Morning journal and courier., 1882-03-04

SGOreu, FeJecIeO; huV6r5e on peGlElOQ OI HOT ! ace B. Ball for restoration of forfeited rights, rejected the necessary notice not having been published.
 The bill concerning the granting of di- vorces, recommended by the minority of the Judiciary committee, is as follows
 Sec. l. The States attorney in each coun- ty shall read all uncontested complaints for into the merits and service of the same and shall defend against such as he may think ought not to be granted.
 ?. No uncontested complaint for divorce shall be heard unless the State's attorney for the county in which it is pending shall either
 state or certify in writing to the court that
 he has read the same and made such inquiry
 into the merits and service of the same as to
 satisfy him that the interests of public jus
 tice do not require that the same should be
 contested.
 3. In every contested divorce suit the
 State's attorney for the county in which it is
 brought shall inquire into the merits and
 service, and may defend against the same un-
 less he is satisfied that the defendant intends
 in good faith to contest.
 4. A State duty of four dollars is hereby
 imposed on all complaints for divorce in ad-
 dition to all charges imposed by existing
 laws and the clerk of the Superior Court
 shall collect the same within ninety days
 after the return of such complaint to court;
 and if said duty on any complaint is not paid
 within said time he shall erase the cause from
 the docket.
 5. The clerk shall pay the duties imposed
 by the foregoing section, when collected to
 the States attorney, and the same shall be in full compensation for all service required by the State's attorney by this act. The calendar numbers were resumed and reports from the Committee on Engrossed bills were acted on favorably. Ike bill exempting property of pensioned soldiers from taxation was explained by Mir. Bingham, of Windham, showing that it was designed to clear up an ambiguity contained.
 in the act of last year. The bill provides that all pensioned soldiers or sailors of the United States who while in service lost leg or arm, or suffered disabilities entitling them to the same rate of pension as that given for the loss of such member, shall be allowed exemption from taxation to the amount of three thousand dollars. Chapter eighty-fve of the public acts of 1881 is repealed by the act.
 MT. Tomlinson, of Milford, moved an amendment striking out the word pension ed." He thought it was an act of justice. Mir. Bingham said he should have to object to the amendment. The committee had a bill under consideration exempting property ! of all soldiers to the amount of $1,O00, and l it seemed that that would be sufficient. Mir. Taylor, of Danbury, was also opposed to the amendment On vote 1t was lost.
 Mir. Pine, of Derby, introduced an amend 1 ment adding ''marines ;" adopted. The bill was then passed.
 The bill reducing the communication tax to $1, reported adversely from the Military committee, was discussed by Mir. Cothren, of Woodbury, who introduced it at the request of his constituents. He had been before the l committee in support of the measure, but was willing that their report should be &C., cepted. On vote the bill was rejected. The resolution authorizing the comptroller | to furnish every town clerks office and every
 probate court office in the State with copy of the new Connecticut civil officer. the cost not to exceed $3. 50 per volume, was advoca- | ted by Mr. Johnson. The bill was verbally amended by MT. Stanton and passed. The bill prohibiting the consolidating of school districts, except when the district to ! be absorbed shall by majority vote consent ! to consolidation, was taken up, read by As sistant Clerk Perkins, and then tabled on l motion of Mir. Cothren.
 Mir. Northrop called from the table the bill authorizing assessors to make out lists, when owners of property neglect or refuse to do so, and offered explanatory amendments. with reference to the amount to be added each year, so long as refusal or neglect is contin- ! ued MT. Bingham said the amendments were perfectly accepGaDle.
 MT. r.Owen, of Manchester, said he could not support the amendment in regard to the l amount of increase. He did not think any I such penalty as sixty per cent. should be add ed to the list in three years.
 ! Mir. Bingham said the design of the bill \ was not to double and treble the penalty, but | to place the ten per cent. on the property &C., cording to the increase of value. ! MT. Owen said the shortest way would be ! fr bal loiJ1 dsor l Mir. Bingham opposed this course. Mir. Pease, of Enfield, was also opposed to recommittal; motion withdrawn by MT. Owen, who stated that he had offered it in the ex- | pectation of facilitating the proper develop ment of the bill. MT. Cothren was wholly I opposed to the measure. On vote the amend l ment was adopted. s... ts l MT. Owen said the bill as amended was 8 ! hardship upon an honorable class of men. l His sense of justice would not allow him to l allow the bill to be passed without protest l ing against it. l The passage of the measure was advocated 1 by Mir. Thurber of Putnam, Ripley of Nor 1 wich and Johnson of Enfield, who stated l that in Vermont 8 law was passed last year
 authorizing fifty per cent. additional, It ! had worked well. Our present tax system in his opinion was a source of corruption. He l wanted law that would make all men pay | their taxes, and prevent the concealment of l possessions. The time is coming when the ] whole tax system must be revised. On motion of MT. Scofeld the bill and
 amendments&er tabled. Mir. Pease of Enfield moved to make the
 bill the special order for Wednesday, March l 8, at o'clock. l MT. Johnson opposed making the bill l special order, claiming that it should be
 taken up at any time when the House might 1 desire it.
 The vote resulted against MT. Pease's mo l tion.
 On motion of Mr. Bingham it was voted 1 that when the House adjourn it be until
 Tuesday, March z, at 12:3O p. m.
 The House at 12:3O adjourned until Tues 1 day.