Morning journal and courier., 1882-03-01
4lraI ano Courier. day hiorHinga March 1. 1882,
The General Assembly.

Large Attendance i'm the Third House -The Hearing Before the Railroad Committee-The Thames Bridge Ques- ton Postponed-Temperan Discussion -0--~o thss'1sl aatsers of Iza4eEsss----
 HARTFORD, Feb. 28, 1882. Special correspondence of the JOURNAL AND COURIER.
 The Legislature gathered in force at the Capitol this morning with an evident intui- ton to dispose of the business before them as rapidly as possible. There was an unusu- ally large attendance of members of the third" house, who were busily engaged in buttonholing the country members as they appeared, and from what could be gleaned they were to-day working in the interest of the Parallel" road. The opposition, how ever, were wide awake, and from all the in- dications it would seem that the "Paralellers" will be Hound wanting" when the day of final reckoning" comes. They are persist ent, however, and will leave no stone un- turned to carry their purpose to @ successful issue.
 Before the Committee on Railroads, which met this afternoon, appeared Hon. Thomas Waller of New London, who asked that the evidence in support of the bridging Of the Thames river be continued for one week. His reasons were that the committee were to hear the arguments on the Parallel road mat ter on Thursday and that it would be useless to fill the minds of the committee with new matter before they had heard the arguments in the previous case.
 This brought Hon. w. c. Case to his feet who stated to the committee that they had agreed to hear matter of charges against the Consolidated road preferred by MT. Goodwin, of East Hartford, immediately fol- lowing the hearing of the bridge question j; also the stopping of Saratoga trains' over the Canal railroad at Plainville. AS the bridge question had been postponed until next Tuesday, he asked that the other matters might be heard previous, and said that he would give way at any time when the parties interested in the bridge desired to appear The committee informed Mr. Case that they had 8 number of cases to decide upon that had already been heard, and they thought it better to postpone the hearing of new mat ters until after hearing the arguments in the ssParallel" railroad case.
 MT. Case remarked that it was doubtful, and altogether improbable, that the Thames bridge matter would be heard at all at this session, and that it would be withdrawn on next Tuesday.
 This brought MT. Waller to his feet, who replied that nothing but interpretation of Deity or this General Assembly would inter- fere with this bridge case being heard at the present session." After further discussion and consultation by the committee it was de- cided to let the assignments remain as for merly agreed to, which is that the Thames bridge question shall take precedence.
 In Representatives Hall this afternoon the Temperance committee further heard those interested in the report of the commis- sion to revise laws relating to intoxicatin g liquors. Hon. Lynde Harrison of New Ha ven, Bartlett Bent of Middletown, and others appeared before the committee and advocat- ed changes in the proposed law.
 Before the Fisheries committee appeared several oyster growers, who claimed that some of the oyster grounds as laid out en. croached upon natural beds.
 Although many of the committees were in session. there was but little of general interest before them. All the committees show evi- dence of determination to get through with the petitions before them at as early day as possible.
 Benjamin Moves, of New Haven, was be- fore the Insurance committee this afternoon to advocate the bill requiring, an investiga- tion into the affairs of insurance companies who had ceased to do business in this State
 Following is a summary of the business transacted in the Senate and House to-day.
 Senate. ...E