Morning journal and courier., 1882-01-27
Senate.
House.

The House called to order at II a. ID, Speaker Hall in the chair Prayer was offered by the chan lain, Rev. Mr. Thompson.
 Petitions were received and referred follows : From towns of Pennington, Naugatuck, Meriden, wilton ana others for experiment. station for stltutional amendment prohibiting the manufacture of intoxicating liquors for communication sentence ot James smith, now confined in New Haven jail of Rev. T. G. Brown ct al of East Hampton for prohibi ton 4f the manufacture of intoxicating liquors; of New 1ork and Air Line road to bridge navgable ters Tn favor of New Milford county seat for Litchield county.
 By Mr. Paige, of sherman-Bill providing that in suits brought for the recovery of debts accruing house rent, provisions, wearing apparel fuel medi- cine medica! attendance household furniture only SlO shall be exempted, and that exemption shali be allowed in any suit brought upon debts for al board furnished for the debtor or his family The bill amends section 13 chapter 1y title 19 Of the general statutes.
 By Mir. Cooper, of Hartford-BiIl authorizing the, Hartford and Connecticut Western railroad company to enter upon take and appropriate it's use at time within three years any lands which location has been made by the company according to law for completion extension of its line subject to appro val Of the railroad commissioners providing that the company may construct a branch line from Coil1nsyflle, connecting with the New Haven and Northampton road between the towns of Canton and
 By Mr. Owen of Manchester-Bi1 providing that the county commissioners for Hartford, New Haven and Fairfield counties may hereafter charge for each ana every day of actual services rendered by them the compensation now provided by law.
 By Mr. Robertson, of New Haven-Resolution in- corporatng the Young Womens Christian association
 By MT. Fuller, of somers-Resolution prohibiting DU1lQ1ng. supported .tl passage of the resolution, claiming that the of to- bacco in the State Capitol disgraceful When he went home the first night his wife said to him, You nave been smoking" He had been smoked at the United States, the Allyn House. and last though not least he had been smoked at the Capitol It dis grace1ul and desecrated the handsomest building in the State.
 Mr ,c;eowles of Pennington moved an amendment ried. ""' 'N-
 By MT Thompson of East Haven-Act abolishing Gf East
 By MT. Johnson, of Enfield-Bill providing for the prooating Of wills of persons who may not have been heard from period of years, and. in will was left providing for ministration his estate, and defining duties of courts of probate in such cases.
 By Mir. Wheeler of Easton-BiIl req uiring two clerks to index the name of the grantor and grantee appearing in the law records from the earliest records to the present time. into one book.
 By Mr. Mitchell of Southbury-Bill providing that all female inhabitants of each town of the age of q years who have statedy resided in the State at least one year, and in the town four months having free hoid estate, not subject to mortgage rated in the may vote and act in town meetings in all matters relating to schools and education and also upon i-
 communication was received from the Governor transmitting the annual report of the State prison d and also the annual report of the trustees of the Connecticut hospital for the insane.
 Committee reports were received as follows
 Rallroads-FaVorable on accepting the annual re- port of the Whitney Avenue Horse Railroad com pany; ordered on file in tho Secretary of States
 Judiciary-Favorableo on bill for replacing defaced records in New Haven Town Clerks office substitute bill regulating fees of clerk in New Haven city and taxing costs, tabled for calendar unfavorabe bill exempting trust property from attachment; re- jected.
 By Mr. Mitchell, of Southbury-Bill providing that strayed or stolen animals, exceeding the value of $5 shall be advertised, and copy properly designated shall be sent to the postoce at each county seat in the State.
 By MT. Phelps, of Windsor-Bi1I prohibiting the snaring shooting of quail in Windsor before the first day of October, 1884, and providing of $7 and Imprisonment not exceeding thirty days for each ofense.
 The House disposed of sundry bills and resolutions in concurrence with the Senate. On the resolution limiting new business to Friday, February 3. which was amended in the Senate, Wednesday, authorizing bills to be reported from comnaittees Mr. Northrop moved for the appointment Of g Committee Of Con- ference. The motion was passed, and MT. Northrop, pointed.
 On motion of MT. scoheld. of Stamford the resolr- ton appropriatng $2500 in favor of the State Agri ricultural society WAS recommitted.
 Mr. Sill called from the table the resolution offered by Mr. Fuller, prohibiting smoking in the Capitol, and moved it's indefinite postponement.
 This summoned Mir. Fuller to the defense of his resolution. He detested the custom Of smoking. While he had never spent cent for cigars he could not say he had never smoked But he thought it crated with tobacco smoke
 MT. Northrop favored indefinite postponement; carried, 112 to IA.
 At F o'clock the House adjourned until 12:30 D. m Tuesday, January 31.