Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-09
House..

The House was called to order at 12:O5, l Speaker Case in the chair. Prayer was of fered by Chaplain Thompson. The following reports from committees were submitted: Incorporations-Favor on amending charters of fire insurance com panies, authorizing insurance against dam- age from lightning, tabled for calendar Banks-Unfavorable on House biIlfNo. 9I, relating to wings banks, the measure pro- viding that savings banks may loan money to any manufacturing corporation of tIis State, taking first mortgage on real estate as securi- ty, without requiring further or additional security, providing that the real estate so mortgaged shall be twice the value of the amount of the loan, and is so located in or near the business center of city in the State that it would be ample security for such loan in case it should cease to be used or occupied for the business of the corporation :; tabled for calendar on motion of Mr. Read of Bridgeport
 Business from the Senate was disposed of in concurrence.
 On motion of MT. Perry, of Fairfield, the House receded from it's previous action in re- jecting the bill reducing the amount of in- terest which savings banks may receive to
 five per cent, and recommitted it. Subse- quently MT. Perry moved reconsideration of the course and asked for a committee of con- ference. He stated that the House defeated the bill by decisive majority MT. Nor AAAeAAOSO"AA1 Hartford, favored recommittal, but this course was opposed by MT. Taylor. At this point MT. Perry withdrew the motion, re- marking that it had been made under a mis- apprehension.
 House bill No. 115, increasing the powers of the railroad commissioners reported ad- versely from the Railroad committee was re- jected.
 Reports of the majority and minority of the Elections committee were tabled on the petition of Jasper A. Fitch to be declared a member of the House.
 Resolutions amending the charters of the Continental Life, Phoenix Life and Charter Oak Life Insurance companies, authorizing them to acquire real estate as part of their business, were explained by MT. Bryant and passed.
 The resolution authorizing the loaning of camp equipage to the Grand Army of the Re public was passed.
 The bill requiring towns between which bridges are established to share the expense of their maintenance pro rata according to the grand lists of such towns was taken from the table. Mir. Morris, of New Haven; said the principle involved in the bill was a dangerous one. It had been before the Legislature for years, and at each session had been defeated by decisive majorities l Towns are required to maintain bridges inside their limits. This bill speaks of bridges between towns. It must be seen | from moments reflection that the town limit in all cases where a stream is the di- 1 viding boundary, the middle of the stream is | the dividing line, and on the principle that | towns must support their own bridges in | this case they must build and maintain the I bridge to the center of the stream The bill | does not meet the requirements in the case, and besides the principle underlying it is of doubtful character, if not wholly perni- | cious in it's effect. It had only @ bare | majority of the committee in its support, | and he trusted that it would be reiected |
 MT. Futile, chairman of the Committee on | Roads and Bridges, said the committee be- lieved the bill was fair and equitable to all l the towns in the State. Every city or town in which travel over bridges centers derives incalculable advantages therefrom No in justice can be done to the cities of the State by the adoption of the measure. At the con- clusion of his remarks MT. Futile moved the previous question, which was ordered On vote the bill was passed, 67 to 58.
 An act increasing the rank of the assistant adjutant general to the rank of colonel, and of the assistant quartermaster-gensral to the rank of lieutenant colonel, was passed.
 A resolution was passed authorizing the acknowledgement to issue arms and am nunition to the committee on the centennial celebration of the battle of Groton Heights.
 A bill prohibiting the taking of lamprey els in the Harrington river between May 10th and September 1st, under a penalty of Inc of $5 and Imprisonment not to exceed i hirty days or both, was passed. An act was 'assed to prevent the taking of fish, except with hook and line, in the Sabethe and West ivers, which enter the Connecticut near Mid ietown. The taking of shad Is exempt n