Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-14

Petitions were referred as follows
 Of James N. Tucker and others, of Kill Hngly, in aid of the pending prohibition amendment; Constitutional Amendments. Of Oliver Hoyt, James A. Peck and others, in aid of the bill for the better protection at railroad crossings; Railroads.
 Fridays Senate business was acted on in concurrence
 Committee reports were made as follows
 Railroads-Adverse on bill amending the public acts so that persons delayed by grade crossing distractions for more than hVe con secutive minutes may recover not less than $25 nor more than $50 damages, etc. re- iected1 Adverse on bill for the protection of life at railroad crossings; Lrejectedl Sub- stitute bill giving the railroad commissioners
 further powers with regard to layouts; cal | endar.
 Business on the calendar was disposed of | as follows:
 Bill authorizing the consolidation of two 1 continuous lines of railroads at the State line, provided they are not parallel and competing l lines, amended by MT. Simonds on Friday,
 so as to include the roads already built. This,
 with one or two other verbal amendments,
 was adopted MT. Simonds, of Canton, ex- plained the bill, and what could be accom- plished under it's provisions. In substance, ! it provides for extending railroad beyond 1 the State lines under one head, and for bond | ing under Connecticut laws. MT. Troup, of | New Haven, opposed the bill. He thought | that it was time enough for 8 road to ask for | the privileges granted by this bill when they l were built. His motion for yea and nay
 vote was lost. MT. Perry, of Hartford, also | spoke in opposition. His opinion was that 1 the bill would permit the consolidation of
 roads within the State. and would be 8 dan l gerous piece of legislation. He saw ln It a | projected enterprise for consolidation of l the Hartford and Harlem and the New York
 and New England roads.
 .l.,o Io l 1ak iTrlY f6a 1 would permit the consolidation of roads 1n- side the State and he drew up the bill with 1 the express intention of preventing that very thing To meet Mir. Perry's objection he of | fered an amendment that roads should con- | meet only with continuous lines situated l ao7s0lzy outside the State; adopted. Mir Perry again made objection to the pas I sage of the bill, even with this amendment as opposed to the interests of the people of l the State.
 Mr. Carter of Waterbury. confessed that he had but an incomplete idea of what the effects of the bill would be, if passed, and he thought there were other members ln the | same state of mind. He moved to continue 1 to the next General Assembly. Mr. Lockwood, of Bridgeport, one of the Railroad committee, said that he thought the
 measure worthy one, and if there was any
 ''reading between the ines,' now is the time to tell of it, and the committee were ready to move amendments necessary. After some further discussion the bill was tabled.
 Bill that any stockholder in g corporation
 may have the right to inspect it's books when
 he may choose, adversely reported on Mir.
 Perry Originator of the bilD asked that
 consideration be further postponed. MT.
 Law, of New Haven, opposed this. MT. Lockwood, of Bridgeport, said that the bill
 was simply to enable MT. H. L. Goodwin to
 haul over the books of the Consolidated
 road. MT. Perry spoke in advocacy of the
 bill, but after some further debate it was re-
 jected.
 Resolutions regarding applications for ad Connecticut Hospital for the Insane. Act concurring costs in criminal cases.
 At 2:35the House adjourned till w ednesday
 at 10 O. m