Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-03
The House,

The House was called to order at 10:39 Speaker Pine in the chair. Prayer was of fered by Chaplain Stone.
 Senate business was concurred in. Messrs Glover, of Fairfield, and Simmons, of Can | ton, were appointed committee of confer l ence on disagreeing action on bill regulating l fishing in Mill river, Fairfield. The House voted to adhere in ordering 1 printed 400 copies of the bill concerning | Common Pleas and District courts in Litch- l field county.
 Committee reports were as follows: ZEducation- on-Substitute bill concerning the duties of officers of school districts; calen- dar Adverse on bill that the State Board of Education consist of eight persons besides the Governor and Lieutenant Governor; re- jected.
 Roads and Bridges-Adverse on bill that no railroad company having two tracks across any street or highway shall lay another track over said highway within one thousand feet of the first; tabled.
 Canvass of Votes-Substitute resolution confirming the election of J. W. Beach, of Bristol, as justice of the peace calendar.
 Judiciary - Adversely on the following bills That no town or municipal corporation shall be liable for injury occasioned by ice, snow or sleet on any highway tabled. On bill making the Enfield Shakers support their own paupers; rejected. On bill that select men shall receive not less than three dollars per day for services; rejected. On bill that when justice of the peace is actually engaged more than one day in the trial of Q case he may charge for such additional day or days two dollars per day; rejected. On paying Danburys town clerk a salary; re- jected. O. bill that the fees of courts of probate for each day occupied in the hearing of any motion before 1t shall be two dollars i; rejected. On bill regulating attorneys fees; rejected. Adverse on several petitions for a1.- to withdraw.
 The Judiciary committee reported adverse ly on one bill that town clerks hold their of fee for two years because it applied to clerks now in office. They reported a substitute bill, however, to the same effect, that will apply to clerks hereafter elected; calendar.
 Agriculture-Substitute bill regulating the |. sale of oleomargarine calendar. Adverse on bill defining lands out of commons tabled. Adverse on bill altering the laws for the preservation of game; rejected. Adverse on bill repeating chapter 1O2, public acts of 1878, regarding the preservation of game rejected.
 Business on the calendar was disposed of as follows:
 Bill that trust funds received by executors, trustees or guardians may, by the order of the court of probate having jurisdiction of the trust, be kept invested in the securities received by them, and they shall not be lia- ble for any loss that may occur by the de- preciation of such securities, unless the in- strument under which said trust was created shall direct that @ change of said funds shall be made into other securities, and such exec utors, trustees and guardians shall refuse to comply with such directions passed.
 Bill that courts of probate in making orders for the sale of property may order that the same be sold at public or private sale at the discretion of the person authorized to make such sale; passed.
 Bill that school visitors and committees shall annually report to the State Board of Education what branches of study are being taught In the public schools other than the common branches of reading, spelling writing, grammar, arithmetic geography, and history; and such reports shall specify as nearly as possible what proportion of the time of teachers in the schools is devoted tn each branch; passed.
 The following were rejected:
 An act to confirm election of justices of the peace and judges of probate.
 Bill that at every meeting of the stock holders of corporation while existing under the general law or by special charter, the presiding officer may be elected by the stock holders; the bylaws of any corporation may be amended by two thirds vote of those present and voting, if notice of such an amendment be given at previous meeting The list of stockholders with their addresses shall be open at all times to the inspection of stockholders, and may be copied by them. The committee reported unfavorably. The bill was introduced by MT. Perry at the re- quest of Mir. B. L. Goodwin, of East Hart ford. There was some debate on tabling the bill, as MT. Perry was not in his seat. Mir. Cleveland objected to action, as he did not think the House sufficiently informed
 Adjourned till Tuesday at 12:3O.