Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-20
SurrnaI aIS Gonier.
Friday, April 20. 1888,
The GeneraI Assembly.

posed of in the Senate to- day, but in the
 House the time has been mostly taken up in
 the discussion of matters specially assigned | for consideration. The discussion in regard
 to the bill regulating the hours of labor for
 women and children in factories was resumed
 in the House this morning and occupied the
 attention of that body until the noon adjourn
 ment. The bill was passed by yea and nay
 vote, but the fate of the bill in the Senate is
 a question of considerable doubt. l Two veto messages were received in the
 House o-day from tho Governor, one vetoing
 the bill abating $14,O ,O0O of taxes of the Con
 necticut Valley railroad and the other the bill requiring clerks of courts to make
 returns to tho State Board of Health of all divorces granted, giving the age, nationality
 and occupation of plaintiff and defendant the number of times married and the number
 of times divorced The Governor gave it as his opinion that clerks of courts were not in position to give this information from the re-
 cords, and that the only way to obtain these facts was by judges of courts compelling parties to testify in relation thereto. If this
 were possible, the Governor said, he could not see the value of the bill.
 In the first veto the Governor was sus-
 tained by majority by vote of 1o8 yeas to
 CT nays.
 In the Senate the bill giving the Hartford and Harlem railroad power to change it's lay
 out in New Britain WAS passed with one or
 two verbal amendments, which were con-
 cured in by the House in the afternoon.
 Several important amendments were made to
 the "grRde crossing" bill in the Senate The amendments to the license law were 1 not taken up until 2:45 p. m, although the 1 bill was set down for the special order of the l day at II a. m The most important changes 1 in this law are those making the minimum l fee for licenses $500, and the maximum $500, and the section providing that only one i- l cense shall be issued to every five hundred 1 inhabitants. At the opening of the debate Mir. Perry, of Hartford, introduced an amendment providing for the striking out of 1 sections and which provide for the ap- 1 pointment of prosecuting agents and their | duties The five minute rule for speeches was adopted and the ball was opened by Mir, | Sumner of Mansfield who spoke in favor of the general bill as reported by the commit 1 tee.
 Following is a summary of the business transacted in the Senate and House to-day. | The Senate. | The Senate was called to order at 10:30 by
 Lieutenant Governor Sumner. Prayer was
 offered by Chaplain Parker.
 Resolution appropriating $500 to the l heirs of Abel Benedict of Sharon, Charles 1 N. Smith of Eastford, Henry Bindhammer | of Vernon, deceased members of the present
 Legislature, and $500 to the widow of Elisha Childs, of Woodstock, deceased member elected in 1881.
 MT. Colt said that while he sympathized l with the widows and orphans and with all the poor people in need of money, he could not l quite bring himself to vote money out of the ! treasury for such purposes. If it was sim ply question for the House to decide, of course that body would take care of it. but being in the form of joint resolution he was opposed to the Senate voting in their favor.
 MT. Richardson explained the to Mir. Benedict, of Sharon. He said the citizens of that town, of both parties, held an informal meeting and decided not to hold a special election, but to petition the Legislature to pay the salary of $500 to the children of MT. Benedict, who are poor and needy.
 MT. Colt withdrew any objection the town not having filled the vacancy, and the reso- lution was passed. The other resolutions al- so passed, except that in favor of the widow of Mir. Childs.
 Business on the calendar was disposed of as follows:
 Resolution amending the second joint rule. Mir. Baker explained that the amendment was the rule for the appointment of joint stand ing committees and provided that each one of the twenty committees shall consist of two Senators and eleven Representatives, in place of one Senator and eight Representatives. Mir. Colt offered an amendment to rule third providing that the Senator first named on each committee shall be it's chairman. Adopt ed and resolution passed.
 The bill requiring all new railroad tracks to be built either over or beneath highways was amended by striking out the third sec- ton of the bill which required railroads to change one in every thirty of it's grade cross ings every year, and substituting a clause re- quiring but one crossing year to be changed unless ordered by the railroad commis- sioners.
 Senator De Forest moved to strike out the entire first section of the bill and substitute 8 section forbidding the consolidation of par allel or competing lines of railroads.
 Senator Colt opposed the amendment, and said it had nothing to do with the bill. Be- sides this, it was unnecessary, as law al ready existing forbids consolidation.
 Senator Hills moved to table the bill and order the amendment printed.
 The motion was lost and the amendment was rejected by vote of 12 against z.
 The bill was then passed
 The bill was passed requiring persons in- iured by means of 8 defective road or bridge, to give notice of such accident within sixty days; if the injury is caused by snow or ice upon sidewalks, notice must be given within | fifteen days.
 A resolution was passed validating the will | of Philip Cooke, late of New Haven.
 The bill imposing penalty for bribery or fraud at political primary meetings, caucuses l or conventions was passed.
 The House amendment to the bill requir- | ing telegraph companies to deliver messages within a mile of the office was rejected and | the bill was passed.
 Tha hill r1rovidino thot rercopr assacsad | for public improvements shall not be requir- | ed to pay the assessment until the improve ment is completed; passed.
 Bill providing that whenever any part of | the estate of an insolvent debtor shall consist | of real estate, the trustee shall, within thirty days after his approval or appointment as such trustee, cause a certified copy of the | assignment or of the decree adiudging such | person to be insolvent to be recorded in the | office of the town clerk of the town | within which such real estate is located | passed.
 The bill was passed which authorizes the | selectmen to appoint two game vardens in each town, to assist in detecting and prose- cutting persons violating the game laws.
 The bill providing for the safety of occu pants of workshops, manufactories, hotels, etc, was verbally amended and passed.
 The bill prohibiting "baby farming was passed.
 The bill repeating the law in relation to vaccination was rejected.
 The resolution fixing the salary of the town clerk of New Haven at $2 GOO was rejected.
 The Committee on Contingent Expenses reported favorably upon the resolution mak- ing an appropriation to Palmer Bill for com piling legislative statistics; also favorable re- port on resolution in favor of attaches of ! Senate.
 The resolution incorporating the borough of Branford was passed.
 Adjourned at 1:30 until Friday at 1O:SO | 8. m.
 The House.
 The House was called to order at 10 o'clock by Speaker Pine. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Stone.
 Bill repeating the act of 1882. that chil- dren not vaccinated may be excluded from | the public schools. MT. Ooit said this bill ! gave the board of school visitors authority to exclude children not vaccinated from the | public schools. A wise provision, he thought, especially in cases of smallpox epidemic. It was in the interest of public safety. The bill was rejected in concurrence with the House.
 Bill for ten-hour labor law for women and children in factories and mills MT.