Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-03-09

Senate.
The Senate assembled at 1890 o'clock,
Lieutenant Governor Buckley in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Chaplain Sage.
Bill de taxation of trust funds, rejected by
the Senate and passed by the House, came
from the House with a request for Com
mittee of Conference Senator Colt appoint
ed.
There was also disagreeing vote on the
resolution establishing a commission to in
vestigate as to the causes of pollution in
streams; Senator Bradstreet appointed q
Committee of Conference.
The petition of E. Barber & Sons for re-
peal of death sentence of James Smith was
rejected; also remonstrance against incor-
poration of Connecticut River Steamboat
company.
Bill de natural rights and to fund the State
debt were tabled for calendar.
Business on the calendar was disposed of
as follows:
Resolution validating doings of annual
meeting of the New Haven Heat Supply
company : report of Committee on En-
crossed Bills, passed.
Administration was authorized on the es-
tate of Elizabeth Lyon, and Samuel Bennett
was authorized to sell real estate.
Resolution changing the name of the
trustees of the providence conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church" to the "New
England southern conference" passed.
Bill granting control of Park river to the
city of Hartford. Senator Hills briefly ex-
planned the purpose of the bill and it was
passed. .z
Bill requiring the appointment of fish
commissioners by the Governor to be con-
frmed by the Senate passed. ...
Bill providing that taxes shall not be held
to constitute lien upon lands for greater
sum than the taxes assessed upon such lands,
so far as mortgages are concerned, whose
title existed prior to the laying of said taxes
passed.
Bill incorporating the public library OF
New London; incorporators, G. A. Williams,
Anna r.. Perkins, Henry r. Bond of New
London, and Henry G. Haven, of Bost on
passed. Rules suspended and the bill trans
mitted to the House.
Bill exempting from taxation, to the
amount of $3, 900, the property of all PEN
stoned soldiers, sailors or marines who while
in service lost an arm or leg or suffered disa-
bilities emitting them to the same rate OF
pension as that given for the loss of a mem
Der tabled on motion of Senator Epson.
Administration was granted on the estate
of Angelina z. Mills, late of Pennington, and
Lyman I'll. Avery, late of New Haven.
Bill providing that any person who shall
have been absent from his home and unheard
of for q period of seven years, shall be pre-
sumed dead and his estate may be admin
istered and settled; passed.
The following bills unfayorably reported
by the committees were rejected: Bill relat-
ing to the District Court of Litchfield county
report of Committee on the Judiciary; bill
relating to insurar ce for the benefit of mar
ried women, report of Committee on the
Judiciary; bill concerning justices of the
peace, report of Committee on the Judiciary
bill to facilitate the duties of assessors, report
of Committee on Finance; resolution of com
pilation of Connecticut register, report OF
Committee on Manual and Roll; ill amend
ing section 6, chapter 1, title 10, of the gen
eral statutes, report of Committee on Military
Affairs; bill concerning seines and nets IL
the waters of the Connecticut river, report
of Committee on Fisheries; bill for an act in
addition to an act entitled exemptions OF
polls, report of Committee on the Judiciary
At 1920 O'Clock the Senate adjourned unit
Thursday at 1890 a. m.