Morning journal and courier., 1882-04-14

DAi-many Other Matters of Interest
 HARTFORD, April 13, 1882. Special correspondence of the JOURNAL AND COURIER.
 This has been busy day at the Capitol, especially so in the House, where the amend ment to the constitution giving towns equal representation in the General Assembly and the temperance law were under discussion. New Ravens representatives Messrs. Rob- ertson and Fox, ably advocated the passage of the amendment that would give the large | towns in the State larger representation than they now haye but it was of no avail. Like such propositions heretofore introduced 1t was doomed to defeat and the rotten bor. ough system must continue. Only sixteen ment, while the number against it was ex ceedingly large. The bill establishing g board of pardons was defeated by large majority
 The Railroad committee were ill session l this afternoon and, it is understood, voted tc recommend that express trains on the Cana l railroad shall not be required to stop al Plantsville. It is also understood that the 1 committee will recommend change in the form of returns by railroad companies in ac cordance with the petition of Mr. Goodwin of East Hartford.
 If the Legislature adjourns on Wednesday next they will have to do large amount ot | work between this time and that. There is no trouble about the Senate, but there are SC many members in the House that desire to 1 'tventiIate" themselves on matters of minor l importance that there is use of speculat- ! ing in regard to final results Following is summary of the business transacted in Senate and House to-day: Senate.
 Assembled at 1920 o'clock, Lieutenant Governor Bulkeley in the chair. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Sage,
 The Committee on Judiciary reported fa- yorably on substitute bill amending the charter of the city of Waterbury. The Committee on Contingent Expenses submitted several resolutions making appro- priations for services rendered by officers and attaches of the Senate
 Business on the. calendar was disposed of as follows:
 Resolution amending charter of the Yale Lock company of Stamford; House amend ments adopted and passed.
 Bill confirming the lines established by the shell fish commissioners defining the boun- daries between State and town oyster grounds; passed.
 Resolution releasing Thomas Healy from State prison.
 Senator Upson explained that Healy was sent to prison in 1880 for three years for stealing watch while drunk from com rade. There were extenuating circumstances connected with the theft. The resolution was passed
 Resolution releasing Catherine Healy from the Hartford county jail.
 Senator Upson explained the circumstances in the case for which Mrs. Healy was sent to jail for two years on June 17, 1881, for man slaughter in having killed young man named Farrell at her saloon in Hartford by striking him on the head with bottle.
 The House amendment fixing the date of Mrs. Healys release at June 1 was adopted and the resolution passed
 Bill providing that all disputes touching the ownership, title, buoys, boundaries, ranges, extent or location of any shell fish grounds shall be referred to and decided by the commissioners of shell fisheries.
 Senator Alsop offered an amendment pro- viding that owners of shell fish grounds shall yearly make returns designating the location of their grounds to town clerks; adopted.
 On motion of Senator Gum the bill was tabled. .,
 Bill emitting insane soldiers, sailors and mariners to receive medical care and treat ment at the Hartford and New Haven hos pitfalls and the insane hospitals at Middletown, the expense to be defrayed by the State; passed.
 At 11:3o the Senate went into executive session. .....
 Visitors of Sheffield Scientific School-sen. ators Hills, Colt and Upson.
 Trustee of State Insane Hospital-Samuel G. Willard, of Colchester, for term of four years from July l, 1882.
 Ferry Commissioners L. Fish of East Windsor and A. W. Converse of Windsor Locks Seabury Braman and Thomas P. Geer of Groton commissioners of New Lon- don and Groton ferry.
 Bridge Commissioners-S. L. Adams of Sufield and c. w. Clark of Enfield for En- field bridge Albert Wilcox and Stiles T. Whitney of Stratford and George T. Smith of Milford for Washington bridge; Frederick Sanford of Newtown and Alvin Downes of Southbury for Bennett's bridge; William J. Atwater Hudson B. Forbes and Alfred Hughes of New Haven, Stephen Hemingway, Jared Andrews and Henry Smith of East Ha- ven and John U. Baldwin of Branford for Tomlnson bridge; J. G. Stevens of Monroe and S: 0. Wheeler of Oxford for Zoar bridge.
 Turnpike Commissioners-Freder G. Perry, of Huntington, and Isaac E. Booth, of Trumbull, for Wells Hollow turnpike John Candee, Albert W. Lumm, of Oxford, z and W. w. Peck of Woodbridge, for Oxford turnpike; George H. Peck, Royal M Bassett, of Derby and George Augur, of New Ha- yen for New. Haven and Derby turnpike; W. J. Dick, of ,Newtown, and N. M. Mullett, of Trumbull, for Bridgeport and Newtown turnpike; E. B.. Goodsell, of Bridgeport, and George Freeborn, of Easton, for Weston turnpike.
 Senator Hoyt was appointed visitor of the Sheffield Scientific school, but resigned and Senator Upson was appointed.
 The Senate adjourned at 11:45 to meet on Friday at 1030 6. m