Morning journal and courier., 1882-03-22

The Senate convened at 30 o'clock, Lieu tenant Governor Bu1keley in the chair Prayer was offered by Chaplain Sage. The Committee on Cities and Boroughs re- charter of the city of Hartford so as to make | the town and city governments co ordinate, etc.
 Senator Gum was appointed a committee of conference on the bill amending the act relating to scire facias process and decreeing | the time at the termination of which the same may be brought from one year to three l months passed in House, rejected in Sen ate.
 A petition signed by Edward M Lee and i thirty seven other residents of Westport in favor of the granting of the petition of Mar I shall Jewell ct al. for @ new railroad was re- ceived and referred to the Committee on Railroads
 The Committee on Claims reported favora ply on the petition of Thomas Lamb, of Brooklyn, N. Y., for remuneration for labor and material used in the construction of tn @ Capitol building The committee recommend the appropriation of SS5, 900 to the petitioner. Business on the calendar was disposed of as follows: When the resolution referring the location of the bEidge to be built across the Thames river at New London, by the company, to board of competent army and navy officers, to be appointed by the Secre- taries of War and Navy, was taken up, Sena- tor Barker briefly explained it. Senator Colt moved verbal amendment, which does not affect the resolution adopt ed. The resolution then passed.
 Bill providing that any person who may interfere with an agent of the Connecticut Humane society while engaged in the dis charge of his duty shall be subjected to 8 fine of $50 and imprisonment for thirty days; also authoring agents to kill abandoned ani- mals, The bill tabled.
 Resolution incorporating the Connecticut River Steamboat company; capital $2OO, 900; incorporators, Charles Benton. Marshall Jew ell, Elisha T. Smith of Hartford, Richard Peck of New Haven, c. r. Browning and J. M. Douglass of Middletown, and Henry Gil dersleeve of Portland; passed.
 Resolution incorporating the Pomeroy Trust association of New Haven passed
 Bill forbidding railroad companies to en- ploy upon cars any couplers which shall re- quire brakemen to go between the cars these couplers to be acceptable to the railroad commissioners; passed.
 Resolution appropriating $60O to the town of Orange for expenses incurred by the Jen- nie Cramer inquest and preliminary hearing in case of State vs. James and Walter Malley. The House amendment increasing the sum to $1 095 was accepted and the resolution passed.
 Resolution releasing Charles s'Jack" Wal ton, colored, from State prison. Senator Upson explained the reasons for which Wal ton was sent to prison in 1871 for rape, and showed that much of the evidence was cir cumstantial. Senator Upson also reviewed Walton's life while in prison, and said that he had been in prison longer than the aver age of those sent there for life, that average being seven years The bill was passed.
 On motion of Senator Spencer the bill amending an act de oyster grounds was re- committed to Committee on Fisheries.
 Senator Gum offered resolution appro- priating $G5 for bound volumes of Good wins Legislative Statistics' for the use of the Senate; passed.
 The following bills unfavorabIy reported by the committees were rejected An act authorizing proceedings supplemental to ex- ecution in civil actions, bill concerning fire scapes in hotels resolution de Goodyear India Rubber Glove Manufacturing compa- n.y..
 Before adjournment the Senate went into executive session and confirmed the appoint ments of Albertus s. Bruce and Vincent Coll yer as trustees of the State Reform school Also the appointment of commissioners for the ferry between Windsor and South Wind sor, commissioners for East Hartford bridge and commissioners for the Middletown and Portland ferry
 The Senate then adjourned until 10 8. m.