Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-14
At the State Capitol.
Lively Day for Business-An Adjourn
 ment Sure on Thursday-Debate on the
 New Haven City Charter-The Mock

Lively Day for Business-An Adjourn
 ment Sure on nThursday-DebateO on the
 New Haven City Charter-The Mock
 SessiOn-Other Matters of Interest.
 HARTFORD, April 18, 1881.
 Especial to the JOURNAL CouR1ER.l
 It was really lively day for business in both branches of the Legislature. There was an evident desire in both houses to finish up what was on their tables and adjourn sine dte. It was evident, however, before the noon hour that this could not be accomplished. and so both houses settled down to the 'tsad reality' that another day would have in part or in whole to be consumed before His Excel lency the Governor could dissolve the Gen. eral Assembly for 1881. The bill which cre- ated the most discussion and occupied the most time in the House was the debate on the amendments to the New Haven city charter, which were warmly advocated on the Republican side of the House and earnestly opposed on the Democratic side. Numerous amendments were offered by Representative Driscol and others, but in every case they were voted down. When the final vote came to be taken on call of yeas and nays the Democrats almost universally left the House, expecting that the House would be left with out a quorum but when the vote came to be counted it was found that a quorum was present and voting. Details of the matter will be found in the summary which follows. The House held a session this evening, and after disposing of few Senate matters on the table Hon. Dwight Futile was called to the chair. Then the fun of a ''mock" session was commenced, which usually oc-
 CUTS during the closing hours of the Assem-
 ply. Mr. Futile presided with much dignity and presented the ''resolutions'' to the great fcfo ofio of | fho TJo ,oa attention to the paper wads that fell thick and fast about him from the jolly members, but kept right on with the ''business'' as l though presiding over the Senate of the United States. Although this has been the longest session within fifty years yet 8 no inconsiderable amount of important business has been transacted.
 Following is summary of the business
 transacted to-day.
 The Senate assembled at 1O:3O o'clock, Lieutenant Governor Bulkeley in the chair Prayer was offered by Chaplain Thompson. The resolution authorizing an official sur vey of the State and making an appropria- tion of $10,O00 to carry on the work for the 1 first year was taken up. The Senate insisted upon their former action in passing the reso- l lution and asked for @ committee of confer ence. Senator Brewster appointed. Senator Colt moved to reconsider the ac- tion of the Senate on Tuesday in rejecting | the resolution appropriating $500 to pur-
 chase from Brown & Gross, of Hartford, 934 | copies of catalogue of Connecticut soldiers. | Senators Colt, Lewis, Bradstreet and Ham | ilton supported the resolution and it was op- posed by Senators Denni- and Alsop. The Senate reconsidered it's former action I and passed the resolution. Bill to regulate dredging by sailing vessels on natural oyster beds passed. | Resolution requiring the city of New Haven l and the town of East Haven to support and maintain Tomlinson bridge as free bridge ]; l continued to next session. l The resolution imposing State tax of II
 mills came from the House amended so as to
 make the tax II mills.
 | The resolution was passed in concurrence. 1 Bill amending various acts in relation to | taxation (report of the commission on the re-
 vision of the tax laws) was called up by Sen | ator Hammond.
 The motion to indefinitely postpone was l lost.
 l Several amendments passed by the House 1 were adopted
 1 The committee of conference lon the bill | relating to the taxation of railroad lines own | ed and operated outside of the State by con- panles of the State was accepted and the bill passed.
 Resolution requesting the Committee on Constitutional Amendments to report con- l stitutional amendment changing the time for noldlng the annual session from January un-
 til May; indefinitely postponed in concur | renee.
 The Senate adhered to its former vote in passing the bill establishing State board of pardons.
 At 12:4O the Senate went into executive
 session and confirmed the appointments of H. l Sydney Haydn of Windsor as trustee of the
 State hospital for the insane and Isaac Schwab of Windsor andJ. R. Montgomery of l Windsor Locks as commissioners of the East 1 Windsor ferry.
 l At 12:5O the Senate took recess until 2:3O o'clock.
 The Senate resumed it's session at 2:45 1 o'clock, but as there was no House business on the table of importance recess was taken until 4:3O p. m. At that hour the House was ! still discussing the New Haven charter amend
 ments, and at 5:3O o'clock the Senate ad- | journed until Thursday morning at 1O:3O.