Morning journal and courier., 1882-04-13

 feeling no doubt that they should be at home looking after spring cultivation of their farms, and in this is the hope of an adjourn ment at an early day.
 Following is summary of the business transacted in Senate and House today.
 Senate.
 The Senate was called to order at 11:30 o'clock, Lieutenant Governor Bulkeley in the chair. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Sage.
 Minor matters from the House were acted upon in concurrence.
 Business on the calendar was disposed of as follows:
 Bill amending chapter 23 of the law relat- ing to oyster grounds passed in 1875 and pro viding that the provisions of the section shall not apply to oyster grounds within the ex-. elusive jurisdiction of the State; passed.
 Bill forbidding pounds, weirs set nets or other fixed contrivances in the Connecticut river between the Shore Line railroad bridge at Lyme and the southernmost point of the eastern jetty at the mouth of the river be- tween April l and June 20 under penalty of not less than $1OO nor more than SS400 passed.
 Bill confirming the purchase of the New York, Housatonic5 and Northern railroad by the Housatonic railroad and authorizi g the issuance of $100, GOO of bonds to pay for the same; passed.
 The House amendments to the bill relating to the sale of real estate held in common by two or more parties by an administrator were adopted and the bill passed The provisions of the bill are such that the ''tying up" of real estate by reason of an unsettled estate may be done away with.
 Bill prohibiting fishing in Wauramaug lake in Litchfeld between March 1 and June 1, amended so as to make the close season between December and June 1 and passed.
 Bill anneving part of the New Haven city school district to the North school district of New Haven; passed.
 The resolution appropriating $25, 1000 to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station for the purpose of buying suitable lot and erecting building was tabled.
 Senator Hammond called from the table the bill to regulate and restrain the sale of spirituous and intoxicating liquors.
 Senator Hammond said that after the bill was tabled on Thursday last the Committee on Temperance held a meeting and decided, on account of the lateness of the session and it being impossible to foresee what would be agreeable to the Senators, not to report supplementary bill but to offer certain amendments. He then offered an amend ment making the place of record for licenses with the county clerks instead of with the town clerks. The amendment was adopted
 Senator Hammond then moved to make the penalty for selling without a license $50 for the first offense, $50 fine and thirty days imprisonment for the second offense and $100 fine and sixty days Imprisonment for the third offense instead of fine of not less than $50 nor more than $100 or impris- onment for not more than six months or both; adopted.
 The next amendment offered by Senator Hammond was to strike out the words "wo leI .kat1r szl who shall not be licensed and inserting the words any female who is not known to be of good repute, or who is in the employ of any person whose license has been revoked or to whom a license has been refused. This and several verbal amendments offered by Sena- tor Hammond were adopted.
 Senator Alsop moved to erase the words registrar or deputy registrar from the list of persons to whom no licenses shall be granted; adopted.
 Senator Cheney offered an amendment de- ining the duties of officers charged with warrants or arrest of persons for keeping sa- looms open on Sundays; adopted.
 An amendment offered by Senator Mills, providing that county commissioners shall receive remuneration for seryi ices in hearing objections to the granting of licenses shall re ceive compensation, was adopted.
 Senator Hoyt offered an amendment pro- viding that the costs of all proceedings If not paid by the defendants shall be paid by the town; adopted. Senator Hoyt also of fered an amendment providing for fees to prosecuting agents where they have entered upon search in good faith, and raising the fee from $1O to SEQ.
 Senator Mills opposed the amendment as giving too much compensation to prosecu- ting agents and laying too great burden upon the cities.
 The amendment WAS adontad
 Senator Mills moved to change the fee for druggists licenses where liquor is sold by physicians prescriptions from $25 to $12.
 The amendment was adopted,
 Senator Seymour moved to strike out the portion of the bill authorizing any person to object to the granting of license and declar- ing that county commissioners shall hold hearing on the objection within five days. Senator Seymour held that the section would result in the defeat of the entire bill, from the fact that any person who objected to the sale of liquor could close all saloons.
 The amendment was rejected. An amendment by Senator Hoyt, providing that the last vote on 'lieense'' or ''no license" in any town shall continue in force until the next town election and not be af- fected by the bill, was passed.
 Senator Gum moved to make the number of persons required to make an objection to the granting of license upon which 6 hear ing shall be granted by the county commis- sioners five electors who reside in the town in which the license is asked for, instead of any person rejected.
 Senator Seymour moved to amend by authorizing the county commissioners to issue provisional licenses pending the hear ing on an objection; rejected.
 Senator Alsop offered an amendment for bidding liquor dealers to allow minors to loiter about their saloons, under penalty of 3 fine of $50 or Imprisonment not less than ten nor more than sixty days, or both ; adopted.
 Senator Gum moved to amend the sec- ,ion relating to objections to the granting of l licenses by any person, to require the objec- l 5or to be resident of the town in which the | petitioner for license resides; adopted. 1
 Senator Mills moved to strike off the sec l 0nd section of the first chapter of the bill, 1 which provides that licenses shall be granted 1 on the recommendation of Taxpayers, and | said that he did this with the intention of re- | storing the provision of the existing laws, l which provides that dealers shall be recon nended by the Selectmen,
 Senator Hammond opposed the amendment l on the ground that the property holders are | he proper persons to recommend liquor ! lealers.
 Senator Gum favored the resolution as re- moving an invidious distinction between per ons. Because person is taxpayer it is no of his honesty or integrity
 The amendment was rejected.
 Senator Mills moved to strike from the econd section of chapter the lines that de- inc taxpayer as person who pays tax 'n real and personal property assessed in the own in which he resides rejected
 An amendment offered by Senator Sey- nour providing that persons may not be dis qualified as county commissioners because hey may have engaged in the sale of liquors vas adopted.
 Senator Seymour also moved to amend the pill by providing that pending an appeal to he Superior Court from the decision of a ustice court license shall not be revoked until the decision of the higher court has ,een given; adopted.
 On the passage of the bill Senator Ham. nond called for the yeas and nays. The