Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-01

 E is not far distant, when the virtue and in- telligsnce of the people will assert it's rights, or else the whole fabric of our free institu- | tions will perish. MT. President. for one am willing to subscribe to this oath, nor do l believe there is any member of this body who | by his vote will be willing to say that he | bought either his nomination or his election, l nor do believe that any Senator did, or that he will have to do so in the future. therefore hope Mir. President. that the Senate will not concur with the House in the indefinite post ponement of the bill. The Senate voted to concur with the House in rejecting the bill. There were five votes in the negative, two of them being Republi cans, namely, Senators Hammond and Ham, ilton. limit the military force of the State, provid ing that the active militia after January l, 1882. shall not exceed forty companies of i'm fantry. and one battery of artillery. The bill also repeals acts inconsistent with it's provisions. The bill was so amended as to allow the Second Company of the Governors Foot Guard to be annexed to the National Guard and as amended passed.
 Resolution appropriating $5O,0O0 to estab- lish hospital in the city of Bridgeport, pro vided that the same amount shall be raised for the same purpose, besides the cost of the land on which said hospital is to be located; passed after debate in which Senators Hoyt, Seymour Colt, Upson and Alsop joined. Neither of the special orders of the day were finally disposed of. At the request of Senator Coe, who was suffering from ind1s- position by reason of cold, consideration of | the House bill for an act regulating dredging | for shell fish and shells, which was the order | of the day for Il o'clock, was postponed to 12 | o'clock on Tuesday next.
 On motion of Senator Hammond who was i also unwel the consideration of the bill for | an act concerning terms of courts in Wind | xT .zG 1a-, ok | o'clock, was postponed to Il o'clock on Wed nesday next, after the provisions or the bill had been explained at length by Senator Brewster, of the Judiciary committee. The rejected bills related to the following
 subjects: Public conveyanoes; removal Of snow from the streets of New Haven; set- clement of the estates of deceased persons; ]; l and county commissioners.
 \ At 2 o'clock the Senate adjourned until
 10 o'clock to morrow.
 R.#h House.
 At 1O:O5 a. rn the House was called to order,
 Chaplain Thompson offering prayer.
 Bill relating to Normal School building j; taking of land for the new Normal School
 building where the parties cannot agree as to
 the price, on the report of a committee ap- pointed by the Superior Court.
 Wednesdays business in the Senate was acted upon by the House. The resolution ' | crime during his minority cannot forfeit hls
 rights as an elector (passed in the Senate), l was recommitted to the Committee on For feited Rights, with instructions to report a bill to the same effect. The resolution l granting $25 to Margaret Cotter, of Middle.
 town, for quarantine of horse, rejected III | the Senate, and passed in the House, was in
 sisted upon, and Messrs Northrop, of Mid I dletown and Bidwell, of Canton, were ap pointed committee of conference. On bll
 relating to divorce, allowing them to be
 granted in ninety days after the petition ) should be filed, a conference committee wa. , called for, and Messrs Hal, of Windham, ana
 Harrison, of Guilford, were eappointed as sucl
 committee.
 The bill allowing any person not lawyer : to prosecute and defend cases in the Stat' courts (reported unfavorably from the Com
 mittee on Incorporations) was rejected.
 An act which provides that an elector shal
 not be disqualified from serving juror b. } reason of being less than thirty years of ag
 was passed.
 The resolution appropriating $12,O0O to
 the State Reform School in Meriden for pro
 viding furniture, etc., for the new building
 was adopted.
 , l The resolution making an appropriation
 for the representation of Connecticut at thu Yorktown centennial celebration was tabled , at the request of MT. Stanton, of Stonlngton . The bill requiring that every certificate o1 . naturalization issued by any court of thl , State shall specify upon it's face the dat , when it was granted was passed. The resolution appropriating $10,000 fol , grading the Capitol grounds was adopted. , The petition of the Connecticut Temperance , League for an amendment to the State Con stitution prohibiting the manufacture ant sale of intoxicating liquors was reported ol
 by the Committee on Constitutional Amend !, ments unfavorably.
 a The bill reducing the tax on savings banl
 deposits was rejected.
 At 1:4O p. m the House adjourned to Fri day at 10 8. m.