Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-03
House.
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The House was called to order at 1O:3O a. m.. Speaker Case in the chair. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Thompson. Reports of committees were submitted as follows
 Cities and Boroughs--Mr Chapman, of Manchester, chairman - Unfavorable on granting borough charter to Southington. Railroads-Mr. Porter, of Pennington, chairman-U -Unfavorable on bill requiring raj road trains to stop at nearest station to draw bridges, where they are required by law to stop tabled for calendar; favorable on in- cooperating the first mortgage bondholders of the Connecticut Western road, tabled for calendar.
 Fisheries-Mr. DeForest of Bridgeport, chairman-Unfavorab on petition of George H. Townsend & Bros. to cultivate oysters in New Haven harbor on their private grounds.
 Judiciary-Mr. Harrison, of Guilford, chairman on bill abolishing capital punishment, and substituting impris- onment for life.
 Calendar business was disposed of as fol lows:
 The resolution incorporating the Yale Uni versity club was passed. The Committee on Claims reported favora- ply on paying $275 to Henry S. Merwin, of Durham, for damages occasioned by quaran- timing horses by the commission on deceased animals. The report was opposed by MT. Barstow, of Norwich, defending the course of the commissioners. He offered an amend ment to kill the horses; if they had the glanders Merwin should receive nothing, but if they were not glandered he should receive 5000. The amendment was rejected and the report adopted.
 The bill providing that an injunction may be granted against the malicious erection by an owner or lessee of land of any structure upon it intended to annoy and injure any owner or lessee of adjacent land in respect to his use or disposition of the same was ex- plained by MT. Harrison, who was in favor of it's passage.
 The bill was amended on motion of Mr. Perry, making it somewhat stronger in it's ap- pication, and was passed.
 The bill authorizing the appropriation of $75, ,OOO for the erection of a State Normal school building at New Britain was favored by MT. Lathrop, of Norwich, chairman of the Committee on Education, by Mr. Mitchell, of New Britain, and by Mir. Abbott, of Ridge field. The bill provides for the appointment of a commission of three persons by the Gov ernor for obtaining the site and the erection of the structure.
 The passage of the bill was also favored by Messrs. Crandall, of Ledyard, and Comstock, of Watertown. On vote the bill was passed unanimously.
 The bill restricting telephone and telegraph companies from acquiring prescriptive rights was passed.
 The resolution authorizing the annual pub ication of 2, 1000 copies of the report of the State Board of Health was passed.
 The bill providing that prosecuting agents shall hold office for two years was supported by Mir. Harrison and passed.
 The substitute bill placing the regulation of whistling by locomotives in the hands of the Railroad Commissioners was supported by Mir. Porter, of Pennington, and passed
 The bill regulating the running at large of all animals upon highways and commons was amended on motion of Mir. Bidwel, of Can ton, so as to apply to turkeys. Mr. Hall, of