Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-03-11

Both Houses Promptly Proceed to Busi-
ness-The Status of the Parallel Rail-
road Charter-Other Matters.
HARTFORD, March 10, 1882.
Special correspondence of the JOURNAL COURIER
Both houses were-in session promptly at
the hour of opening this morning. Business
proceeded promptly, and, as ususual on Fri
day, there was an early adjournment. There
no committee business transacted this
afternoon. 1t is thought that the Railroad
committee will not report on the so-called
"Parallel'' road until Wednesday of next
week. A bill is being prepared.that will be
presented to the Railroad committee provid-
ing for the amendment of the general rail
road law of the State, SO as to remedy the OBJ
jections made by the petitioners. 1t is stated
that some sweeping changes will be made, SO
! that any party Or parties desiring to invest
| capital in railroad enterprises will have no
| difficulty in going forward under the general
law. The parties engaged in preparing the
| substitute are said to have labored long after
midnight and it is said that when the bill g
prepared no reasonable objection can bl I
made to it.
transacted in Senate and House to day
| Senate.
The Senate assembled at 1880 o'clock.
Lieutenant Governor Buckley in the chair
Prayer was offered by Chaplain Sage.
The Committee on Insurance reported ia
| vorably on bill relating to the service of pro-
cess upon insurance companies of other
States.
The bill authorizing the Hartford and Con
necticut Western railroad to purchase the
Rhinebeck and Connecticut railroad was
passed under a suspension Of the rules.
The petitions of Stephen w. Whitney and
Elihu B. Spear for release from State prison
were rejected
Senator Sturtevapt presented resolution
extending the time of the State Board of
Health for the consideration of sanitary laws
to next session; passed.
Business on the calendar was disposed of
as follows Resolution confirming increase
of capital of Hartford bank bill de annual
report of State Board of Education bill de
duties of school fund commissioner, all re-
ceived verbal amendments from the Com
mittee on Engrossed Bills and were passed.
When the bill relating to courts of Wind
ham county, repeating the act of 1881, max
ing Putnam the county seat, Senator Cheney
said that the matter had had full hearing
before the, Committee on New Counties, and it
had been shown that twelve of the fifteen
towns of Windham county did not desire
Putnam as county seat. In consideration
of the Importance of Windham the commit
tee had decided that Willimantic should have
alternate terms of court. The bill was
passed.
| Bill providing for the appointment of spe-
cial truant officers by selectmen passed.
Bill relating to the filing and record of
foreign wills by courts of probate; passed.
Bill requiring justices of the peace after
acting coroners to leave with registrar OF
births, marriages and deaths a certificate
signed by him, containing all particulars OF
death of deceased person.
The following bills unfavorably reported
by the committee were rejected: Bill con,
corning the instruction of children in private
schools; bill in alteration of an act concern
ing taxation; bill concerning civil actions
bill relative to assessment of taxes bill rela,
ting to jurors; bill concerning public travel
bill concerning shell fish grounds under ex-
elusive jurisdiction of the State.
At ~ O'Clock the Senate adjourned until
Tuesday