Morning journal and courier., 1882-03-29

lows:
 State Prison-Favorable on releasing Cath crime Healy from Hartford county jail, calen- dar; substitute resolution authorizing release of Thomas Healy from the Wethersfeld pris- on on first Monday of July 1882; calendar.
 Cities and Boroughs-Adverse on petition of James Betts ct al. against passage of the resolution amending the charter of Stamford; petitioners given leave to withdraw.
 Business on the calendar was disposed of as follows:
 The act relating to the adjustment and set tlement of taxes and assessments due the town, city and school district of New Haven was explained by Mr. Robertson and passed.
 Resolution authorizing the quartermaster general to issue forty breech loading rifles to uhe Cambridge Guard, of Hartford, was ex- plained by Mir. Pine of Derby.
 Mr. Cooley, of Hartford, favored the pas sage of the resolution. The Cambridge Guard had been organized for twelve years and deserved recognition from the State passed.
 The resolution authorizing the New York, Providence and Boston Railroad company to bridge the Thames river was explained by Mr. Cooley, who said the result had been reached by compromise. It gave him pleas ure to recommend it's passage, the action of the committee having been unanimous in it's favor.
 
 porarily tabled subsequently, taken up and Senate amendment relative to the taking of lands concurred in.
 Mr. Congdon said he had been, was, and always should be unalterably opposed to bridging the Thames river. He considered the proposition a piece of vandalism. But wiser heads than his had settled on a com promise, and while it would be useless for him to oppose the measure it was his duty under instructions from his constituents to oppose the bill.
 Mir. Ripley said he ceincided in the views expressed by his colleague. Mir. Mahan said it might naturally be ex- pected that New London Representatives ! should oppose the bill But he should make no factious opposition.
 ! Mir. Downer, of New London, said he was heartily in favor of the compromise, and ! trusted that the bill would be adopted. MT. Stanton of StOnington, said he agreed with the position of the gentleman from New I London MT. Downer) and believed that the i'compromise had been reached in the best iu I terests of the public
 On vote the act was adopted. The full text \ of the measure is as follows Section 1. The New York, Providence \ and Boston Railroadl lcompany is authorized tc X construct and maintain a railroad bridge ! with suitable openings, across the Thames ! river not below Winthrop's Point, and also \ across any inlet thereof, and to locate, build I and operate an extension of it's road to and | over said bridge, and to any railroad in the ! towns of New London or Waterford, and to \ take lands thereof in the mode and subject to
 the conditions of the statutes in relation tc 1 railroads, and of the general railroad law l provided, that the track of any other railroad ] company shall not be crossed st grade with ! out it's consent.
 ! Sec. ?. This resolution shall not take eff . fooE J navy officers designated by the Secretary ot War and the Secretary of the Navy of the I United States, shall approve the plans and a I location for said bridge which will not prac- ! tically interfere with the navigation of said { river for commercial naval purposes, or ! the usefulness and efficiency of the navy ] yard upon the same and said company shall
 file in the office of the Secretary of this State ! notice of the time when it will make applica- ! tion for the designation of said board, and ! also copies of it's proposed plans and the To- { cation of said bridge, at least fifteen days be- fore making said application. ! The bill providing for fine of $7 instead ! of forfeiture for that amount, authorizing ! prosecution in place of qui tam action, was passed.
 ! Bill relating to designation of oyster ! grounds was explained by MT. Fuller of Putnam and passed.
 \ The House concurred with the Senate in passing the bill relating to service of process ! upon insurance companies of other States | doing business in Connecticut. The provi ! sons of the bill were explained by MT. Bish \ op, of Guilford.
 | MT. Robertson, of New Haven called ! from the table the bill annuIling the oorpo, ! rate existence of savings banks, savings soci ! cites and savings fund companies, which l have never organized under their charters or having organized have gone out of busi .sFha aot 1uaa axplainad hy Mr. Stantnr | of Stonington and passed. At 12 o'clock Mir. Griggs, of Waterbury ! called for the order of the day, which was on ! the temperance bill. He said that number | of members desired to speak on the measure \ but were not prepared to do so to-day. The \ committee were anxious that ample opportu a nifty should be given to every member of the House for discussing it. For that purpose \ he moved that 1t be made special order fol Thursday, March 30, at 10 a. m. ' Mir. Cleveland was opposed to postponine
 action. The motion was lost, 66 to 73. The consideration of the bill was resumed. | Mir. Robertson introduced an amendment striking out the section providing that the ! word ''taxpayer,'' as used in this act, shal ! not include any person who does not pay \ tax upon real or personal property assessed \ on the grand list of the town in which he re ! sides and also the word taxpayer" wherever l it appears in the bill.
 ! Both Mir. Robertson and Mir Fox, his col league, held that the restricting of recon \ mendations to taxpayers was class legisla-
 tion. If man was good enough to serve in ! the army or navy, whether he paid taxes o1
 not, he was good enough to sign recon ! mendation for a license.
 Mir. Fox held that the provision, which il is designed to strike out, is unconstitutional
 and could not be sustained one moment be- ! fore the courts
 Mir. Griggs said the question had been
 considered in the committee. The commis- { sioners had recommended the provision, anC
 the committee had by majority adopted it.
 But he should be governed by the judgment 1 and decision of the House.
 Mir. Ripley said if dealer cannot get six ! taxpayers to sign h1s recommendation he l ought to be kept out of the business Mir. Johnson said he should stand by the ! provision. It was good one, and he trust
 ed that the House would not reject it. MT. Ripley said Democratic member o1
 the commission (Mr. Wheeler) had sustained l the taxpayer provision.
 MT. Robertson said he was authorized to
 deny that Commissioner Wheeler was in sup port of the provision. The gentlemen o1 the commission who recommended the tax l payer clause were the distinguished son from
 New Haven (Mr. Wayland) and the distin
 guished son from New London (Mr. Tib ' DlGGS) OQ VOEo NIT. hOD6rCSOn'S s am0nQmen ! was lost, 60 to v.
 At this point Mr. Johnson renewed the
 motion to postpone action until Thurs l day. MT. Scofield, he said, who was one ot l the frmest friends of the measure, and de- 1 sired to discuss it, had been summoned tc ! Bridgeport in a legal case.
 MT. Cleveland said in that view he should ! withdraw opposition.
 1 Mir. Glover, of Newtown, moved indefinite postponement lost by practically party 1 vote.
 The motion making the bill special order l for Thursday at 10 a. was carried, 92 to l 54.
 l On motion of MT. Cowles, of Farmington, l the bill providing that the appointment ot | fish commissioners shall be confirmed by the l Senate was taken from the table. Mir. Owen offered an amendment providing l that the confirmation shall be by concurrent I vote of both houses. He wanted the ap pointment brought nearer the people | amendment adopted.
 Mr. Cowles offered an amendment, requir-
 ing the construction of offshways; opposed by i Mr. Bingham of Windham, and Bartlett of 1 Oxford.
 l Mr. Paige, of Sherman, said insinuations | that the money which had been appropriated 1 for the promotion of the fishing interests of 1 the State had been indiscreetly expended
 were unfair and uncalled for. The commits
 sioners are doing all that they can for the best interests of the State. And as soon as l