Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-02-24
9ournal anb Courier
Fridav Morning. Feb. "a, 1852.
The General Assembly.

Rapidly Disposing of a Large Amount
of Business - The Chip Smith Case
Again-Further Consideration of the
Parallel Road-Nev Haven's Delin-
quent Taxpayers-Other Matters of In
terest.
HARTFORD, Feb. %, 1882.
Especial CORES. ondence of JOURNAL AND COURIER.
| Both branches of the General Assembly
came together this morning at 10 o'clock and
resumed their duties with will A swil be
seen by the summary large amount of bust
ness was disposed of in one way or another.
Judging from the way the committees are al
work, and the rapid manner in which the
business is disposed of, it would seem that an
early adjournment would surely follow. As
matter of course the railroad matters will
occupy considerable time and after they are
reported by the committee a lengthy discus
sion will follow, whichever way they report.
AS yesterday, the principal matter of inter
est before committees was the hearing on the
''Bee Line' or parallel" railroad The COM
mittee room was crowded morning and after
noon. A full report of the proceedings will
be found elsewhere.
This afternoon, before the Judiciary COM
| mittee, the case of James alias "Chip'
Smith was heard. DR.. Doherty again ap-
peared in favor of Communication of sentence,
as did also Hobart L. Hoichkiss, of New
Haven There were several witnesses from
Ansonia, who appeared in opposition TO the
petition.
| Judge Henry Stoddard, S. E. Baldwin and
William B. Townsend appeared before the
committee in favor of the bill requiring the
Corporation Counsel of New Haven to pro
| coed against delinquent taxpayers wheneve,
| their names are given to him by the tax col
| lector.
| Before the Committee on Constitutions
Amendments appeared a number of persons
| to advocate the proposed amendment to the
| Constitution prohibiting the manufacture anc
sale of Intoxicating liquors in the State.
| The Judiciary committee expect to conclude
| their hearings some time next week.
| Following is summary of the bushes:
| transacted in the Senate and House to- day.
Senate.
| The Senate convened at 10 o'clock, Lieuten
ant Governor Buckley in the chair. Prayer
was offered by Chaplain Sage.
| A resolution appointing e. N. Hall, Of
| Windham, a county commissioner of Wind
ham county for the term of three years from
July l, next, was passed in concurrence.
| Reports of committees were received a:
| follows:
| Judiciary-Favorable on bill relating te
| damages sustained by change in grade Of
public highways; favorable on bill de publ
| cation of opinions of Supreme Court IN
| favorable on bill de dover; favorable on bill
validating votes of town of Hartford appro
| priating 100000 for the erection of sol
| diers' monument and 100000 for High
| School building; favorable on bill de service
| on nonresident executors and adnanistra
| tors favorable on bill concerning duties Of
| town clerks unfavorable on bill de punish
| ment for embezzlement favorable on bill DE-
civil actions; unfavorable on bill de courts
| favorable on substitute bill relating to Super
ior Court in Windham county.
! Senator Colt introduced resolution
changing the name of ''P. Jewell & Sons' tc
| the ''Jewell Betting company" and ex
| planned that although the date for the intro
| duction of new business had passed, still il
| was the feeling of the Committee on Incor
porations that corporation should not beal
a firm name, and as the Messrs. P. Jewell
Sons felt in the same way, he would ask that
| the rule be suspended and the resolution be
| admitted so ordered and referred to Com
mittee on Interpretations.
There was but little business on the calen
| dar except what was of an adverse nature as
| reported by the committees and this was
quickly disposed of. The Senate then went
! into executive session to consider nomina-
| tions made by the Governor and at II O'Clock
| adjourned until Friday at 10 o'clock a. m.