Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-03
.3onrnal ans Gourier.
Friday Morning. Feh. 5. 1882.
The General Assembly

Large Amount of New Business Pre- sented-Plenty of Work for the Re- ma1nder of the SessiOn-The Foreign Attachment Law Other Matters of General Interest.
 HARTFORD, Feb. ?, 1882. Special correspondence of the JOURNAL AND COURIER.
 Both houses met this morning at II o'clock and business was proceeded with in rapid manner. There was an immense of new business presented, presumably on the supposition that no new business will be re- ceived after tomorrow. This question, however, is still in abeyance, there being a disagreeing vote between the Senate and House in regard to the matter. Mir. Robert son, of New Haven, presented a large mum Der of petitions in favor of a change in the bill relating to foreign attachments, which were headed by we'll known firms such as 1 Mallory, Wheeler & Co.,, Schollhorn $ Tie sing Manufacturing Co.,, B. Manville & Co.,, R. F. Burchell, G. T. Smith, Amizi H. Steele, J.. L. Ruff the Boston Blackboard Co.,, P. J. Cronan and hundreds of others. The Senate adjourned until next Tuesday at p. m but l the House will hold short session to-mor- 1 row. Next week there will, no doubt, be I lively work in both houses, as the commit | tees will be in session every day and will fur l nish plenty of work for the legislators to pass upon.
 l Following is a summary of the business transacted today:
 The Senate. The Senate was called to order at II o'clock by Lieutenant Governor Bulkeley. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Thompson.
 The following new matters were intro | duced:
 By Senator Bradstreet-Bill relating to mo tions in error and motions for new trials Committee on Judiciary bill relating to qui tam proceedings, same reference; bill de crimes and criminal prosecutions, repeating chapter cxxxii of public acts of 1881, same reference bill for an act providing that or and after January 1, 1883, all terms of Su preme Court shall be held in the State Capi tol at Hartford, also that the terms shall be held annually on the first Tuesdays in Janu ary, May and October in each year, same ref erence.
 1 By Senator Gunn-Bill providing that thu owner of any animal allowed to run at large upon highway may be liable to fine of SS7 Committee on Agriculture. By Senator Colt - Resolution changing name of Connecticut Stock Breeders associa tion to ''Charter Oak Driving Park associa tion;" Committee on Interpretations. By Senator Hoyt-Bill providing tha ''taxes shall not be held to constitute ie1 upon lands for greater sum than the taxe assessed upon such lands, so far as mortgage are concerned whose title existed prior to tn laying of such taxes ," to Committee on Fi l nance.
 ! By Senator Coit-Resolution requesting Senators and Representatives to use thei ! affpr tc +oc tbo nf O111ti in7 by Congress appointing commission to es tablish navy yard at New London referred to the Committee on Finance, and under suspension of the rules transmitted to th' 1 House.
 | Various matters from the House were re ferred to the several committees in concur ! renee.
 The petition of James, better known a ''Chip,' Smith, of Ansonia, now under sen tence of death in the New Haven county jail for commutation of sentence to imprison ment for life, came from the House referred to the Committee on Judiciary. In the Sen ate it had been referred to the Committee CT State Prison The House asked committe' of conference, which was granted. Senator Bradstreet appointed.
 Reports of committees were acted upon at follows:
 | Incorporations-Favo on resolution amending charter of the New Haven Go operative Savings Fund and Loan association tabled for calendar and printing; favorable on resolution amending the charter of Ger man American School association, tabled fo calendar and printing.
 Business on tAe calendar was disposed O. as follows:
 Resolution incorporating the Eagle Locl company of Plymouth, favorable report o. 1 Committee on Interpretations, was called iron the table and passed.
 Petition of George Hudson for release from State prison unfavorable report of Commit l tee on State Prison, was rejected. Bill for an act to extend penalties for tres pass to cases of malicious injury, unfavora ble report of Committee on Judiciary, wal rejected.
 At 12:10 the Senate adjourned until Tues day next at o'clock D. m.