Morning journal and courier., 1882-04-13
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Yeas-Senators Hill, Cheney, Strickland, Upson, Eaton, Jones, Colt, White, sturte- want, Hoyt Baker, Hammond Cooke, Brad street, Spencer, Gilbert, Dennis,-17.
 Nays-Senators Gum, Mills, Seymour Northrop, Richardson, Alsop,-6.
 Absent or not voting-Senator Boss.
 The bill amended was passed.
 At 1:30 the Senate adjourned until Thurs day morning at lO:3O o'clock
 House.
 Speaker Hall called the House to order at 10 a. m. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Sage.
 The oath of office was administered by the Speaker to Representative Clark, of Wood bury, who had not yet been present at the session of the House on account of sickness. Committee reports were received and tabled l for calendar and printing as follows: Claims-Favorable on appropriating S7OO l in favor of Henry S. Merwin of Durham, i calendar.
 1 Fisheries-Substitute bill de oyster grounds l calendar.
 Agriculture-Substitut bill concerning fer tllizers.
 1 Railroads - Adverse on remonstrance ! against bridging the Thames river, petition l CTS given leave to withdraw. | Business from the Senate disposed of in concurrence, including the adoption of | amendments to the charter of South Nor | walk.
 On motion of MT. Bingham the House con cured with the Senate in adopting amend ments to the bill providing for the State l debt, and as amended it was then passed. 1 Messrs. Sill, of Hartford, and Ripley, of Norwich, were appointed a committee of con- ference on the bill regulating the assessment 1 of damages in cases of default and demurrer l overruled
 1 The resolution appropriating $500 in favor of Palmer Bill for Goodwin's Statistics, re- ! ported adversely from the committee on con- l tingent expenses, was explained by Mr. Root.
 The passage of the resolution was advo- cated by Messrs. Robertson, of New Haven. ! and Congdon of Norwich, and passed. l MT. Ripley called from the table the reso- 1 lution de constitutional amendment prohibit l ing the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor. The previous question being or dered the vote resulted as follows Whole number of votes 165; necessary for passage 125; yeas Al, nays '24.
 Mir. Congdon of Norwich, called from the table the bill consolidating the town and city governments of Hartford, and offered an amendment providing that the mayor shall not have the casting vote on confirmation of nominations. Mir. Sill wanted the amendment rejected so that he could offer one excluding the mayor from belng present at executive ses' Sions.
 Mir. Cooley said he was in hearty accord with the amendment. It had been submitted at his suggestion and was a necessary provi, sion guarding the interests of the city. The board of aldermen can go into executive ses- sion at any time vote of the majority, and if Mr. Sill's proposition should be adopted, the mayor could be excluded from such ses sions.
 MT. Sill said the insertion of the clause al lowing the mayor to be present had been made surreptitiously.
 Opposition to delay was expressed by Mir Congdon, but Mir. Cooley said it was in the interest of fair play to let the bill go to the table. He was willing that the water board provisions should be fully discussed.
 On vote the bill with amendments was tabled.
 The bill relating to the holding of terms o1 the Superior Court at Danbury, repeating two acts passed last year, was passed 100 to 36. The report of the committee on investigat ing the course of Secretary Northrop of the State Board of Education, consisting of Sen ator Gum and Representatives Owen of Man chester, and Wren of Bridgeport, which ii published in another column, was submitted in the House.
 Bill incorporating the Union bank of New Haven was explained by MT. Stanton and passed.
 At 1:15 the House adjourned until Thurs day at 10 8. m.