Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-15
House.

The House was called to order at 1890 p.
m Speaker Hall in the chair.
Prayer was offered by the chaplain, Rev.
DIR. A. 5. Sage.
referred:
OFF. A. Pratt, Amos Whitney, r. F.
Blodgett, William A. Healy and 445 others,
employees of the Pratt & Whitney company,
introduced by Mr.. Cooley, of Hartford, ask
| ing for change in the factorizing laws of
| the State The petitioners pray for the pass
age of the following act:
| Section 1. In place of all other exemption
of wages from foreign attachment or execu-
| ton, so much of any debt which has accrued
by reason of the personal services of the
debtor for services rendered within the thirty
working days next previous to the service of
process shall be exempted and not liable to
| be taken by foreign attachment or execution,
provided that no exemption shall be al
| lowed in suits brought upon debts accruing
| for personal board furnished the debtor or
/ his family; and provided further that
any debt to which such exemption has once
| attached shall remain thereafter exempt. Sec
| lions and correspond with the Sargent
bill; referred to the Judiciary committee. Of
merchants of New Haven, introduced by Mr..
Robertson, demonstrating against the passage
| of any bill increasing amount of wages ex-
| empted from foreign attachment, Judiciary !;
remonstrance against repeal of the law relat-
| ing to the catching of cells by pots or spears,
! Fisheries of the Malleab1e Iron company of
| Bridgeport and hinety-three others for
| change in the facto1izing laws; remonstrance
| of the towns of Bozrah and Lebanon against
| bridging the Thames river, Railroads of
| George W. Weldon against incorporation of
Brown Brothers of Allen Tenny for charter
of corporation to promote education among
| the freedmen of the South, Incoy porations !;
| of Allen Lincoln ct al, residents of Will
! mantle, and E. III. Palmer ct al. of Montville,
for constitutional amendment prohibiting the
manufacture of Intoxicating liquors.
| A communication was received from the
Governor transmitting the annual report of
| the State Board of Health; on motion Of Mr..
| Johnson of Enfield, referred to the Commit
/ tee on Humane Institutions. .s..
| Business from the Senate was disposed of
| in concurrence. The reference in the House
of the bill amending the charter of the city
of Waterbury, relating to courts, was re-
| ferred to the Committee on Cities and Bor-
| oughs. In the Senate the bill was sent to the
| Judiciary committee. On motion of Mr.. Gill
/ lette the House reconsidered and concurred
| with the Senate.
State Prison-Adverse on petition of
Charles Lyon for release from State prison,
| also adverse on petitions of William Arson,
Gustavus Cornish, Lorena Alexander and
1 Roswell S. Bartlett for release reports ex-
4 planned by Mr.. Paige, of Sherman, accepted
and petitioners given leave to withdraw.
Agriculture on accepting re-
| port of board of control of the experiment
station ordered on file in Office of Secretary
j of State.
Judiciary-U on bill for the pun
ishment of frauds in lawful meetings. On
motion of Mr.. Owen of Manchester, tabled
| for calendar.
| Mr.. Congdon, of Norwich, called from the
table House bill No. 70, regulating the con
| struction of roads and streets across railroad
tracks, which had been reported adversely.
On motion of Mr. Wren, of Bridgeport
the report was accepted and bill rejected.
| Mr. Robertson called from the table the
resolution changing the name of the New Ha-
| ven electric light company and moved its re-
committal SO ordered.
Mr. Coogan, of Windsor Locks called from
the table the annual report of the Adjutant
| General, which had been reported favorably
| from the Military committee, and moved its
| recommittal.
Mr. Pine, of Derby, chairman of the COM
mittee, opposed recommittal, and said he
could not understand what the grievance of
| the gentleman from Windsor Locks could be-
| Mr.. Coogan stated that large number of
his constituents felt that they had been
wronged by action of the adjutant general,
| and that they wished to be heard before the
| committee with regard to the acceptance of
| the annual report Mr.. Pine withdrew oppo-
sition to recommittal, and said he hoped the
gentleman from Windsor Locks Mr.. Coogan)
would appear before the committee and state
what grievance his constituents might have.
The report was recommitted.
The calendar numbers were resumed and
| the resolution authorizing administration on
| the estate of Jeremiah futile, of New Hart
| ford, was passed. -...
| The bill for changing the name of the
! United Trust company to that of '"The United
States bank'' was explained by Mr.. Stanton,
of Stonington.
Mr.. Northrop, of Middletown, was opposed
| to the name and thought it might revive i'm
pressions of the old United States bank.
This notion was good naturally ridiculed
| by Messrs. Stanton, johnson, Ripley and
| Cothren.
Mr. Sill also thought there couldn't be a
bit of politics in the measure.
The report was accepted and the bill passed.
| Mr. Wilson, of Meriden, stated that the
| members of the Legislature would be pro-
vided with accommodation for visiting Mid
dletown, Wednesday, at 1890, and moved
] that when the House adjourn it be until
| 1890 a. m. Wednesday. Mr.. johnson want
| ed the regular order followed. Mr.. Northrop,
| of Middletown, and Mr.. Sanford favored Mr..
| Wilson's motion. In the debate Mr.. johnson
criticised the proposed visit junketipg
trip, and said the members should remain and
attend to business. Mr.. Sanford said the gem
tleman from Enfield (Mr. Johnson) was fire.
quently absent from his committee room at
o'clock and the House was in consequence
DELAYED in it's transaction of business Mr..
johnson said the statement that he was alb
sent from his post of duty at O'Clock was
erroneous Mr.. Sill, who had made similar
statement last Friday, stated that it was not
his place to have made it, and that it was the
result of heat in debate He thought it right
though, that the members should visit the
insane hospital at Middletown, and that it
was uniustifable in the gentleman from En-
field to put any obstacles in the way of their
doing SO. .--rr.
On vote the House voted to adjourn until