Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-15
1nnrngI arIh Guarier.
Thursday, March 15. 1883.
The General Assembly.

The General Assembly. A sDring.Lfke Day Increases the Capitol | Attendance-HIoreH Hartford and Harlem | Discussion ard More to Come The | Tramp Law in the Senate HARTFORD March 14;. 1883.
 Special correspondence of the JOURNAL AND CoUR1hF
 This has been most spring-like day ane
 the balmy air seemed to be the topic upper
 most in the minds of the legislators ant ! others as they approached the Capitol. Ther'
 seemed to be an unusual attendance of thu
 third house" members to-day, but whether
 in search of ''jobs" or on the lookout fo
 something to ''turn up' could not be deter
 mined. They hurried about the corridors a
 if in search of somebody or something, occa
 sionally buttonholing this Senator or tha
 member as he emerged from the sacred pre- | cincts of his chamber. Well the time Ii | growing shorter every day and the opportu nity for realizing" from their winters labol l is rapidly passing away. They are jolly se' | of fellows, however, and the Capitol Woulc | indeed be a dull place without their presence The attraction this afternoon eentered in z large degree in the room of the railroad com m1SS1On6fS, Wu6E0 LAo SCLAAAAAGSOO OAA ASeSAA' l roads were engaged on new proposition, I which was suddenly introduced yesterday by s. E. Baldwin, attorney for the Hartford and 1 Harlem railroad. The proposed bill WAS further considered to day, or rather was more extensively ventilated by the attorneys \ The bill authorizes change of layout at the New Britain terminus It was originally in | oV15 road at Clayton station, but at the instance of New Britain parties (many of whom ap- peared before the committee) it is now pro- posed to carry the road into New Britain at some point west of Main street. At the opening of the hearing to-day a young Hartford attorney representing MT. Hyde, who is the attorney for the so called Oimstead Parallel requested an adjournment, as Mr. Hyde was in New York taking deposi- tions in regard to the road which he repre- sents. MT. Baldwin thought there was no need of delay, as MT. Hyde could be heard to morrow or at some future time. Then Hon. Henry c. Robinson, representing the Consolidated road, took hand in the fight and went for MT. Baldwin's bill in an earnest manner. He set up the claim that the bill was entirely new business and should not be received or consid- cred by the committee until it had been sent to them through the proper chan nels. He said the object of the bill was to so fix the charter of the proposed Hartford and Harlem road that they could snap their fingers at the railroad commissioners and build their road about as they pleased Judge Chamberlain and MT. Mitchell, of New Britain, addressed the committee and favored the proposed layout through towns as now proposed by MT. Baldwin's bill. After further discussion the committee held briet consultation and decided to adjourn the hear ing until to morrow (Thursday) afternoon a 2 o'clock.
 Following is the business transacted in tn, Senate and House to day.
 The Senate.
 | The Senate was called to order at 1O:3O ! Lieutenant Governor Sumner in the chair | Prayer was offered by Chaplain Parker. Tuesday s business from the House receivet concurrent action. Mir. Cooke was appoint ed on the conference committee on the bil ' annexing part of the town of Putnam lyin in district No. to school districts No. , ant I6.
 Concurred in the House amendments t.
 the act regulating fishing in Lakes Wonon scopomac and Wsshinee in Salisbury. MT
 Scofield moved to amend by striking ou \ the line lone half of such fine shall go to tn informer and one-half to the town" Tn
 Senator said he did not think it was the in
 tention that the justice should receive one | half of the fine, as he would under the bill a
 drawn. The amendment was adopted an
 the bill again passed
 ! MT. Alsop-Petition of John Camp an
 other citizens of Middletown to change tn Sunday law relating to travel from sunrise
 to sunrise and midnight" :; Judiciary. \ Committee reports were received and ta
 bled for calendar and printing as follows: \ Finance, Chairman nBauer-Unfavorable o IL Il. r. \ age tickets to the judges of the Superior an
 Supreme courts to pay their travelling ez
 penses while in discharge of their oficia
 duties calendar.
 Favorable on bill authorizing the Stat
 treasurer to issue $1,OOO, 900 bonds due ol
 the 1st of January, 1884; calendar.
 Fisheries, Chairman Gilbert-Unfavorabl
 on Senate bill 52, relating to the designation
 of natural oyster beds calendar.
 Favorable on Senate bill 37 to punish b,
 fine of not less than $7 nor more than $1OO \ or by imprisonment of not less than ten O.
 more than ninety days, or both, any persol
 who shall wilfully injure or remove any sig
 nal, beacon, bound stone placed in the Sound | calendar.
 Favorable on Senate bill 83 that commis sioners of shell fisheries may appoint two ol ' more persons in each town on the Sound tc \ be shell fish wardens Paid same as grand \ jurors; shall have same power as other off | cers to arrest calendar.
 Favorable on bill S1 that every boat carry ! ing mud out of New Haven harbor to ant | from the dumping grounds shall be accom- panied by suitable person appointed by tn
 commission to and from the grounds. Part,
 having charge of such boat who shall refus \ or neglect to comply be fined not less thai \ $1OO nor more than $500. Person accom-
 panying the boat to be paid g. 50 per day, t,
 be charged as other expenses of the commis \ sioners calendar.
 Favorable on bill S2 that any other persol
 than the owner who shall in the daytime un lawfully take and carry away oysters lawful, \ planted shall be fined not exceeding $500 O. ! imprisoned not exceeding one year. If il
 the night season $500 and imprisoned on year. Boat, tackle, etc., to be confscated calendar.
 Business on the calendar was disposed O | as follows:
 Resolutions granting administration on tn,
 estate of Mary Masterson; validating th'
 election of John Winslow, jr., as justice o
 the peace of Bristol; bill to prevent tn,
 taking of cells from the waters in Waterford
 East Lyme and Clinton, except by hook ant l line, under penalty of a fine not exceedins | $7, or Imprisonment not more than thirt, | days, or both; confirming the school distric
 lines in East Lyme, run and defined by tn,
 Selectmen on the 18th of June, 1877; incor porating the Garfield Rubber company O
 Middletown, and the Stamford club o
 Stamford, all reported on favorsbly ant
 passed.
 Two bills relating to the taxes in the tow
 and city of Bridgeport were called up by MT | DeForest, and after explanations by MT Baker, chairman of the Finance committee were passed. The first provides for the lay ing of taxes upon the town grand list, and th
 town collectors shall also be co o6iciO collect OTIS of the city taxes.
 The second bill provides for the appoint l ment before July of committee of thre 1 persons to be known as the tax committee
 the appointment to be made by the select
 men, the common council and board of edu
 cation. It shall be the duty of the commit l tee to make recommendations in reference tt
 the settlement or compromise of any clain
 due the town or city for taxes up to the yea 1 1881, inclusive.
 Bill to prevent the depositing of star fish 1 periwinkle or other creature injurious to oys
 ter and clam beds. Penalty: A fine of no
 less than $100 nor more than $500, or b, | imprisonment not less than three month l nor moro than one year or both; passed. l Resolution appropriating $4, GOO to be ap
 prOpriated for the artificial propagation o fish; passed.
 1 The proposed amendments to the traml law, which were reported upon adversely b the Judiciary committee, were taken up an discussed at length. The proposed amend | he ko