Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-01
introduced eivine the Etna Insurance col

introduced giving the Etna Insurance com pany power to increase it's capital stock $2, ,000, 900 from it's surplus. The surplus really belongs to the insured and when Gov ernor Hubbard was at the helm of State he promptly vetoed a similar bill in favor of the same company that called for an increase of their capital stock from the same sum to the amount of $75O, GOO. He took the view then that the company had no right to use the surplus in their hands, but should invest it for the benefit of the insured. The pill was very promptly tabled in the Senate this morning. Thelbill will not creep through both houses without being thoroughly yen tilated however much such course might please the company or it's friends
 Following is the business transacted in the Senate and House to-day.
 The Senate.
 The Senate was called to order at 10:30 8. m, Lieutenant Governor Sumner in the chair. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Parker.
 Petitions were referred as follows:
 Mr. Plunkett-Petition of Noah Porter and others, of New Haven, for continued enforcement of the present Sunday laws; Judiciary.
 MT. Ciark-Seven petitions in favor of the pending constitutional amendment to pro- hibit the manufacture of liquor; Temper ance.
 Concurred with the House in ordering on file the annual reports of the Connecticut school for imbeciles, the Connecticut hospi- tai for the insane, the Hartford hospital, the State Reform school, and Industrial school for girls.
 Resolution authorizing the quartermaster general to issue to F. Rentschler, of New Britain, captain of the New Britain Rife company, for the use of the company, in teaching the manual of arms te it's members, twenty five muzzle- loading Springfield mus kets with bayonets and scabbards. The quartermaster general is also authorized to issue to Christian Quien, of Danbury, for the use of the Quien cadets, in the same manner, fifty cadet muskets; passed.
 Bill that Courts of Probate, in making or ders for the sale of property, may order that the same be sold at public or private sale at the discretion of the persen author ized to make the sale. All orders of sale heretofore made in that manner by any Court of Probate are validated and con hrmed passed.
 Act concerning educational statistics. The bill provides that the school visitors in the towns of this State, and the school commit tees in the consolidated districts, shall annu- ally 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 to teaching other than the common branches required to be taught by law; passed. Bill relating to trust funds MT. Scofeld explained that the bill provided that trust funds received by executors, trustees or Guardians may be kept invested in the secur- ities received by them without liability for any loss by reason of depreciation, unless the instrument creating the trust, or the probate court, shall direct 8 change of investment, and such executor, trustee or guardian shall neglect to comply with such direction. The bill passed.
 Bill to protect the American eagle and fish hawk MT. Alsop said the fine and imprison- ment filed by the bill for killing either of these birds was $50 and not more than twen- ty days in jail.
 Mr. Scofeld thought it would improve the bill to omit the word ''American," and moved as an amendment that it be stricken out so the line would read ''sll- eagles. D This was adopted, and the bill as amended passed.
 Several bills were rejected and the Senate then adjourned until Thursday morning at 1O:3O.