Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-08
Following is summary of the busine
transacted in both houses to-day:


The Senate assembled at l o'clock, Lieu
tenant Governor BulkeIey in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Chaplain Thompson.
New matters were introduced as follows
By Senator Seymour-Bill giving exclusive
jurisdiction for the granting of Communication
of punishment and release, absolute or con-
stitutlonal, from the State prison, to board
consisting of the Governor, judge of the
Supreme Court to be designated by the
judges at their semi-annual meeting on the
first Tuesday in September in each year, and
member of the board of State prison di-
rectors to be selected by that board. The
bill also provides that all these members
must concur in order to effect release or
communication, and also that they shall meet
at Hartford on the first Monday in January
and July in each year. The members of the
board are to receive no compensation, but
SIS per day is to be granted them for travel
ing expenses on each day of. actual service
referred to Committee on State Prison. Pc
tition of William Winter and 200 other citi-
zens of Bridgeport for change in the pres
ent license law SO that only nominal license
fee, not to exceed $40, be required for the
sale of ale, lager beer, cider and Rhine wine,
and that the license fee for all ether spiritu-
Gus liquors be fixed at a sum not to exceed
800; that in all cases parties charged with
or convicted of violations of the license law
by jury; to Committee on Temperance.
Petition of William Winter and 200 citizens
of Bridgeport for bill requiring that 'every
person who shall be present at any concert
of music, dancing or other public diversion
on Sunday, between sunrise and sunset, shall
be fined $4"; Committee on Temperance.
BY Senator Alsop-Bill allowing every
non resident of School district, owning tax
able property therein, who shall send his
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district, if such grade as does not exist in the
district where he resides, shall be allowed as
the bills properly chargeable against him a
sum not exceeding the amount of his tax /;
also bills providing for taxation of shell fish
grounds, pertaining to shell fishery fran
chises, appointing Board of State Commits
sioners for designation of oyster grounds,
fixing compensation of commissioners of
shell fisheries All were referred to Commit
tee on Fisheries.
The resolution concerning statue of Gov
ernor Buckingham came from the House re-
ferred to select committee. In the Senate
it had been referred to the Committee on FL
nance. The House asked committee in con-
ference, which was granted. Senator Ham
mond appointed.
the resolution appointing Charles B.
Wheeler, of Monroe, county COMM 5sioner
of Fairfield county was passed in concur
renee.
The resolution limiting the time.fo the re-
ception of new business to Friday, February
10, was passed in concurrence.
The Judiciary committee-Bill making the
penalty for burglary not more than ten years
in the State prison also providing that any
person who shall commit burglary and who
shall use any personal violence, or be so
armed as to clearly indicate violent intent,
may be imprisoned in the State prison for
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than fifteen years, and for a SECOND convic-
ton therefor not less than ten or more than
twenty years. The bill was tabled for calen-
dar and printing.
The nominations of Supreme and Superior
Court judges recently made by the Governor
were taken from the table and referred to
the Committee on Judiciary as provided In
the law recently passed,
Various matters from the House were act
ed on in concurrence.
At 1910 the Senate adjourned until Wed
nesday next at II o'clock.
The House was called to order at 1890 p.
M. Speaker Hall in the chair:
PRAYER was offered by the chaplain, Rev.
DR.. A. J. Sage.
The following petitions were received and
referred: Of the Plume & Atwood Manufac-
turing company, Quinnipiac Brick company,
American Ring company, Yale Lock Manu-
featuring company of Stamford, Collins com
pany of Collinsville, White q Wells and $50
others of Waterbury, Henry Killam and SIX
ty three others of New Haven, the Douglas
company of Middletown, the
Brown Cotton Gin company of New London,
the iMiddletown Hardware company, Peck
Brothers & Co. of New Haven, Ives, Wood
ruff & Co. of Meriden, Meriden Flint Glass
company, American Mills company of Water
bury, d. b. Smith & Son of Southington, the
Russell Manufacturing company Of Middle
town, H. Chaplin & Son of New Hartford,
the William Wilcox Manufacturing company