Morning journal and courier., 1882-04-20
House.

The House was called to order at 10 a. m., Speaker Hall in the chair. Prayer was offer ed by the chaplain, Rev. Dr. A. J. Sage.
 MT. Sill withdrew the doubt concerning the Hartford city charter, which declared the absence of @ quorum Tuesday, adjourn ing the House, and the bill was declared car ried.
 MT. Ripley moved reconsideration, which was carried and the bill was then tabled.
 The Temperance committee reported ad- versely on sundry bills relating to intoxicat- ing liquors, rejected; adverse on petitions for change in license laws, and petitioners given leave to withdraw.
 The bill regulating the deposit of material in Long Island Sound was explained by MT. Fuller and passed.
 The bill concerning shell fishery grounds within the exclusive jurisdiction of the State was explained by MT. Fuller, who said it was fully satisfactory to the parties in interest. The bill is for the settlement of disputes con corning the natural oyster grounds.
 MT. Schofie1d held that confusion might arise concerning titles from the fact that the records are to be made in the town clerks s office and also with the shell fishery commits sioners. It was amended in concurrence with the Senate and passed.
 Mir. Wood, of East Windsor, called from the table the bill relating to the spread of glanders or farcy. He explained that the committee of conference had been unable to agree Mir" Wood moved that the House re- consider the passage of an amendment adopt ed by the House; so ordered. The amend ment was then rejected and the bill passed, which provides that chapter five of the pub lie acts of 1880. for preventing the spread of glanders or farcy, shall be repealed.
 The resolution incorporating the Mexican international railroad company was amended in concurrence with the Senate The author ized capital is $10,OOO,OOO The bill gave rise to some discussion, Mir. Robertson, of New Haven, and MT Sill, of Hartford, ob- jecting to it's passage, but the bill was passed.
 The House concurred with the Senate in recalling from the Secretary of State's office the resolution providing for final adjourn ment to-day. Messrs. Johnson, of Enfield, and Northrop, of Middletown were appoint ed on the committee.
 The House reconsidered the passage of the resolution.
 Mr. Johnson then moved that the date of final adjournment be made Wednesday, April 26 at 12 m.
 Opposed by Mir. Robertson, who wanted the House adjourned on Friday of this week.
 The motion was supported by MT. John son and MT. Ripley; also by MT. Northrop, of Middletown.
 Mir. Robertson moved an adjournment, making the date Saturday, April 22.
 On vote it did not prevail, and Mir. John sons motion was carried. Transmitted un- der suspension of the rules.
 Business from the Senate was disposed of in concurrence.
 MT. Ripley called from the table bill de charter of Hartford, and introduced an amendment providing that all the powers and duties relating to schools shall be vested in the city of Hartford, and shall be controlled by city meeting, warned and held exactly as the town meetings are warned and held.
 After opposition by Mir. Sill the amend ment was adopted-92 to 66.
 The previous question was ordered on the main bill and on vote it was passed-95 to 57. On motion of Mir. Congdon the biM as amended was transmitted to the Senate under suspension of the rules
 At 12 o'clock Mir. Sweet, of Coventry, called for the special order, being the bill re- lating to the voting places in the town of Coventry. The bill repeals the act passed at the October session of the General Assem- bly, 1795, providing that all town and free mems meetings in the town of Coventry be held alternately in the first and second socie- ty of the town.
 MT. Robertson, of New Haven, in the chair.l
 Mr. Fuller, of Putnam, offered an amend ment rejecting the bill as recommended by the committee, providing that the town shall be divided into two voting districts for State and general elections, and defining the dls- tricts. The amendment provides that the law of 1795 shall remain in force with regard to special town meetings. MT. Johnson offered an amendment to Mir. Fuller's providing that the law shall not affect the regular or special town meetings, but that the town shall be left to decide for itself where the voting places shall be estab- l1shed for town meetings.
 Both amendments were rejected. The pre- vious question was ordered on the main bill. On. vote it was rejected, 39 to 1OG. Mir. Hall in the chair.
 Constitutional Amendment-Adverse on resolution providing for constitutional amendment de conviction by nine members of jury.
 A resolution was passed ordering a compil- l ation of the election laws to be made and published by the Secretary of State.
 At 1:40 P, m. the House adjourned until 10 a. m. Thursday.