Morning journal and courier., 1883-05-04

DTGS1QenG 1nIOEIQ6O the CO4UA1AESS that the Senate would meet with the House at once and then preceded by the Liautenaat Governor they proceeded to the House.
 The House.
 The House was called to order by Speaker Pine at 10 o'clock. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Stone
 Resolution appropriating $2, 900 additional for new buildings at Mantle camp ground was passed.
 A new bill embodying the suggestion of Governor Waller in vetoing the measure re- Iating to oyster stealing was introduced and rejected.
 The House concurred with the Senate in adopting a1 amendment to the temperance applications, posting and printing, instead of fifty cents, in towns where voters names are not alphabetically registered. The Senate amendment making the allowance of prose cutting agents $10 instead of $5 for each case was rejected, leaving the allowance $5. The amendment allowing the licensing of a select man in case he is the keeper of hotel was adopted.
 Mir. Law, of New Haven, introduced an amendment requiring the complaints involv- ing the revocation of license to be brought and hearing had by the county commission CTS within fourteen days after the effense. Adopted, and the bill as amended was passed.
 
 amending section 58 of chapter XI, title 20, of the revised statutes making the law read as follows: Every person who shall on Sunday or the evening thereof be present at any dance, operatic or theatrical entertain ment, minstrel or variety show, or at any public diversion not specially licensed by the selectmen of the town or the proper authorl- ties of any town or city or borough, shall be fined four dollars" after discussion, rejected.
 Mir. Bradley, of the conference committee relating to the grade crossing resolution, re- ported that agreement could not be reached and the House adhered, killing the matter. Mr. Bradley then introduced House resolu- to report to the next House the number and location of grade crossings in the State. The resolution was adopted.
 The House concurred with the Senate in adopting a resolution of thanks to the WiIli- mantle Linen company.
 The House by vote of 68 yeas to 113 nays declined to reconsider it's action relating to the abatement and suspension of taxes on the Connecticut Valley road.
 The license bill came back from the Senate amended, and the amendment was reject ed.
 The debate on resolution setting apart $50, 900 aS State prison fund was resumed, the question before the House being on the adoption of an amendment by MT. Griswold, of Rocky Hill, limiting the appropriation to $2, 800 for necessary expenses.
 Mr. Robbins, of Wethersfeld, strongly op posed the bill
 Mr. Simonds said there was not much to the objections to the present prison.
 Mir. Law, of New Haven, was In favor of the appointment of a commission, which should fully consider the question of new building with estimates of cost.
 Mir. Brown, of Norwich, was not in favor of having the Legislature commit itself to the scheme of having 8 new prison by adopting the bill.
 Mr. Mclean said he had grave doubts con- corning the appropriation of $50, ,O0o, but he favored the amendment proposed by MT. Law. Mir. Griswold's amendment was adopted, Mir. Laws amendment was re- jected, and the bill was then adopted.
 The resolution proposing constitutional amendment providing for biennial sessions was debated by MT. Glover, of Fairfield
 Mir. Perry, of Hartford, held it was folly to propose biennial sessions, after the decid- ed defeat which the scheme had received in 1879.
 Mr. Cleveland supported the resolution
 The debate was continued by Isssrs Gris- wold, of Rocky Hill, and Bradley, of Orange.
 A yea and nay vote resulted as follows |: Yeas III, nays 21, ordering the publication of the proposedi amendment in session laws.
 The regular resolution in regard to the signing of bills by the Governor previous to their being engrossed was adopted in concur renee with the Senate.
 At 1:45 the House, on motion of Mir. Sim onds, ordered a recess until 2:45 p. m.
 AFTER RECESS.
 After recess few minor matters were dis posed of and then MT. Bradley, of Orange, was called to the chair and Speaker Pine re- tired. During his absence the usual compli- mentary resolutions to the Speaker were passed. The Secretary of State was ordered to have a picture of the Speaker taken to be placed in the Speakers room, and the gavel and mace of the Speaker were ordered to be suitably inscribed and presented to Mir. Pine. On returning to the House the Speaker was received by MT. Bradley and informed of the action of the House during his absence. Mir. Bradley made very elaborate and pleasing address, which evidently met with the ap- proval of every member present.
 Speaker Pine in his reply to tho House was evidently laboring under suppressed deep emotion. He spoke very feelingly of tho kind relations that had existed between him self and all the members of the House during it's prolonged session. He expressed his grat- ifcation on the passage of the constitutional amendment providing for biennial sessions in the right direction of short sessions would be the abolishment of the free pass system, which he regretted had not been adopted by the present Assembly. In closing he wished all happiness and prosperity to each and every member of the Assembly and bade them goodbye" There was universal clapping of hands when the Speaker concluded his able.and eloquent address.
 The usual resolution of thanks to the clerks, messengers, doorkeepers and report CTS was then presented and passed, which closed the business of the House.
 THE JOINT SESSION.
 At 4:3O the honorable Senate was an nounced and were admitted, the members of the House rising as they entered. Lieuten- antGovernor Sumner took the chair.
 On motion to appoint one Senator and two Representatives to wait on the Governor and inform him that the Senate and House were in joint convention and ready to re- ceive any communication he bad to make, President Sumner appointed Sen ator Richardson and Representatives Cundall and Wright as such committee The commit tee retired and few minutes later returned and reported that the Governor would meet them without delay. Shortly after the Gov ernor and other State officers preceded by the sheriff entered, and the Governor took the Speakers chair, the other State officers occupy ing the sofa behind him.
 The Governor addressed the joint conven- ton as follows:
 Mir. President and Gentlemen of the General
 Assembly:
 Having been advised by your honorable committee that you hays finished your legis- lative labors I am present, accompanied by the other State officers, to offer our congratu- lations and to attend to the customary form aIities of your final adjournment.
 A review of the public and private acts of this Assembly affords an inadequate concep- ton of the useful work you have actually ac complained; for the session, now about to be closed. although unusually laborious and protracted, has been productive of but few important material changes in the body of our laws
 The daily journals of your proceedings show that the greater portion of your time and thought has been given to proposed leg islation that has either fallen between the houses, or been rejected by both.
 do not mention this to deplere it; for al- though regret that some of the suggestions had the honor to make in nay opening address, especially in favor of the better equalization of taxes and the better protec- ton of the ballot against the corruption of money, have not been adopted, still have no doubt that your thoughtful constituents will esteem the fact that you have made but few innovations and resisted many, as evil dence of your conservative character as leg islators.
 have, in few instances, felt compelled