Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-10
ap1ruaI arIN Gqurier,
Saturday, Feb. 10. 1888.
The General Assembly.

V6uh1neSR-tG9JecBAOH Parsons for Insurance COmmisstoner- Other Matters of Interest. HARTFORD, Feb. 9. Especial correspondence of JOURNAL AND COURIER
 This has been a very busy day at the Capi- tol. It being the last day on which new business could be received the bills for pub lie and private acts came in in great quanti- ties, and they were promptly referred to the appropriate committees.
 The greatest excitement prevailed when it was announced that the Senate had gone into executive session and that they were to consid- CT the Governors appointments of insurance and bank commissioners. Everyone was ex- cluded from the Senate chamber except the members, and every door and window was securely guarded so that Outsiders" could not see or hear what was going on inside. When the executive session opened only Senator Clark was absent. For MT. Will Hams as bank commissioner the committee | reported unanimously in his favor and the nomination was unanimously confirmed. It was stated that the committee on the nom1- nation of Mir. Parsons for insurance commits sioner were unanimously opposed to his con- ! frmation. Then followed arguments in op- position and in favor of MT. Parsons. Sena- | tor Plunkett led off in quite lengthy speech l against the nominee and in favor of the com | mittee's report. Then followed speeches in favor of confirmation by Senators Yale, Gum and De Forest, the latter making plea in l favor of MT. Parsons confirmation. Hepro- duced strong letters from leading men in Pennsylvania who had known Mir. Parsons I Aoh T.; SJpo nd | ability. Notwithstanding the appeal of Sen ator De Forest, which was an earnest and l eloquent one, it was evident that the majori- 1 ty had made up their minds to defeat the will l of the Governor, and SO it proved. When the l vote was taken it was found that only 3 were in favor of confirmation and 20 against al follows: For confirmation, Yale, Oem.) {; Gum, (Dem.) DeForest, (Dem.). Oppos ed to confirmation Hills, (Rep); Strick- I land, (Dem); Elton, (Rep.); Plunkett, | Dem.); Colt, (Rep.) Barnes, (Dem. i; sturtevant, (Rep-) scoield, (Rep) Baker, \ (Rep.) Northrop. (Den.) Barrows, (Rep.) i; Boss, (Rep.); Cooke, (Rep); Richardson, | Oem.); King, (Dem.); Spencer, Rep.) :; Alsop, Dem.); Gilbert, (Rep.); Dennis, \ (Rep.); Welch, Oem.). The doors were then opened and soon after the Senate ad- | journed.
 There was but very little business done | before committees this afternoon as the members were anxious to return to their | homes.
 | Next Tuesday will come before the Militia ry committee the matters conc cerning the Fifth battalion including the resolution and [ inkr 1T1M ina next week will also be heard before the same committee the question of the election of band masters and on this the coIonels of the four regiments will be heard.
 Next week work will begin in earnest be- fore committees, ,and it is hoped that the mat
 ters before them will be disposed of as rapid ly as the good of the public service will permit.
 Following is the business transacted in the
 Senate and House to-day.
 | The Senate.
 ThesSenate was called to order at 1O:3O, ! Lieutenant Governor Sumner in the chair.
 Prayer was offered by Chaplain Parker.
 New matters of legislation were introduced as follows:
 By Senator Hill-Bin exempting vessel.
 from local and State taxation, referred tc Committee on Finance; petition of Patrick | Clifford, of Hartford, for compensation fol ! loss of $1, 200 on account of contract in grad ing Capitol grounds, to Committee or Claims also bill de civil actions, to Judiciary
 committee; also bill amending charter of tht
 Etna Life Insurance company, to Commit | tee on Insurance.
 By Senator Alsop-Bill forbidding the sale
 of liquor by clubs without a license. Int \ bill intends to prevent the sale of liquors il
 club rooms established for the purpose O. T 1o-, kor I,SoF,k II,
 members find access by keys. It does no ! apply to the regularly incorporated socia
 clubs referred to Committee on Temper ' ance.
 By Senator Ceoko-Biu providing that tho
 school visitors in the towns of this State anc ! the school committees of the consolidated
 districts shall annually report to the State | Board of Education what studies, other thar \ the common branches of reading, writing spelling, arithmetic, geography and history | are taught in their schools, and such reports \ shall specify as nearly as possible what pro ! portion of the time of teachers in the schools \ is devoted to the teaching of other than the ! common branches of study also bill appro
 priating $10,ooO for furnishing the new State Normal school both bills referred to Com. | mittee on Education.
 By Senator Coit-Bill providing that any five persons may constitute themselves cor \ poration for educational, charitable, relig \ ious, scientific, literary, agricultural and SO \ cial purposes; to Committee on Incorpora tions also petition of R. D. Hu board e
 al. for appropriation for monument te \ Nathan Hale; to Committee on Capitol Fur
 niture and Grounds; also bill providing that
 when any corporation shall fail to accept its act of incorporation within three years, the ' same shall be void to Commit tee on Incor- porations.
 ! By Senator Scofeld-Bill providing that
 county commissioners may license one saloon A for 1bon oVfS fn Or | Temperance.
 | By Senator Plunkett-Bill to protect pri | mary elections and conventions of political parties and to punish offenders thereat. The
 bill provides for penalty of a fine of not \ more than S1 ,000 and Imprisonment not eX- ceeding one year for frauds committed at I primaries to Committee on Judiciary Also 4 resolution directing the publication of the public acts in German newspapers; Commit
 tee on Finance. Also bill forbidding the placing of weirs in the Quinnipiac river be II low Wallingford to Committee on Fisheries | By Senator Barrows-Bill eliminating | from the liquor law the provision that in ! towns of not over 3, 900 inhabitants the ! license fee, except to wholesale dealers nd
 licensed druggists, shall be $1OO to Com
 mittee on Interpretations.
 ' By Senator Gunn-Bill providing, section 11-No certificate of stock in any railroad I company for shares that not full paid | shall be issued without specifying therein the par value of said shares and the amount that
 has been paid in upon them.
 | Section 2. No railroad company organized
 under the general railroad laws shall issue or
 receive subscriptions for it's stock to an
 amount exceeding, at it's par value, the esti-
 mate of the probable expense of constructing it's railroad, which is contained in the engi- neer's report filed with its articles of associa- tion, at the time of it's incorporation; to Com mittee on Railroads
 Reports of committees were received as ' follows:
 udiciary-Favorableo on bill providing that I in controversies before the Superior court between husband and wife as to custody of minor children of the marriage, the court shall have power to assign the custody of l such children to either parent, according to | and upon such conditions and limitations as it shall desm proper.
 The resolution releasing Timothy and Polly Banks from the Bridgeport jail was passed in