Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-02-23

The resolution limiting the presentation of
claims against East Haven, involved in the
annexation to New Haven, was explained by
Mr. Robertson, who added an amendment
requiring suits to be brought within thirty
days in case claims are disallowed, passed
House bill No. 265, repeating chapter CT of
the public acts of 1878, relating to the prop
erty rights of married women, was explained by
Mr.. Northrop, of Middletown, who was in the
House at the time that the original bill was
passed. The 1878 statute provided that all
property thereafter acquired by any married
woman shall be held by her to her sole and
separate use. The bill was passed.
The resolution amending the charter of the
Security company was explained by Mr..
Cleveland and passed.
| The bill amending the pharmacy act of last
| year, extending the license provision so that
it shall apply to all towns in the State, plac-
| ing corrosive sublimate on the list of regis.
tered poisons, and increasing the list of poi
| sons to be labelled, was explained by Mr.
| Johnson AND passed.
| House bill No. 81, providing for the settle
ment of estates Of persons who have been
| absent and unheard from for seven years,
| such persons being presumed to be dead, was
| explained by Mr.. Johnson. The bill provides
| that the administrator or trustee, after he has
paid over the distribution to legal heirs,
shall not be held responsible in case the sup
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| are required to give bonds that the property
| received shall be returned in case that it is
| afterward found out that the owner is alive.
Mr.. Wright, of Branford, wanted an amend
ment requiring the heirs to give bond for
double the amount of property received, in
| ease the owner returns.
| Mr.. johnson opposed the amendment,
holding that it would work great wrong in
its application.
Mr.. Northrop also opposed the amendment.
It seemed to him that the question of bonds
should be left with the probate court.
| Mr.. Owen,of Manchester, sympathized with
Mr.. Wright's amendment.
| Mr.. Sill thought the seven years provision
a liberal one. In some courts it had been
decided in accordance with the common law
| that when a man had been absent seven
years, and the property is administered on,
he has no further right in it. The present
| law gives him positive right for seven years.
1t is not hardship in these days of tele-
| graphs railroads and steamboats, to require
| that a man shall be heard from in seven
years. The amendment should not be sus
tanned. -
Mr.. Ripley of Norwich, was also opposed tc
| the doubling of the surety. The Enoch Ar.
| den cases, which Mr.. Wright's amendment is
| designed to cover, do not occur once out of 6
hundred times.
Mr.. Scofeld, of Stamford, sustained the
bill as reported from the committee. The
measure in his opinion was a liberal one
Under the provisions of the act he could moi
see what injury could possibly be done to the
parties in interest. 1t ought to be left fol
the court to say whether there is a strong
| probability that person after seven years
| absence is dead and that no surety should be
required of the distributes of his property
Mr.. Gillespie, of Stamford, thought thai
under the proposed statute it would be diff
1 cult for probate courts to err with regard tt
the estates of absentees.
Mr.. Cove, of Groton, was also opposed t.
the amendment and cited case in his owl
family where it would have worked injustice
| had it been on the statutes
l On vote the amendment was rejected anc
the bill was passed.
The substitute bill from the Committee OF
Education, providing for the use of tex
books relating to Intoxicating liquors in pub
lie schools, was explained by Mr.. Robbins, o
Wethersfeld, who claimed that it was goo6
measure and had the support of every mem
| Der of his committee. On motion Of Mr.
Robertson the bill was temporarily tabled.
The bill prescribing the means by which
prisoners at the Insane hospital at Middle
town shall be discharged was explained b,
Mr.. Northrop The bill is applicable only t.
prisoners who have been tried on crimina
charge, where the penalty prescribed il
neither death nor imprisonment in the Stat'
prison for life, but has been acquitted on tn,
ground of insanity, and committed to tn,
hospital, and provides that they may be dis
charged by the trustees when recovery hal
been effected; passed.
Mr.. Cowles, of Pennington, called from
| the table the Senate resolution relating to the
New London navy yard, and ordering the ap
pointment of a commission to visit Washing
ton in the interest of the yard, an appropria
ton of 81 900 being made for covering The
expense. Mr.. Cowles offered an amendment
directing the Governor to send copies of the
| resolution to members of the Connecticut
delegation at Washington; adopted. Or
vote the resolution with amendment was
passed without debate.
The bill amending the charter of. the Dor
ough of Ansonia, providing that the officers
of the borough shall begin Office the day af
ter their election instead of the first Monday
in June was explained by Mr.. Congdon, O.
Norwich, and passed -..
The bill for the protection of trout, desig
mating what prima facie evidence is in viola
ton of the trout law now on the statute book
and reported favorably from the Committet
on Fisheries, was explained by Mr.. Fuller, O.
Putnam.
On motion of Mr.. Tomlinson. of New Mil
ford, the whole matter was indefinitely post
poned, 1O7 to "a.
| At 1855, on motion of MIR. Stanton, o.
Stonington, the House adjourned until 10 a
m. Thursday.