Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-02-23
Journal artb Gourier,
Morning. Feb. %. 1882.
The General Assembly.

The General Assembly.
Hurrying business in Both Houses and
Before the COmmittees-The Waterbury
County Matter-Shan the Supreme
Court be Permanently Located in Hart
ford-other RIatters of Interest.
HARTFORD, Feb. %, 1882
Special correspondence of the JOURNAL AND COURIER
In place of the State flags floating above
the Capitol to-day were the national colors,
in recognition of Washington's birthday
Notwithstanding it was q legal holiday the
Senators and Representatives were promptly
IN their places, and business proceeded
promptly,a large amount of it being disposed
of before adjournment. The principal inter
est before committees was the s'Parallel''
road question, elsewhere reported. Before
the Committee on New Counties and County
Seats the act forming new county out OF
New Haven and Litchfield counties was con.
sidered An amendment to the bill was
offered providing that the town of Water.
bury shall furnish land and provide jail and
suitable rooms for court purposes.
MIR. Hlckox, representing Litchtield county,
said that the two OR three towns proposed to
be set off to the new county would not vol.
| unfairly agree to do so.
.Ex-Judge Munson, of Seymour, submitted
map of the proposed new county. He said
the great bulk of the population would be
within Is minutes ride of Waterbury. II
was more convenient to go there than to New
Haven. He did not want the bill to take
effect until Waterbury had fulfilled the con.
ditions required of her. The new county, he
said, would be as large in population as New
Haven county was in 184O..
Judge Webster, of Waterbury, also favored
the bill.
Further hearing was adjourned until Wed
nesday afternoon of next week.
Before the Committee on Judiciary appear.
ed Judges Pardee, LOOMS and Carpenter, il
favor of the bill providing that all sessions Of
the Supreme Court shall be held in Hartford
| They also advocated the bill making the Su
preme and Superior Court judges separate
and distinct.
Following is a summary of the business
transacted in Senate and House to-day.
The Senate.
| The Senate convened at IL o'clock, Lieu
| tenant Governor Buckley in the chair. Prayer
was offered by Chaplain Sage.
| Bill relating to testate estates. The bill
enlarges the present statute by using th'
| word Specific" instead of the word 'pecu
| MARY"
| Senator Bradstreet said that it seemed tt
| the committee that watch or a horse wortl
| 300 given to legatee should come unde
| the same law as pecuniary devise. The bill
| was passed.
| Resolution appointing Thomas l. Raymond
| of Norwalk, and James S. Parsons, of Hart
| ford, auditors of public accounts passed.
Resolution authorizing the Meriden Saving
| bank to erect building at a cost not to ex
coed $50, 900 !; passed
+ Resolution changing the name of the Con
| necticut Stock Breeders association of Hart
| ford to ''Charter Oak Driving Park )" passed
Bill fixing the fee of the clerk of the Git,
| Court in New Haven for recording judg
| exceed 5000, two dollars; passed.
Bill allowing insolvent debtors ten days il
which to file with court of probate list o
| debts and credits.
Senator Gum moved to amend by insert
/ ing the word "fve" in place of the wore
ten" in the bill, and said that he though
five daysgample.
| The amendment was adopted and as amend
| ed the bill was passed.
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of 1879 by inserting in the ninth line aftel
the word describing" the words "the prem
ises'
Senator Seymour opposed the bill on thu
ground that it was in conflict with what ha6
been done after much care and deliberatio1
by previous Legislatures. -
Senator Hammond also spoke against the
proposed change as being unnecessary, al
the present descriptive certificates were al
SI1tfi oil 4 fr.S
ers of land records.
Senator Bradstreet said that owing to thu
attention which the matter had received il
previous Legislatures he should not be siren
uous as to its adoption The bill was reject
ed. ..
Bill requiring grand jurors and constable
to take oath of office within thirty days afte1
election; passed
Bill regulating a small portion of the town
and city line of New Haven in the vicinity Of
Derby avenue bridge over West river
passed.
Bill requiring every town and every schoo
district, which under existing laws make sep
arate returns, to make returns to secretar,
| of the State Board of Health on or befor
October 10Th annually, under a penalty o.
forfeiture of one per cent of the 80 pc
child paid from the State treasury to district
| for first week of delay, and two per cent TO
l
| and ten per cent. for over four weeks
| passed.
| Bill authorizing town of New Haven to is
| sue bonds passed.
| Bill amending charter of borough of Biz
| mlngham and authorizing co Instruction of
public sewer; passed.
Resolution incorporating the Young Wo
| mems Christian association of New Haven
! passed. ~..
4 lett EaS+ aI ;-1,I !,
/ Charles Bromham of New Haven; passed b,
l the necessary two-thirds vote.
Resolution restoring forfeited rights t,
John IA. Shields of New Haven.
Senator Gilbert explained that Shields hat
I been sent to State prison for life in 1876 TO-
| rape. but was released in 1879 from the fac
| that evidence had been found which PROVED
| him innocent, and it appeared no more THAI
an act of simple Justice that his forfeited
| rights should be restored to him. The reso
| ton passed by the requisite vote.
| Resolution authorizing the publication O.
| the laws passed at this session in three Ger
| man papers, two dailies and one weekly re
| jected.
Bill requiring registrars of births, mar
| riages and deaths in towns where no fire
| proof safes are provided to keep the record
| in the vaults provided for the land records il
the towns.
guilty of neglect of family the court may
take his bond as q guarantee that he will fur
nish the support required for six months
passed.
A large number of bills reported upon un
favorably by the several committees were re
jected. "
A communication received from the Gov.
ernor was referred to the Committee on Elk
ecutive Communications
At 12:45 o'clock the Senate adjourned unit
Thursday at 10 a. m.
House.
The House was called to order at 10 a. NJ
Prayer was offered by the chaplain, Rev
DR.. A. j. Sage.
: The following petitions were received and
referred:
OF Samuel T. johnson for administration
on the estate of Lyman H. Avery, of New
Haven remonstrance of residents of Mont
vile against bridging the Thames; East
Hampton Bell company ct al. for change il
faetorizing laws.
Committee reports were received as fol
lows:
porations-Favorable on incorpora
ting the Standard Time company, calendar