Morning journal and courier., 1881-01-12
At the State Capitol.
The Work ofthe Session Commenced-Res- olutions, Petitions and Bills Presented- Joint Standing Committees Appointed.
 HARTFORD, Jan H.

A Joint Standing Committees Appointed. HARTFORD, Jan. Il. House. The House was called to order this morn ing at Il o'clock, Speaker Case in the chair Prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Rev. Dr. Sage. The calling of the roll was omitted until otherwise ordered, on motion of Mir. Mitchell, of New Britain.
 The following resolutions were passed i: Raising joint special committees on revision of senatorial districts resolution for joint committee on counties and county seats was tabled on motion of Mr. Hall, of Windham !; joint select committee on forfeited rights |; on temperance federal relations on con stitu tional amendmet1ts capitol, capitol fur uiture and grounds were raised, the commit tee consisting each of one senator and eight representatives also joint select committee of same membership on revision of joint rules. Committees were also raised, consist ing of one senator and four representatives, r on State library and on the manual and roll
 The following persons petitioned for re- lease from State prison: Dennis Bell, Will liam B. Libby, Patrick Lynch, Arthur Ben nett, Robert l.. Espy, Charles B. Lampman George Hudson, Stephen Abbott, George W. Bennett, George F. Davenport, Frank Her bert, Harvey Chamberlain, Lorena E. Alex ander Joseph H. Clark, Gustavus Cornish. Weeks and Boratio Sanks.
 Bills for public acts were introduced as fol lows
 For public act requiring the managers of railroads to give notice of the detention of trains; Railroads For the establishment of J,rfe in Ao T,lf Bill for public act relating to savings banks, that no bank shall demand or receive more than per cent. interest per annum on its loans; to Banks Bill for public act relating to the foreclosure of tax iens,s that munich pal corporations may join in one complaint act relating to printing the report of the di rectors of the State prison; directing the comptroller to print 300 copies; to State Prison committee. Bill for public act re- stricting the taking of oysters from the pub lie beds; Fisheries. Bill for public act con- corning the cultivation of oysters within the jurisdiction of Guilford; Fisheries. Bill for public act to protect natural oyster and clam beds of the State Fisheries
 Committees.
 The Speaker announced the committees as follows:
 JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES.
 Judiciary-Messrs. Harrison of Guilford Mitchell of New Britain, Morris of New Haven, Merriman of Meriden Booth of Danbury, Hall of Windham Sey- mour of Litchfeld Northrop of Middletown.
 Incorporations-Messrs. Houston of Enfield, Peck of Woodbridge, Crandall of Ledyard Smith of Stam- ford, Jacobs of Kilingly, Thomas of Thomaston, Whittlesey of Old Saybrook, Bissell of Hebron.
 Cities and Boroughs-Messrs. Chapman of Man chester, Ward of Orange, Burgess of New London, Wheeler of Westport, Bancroft of East Hartford, Buckingham of Washington. House of Haddam Gro yer of Holland
 RaiIroads-Messrs. Porter of Pennington, Pierce of Southbury, Downer Of New London, Hoyt of Stan- ford Dean of Ashford Bierce of Cornwall, Coe of Durham, Kibbe of Somers
 State Prison-Messrs. Welch of Torrington, Smith of Wethersheld, Law of Cheshire, Toplace of Lyme, Mead of Greenwich, Nichols of Thompson, Kelsey of Essex, Beebe of Stafford
 Insurance-Messrs. Bryant of East Hartford, Malt by of North Branford, Gray of Groton, Cowles of Norwalk ssChase Of Thompson, Goodwin of Sharon, Coe of Portland, Mclaughlin of Stafford.
 Einance-Messrs, Perry of Fairfield Forbes of East Hartford. Webster of Waterbury Bill Of Lyme, Baker of Norwalk, Bingham of Windham, Dudley of Win chester, Skinner of Andover.
 Banks Messrs. Baldwin of Plymouth Sprague of Hartford, Sheldon of Sufield, Matthews of Water naan, Fuller of Putnam, Gross of East Haddam.
 Humane Institutions -Messrs. Pember of Vernon, Whitmore of Rocky Hill, Pope of Oxford, Bennett of Preston, Hill of Trumbull, Robins of Eastford We1ch of Norfolk, Couch of Middleheld-
 Education-Messrs. Iathrop of Norwich, Bidwell of Canton, Rossiter If Guilford, Belden Wilton, worth of Plainaeld Gum of Harwinton, Russell of Haddanl, Newall of Union.
 school Fund-Messrs. West of Hartford Savage of Southington, Gates of Groton, Catlin of Stratford Elliott of Ponfret, Ianaphier of Goshen, Wright of Yvestbrook, Pitney of Vernon.
 | Agr1culture-Messrs. sBarstow of Norwich, Weds- ley of Monroe Grosvenor of Pomfret Judson of Beth feheEa- Davis of Killingworth, Town of Union Military Affairs-Messrs. Stanton of Stonington Hammer of Wethersfeld, Tibbals of Milford Read of