Morning journal and courier., 1882-01-20
The General Assembly.

House Only Am Sesston-Roufine Business
 Transacted and an Adjournment TaIk
 en Until Eext Waek-TIatters of Inter-
 est Referred
 HARTFORD, Jan. 19 1882. Special correspondence of JOURNAL AND COURIER.
 The House only was in session to-day and the ses- sion short one. There was an apparent scarci- ty of members in their seats, and the lobby all most deserted. It understood on Wednesday that the session would be short one, the Senate having adjourned until Tuesday next. As will be there were number of important matters introduced which will doubt call out the entire force of the Third House" next week. Civil servce nomination of judges and public and private acts will all receive their due amount consideration the opening sion next week.
 Following is summary of the business transacted to-day.
 The House.
 The House called to order at Il o'clock, Speak CT Hall in the chsr. Prayer offered by Chaplain Sage.
 Petitions received and referred as follows:
 For constitutional amendment prohibiting manu- facture of intoxicating liquors of Rev. William J. Robinson ct al. of Southbury for the passage of act prohibiting the running of railroad trains on Sunday.
 By MT Lyman of Meriden-Resolution authorizing the Meriden Savings bank to erect s3o,oOo bank building on East Main street at Meriden.
 By Mr. Cothren Of Woodbury-Bill providing that the communication tax shall be reduced to $1 for each citizen taxable under the military law.
 By MT Cooley of Eartford-Res. .1utton incorporat- ing the Tucker stop mt tion company, the incorpo- rators being Frederick O. Tucker Seth w. Bishop, Amos Whitney, Frederick F. Street, John R. Redfeld, William W. Tucker, Benjamin IN. Lavally, Thomas Vincent, Aaron Buttrick and James E. Woodbridge. The capital stock with the right to increase the amount to $10O 000
 MT. Johnsor of Enfield chairman of the Judiciary committee reported subs flute bill for the carrying out of the constitutional amendment relative to the appointment of judges of the Supreme and Superior shall submit nominations for judges within four weeks after the organization of the Legislature and al ary committee without debate. The Governor is giv en the power to withdraw any nomination before it frmaton must be concurrent and by ballot, the bal lots being In case of the rejection of any nomination it is made the duty of the Governor to submit another nomination within five days from the rejection. the Judiciary committee to ascertain what changes, if any, required in the law respecting the report Court of Errors.
 By Mir, Woodward, of Bethany-Resolution setting of school district in the town of Bethany
 By MT. Taylor, of Danbury-Bill relating to service on nonresident executors and administrators, pro- any action may be left with the judge of probate of the district where the administration was granted, which shall be notice that action is pending. By MT. Schofeld,- Of Stamford-Bin relating to damages sustained by the change in grade in public By MT. Northrop-Billr regulating the disinterment By Mr. Northrop, of Middletown-Bin providing that all property acquired since April 25, lS7S by any married woman, who married before April 21, 1877, shall at her death be subject to the
 law of succession that prescribed in sections and chapter xiii laws of 1877, for the property Of ried women, who within the provisions of that act.
 By Mir. Northrop--Bill providing that the custody of deceased bodies shall belong to nearest of kin | By MT. Coogan, of Windsor Locks-Bill repeating the statute fixing the hoard of prisoners in jail By MT. Harger, of Granby-Bill providing that jus tces' courts shall be adjourned for reasonable time
 in cases where the defendant is absent from the State at the commencement of the suit. By MT. Bowers, of New Milford-Bill repeating act | of and fowls.
 By MT. Sill, of Hartford-Resolution altering and amending the charter of the Security company of Hartford, providing that the company may engage
 various kinds of trust business the capital stock being S200000 with power to increase the amount to $1.0U0 000.
 ] By Mr. Cowles, of Farmngton-Bill for the estab- lshment of experiment station and appropriating ! S25, 900.
 By Mir. Taylor of Danbury-Bill relating to insol vent debtors
 Messrs Sill Hartford, and Owen, of Manchester, appointed 8 conference committee de disagree ing action in referring the bill relating to malicious injuries to property. 1 Mr Robbins, of Wethersheld, introduced the fol- lowing:
 Resolved, That employment in the civil service of the United States should be to all citizens in the order their fitness official work and should not depend the favor of patrons ability to in crease the vote of a party, control it's That for the sake of securing systematic practical application of these principles, request Sena
 tors and Representatives in Congress to all proper efforts for the passage of the bill pending in the United States Senate, known the Pendleton bi some similar and equally efficient measure. The resolutions were submitted to the Committee on Federal Relations The House concurred with the Senate in disposing of sundry matters including the unfinished business from the session of 1881.
 At 1145 the House adjourned until 1230 p. Tues day January 24.