Morning journal and courier., 1882-03-23
House..

The House called to order at 10 D. m., Speaker Hall in the chair. Prayer of fered by Chaplain Sage.
 Committee reports were received as fol, lows
 Humane stitutions-Favorable or bill relating to invalid soldiers, sailors and ma- rines, calendar. The bill provides that sol dlers, sailors and marines may be cared for at the Fitch home. Railroads-Favorable on authorizing the New York, Providence and Boston Railroad company to bridge the Thames river, calen- dar.
 craftsmanship that the resolution incorporating the Connecticut Se- curity and Investment company be continued to the next General Assembly, so ordered :; substitute resolution incorporating the South ington Water company calendar. Judiciary-Substitute bill relating to the East Rock Park, calendar favorable on au- thorizing administration on the estate of Jo- seph Hubbell, calendar Capitol Grounds and Furniture-Favorable on extending courtesies to the German astro- nomlcal observers, giving them the right to erect temporary observatory on capitol l grounds, in order to observe the transit of Venus, calendar.
 State Prison-Adverse on the petitions of John Warren and Frank Herbert for .release from State prison; report accepted and pe-
 
 gricultural-Substitute bill prohibiting the sale of watered or adulterated milk cal endar.
 Finance-Favorable on bill relating to the election of assessors in town of Meriden |; calendar.
 Business from the Senate was disposed of ! in concurrence.
 Tho House reconsidered it's action in re- I jecting the bill concerning oyster committees, oTo1 fo1 4o Fisheries.
 MT. Cowles, of Pennington, introduced a petition signed by William F. Graham, of the \ Meriden Republican, George D. Curtis, House ! reporter for the Couruaat, s. w. Sage, J. G. < Rathbun and Minor Lozene, requesting that ' the committee of the House take the case of \ Sergeant Mason into consideration, and by a ! resolution request the President to exercise < his clemency and grant Mason an uncondi- X tional pardon. The bill was referred to the Committee on Federal Relations Resolution amending the charter of the German American School association of Meri- | den, giving them power to hold additional | amount of real estate was passed.
 The resolution abating the taxes of the Hart ford and Connecticut Valley Railroad com \ pany was explained by Mr. Bingham of Wind \ ham. In reply to question by MT. Cowles of Pennington it was stated that the amount \ of taxes involved is upwards of $14, 1000. MT. Coogan, of Windsor Locks favored ! the passage of the measure On vote it was passed.
 The bill providing that every person who shall place upon the premises of another any tub, box or other contrivance for the pur- pose of enticing swarms of bees from the premises of their lawful owners shall be fined not more than seven dollars, or impris- ! oned not more than thirty days, was dis 1 cussed by Messrs Cowles, of Pennington, Bingham of Windham Brainard of Had ! dam, and passed.
 The bill constitutes new statute, nothing of the kind having heretofore been enacted. MT. Allyn, of Salem, called from the table the bill restricting fishing in Sabethe river at \ Middletown. The House ooncurred in pass ] ing Senate amendment, and the bill was ! then adopted.
 Resolution incorporating the Eagle Steam company of Danbury was passed. 1 Mir. Taylor, of Danbury, introduced bill relating to the taxation of costs in cases where | criminal prosecutions could be joined ad- mitted under suspension of the rules. ! The House concurred with the Senate in passing the bill requiring a description of 1 foreclosed property to be filed. The act provides that when any mortgage of real es- 1 tate shall have been foreclesed, and the time
 limited for redemption has passed, and the title of such mortgaged premises has become 1 absolute in the mortgagee, or any person l claiming under him, he shall either in person,
 or by his agent or attorney, forthwith make and sign certificate describing the premises | foreclosed, the deed of mortgage on which | such foreclosure was had, the book and page I where the same was recorded, and the time l when such mortgage title became absolute {; which certificate shall be recorded in the | records of the town where the premises are | situated, and provides form for filing the required information | The bill repeals section three, chapter sev-
 en, title eighteen, page 358 of the general | statutes, chapter six of the public acts of l 1879, and chapter one hundred and eighteen 1 of public acts of 1881. | Mr. Paige moved that the resolution re- leasing Paul E. Herter, of Salisbury from | State prison be taken up and put on it's pass | age, ordered. Mir. Paige explained the cir | cumstances of the conviction, and stated that 1 Judge Carpenter, before whom the man was l convicted, had appeared before the commit I tee in support of his release. On vote the ! resolution was passed. l The bill relating to the assessment of dam- | ages sustained by change in the grade of a l public highway came from the Senate passed, | with an amendment. | MT. Pease, of Enfield, offered an amend
 ment, making the bill apply to cities and I boroughs, but exempting towns from it's | provisions.
 
 | the measure, claiming that it was uncalled l for legislation.
 l Mr. Scofield said the bill must stand or fall on it's merits. He introduced it of his own | volition and should should ask it to be con- l sidered simply as measure in the interest of | property owners.
 | MT. Fox, of New Haven, differed from his colleague, Mir Robertson, and endorsed the l argument of MT. Scofeld. He advocated the bill, he said, because it was just and right Mir. Ripley, of Norwich also sustained the bill. The old law relating to highways, he
 held could not protect the property of pri- vate owners.
 Mir. Cowles, of Pennington, thought the bill an important one and that it ought to be
 tabled and printed.
 The motion was opposed by Mir. Scofeld, who thought the House was prepared to act
 on the measure now; lost.
 MT. Wood, of East Windsor, was opposed
 to the adoption of the amendment offered by
 Mir. Pease, exempting towns from the pro- visions of the bill.
 MT. Cleveland, of Brooklyn, said the amendment proposed @ monstrous dscrimi- nation against the towns as compared with the cities.
 MT. Johnson said the towns don't wan the bill
 At this point the previous question was or dered, being the amendment of Mir. O,1 ofa 4l,o I>;