Morning journal and courier., 1882-04-19
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The House was called to order at II @. m 1 Speaker Hall in the chair.
 Prayer was offered by the chaplain, Rev. Dr. A. J. Sage.
 Business from the Senate was disposed of in concurrence. The bill relating to glanders and farcy was tabled for further consideration. The bill establishing board of pardons was on motion of Mr. Mahan of New Lon don, temporarily tabled. The Senate had ad-
 hered in rejecting the bill.
 An adverse report was submitted on the petition of Mary Todd Hill ct al, of Middle town, for an appropriation of $6,000 in be- half of the Middlesex county orphans home. Passed
 Mir. Northrop called from the table House bill 3OO validating informalities and irregu- larities, and amended it so as to make it ap- ply to the witnessing of deeds. The act was then passed. Mir. Johnson. of Enfield, moved that House bill No. 231, relating to civil actions, be taken up out of it's order and put on it's passage so ordered.
 The bill provides that whenever glrnishee shall be required by law to appear before any court he shall be entitled to receive the same fees as 6 witness in civil actions, and paid in the same manner. The act repeals chapter ten of the public acts of 1876, page eighty
 nine On vote the bill was passed. On motion of MT. Robertson the bill an- nexing part of the West school district of New Haven to the Center school district of
 East Haven was taken up out of it's order and passed.
 On motion of Mir. Johnson the bill relating to railroad approaches to depots, giving power to the railroad commissioners to cause
 change of location or removal of the struc- ture to some other place, in case such ap- breaches are dangerous to the public, was | taken up out of regular order. MT. Cowles, of Pennington, offered an amendment making the bill apply to all ] towns in the State, the measure as recom-
 mended by the Judiciary committee applying
 to towns of not less than 5000 inhabitants. The amendment was rejected and the bill passed.
 The bill establishing the State line relating to shell fisheries as recommended by the com
 missioners was explained by MT. Fuller of Putnam and passed.
 The resolution incoab borating the Judd Iron company of New Britain was taken up out of regular order and passed MT. Wright, of Branford, called up the
 bill relating to land damages and explained it's provisions. The act provides that the benefits assessed for any particular layout or alteration, except in city or borough, shall in no case exceed the damages assessed there for together with one-half the estimated cost of such lay out or alteration; and all assess ments of benefits may be collected in the same manner as town taxes.
 The act will not affect any suit now pend ing. Passed. :...a.& ..:... Mr Bingham, of Windham, called up the
 bill providing that it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to hunt, kill or de- stroy, or attempt to destroy, sora Commonly called rail). between January l and Septem-
 Der 12 in each year, and providing that every person so offending shall for each offense be fined not more than $25. On vote the bill was passed.
 At 12:05 Mr. Congdon, of Norwich, called for the special order of the day, being the
 bill for the consolidation of the town and city governments of Hartford. The pending action was on the adoption of an amendment continuing the provisions of the old charter relative to the water board.
 MT. Sill held that the water board had for
 more than twenty years ably and honestly discharged their duties and managed the af- fairs of the department with success. He trusted that the Legislature would keep it's hands off the board, which had so long com manded the approval of the citizens of Hart ford. MT. Sill read from the list of remon- strants against placing the board under con- trol of the city government
 MT. Cooley described the provisions of the new charter as relating to the water board, showing the superiority to the old, and held that it ought to be adopted.
 At this point the previous question was or dered, and on vote the amendment was re-
 jected-5O to 79.
 The House at 12:55 on motion of Mir. Sco- field, took 8 recess until 2:30 D. m.
 After recess the farther consideration of the Hartford consolidation charter was con- sidered. A vote on the bill as amended was reached at o'clock, when it was found that o1,1 ho Q6- journed until Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock