Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-02

branches of the Legislature this morning and business proceeded quite promptly. There was also a large attendance of lobby or s'third house" members New Haven county being well represented The matter of prin- cipal interest to the latter was the caucus of the Republican members to be held immedi- ately after adjournment for the purpose of selecting nominee for County Commissioner in place of MT. Perkins, of Oxford, whose term of office expires this year. Mir. Per kins' friends were on handsin force, as were those of Mir. Drew, of Ansonia, and MT. Per ry, of Waterbury. The caucus was called to | order in the ante-room of the House at 2:15. Senator Jones was called to the chair and Dr. Wilson, of Meriden was appointed secre- | tary. Mir. Pine, of Ansonia, presented the name of Morris Drew. Mr. Gillette cham pioned the cause of George F. Perry, while ! MT. Bartlett, of Oxford, presented the name of Lewis B. Perkins, the present incumbent. Then Mir. Culver, of Beacon Falls, presented the name of Herbert c. Baldwin. On the 1 informal ballot there were 19 votes cast of which were for MT. Perkins, for Mr. Per- 1 ry, for Mr. Drew, for MT. Baldwin and blank. On the formal ballot Perkins held his 1 own, while Perry gained 2, Drew gained ? and Baldwin fell off g. On the second form al ballot Perkins fell off 1, Perry gained 8, while Drew, Baldwin and Austin received each On the third and final formal ballot Mir. Perry received 10 votes and was declared the nominee, and on motion his nomination 1 was made unanimous
 l Before the Judiciary committee in the af- ternoon the bill relating to foreign attach ments introduced by MT. Robertson, of New Haven, was under consideration.
 Hon. Marshall Jewell, of Hartford ap- peared before the committee and earnestly advocated the passage of this or similar bill. He favored the exemption of at least thirty days wages from the factorizing pro- cess, and said that under such law he would exempt grocers' bills, board bills and bills of every name and nature.
 J. B. Sargent, of New Haven, made an ad- dress before the committee that the present statute law was not for the interest of the grocer, the creditor or the buyer for cash. It was opposed to thrift to buy on credit. Such law as the present one was injurious to the States best material and moral inter ests, and tended to encourage unthrift in workingmen. The law is hardship to fam, flies and costs from factorizing processes plunged the debtor still deeper in debt. In bringing these suits the merchant seldom gets anything, the costs taking the whole amount, being divided pro rata among the ] justice, constable and lawyer. He also urged that current wages were not proper sub ject for attachment and no credit should be given depending upon law.
 Next Tuesday at p. is the time se down for tho hearing on the repeal of tht so-called 'benzlne' military law before tho Military committee.
 Following is summary of the business 1T both houses to-day.
 The Senate.
 The Senate was called to order at II o'clocl by Lieutenant Governor Bulkeley. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Sage.
 A resolution appointing Willis E. Terrell of Middlefeld, a county commissioner oi Middlesex county was passed.
 The resolution appointing Joseph F. Gal houn, of Torrington, county commissione1 of Litchfeld county came back from the House with a clerical amendment added passed ln concurrence.
 The Senate concurred with the House il 2 passing the resolution appointing Westel Russell, of Hartford, a county commissions l of Hartford county.
 The above appointments are for three year each and go into effect July 1, next. , The following new matters were intro duced:
 By Senator Upson-Resolution authoriz ing the printing of 2,OOO extra copies of tn l last anpupI Feo0rt pf tha Goppentinuf nolsi cultural experiment. station passed
 By Senator Elton-Resolution authoriz b ing the Common Council of the city of Wa i terbury to extend Church street across tn 1 old cemetery in the city of Waterbury, in tn e direction of Riverside cemetery; referred t. : the Committee on Cities and Boroughs.
 By Senator Seymour-Bill incorporating
 the Bridgeport Brass company referred t 1 Committee on Interpretations.
 By Senator Mills-Resolution granting a6
 immigration on the estate of Jane Doty, lat . of New Haven; referred to Judiciary con
 mittee.
 s By Senator Hoyt (by request)-Bill rt . quiring all licensed liquor dealers to remov
 the screens inside the doors of their respet
 tive saloons; also bill requiring county con missioners to publish in newspapers name a of all persons applying for liquor licenses 1t both bills referred to Committee on Ten l. perance.
 o By Senator Sturtevant-Resolution amend
 ing the charter of the borough of Co1che .e ter referred to Committee on Incorport II tiops.
 Senator Alsop, of the committee on th " disagreeing vote of the two houses on th t. resolution limiting the time for the introdu.
 ton of new business to Friday, February s reported that the committee were unable t ,d agree and recommended that the Senate at le here to it's former action in insisting upo ioh &Io{ S except those reported by the several oommi
 tees will be received after the date mention r. ed the Senate adhered.
 G. Various matters from the House were r,
 ferred to committees in concurrence. r Reports of committees were acted upon 6 sd follows:
 Judiciary-Favorable on bill providing fc
 payment of damages by cities, towns and bo ,a oughs for damages caused to property owl re CTS by change in grade of highways, to be 8 tn certained in the same manner as damages il
 cured by laying out or extending highwa, ,d are ascertained,. tabled for calendar and prin 10 ing; favorable on bill to extend penalties ft
 trespass to cases of malicious injury; table
 for calendar and printing.
 Humane Institutions-Favorableo on annu v report of Protestant Widows Relief associ = ton of Bridgeport; favorable on annual T. Cs port of directors of Connecticut Industri school for girls reports accepted and o dered on h1e
 Finance-Favorable on annual report
 State Treasurer; report accepted and o
 dered on file.
 Railroads on bill authorizir
 railroad commissioners to make such order !. in case of one railroad crossing another, as
 bridges, abutments, piers, tunnels, arche
 excavations, etc., as they may judge neca
 sary !. tabled for calendar and printin
 Favorable on bill requiring every railros
 corporation before applying to the railroa
 commissioners for approval of "layout''
 deposit with State Treasurer equal
 $11 per mile of it's proposed road in u al- State tabled for calendar and printing. ny Business on the calendar was proceede IS, with.
 The bill in relation to the appointment e- judges of the Supreme and Superior Cour
 by the Governor as authorized by the tive gs ty.sixth amendment to the constitution ar defining the method of procedure of u General Assembly in confirming the nomin tions was first considered. The amendme1 U adopted by the House, which provides tn - the nominations shall be held by the judicial
 committee not more than six Legislative day ss @, was adopted in concurrence. VI Senator Bradstreet, of the Committee ( in Judiciary, moved to strike out the entll
 first section of the bill, which defines u k duty of the Governor in making the nomin h. tions. He read the twenty sixth amendmel