Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-07
House.

The House was called to order at 10 Q. m, Senator Case in the chair.
 Prayer was offered by Chaplain Thompson resolution introduced by MT. Hill, except the chairmen of committees be allow 1 ed to speak more than five minutes on any subject before the House.
 MT. Perry, of Fairfield, amended the reso- 1 lution, making the limit apply to chairmen
 of committees in charge of bills tabled on motion of MT. Harrison, of Guilford. Numerous committee reports were sub- l mitted, after which Senate business of an un- important character was disposed of. The Committee on Finance reported reso- lution imposing tax of II mills on the State | grand list. MT. Perry explained that the tax proposed is of a mill less than the tax last year. It was thought that sufficient amount will be realized from the tax for meeting all
 the expenses of the State passed.
 The bill revising the tax laws of the State was taken from the table on motion of Mr.
 Perry, of Fairfield and was passed section
 by section. The bill provides for the assess
 ment of property in September of each year,
 the lists to be sworn to on or before the first
 Monday of October provides that personal
 property in this State or elsewhere, not ex-
 empt by law, shall for the purpose of taxa
 tlon include all notes bonds and stocks (not
 issued by the United States), moneys, credits,
 ehoses in action, and all vessels, goods chat
 tels or effects, or any interest therein and
 such property belonging to any resident in
 this State, shall be set in his list in the town
 wherein he resides, at its actual value, ex-
 cept when otherwise provided; also that
 the interest of any trading, mercantile, man.
 ufacturing or mechanical business shall be
 assessed in the company or corporate name
 in the town, city or borough where the busi- ness Is carried on. Under the new law tax liens will be allowed to run three years and foreclosure is provided for. The delinquent taxpayer IS to be informed by mail of the proposed sale, at least four weeks before the sale. The collector may adjourn the sale from time to time if he shall deem such course desirable. The bill provides that any assessor, member of the board of relief, se- lectman, committee or collector, who shall do any unlawful act, or omit to do any necessary act, connected with the levy, assessment or collection of any tax, shall forfeit five dollars to the person aggrieyed thereby, and any col fees shall, in addition to said sum of five dol lars, also forfeit double the amount of such illegal fees to the person aggrieved.
 The bill was passed and the report of the commission was accepted and ordered on file |
 Speaker Case appointed Messrs. Chapman of Manchester, Sprague of Hartford, Birge of Torrington. and Seward of Putnam mem | bers of the joint committee appointed to ex- tend, on the part of the General Assembly, a | cordial welcome to the Society of the Army of the Potomac on the occasion of its meet | ing in Hartford June 8, 1881, and extending l the use of the Capitol rooms for the society
 The resolution granting the successors of | the New York, Housatonie and Northern Railroad company the right to complete | their road in Connecticut was taken up, ex- plained by MT. Porter, of Pennington, and | passed
 The resolution authorizing the State to ac- 1 quire lands at New Britain for the Normal | school buildings there was passed
 The resolution giving the city of Water | bury power to purchase land for the Bronson | library was explained by Mir. Chapman of | Manchester. and passed
 The resolution extending the time fer the | completion of the East Haven Railroad con- pany was explained by MT. Porter, of Farm | ington, and passed.
 At 1:4O the House took 8 recess until | p. m.
 The House resumed it's session at D. m. | and took up the business remaining on the l calendar.
 The most exciting debate was on the pro- posed law relating to electors. It provides | that no person shall lose his rights as a voter | by absence from the State in the service of | the State or the United States; also proyid- ing that boards of admission for electors shall not sit after p. m-, except on the last I Monday preceding the election also regu- lating the registration of voters in the | cities of Hartford, New Haven, Bridge port and Middletown, providing that registration shall be by street and number, instead of alphabetically. The bill also requires the clerks of courts to keep on file declarations of intention to be naturalized, and provides penalty in cases where men whose rights have been forfeited shall yote even if their names shall be on the registry list
 There was lively discussion on this bill the Democrats offering various amendments which were promptly voted down by the Re- publicans. rhe bill passed as presented Thursday morning at 10 o'clock.