Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-16
The Senate

The S0n&tes
 The Senate was called to order at 1O:30 by Lieutenant Governor Sumner. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Parker.
 The Senate concurred in matters received from the House.
 Senator Clark presented a resolution au- thorizing the quartermaster- general to em ploy clerk for one year at salary of $1 GOO. On the Senator's motion the rules were suspended and the resolution referred to the Military committee. Committee reports were received as fol lows:
 Cities and Boroughs, Chairman Boss-A substitute bill making the salary of the judge of the City court of Bridgeport $1,- 300; the deputy judge shall receive, when he acts, compensation at the same rate; calen- dar.
 Education, Chairman Cooke-Resolution appropriating $5,9 for grading the new grounds of the State Normal school, and $7, 100 for fitting up and furnishing the new building, the money to be spent by the Nor nal School Building committee, Storrs O. Seymour and the secretary of the State Board of Education; calendar. Bill that the school visitors of each towr and the Board of Education in consolidated districts annually in October return to the secretary of the State board the uame anG postofice address of district committees anC teachers; calendar.
 Business on the calendar was acted upor \ as follows
 Resolution appropriating $500 of the funds I of the Perkins Institute for the Blind to Oscar Dart, of Waterford Oscar Dart is totally blind, becoming so at the age of IT years and is now beyond the age in which he can get the advantage of the existing law. He is poor and fr1endless in his affiction. The teachers of the Perkins Institute are willing to educate and teach this young man ,l.- i position in which he can lead life of use fitness and as much happiness as is possible for one so afflicted.
 MT. Cooke explained the bill relating to the duties of officers of school districts. The clerk of districts must, within thirty days after election of officers, forward to the sec retary of the board of school visitors of the town a certified list of the officers elected, together with their postofice address. In case any district is situated partly within two or more towns certified list must bs sent to the secretary of the board of school visitors of each town Any clerk neglectipg to com ply with the law shall forfeit ten dollars to thes esdistrict of which he is clerk The bill passed.
 Bill making it unlawful to kill rail, in the counties of New Haven, Fairfield and Litch- field, between the first day of January and the twentieth day of August and every per son so offending shall be fined not more than twenty five dollars for each offense; passed
 Rejected on favorable reports of commit tees: Senate bill 52, relating to the designa- ton of natural oyster grounds; Senate bill ?, for the payment of the travelling expenses of the judges of the Supreme and Superior courts; House bill 218, concerning boards of relief; House bill 224, to abolish the office of registrar of births, deaths and marriages |; House bill 241, authorizing part of the South school district of New Haven and East Haven to be East school district of East Haven House bill 26O in alteration of an act de civil actions House bill 261, repeating an act relating to criminal complaints House bill 274, relating to imprisonment on civil process; House bill 3O9, relating to assess nnent lists.
 On motion of Mr. Colt the Senate went into executive session and confirmed the fol lowing appointments
 New Haven Harbor Commissioner-Curtis F. Evarts, of New Haven, for five years.
 Connecticut Experiment Station-Ed win Hoyt. of New Canaan, as member of the board of control.
 Bridge Commissioners-George Huntley, East Lyme, and John B. Palmer, Waterford, for Rope Ferry bridge at Waterford.
 Middletown and Portland Ferry-Evelyn B. Strong Middletown, and Henry M. Smith, Portland.
 Chester and Hadlyme Ferry-Jonathan Warren, Chester and Jabez Comstock, Lyme
 Chapman's Ferry-William $. Tyler, Had dam and John R. Greenfield, East Haddam
 Essex Ferry-Charles E. Hough Essex, and R. L. Griffin, Lyme.
 On opening the doors, the Senate adjourn ed to 10:30 @. m. tomorrow.