Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-02-24
House.

The House was called to order at 10 a. NJ.
Speaker Hall in the chair. Prayer was Of
fered by the chaplain, Rev. DIR. A. j. Sage.
Committee reports were received as fol-
lows:
Cities and Boroughs-Favorable on revis-
ing and amending charter of Middletown,
calendar.
annual report of the State Board of Educa-
ton adverse on bill concerning education
rejected; favorable on bill for appointment of
special constables, calendar.
interpretations - Substitute resolution
changing the name of the New Haven Elec-
trio Light company.
Finance-Favorable on bill relating to tax
alton, calendar; favorable on bill amending
act de taxation of interpretations favorable
on bill concerning exemption from taxation,
allowing manned soldiers to hold property to
the amount of $4,000 without taxation, cal
endar.
School Fund-Favorable on bill authoriz-
ing the treasurer to charge interest on inter
est remaining unpaid for fifteen days on
fund loans, calendar.
Judiciary-Favorable on bill relating to
filing and record of foreign wills in this
State; favorable on bill relating to coroners'
inquests adverse on bill relating to the
compensation of counsel assigned to defend
in criminal cases, rejected adverse on bill
relating to Probate Courts, rejected adj
verse on bill relating to parole leases re-
jected; adverse on bill relating to Courts of
Common Pleas in this State, and Litchfeid
District Court, requiring the filing of pleas,
tabled on motion of Mr.. Scofeld; adverse on
bill repeating the medical practice act, re-
jected adverse on bill relating to the Supe-
rior Court in Fairfield county, tabled adj
verse on bill providing for stay of action in
capital cases, rejected adverse on bill pro-
viding for the registration of divorces, re-
jected adverse on bill de Connecticut re-
ports, rejected; adverse on repeating chap
ter cLvIr. of the Public Acts relating to sala-
ries of members of the General Assembly,
rejected; adverse on bill relating to New
London court rejected adverse on admins
tration of estate of Julia A. Rice, rejected :;
adverse on amending of criminal complaints !;
substitute resolution authorizing administra-
ton on estate of Thomas Reynolds of New
Haven adverse on bills introduced by Mr.
Cooley of Hartford exempting $50 from for
eign attachment, tabled on motion of MIR.
Stanton of Stonington.
Fisheries-Adyerse on bill prohibiting
fishing through the ice in Umpewaug lake.
State Prison-Adyerse on petitions of An
drew George, Joel w. Perkins and StepE
Abbott for release from State prison.
Banks-Substitute bill providing that if
any bank of this State, which has or hereaf-
ter may become national banking associa-
ton, has increased decreased, or may
hereafter increase or decrease it's capital
stock while acting as such association, and
shall hereafter again become State bank
under the provisions of the laws of this
State, it may upon such reorganization retain
such increased or decreased capital as if its
charter had originally authorized capital of
such an amount tabled for calendar.
Messrs. Northrop, of Middletown, and
To1 oE ,EnIl
mittee of Conference on disagreeing action
between the two houses de bill relating to in
solvent debtors.
Messrs. Stanton, of Stonington, and Rob-
ertson of New Haven, were appointed con-
ference committee on bill relating to the pub
LEGATION of the laws in German.
Business from the Senate was disposed of
in concurrence, including favorable action on
the incorporation of the Tucker Stop Motion
company of Hartford, and also favorable ac-
ton on changing the name of the Connecti-
cut Stockholders association to the Charter
Oak Park association.
Speaker Hall appointed Messrs. Sill of
Hartford, Robertson of New Haven, Ripley
of Norwich, Hubbell of Wilton, Thurber of
Putnam, Whittlesey of Washington, johnson
of Chatham and Fuller of Somers Joint SO.
lect committee on the Buckingham statue.
Mr.. Ripley called from the table the report
of the commission on the Buckingham statue
and the petition of the Hartford Veteran
Guard association and moved their reference
to the committee so ordered
The calendar numbers were resumed and
the bill amending the statute relating to the
enumerating of school children by the clerk
or committee of the school district, the COM
pensation therefor being 81 Oh per child, was
explained by Mr.. Robbins,
A verbal amendment by Mr.. Northrop, of
Middletown, was adopted and the bill passed.
House bill No. 242, relating to the Sunday
laws, reported favorably from the Judiciary
committee, was explained by Mr.. johnson
and passed. The bill strikes out the old
clause prohibiting travel on Sunday, and ad-
mits of recreation being sought and enjoyed
after sunset without violation of the law.
The House concurred with the Senate in
passing the bill increasing the penalty for
burglary.
The bill amending the charter of the New
Haven Water company, validating contract,
was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Cleveland the resolution
amending the charter of the New Haven Co.
operative Savings Fund and Loan association
was tabled.
Mr.. Congdon, of Norwich, called from the