Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-03-09

oils on rope ferry bridge between East Lyme
md Waterford be continued to the next gen.
'ral assembly SO ordered.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, of Greenwich,
he bill repeating the statute prohibiting sail
vessels from passing through draw bridges |
Under sail was taken from the table; reject
I'D.
Mr.. Olcott, of Clinton, called from the Ia
BILE the bill regulating the ownership of vege-
table matters on shore between high and low
water mark, and moved its recommittal to
the Judiciary committee; so ordered.
Mr.. Treadway, of Bristol, called from the /
table the bill providing that property shall |
be assessed without reference to mortgages |
on it and moved it's rejection; so ordered.
Mr.. Pike, of Fairfield, called from the |
table house bill relating to the assessment of |
taxes and moved its rejection; so ordered.
Mr.. Hurlburt, of Washington, called from
the table the bill exempting towns from liza |
bility for injuries resulting from defective
highways, and moved its rejection; SO Or
dered.
Mr. Sanford, of Redding, called from the
table the bill repeating section s, chapter II,
title 49, page 490 of the general statutes, and
moved Its rejection; SO ordered.
Mr,Stocking of Cromwell, called from the
table House bill No. 65 prohibiting fishing in
the Sabethe and West rivers except with nets
having meshes of two and a half inches. The
pending an amendment offered by Mr.. Nor
throp.
The amendment was opposed by MIR. Stock
ing as being in the interest of the Middle
town fishing club as against the poor people
of the town.
Mr.. Kirkland, of Old Saybrook, sustained
this view, and urged the rejection of the
amendment.
Mr.. Northrop discussed the amendment at
length, claiming it was necessary for the pro-
lection of fish in these rivers. On vote the
amendment was rejected and the bill was
then passed.
The calendar numbers were resumed, and
on motion of Mr.. Sill, of Hartford the bill
relating to the filing and record of foreign
wills in this State was taken up amended and
passed.
Mr.. Sill in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Robbins of Wethers-
field, the bill providing for the appointment
of special constables was taken up and pass
ed The bill provides that the Selectmen of
any town may appoint committees of school
districts and janitors of school buildings, and
other persons nomination by the school
visitors of the town or board of education of
an incorporated school district, special con-
stables.
1t is provided that these constab1es shall
have power in the town in which they re-
side, and in adjoining towns when offenders
have escaped thither, to arrest for truancy
and other causes named in chapter ninety
eight of the public acts of 1877, and for dis
turbance of schools and school meetings and
damage to school property, and to serve
criminal process in all such cases.
On motion of Mr. Paige, of Sherman, the
| bill relating to the protection of game, en-
acting the Michigan law, was recommitted to
the Agricultural committee.
~ - IT,. ,,s-&1-, Id k1r
| bill repeating the act passed in 1880, regulat-
| ing the selection of jurors, and moved its
| passage.
| Mr.. Johnson of Enfield, said the Judiciary
| committee had unanimously reported against
| the bill. The system in effect at present has
been tried only one year but so good and sal
utary have been the results that the convic-
ton is firm in favor of continuing the law or
| the statutes.
| On motion of Mr.. Northrop, the bill wal
indefinitely postponed.
| Mr.. Pine, of Derby, reported that the
| committee on recalling the resolution ap
| pointing Richard M. Bullock member of the
board of trustees of the. insane arylum a
Middletown had discharged its duties, ane
moved that the resolution be transmitted tt
| the Senate; SO ordered. 49, =
| A communication was received from thu
| Governor transmitting a letter from Mrs
Sophronia B. Hazlet, of Webster, Mass, il
| which she offers the State portrait of he
| brother, the late General Nathaniel Lyon
| The Governor suggested in his copmunica
ton that the General Assembly should max,
| recognition of the offer and authorize its &C
ceptance by some proper officer of the State
| referred to the Committee on Capito
| Grounds and Furniture.
| A communication was received from tn,
| Governor transmitting the reports of tn
| county commissioners of the several counties
l of the State of the number of licenses
| issued during the year ending October 81
| 1881 referred to the Temperance commit
| tee.
| called for the special order, beingfo on the bill
providing for alternate terms of the Superio
| Court at Willimantic, and repeating the act o
last year making Putnam the shire town.
Mr.. Scofeld, of Stamford, chairman of tn
Committee on New Counties and Count,
Seats, having charge of the bill, made al
able, clear and logical argument in its sup
port. .5.-=
Mr.. Fuller, of Putnam, representing tn
interests antagonistic to the repeal of thu
Putnam act, offered substitute BILL il
place of the measure reported favorably b,
the committee, and moved it's adoption. H
| reviewed the case in full, reciting the circum
stances under which the bill of last year wa
passed. His substitute was in the nature o
a healing act, carrying out the provisions o
the bill of 1881 and providing that not NOR
than one mill tax shall be laid in the count
for the new court house building.
Mr.. Cleveland, of Brooklyn, took tn
floor in support of the committee bill H
showed that before the legislature of las
year had adjourned II of the Is towns of tn
county protested against the bill making
i Putnam the shire town.
| Mr.. Thurber, of Putnam, continued tn
l 5iso1ccio,, cupporkipo tb fare,
by Mr.. Fuller. He acknowledged that tn
building of the court house might cost NOR
| than $50 900, the amount which had beer
appropriated by Putnam. AS to the legalIt.
of the meeting, the whole thing was simpl
technicality. Every man, woman and chill
in the town knew that the meeting was to b.
held, even if there might be technical erro
in warning it.
Mr.. Northrop, of Middletown, explaine
the course of the Judiciary committee las
I year, of which he a member, in respec
Ito the adoption of the bill of 1881. He be
lieved that their efforts were for the best in
terests of the county. He could not see VIII,
Willimantic, he said should not prefer on
Il full term of the court and the accommoda
lions at Putnam, which had been assured, t
the proposed arrangement of alternate term
! between itself and Brooklyn.
MIR, Robertson, of New Haven, said if tn
J town of Putnam had spent 81 of the appro
1 prlatlon he should not vote to sustain tn
report of the committee. But the town ha
not spent cent of the appropriation, AM
he did not believe that Putnam had an
vested right in the county seat.
4 Mr.. Fox, of New Haven, member of til
committee reporting the BILL sustained tn
measure in an able exposition; showing tina
| it was simply question of local self govern
/! ment, and not of the ability of the committe
of last year, as the gentleman from Middle
town Mr.. Northrop) had suggested. TIL
| ability or judgment of last years committe
was not under consideration, and should no
affect the decision of the House. The question
| had been fully considered by the committe
} | which had reported the bill, and they ha
long and patiently examined it in all its bear
} | ings They had decided in favor of repealin
last years. act and he believed that tn
House should sustain the committee's report
MIR. Hall, of Windham gained the foo
and delivered an able aud eloquent speech il
} support of the measure. He reviewed a
considerable length the history of the case
| and especially the action of the House las
year in adopting the bill, which it is no,
sought to repeal. The one thing which b
was proud of in his legislative career was tn
foresight which led him to press to passag
amendments of the Putnam bill, which pre-
| | vented the turning over of the county O
Windham to the town of Putnam, the orig
, nal measure authorizing that town to lay tn
| tax for the new buildings. He quoted fror
his speech of last year on the Putnam bill
, showing that fair announcement had the
| been made that Windham would press he