Morning journal and courier., 1881-02-05
House.

Speaker Case called the House to order at
 1915. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Sage.
 Among other petitions offered was one of
 George H. Townsend & Bros. to cultivate
 oysters in New Haven waters.
 Bills for public acts were offered as fol-
 lows: By Mir. Hall, of Wallingford-Incor
 porating the Wallingford gas light company,
 for the purpose of lighting the streets and
 furnishing the borough of Walingford with
 gas bill not entertained by the Speaker
 asit had been printed By MT. Abbott, of
 Ridgefeld-Bill declaring fermented cider to
 be intoxicating liquor, and placed in list of such liquors under the statutes. By. Mir. Mitchell, of New Manufacturing that causes in which either the plaintiff or defend ant reside in towns of Bethlehem. Woodbury
 Southbury, Oxford, Beacon Falls or Sey- mour may be made returnabIe to the Water bury city court. By MT. Driscoll, of New Haven-Providing for uniforms for the Sec ond company Governors Horse Guards. By Mr. Forbes of East Hartford-Bill providing that no railroad company shall use or occupy highway for transferring cars or making up trains for more than five minutes at one time, violation of the law to be punished by | fine of $1OO. By Mir. Morris, of New Haven l (by request)-Bil providing for the closing | and sealing of ballot boxes at New Haven after all elections, except for school district | officers. By MT. Comstock, of Waterford Bill prohibiting the exhibition of bears and OJler WllQ aI1u1dlb III puDllC STOuuUS duQ ID | cities. By Mir. Wells, of Glastonbury-Bill providing that at any annual town meeting I the person receiving plurality of votes for constable or collector of taxes shall be de- | clared elected.
 The following were offered by Mir. Futile, | of East Haven Resolution for compensation | to H. H. Thompson for expenses in recover | ing stolen horses; (by request), bill repeal | ing the communication act; bill providing that ali actions of tort tried before justice of the peace, if the damages found do not exceed l $5O, the plaintiff shall recover no more costs 1 than damages, unless the title to property, or ! the right of way, to the use of water is the | question, the value not exceeding $50, the plaintiff to recover full costs bill making the punishment for forgery, passing counterfeit ' money, discretionary with the judge the maximum sentence not to exceed five years \ in the State prison.
 l Various matters from the Senate were act | ed on in concurrence. The report of the I Fair Haven and Westville Horse Railroad | company was received and ordered on file. Mir. Driscoll of New Haven, offered reso- | lutions as follows: Incorporating the Mar ! lin Fire Arms company; Interpretations. Revising charter of New Haven, regulating | the appointment of the city commissioners :; Cities and Boroughs. Resolution extending ! sympathy to the people of Ireland, being as follows: Whereas The people of Ireland extended sympathy
 and aid Connecticut and the other colonies in the struggle for liberty during the revolution, and Whereas The sons of Ireland have shown their pa triotism and valor and freely shed their blood on American battle fields, not only during the of
 the Revolution, but also during the late for the preservation of our Union therefore,
 Resolved, That the people of Connecticut extend
 their full sympathy the people of Ireland in their
 struggle regain their rights and to improve their
 condition by obtaining better system of land tenure in Ireland.
 On motion of Mir. Taylor Baldwin the res- olution was tabled.
 Bills were offered: By MT. West, of Hart ford-Bil abolishing capital punishment, and substituting imprisonment for life, with sol itary confinement in certain cases. By MT. Gum, of Milford-Bin making the salary of the adjutant- general $2,OOO per year, and that of the paymaster general $1,000. By Mir. Moore, of Berlin-Bin providing that any person convicted of striking, beating or pounding his wife lmay be punished byiwhip- ping the punishment to be inflicted by strokes upon the bare back, and that they ''shall be well laid on" by the sheriff or one of his deputies, or by constable. A communication was received from Gov ernor Bigelow, transmitting the annual re- port of the State Board of Health. At 11:45 the House adjourned until 12:3o Tuespay.