Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-05
Sourual artS Guurier.
Thursday, April 5, 1883
The General Assembly.

Business on the Calendar Rapidly Aceu-
 muIatfng-The Everlasting Railroad
 QuestIon-Nevv Haven County Court
 HOuse-FemaIe SuTrage-Other Mat
 ters.
 HARTFORD, April 4.
 Special correspondence of the JOURNAL COURIER.
 The business on the House calendar con-
 tinues to roll up in huge proportions day af- ter day, and when an adjournment is reached
 very little of it is disposed of. This was par.
 ticularly the case to-day owing to the fact
 that railroad legislation was set down for special consideration at Il o'clock The Rail road committee had reported bill to regu'
 late the discrimination in railroad freight
 rates Then followed bill regarding cross
 ings of railroads at grade which was really an amendment to the general railroad law as it now is on the statute books. After vari- ous amendments had been added, the bill as whole was explained by MT. Simonds, ot Canton, chairman of the committee on the part of the House. Then followed g war ot words which only ended by vote on the bill and it's rejection. It was lost on diVis- ion of the House by vote of 65 to 52, and an adjournment was then taken. This afternoon there was meeting of the New Haven county Representatives to con. slider resolution authorizing the County Commissioners to secure such land as is needed for additions to the County Court House. Ths report of the subcommittee was heard through Representative Wright, of Branford, who stated that the committed were unanimous in their opinion that there should be additional accommodations, but they did not think it advisable to be confined
 to any particular piece of property. They thought land could be obtained in the rear of the present court house if desired. Mir. Troup said there had been some talk about the city of New Haven buying the present court house for additional accommo- dations, and if this was done another site could be selected and an entirely new court house could be built.
 County Commissioner Jacobs stated that the owners of the Hoadley property had fix, ed their price at $67, ,O0O for their property,
 but he would never consent to pay such 8
 price unless compelled to do so by direct vote, as he thought it exorbitant. He said such portion of the property as was eeded could be condemned for public use, but whether this was advisable or not was g question.
 After further discussion a resolution was
 passed authorizing the county commission CTS to secure such land as is needed in the
 vicinity of the county court house, by pur-
 chase or otherwise, at an expense not ex-
 ceeding $50, GOO, except in case of condemns ton.
 Another resolution authorizing the com missioners to borrow the amount necessary to carry the above resolution into effect was also passed.
 The Railroad committee were in session this afternoon to hear parties interested in the special charter of the Hartford and liar. lem railroad. They met in the court room previously occupied by the Judiciary com
 mittee. There were large number of in terested parties present aad the hearing was an animated one.
 The Committee on Female Suffrage had
 their last hearing to-day. It is a settled fact that they will report adversely on the numer- ous bills on this subject that have been in, troduced Women have appeared to take very little interest in the matter this year. Following is 8 summary of the business transacted in the Senate and House to-day. The Senate. The Senate was called to order at 10:3O o'clock. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Parker.
 Three resolutions appropriating $500 each \ to Abel Benedict, the widows of Henry Bind hammer and Charles N. Smith, members ' elected to the Legislature, came from the House passed. On motion of MT. Hills the Senate sent them to the Committee on Fi- \ nance
 Committee reports were made as follows Interpretations, Chairman Coit-Unfavor. able on Senate bill 66 that any five or more persons may associate themselves by written articles as 8 corporation; unfavorable on Senate bill v that corporations shall express \ their agreement, the name, it's purposes end the town in which the company is located ;
 substitute bill providing that corporations
 which shall hereafter be incorporated, which shall not Joe accepted by the corporators, and of which accept
 ance 8 certificate has not been filed within two years from approval by the Gov ernor, shall be void. The charters of all
 corporations heretofore incorporated and not
 accepted within two years from June l, 1883, shall also be void calendar. Humane Institutions, Chairman Sturte-
 vant-Unfavorable on petition of Martha c. Todd, Hill and others for an appropriation
 to the Middlesex County Orphans Home, and the petitioners given leave to withdraw. Business on the calendar was disposed of as follows
 Resolutions incorporating the New Haven Wire company and the Thompson-Houston Electric company of New Britain-a change of name from the American Electric com pany; and two resolutions restoring forfeit ed rights to Chester Chatfeld, jr., of Dr. ange, and to Menard s. Neal, of WilliDgton, all passed.
 MT. Cooke explained the bill relating to teachers certificates. It provides that the State board of education may grant certif cate of qualification to teach in public schools, and may reverse for cause. The cer- tifcate may be accepted by boards of school visitors, or boards of education, in lieu of ex aminations now prescribed by law. The bill passed.
 Bills were killed as follows on unfavorable report from committees House bills 24 and IFS, for the better protection of guests in ho tels; House bill 139, relating to the time of holding town meetings; House bill 165, re lating to the support of paupers House bill 217, relating to fees of clerks of the Supe- rior court in criminal cases.
 On motion of Mir. Colt the Senate adjourn ed to tomorrow at 10:3O a. m.