the State officers. Next week
the committees will be at work again, and the
lobbyists and others will return like "birds
of passage" to ventilate their opinions regard
ing the many and varied questions that will
be under consideration.
The summary of business transacted in the
House to-day is as follows:
House.
The House was called to order at 10 a. M,
Representative Hall of Windham in the
chair. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Sage.
Mr.. Abbott, of Ridgefeld, offered sundry
petitions of citizens for the passage of the
bill prohibiting the sale of liquors to minors,
intoxicated persons and habitual drunkards.
Reports of committees were submitted as
follows: Agriculture-Mr. Barstow-Unfa-
vorable on bills reducing tax on dogs tabled
for calendar. Temperance-Mr. Abbott, of
Ridgefield, chairman-Favorable on bill reg
ulating the keeping open of liquor saloons
at night; substitute bill prohibiting the sale
of liquors to saloons, intoxicated persons
and habitual drunkards; favorable on bill
making county commissioners court for
Judging of the fitness of applicants for sell
ing liquors. Fisheries-Mr. DeForest, OF
Bridgeport, chairrl an-Substitute bill regula-
ting the catching of oysters at Guilford and
Branford.
Finance-Mr. Perry, of Fairfield, chairman
-Unfavorable on bill relating to savings
banks, tabled for calender. Educat1on-Mr.
Lathrop, of Norwich chairman Unfavorable
on consolidating the school districts of Mer1-
den, tabled for calendar. Judiciary-Mr.
Harrison, of Guilford, chairman-Favorable
on establishing harbor lines in New Haven
harbor favorable on bill extending county
lines of southern tier of counties SO as to
take in territory as fixed by the new estab-
lishment of boundary lines between New
York and Connecticut; bill regulating the
summoning of grand juries rejected, also bills
relating to service of civil process, estates of
deceased persons, concerning warehouses.
The bill authorizing the selectmen of Bridge
port to appoint truant officers was reported
adversely, but ION motion of Mr.. DeForest
was tabled for calendar. Mr.. Vests bill re-
quiring returns of divorces to be made to the
state librarian was reported adversely anu
rejected.
Resolution by Mr.. Lathrop, of Norwich,
appointing Storrs o. Seymour, of Litchfeld,
a member of the State Board of Education
for four years from July 4, 1881, was passed
The bill restraining bulls from running al
| large, and making the owners liable for dam
age which they may do, was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Hill, of New Milford
| the bill providing that the expense of build
| ing and repairing necessary bridges between
| towns shall be betrayed in proportion to the
grand list of the respective towns was tenn
| porarily tabled, Mr.. Tuttle, the chairman Of
| the Roads and Bridges committee, not OBJ
| jecting.
| The bill providing for bounty of So fol
killing each wild cat or fox, aud bounty O.
| not more than 81 for each skunk or wood
L chuck, to be offered by towns, was amended
1 by Mr.. Jennings, of Easton, including ra
coons, and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Bryant the report of TIN
| Committee on Contested Elections relating
to the towns of Bristol, Putnam and Man
/ chester was taken up and its features dis
cussed by Mr.. Bryant. Mr.. Fuller intro
duced an amendment requiring the numbe
| of votes to be expressed on the certificate
| which was adopted. A second amendment
by Mr.. Fuller, requiring the Secretary o
State to put the two names having the high
est vote on the roll of the House. was op
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thought it would work injustice. On vot
the amendment was adopted. Mr.. Mitchell
of New Britain, offered verbal amendment
which was adopted; also amended by MI
Booth, of Danbury, relating to certificates o
election The bill was then discussed b
Messrs. West of Hartford, Bryant of Eas
Hartford and passed.
| House bill No. 1863, relating to the assign
ment of future earnings, was reported ad
versely from the Judiciary. On suggestio
of Mr. Harrison the bill was tabled and OF
dered printed on the calendar.
Judge Harrison, of Guilford, asked tn
unanimous consent of the House for intro
ducing a resolution incorporating the Inter
national Construction company, which wa
granted.
The resolution offering an investigation il
| to the affairs of the Hartford Life and Annu
ty Insurance company came back from tn
Senate, with a committee of conference ash
ed for After debate, on motion of Mr.. Hal
rison the rules were suspended, and the rel
olution received. It was then amended SO q
to make it apply only to the Hartford Lif
and passed.
At 1855 the House adjourned until 1913
Tuesday, March L.