Morning journal and courier., 1882-03-22

The petition of George w. Burnham ct al., of Ashford, for the passage of bill relating to the layout of highways, with bill accom- panying; Judiciary.
 Mir. Cowles, of Farmipgton introduced the following resolution:
 That while we do not approve of the action of Sergeant Mason in attempting the life of g, man who had assassinated the President of the United States in open day, we still de- plore the severe sentence of the court, and respectfully request the President of the United States to exercise his clemency and grant him an unconditional pardon and re- store him to his rank in the army.
 Mr. Cowles moved that the resolution be admitted under suspension of the rules.
 Pending the vote the matter was tabled on motion of MT. Cooley, of Hartford
 Committee reports were received and tabled for calendar as follows
 Military yAtfairs-Favorable on granting the Cambridge Guard, of Hartford, the loan of forty breech- loading rifles, calendar; recom- mending that the bill abolishing the act re. lating to court martials be continued to the next General Assembly, so ordered.
 Cities and Borough hs-Recommending that the petition for horse railroad at Water bury be continued to the next General As sembly, so ordered substitute resolution amending the charter of the borough of Stam- ford, calendar.
 
 new resolution amending the charter of the Yale Lock company, stating that an error had been made in the original resolution passed during the session. The new bill was to rec tify the error; admitted under suspension of rules
 Business from the Senate was disposed of in concurrence.
 Mir. Pease, of Enfield, of the conference 1 committee on the passage of the bill relating fo fhn toxyo of fI.J1Ct that agreement had been reached in favor of the rejection of the act; rejected. Business on the calendar was disposed of as follows:
 Resolution incorporating the Southington Agricultural and Manufacturing company, passed.
 Resolution incorporating the Eagle Steam company of Danbury, was tabled on motion of MT. Mahan, of New London, pending the absence of the Danbury Representative Resolution incorporating the Long Hill Spring company of Huntington, passed The resolution incorporating the Hartford | Type Setting Machine company was passed, | the incorporators being Newton Case, William | l.. Watson, William Hamersley, Asa s. Porter, 1 Cassius Welles, Alfred E. Burr, James Lock- wood and Dwight H. Buell. of Hartford. The 1 capital stock is $5OO,O 1000, with power to in crease the amount to $3,OO0, GOO. 1 The bill relating to the special taxes of l railroads was passed. The act provides that l the secretary treasurer of any railroad company, any portion of whose road IS ln | this State, shall, in addition to and as & part of the returns required by statute make and deliver to the comptroller sworn state l ment of the number, amount and market | value of any and all unpaid bonds which may | have been secured by mortgage on the rail ! way and railway property of the company by | any of it's predecessors in the title. and | .1. e1,a1l J,o l legally entitled to conversion into the capital | stock of the company. The bill also pro- | vides for special tax of one per cent. on l such bonds.
 Bill amending the charter of Meriden re- lating to public park was explained by MT. l Congdop and passed.
 l The bill relating to the taxation of prop erty owned by Yale College and placing tie | property of Trinity and Wesleyan Colleges on l the same footing with that of Yale was passed 1 as follows:
 Section 1. The funds and estate which | have been or may be granted, provided by | this State, or given by any person or persons to the president and fellows of Yale College, and by them invested and held for the use of | that institution, shall, with the income there l of remain exempt from taxation; provided, however, that the said corporation shall nev- | CT hold in this State real estate free from tax ] ation affording an income of more than six l thousand dollars.
 l Sec 9 Trinity College and Wesleyan Uni l versity shall have the same exemption, sub l ject to the same restriction, as is provided in the preceding section for the president and 1 fellows of Yale College.
 1 Sec 8. All acts and parts of acts incon- l sistent herewith are hereby repealed, and par l ticularly so much of section one hundred and ] thirty eight of chapter seventy seven of the Public Acts of1872 as pertains to the taxa ton of the estate funds or property of said l corporation of Yale College.
 l House bill No. 1O3, concerning costs ID l civil actions, was explained by Mir. Johnson and passed. The bill provides that upon the l withdrawal of any civil action after it has been returned to court and entered upon the | docket, and after an appearance has been en- tered for tha defendant, a judgment for costs, | if claimed by him, shall be rendered in his
 favor not otherwise; but such judgment shal
 not be rendered later than the term of such
 court following the term or the vacation
 when such action is withdrawn. The ao1 | repeals section eleven chapter fourteen, title
 nineteen of the general statutes (page 446)
 and so much of section fourteen, chapter five
 title nineteen of the same (page 419) as is
 inconsistent with the measure.
 The bill relating to the protection of fsl
 in Bashan lake was discussed by MT. North
 rop of Middletown and MT. Scofeld of Stam
 ford, and passed. The act prohibits the
 taking of fish in Bashan lake before April
 1885, under fine of $25.
 The bill prohibiting fishing in the Housa
 tonic with seine or net between April 1 ane
 August 1 was also passed.
 l She bill providing that the September tern
 of the Superior court in New Haven county
 shall commence on the fourth Tuesday II
 September each year, and that the Common
 Pleas term shall commence on the third Mon
 day of September was explained by MT. Rob
 ertson, who said it met with the entire
 approval of the New Haven county bar
 passed.
 The bill concerning estates of deceased per
 sons, providing that 1t shall be the duty O.
 the executor of deceased executor to settle
 estates which the latter may have been en
 gagged in settling was passed, Mir. Scohelt
 explaining it's application.
 The bill concerning seals of courts and pub
 lie officers was passed. The bill provides
 that an impression of the seal of the court o1
 public officer shall be placed on file in tht Secretary's office.
 1 MT. Cowles called from the table the bil
 providing for the issue of State bonds to TUT
 twenty years at g per cent. interest, the issue being non-taxable; without debate the bil
 was passed.
 Mir. Cowles called from the table the Maso1 l resolution. The chair ruled that the resolu
 tion was new business. MT. Cowles said hs hoped it would be admitted.
 Mr. Johnson said he thought the Legisla | ture had nothing to do with the affair. Ii 1 was matter that did not concern the repre- | sentatives of Connecticut. He thought the l President would be able to take of his end of the line, and he trusted the interfer
 ence would not be authorized.
 MT. Northrop, of Middletown, said the resolution proposed absolute pardon for the
 man who had violated the discipline of the ! army. He did not think the House should | propose anything of that character, even ii they wanted to pass.a recommendation fol mercy.
 The House adjourned until Wednesday | morning.
 l Winter Campaign. At the regular monthly meeting of the 1 Board of Associated Charities, held at the Central office, 47 Court street, March 17, 1 1882, the report for the three winter months 1 ending February 2S, 1882, was read and ac- cepted, which is given in full below: l Total number of calls made and received, LOST different cases reported at the office, 387 applica- tions for assistance 663 aided through office by ployment advice and otherwise, G57 referred else where for help, TIC applications for employment, 181 men, CT women, PAS applications from employers for | men and wouIen, 53 employment found for tempor- | ary 166 permanent 20, 18G; employment pro l number of barrels of wood cut by townsmen and | homeless men, 3324 number of pieces of clothing received, 1,273; books and papers received, small quantity number of pieces of clothing given out,