Morning journal and courier., 1882-01-18
The House.

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 At 124o the Senate adjourned to meet at 10 o'clock ! on Wednesday,
 The House. The House was called to order at 12:3O o'clock, ! spoa Ter Hall in the chair.
 l Prayer offered by the chaplain, Rev. Dr. A. J. I Sage.
 1 By Mir. Lyman, of Meriden-Petftop of N. II. Camp
 ct al residents of Meriden, for act providing ade
 quate punishment for burglary. l By MT. Robertson, of New Haven-Petition of | Silas B. Sherwood for adoption of Alexander West ] Sherwood, accompanied by bill providing for the l adoption. l By Mir. Curtiss, of Characterization of Benjamin
 I. Swan ct al citizens of Monroe for amendment to
 Constitution relating to Intoxicating liquors; Com | mittee Constitutional Amendments. By MT. Wilson, Of Mer1den-Petition of Mayor Of [ Meriden for amendment to the city charter giving
 power to purchase land for public park Committed on Cities and Boroughs.
 1 By NIr Devoe of Torrington-petition of John F.
 Simmons ct al Justice Hodge ct al of Barkhamsted,
 in support of establishing county sea at Winstsd also | sundry petitions for same. l By MT. McCrary, of Essex-For incorporation of l fire engine company. l Various petitions received follows and re-
 ferred Of E. P. Payson ct a of Ansonia for legisa-
 tion against granting divorce insufficient grounds
 for restoration of forfeited rights to Barton E. Can
 aae of Jonathan E. Stiles de settlement of affairs of 1 Townsend Savings bank; for repeal modification
 of law relating to pedd1ers; of Bartlett Bent ct al
 for amendment to constitution prohibiting manufac
 ture of quors of Martha c. Todd and 175 others for
 an appropriation of $6 900 to the Middlesex county
 ment of law regulating the fishing in Little river of
 J. L. Stickney ct al. of Holland for prohibition of manufacture of intoxicating liquors; of citizens Of Eastford, Ashford and Chaplin 1, aid of alternate terms of court at Windhan.
 MT. Cooley, of Hartford, introduced bill relating I to foreign attachments and providing ! Section l. That the costs taxed in any action | brought before justice of the peace, when the wages of any person, his child children at ached in foreign attachment, shall in no case ex- ceed onehaf of the debt due to the plaintiff in said action.
 Section That the of any writ of foreign attachment that shall be without the affidavit of the plaintiff, or his agent, or attorney endorsed 4T llv 6vA Inc plaintiff, far be ascertained, and what part thereof is due for provision appeal house rent fuel an attachment any debt due for wages to any per for himself, child, or children.
 Mir. Cooley also introduced bill providing that so much of any debt which has accrued by Of the personal services of any debtor or h1s children and not be liable to be taken by foreign attachment or execution. MT. schofeld moved it's reference to the Judiciary committee Mr. Cooley stated that he had asked for the reference to the Committee on Manufactures because they could give their views the subject. Mir. Johnson Of Enfield thought the bill could reasonably go to the Manufactures committed The views of the lawyers had been given and the views of the manufacturers ought to be heard Mr. Northrop opposed to the reference. On vote the bill was sent to the Judiciary committed
 MT Hubert B. Case of Barkhamsted presented the petition of Constable Frederick A. Farley of New Hartford for compensation for time and oney spent in solving the mystery connected with the murder of Mrs. Chicsey and Mrs. Avent at Avon, May 3O 1880.
 communication received from Governor Bigelow, submitting tho annual report the corpor aton and fellows of Yale College and the report of the commissioners the Buckingham statue, Hon. H. B. Harrison of New Haven and General Aiken of Norwich. The commissioners recommend a bronze statue, in sitting posture and that it be placed in the main corridor where the model of the Genius of SIC, coo to s16OOo. By Mr. Wren, of Bridgeport the annual report of the Protestant Widows Relief society of Bridgeport showing that the total income the year 1881 been $5273 expenditures, $2 92s90 referred to the Committee on Humane Institutions. By Mir. Wheeler, of Easton, annual report of the State Board of Agriculture Committee on AgrIcul ture.
 By MT. Manrose of Bristol resolution granting letters of administration the estate of James Rob erts, of Bristol.
 vidfng fir constitutional amendment equalizng rep resentatton, based population. The bill provides towns with population above 5000 two Representa- tives, and one Representative additional for every tutional Amendments.
 By MT. Root, of West Hartford. annual statement of the Secretary of State de votes at November eec tion ; Committee Canvass of votes
 By MT. Couch, of Ridgefeld. bill prohibiting fish ing in Round pond in Ridgefeld during the winter Committee Fisheries.
 By MT Sill. of Hartford, bill concerning the taxa tion Of trust property, providing for the return of the list of such property to assessors.
 By Mr. Sill of Hartford, bill requiring railroads to furnish freight cars with automatic couplers.
 By MT. Curtis, of Simsbury, bill amending act
 ating to the taxation of stock of national banking sociations, owned by persons residing out of the State Committee on Finance.
 By Mr Ccthren, of Woodbury, healing act relating to the election of the Se.ectmen of the town of Beth lehem.
 By MT. Owen, of Manchester, bill to extend the penalties for willful trespass to of malicious in jury of property.
 By MT. Fox, of Nsw Haven. bill to facilitate the organization of foreclosed railroads.
 By Mir. Bradley, of Orange-The petition of the &c., lectmen of Orange for reimbursement for the penses incurred in the Jennie Cramer inquest and for the preliminary hearing in the State against Walter and James Malley. The expenses of the inquest amounted to $669 and for the Malley hearing to S1 13O On motion of MT. Sill the petition sent to
 By MT. Sill-Resolution incorporating the Hartford Silver Plate company.
 T,y ;,,Ja, wich Bleaching, Dyeing and Calendering company, with capital stock of s1 s1,0O0,000.
 By MT. Fox-ResolutjeI Incorporating the New 5y Mr. siIl-Resolution incorporating the George s. Lincoln X O. of Hartford.
 By MT. Robertson-Bin providing for the revision of the public statutes. the charter of the Wolcottville Water company.
 By Mr. Bedding, of Vernon-R Resolution granting letters of administration on the estate of Elizabeth
 By MT. Fox-Bil regulating the number of voters in the wards of cities in the State providing that in districtng hereafter ward shall contain more than 100 voters in excess of any other ward.
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 By MT. Fox-Bill regulating fares on horse rail roads the rate not to exceed five cents.
 By MT. Fox-Bin providing that not more than fifty inmates in jails. almshouses or State prison shall be employed at one time in any single trade, occupation employment, provided that the act shall not apply to the State prison until after January
 By MT. Fox-Bill validating acts of the New Haven Cooperative Savings Fund and Loan association and amending it's charter.
 The oath of office was administered to Mr. Reed, of Sharon
 The chair appointed Mir. wadhams of Goshen to fill the place of Mr. Allen of Torrngton the Tenn perance committee; Messrs. Brown of Darien and Curtis Of Ltchfeld Committee on Unfinished Busi- l ness and of votes the following committee was appointed: Barber Of Harwinton, Kinne of l Glastonbury, Culver of Beacon Falls, Hurlbut of Weetport Allen of Torrngton, Pratt of southington McCarty of Sprague and English of Colchester
 The ellers for the session appointed by the Speaker are Tomlinson of Milford, Northrop of Middletown Stanton of stonington and Cooley of Hartford.
 By MT. Owen of Manchester Bill providing that | limited partnerships may be renewed by filing with the Town Clerk in the town where the partnership 1 business is located certificate of the general partners setting forth the time for which the renewal is made, whether the special capital has been in- creased impaired, and by publishing the time | when the renewal of partnership is to and terminate, the publication to be signed by the part ners.
 By Mir Fox-Bill providing for records of divorces to be kept by Registrars of Vital Statistics in all the towns of the State, and directing the clerks of the Superior Court at the end of each term to prepare furnish the registrars with the list of dfVorces granted during the term.
 At 1:30 the House adjourned until II a. Wednes