Morning journal and courier., 1882-03-01
House.

House.
 The House was called to order at 12: 30 p. m. with Speaker Hall in the chair.
 Prayer was offered by Chaplain Sage.
 Petitions were received and referred as fol- lows
 Of W. E. Morgan and 252 others, em- ployes of the New York, New Haven and Hartford road, and of G. A. Fairfield, Daniel Morrell and seventy others, employees of the Hartford Machine Screw company, for change in the factorizing laws, exempting forty days wages from foreign attachment, Judi ciary committee; remonstrance against change in factorizing laws, Judiciary; of
 James B. Gregg ct al. of Hartford for con
 stitutional amendment prohibiting the manu-
 facture of Intoxicating liquors; of legal
 voters of Franklin against bridging the
 Thames, Railroads.
 The annual report of the trustees of the Storrs Agricultural College was referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Thirteen pupils have been in attendance at the school since it's opening last fall. It is expected during 1882 to perfect plans for the conduct of the farm and, as far as the means at hand permit, to complete it's outfit.
 Reports from committees were received as follows Military Affairs-Unfavorable on bill reducing communication tax to $1; favora- ble on bill authorizing the quartermasert
 general to floor the tents of enlisted men at 1 annual encampment, tabled for calendar. Judiciary--Favorable on continuing to the next session of the General Assembly the bill providing for the appointment of an Attorney General so ordered; favorable on extending limitation for presenting claims in New Lon don county Superior Court, clerk fees now under arbitration, tabled for calendar; sub- stitute bill concerning the taxing of costs, calendar; favorable on bill relating to taxa ton of trust property. Mir. Northrop, of Middletown, moved suspension of rules and that the bill be put on its passage, so ordered. The bill was discussed at length last week. An amendment authorizing trust property to
 be put into the list in the town, where it is
 situated, was adopted and the bill was passed MT. Cleveland called from the table the reso- lution amending the charter of the New
 Haven Cooperative Savings Fund and Loan
 association. A Senate amendment was con. cured in and the bill passed.
 MT. Owen called from the table the bill providing for the appointment of commis- sion for Investigating the pollution of streams and other waters and moved it's continuance to the next General Assembly and that it be prin ted with the laws, so ordered. Mir. Robertson called from the table the bill regulating the layout and construction of streets and sidewalks in New Haven, and of fered an amendment providing for the recep-
 tion and adjustment of appeals. The meas ure controls the arrangement of streets and walks in that section of East Haven which was annexed to New Haven last year. The l bill as amended was passed.
 Judiciary-Substitute bill de collection of taxes in New Haven, calendar; adverse on bill relating to criminal trials, rejected fa- l vorable on bill relating to exemption of $3 ! under certain circumstances, calendar; un- 1 favorable on bill repeating act relating to | jurors, calendar unfavorable on bill relating to responsibility of municipalities in cases of accidents from defective walks and streets, 1 tabled adverse on bill abolishing act regu
 lating the selection of jurors; rejected. 1 Claims-Favorableo on appropriating SIC | in favor of the school fund commissioner fo1 extra clerk hire.
 l At 1:55, on motion of MT. Stanton, oj
 Stonington, the House adjourned until 10 g. | m Wednesday,