Morning journal and courier., 1883-05-04

General Assembly ever held in the State Of Connecticut, and everybody who has had any business as officials or otherwise is happy. This morning it was thought that an ad-
 journment could net be reached until to- morrow, but matters moved along so rapidly that it was evident before noon that the de- sired end would be reached. Then the mem
 bers commenced to pack up their books and
 papers in anticipation of adjournment, and
 the messengers were flying around from one ! to another of the members packing their bundles}and making ready for the end which
 was to follow. Everybody appeared in good humor, and jokes among the members were | of frequent occurrence. The end has come
 at last, and everybody will be happy except | those who have not been successful in secur- | ing the passage of some pet scheme. 1 Following is the business transacted in the closing hours of the Senate and House. The Senate. The Senate was called to order at 1O:45 o'clock, Lieutenant Governor Sumner in the \ chair. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Par ker.
 The Senate reconsidered it's action in re- \ iecting the resolution appropriating $500 to t the widow of Henry Bindhammer, deceased member of the House from Vernon, and pas | sed the resolution.
 ! sum not to exceed SC, ,O0O was appropria: \ ted for the purpose of furnishing mess and cook rooms for the National Guard at Man | tic.
 Senator Barrows presented the following ! resolution: Resolved by this assembly, that the thanks of the Senate and House of Rep ! resentatives be and are hereby rendered to the Willimantic Linen company for the cour-
 tesies extended to themembers of the Legisla. ture by the said company on the occasion of the recent excursion to it's works;" passed
 The bill prohibiting injury to oyster grounds by eel spears or other implements | was passed in concurrence.
 Several bills relating to electors and cleo I tions were rejected in concurrence. ! The House amendment to the bill suspend [ ing the collection of taxes from the Hart ford and Connecticut Valley and the old | Connecticut Valley railroads for five years was rejected. The amendment reduced the \ time to one year.
 Senator Alsop presented an amendment ! exempting the Hartford and Conneetic ut Valley from taxation only for the years 1880 | and 1881. Adopted and resolution passed.
 Resolution abating taxes due the State ! from the New Canaan railroad; passed in concurrence.
 The Senate reeonsidered it's action on the amendment to the liquor law in fixing the fee of prosecuting agents at BIO for each | case brought IrldI auO CCucurE6u WlLQ GQ6 House in fixing the fee at So. | Senator Gum offered an amendment au- \ thorizing single person to become bonds man for ten licensed persons. The amend ! ment was adopted on tie vote, the chair ! voting in the affirmative. The billwas then \ passed.
 The bill relating to the pay of county con- the House
 The bill reducing the tax upon railroads
 came from the House as amended yes. | terday.
 Senator Hills moved to indefinitely post pone.
 Senator Colt said that the bill as amended
 is entirely different from the original. He | opposed the passage of the amendment. Senator DeForest opposed the amendm ent | and said that it's passage would result in a \ greater loss to the State than anyone con- ! templates The Consolidated road is about | to issue bonds to the amount of $5,000, 900, and the loss in taxation upon this would be ! very great.
 Senators Cooke and Gum opposed the measure, and Senator Plunkett favored it | The latter urged that the amendment will
 bring relief to the weaker corporations and for this reason should prevail. ' The motion to indefinitely postpone was
 lost by the following vote:
 Yeas-Senators Hills, Clark, Gum, Sec
 field, DeForest, Cooke, Spencer, Alsop, Gil
 bert, Dennis-10.
 | Nays-Senators Strickland, Welch, Elton
 Yale, Plunkett, Colt, Barnes, SturtevGnt | Baker, Northrop, Barrows, Boss, Richardson
 Kng-14.
 A motion to postpone to the next Genera
 Assembly was lost.
 Senator DeForest presented an amendment
 increasing the tax upon the stock of railroads
 from one to one and one-half per cent; re
 jected.
 ' Sa,otor H,ro roova5 to oDoan5 L1, okriIyi,r 1 out the word bonds from the bill. This he said was superluous, ''bonds" being GOV
 cred by the expression funded debt;' re jected.
 An amendment offered by Senator Hills in \ creasing the tax upon railroad bonds to one \ per cent. was rejected.
 | The House amendment WAS adopted by the | following vote:
 Yeas-senators Strickland, Welsh, Elton, Yale, Plunkett, Colt, Barnes, Sturtevant, Baker, Northrop, Barrows, Boss, Richardson, King-14.
 Nays-Senators Hills Clark, Gum, sco- field, DeForest, Cooke, Spencer, Alsop, Gil \ bert, Dennis-1O.
 \ Senator Hills moved to amend by exempt \ ing railroads which pay dividends of per ! cent. from the benefits which may accrue un. der the bill. The amendment was lost by a
 vote of 13 against Il, Senator Northrop who \ voted against the other amendments, being in the affirmative.
 On vote the bill amended was passed,
 the Senators voting in the same manner as \ for the House amendment ! The House amendments to the resolution | appropriating $2, 500 for the purpose of i'm proving the drainage and making other re- pairs at the State prison were adopted. | Senator Plunkett offered an amendme nt \ instructing the State prison directors to in- vestigate and report what improvements are necessary for improving the sanitary con- dition of the prison; also to obtain estimates l for new State prison and to report to the | next General Assembly. The amendment \ was rejected.
 Senator Strickland moved to amend by ! making $5, 900 the sum to be expended for \ necessary repairs. Adopted and resolution passed.
 ' The House amendments to the liquor law | were adopted and the bill as finally amended ! was passed.
 At 1:15 recess was ordered until 2:3O | o'clock.
 AFTER RECESS. | But little business was done after recess, the final adjournment being in the not dis ! tant future and which every Senator was ap- parently anxiously looking after.
 The Senate concurred with the House in rejecting the appropriation for the State prison, which killed the bill bill providing that the salary of the ! Lieutenant Governor shall be paid on the | fl rst day of April in each year was passed. | Senator Colt in the chair. | Senator Cook offered a resolution of \ thanks for the able and efficient manner in \ which Lieutenant Governor Sumner had pre- ! sided over the Senate during the present | session. The Senator complimented the ! Lieutenant Governor for the very able and i'm partial manner in which he had presided ' over the proceedings of the Senate. Sena- tor Scofield followed in very complimentary | remarks, referring particularly to the ac- | complishments and kind and gentlemanly
 manner of the presiding officer of the Sen | ate. In conclusion he thanked the Senators | for their uniform kindness toward him (Sco
 feld) in the discharge of his duties as chair man of the Judiciary committee. Senator | Gilbert also spoke in favor of the resolutions 1 and they were passed unanimously. Lieutenant Governor Sumner returned to | the Senate chamber and was informed of the action of the Senate by Senator Colt, who | read the resolution to him and then addressed
 the Lieutenant Governor in a pleasant way, | assuring him that the sentiments expressed | were those of every Senator. Lieutenant Governor Sumner replied in g most feeling manner. He said that the con- | stant aid and support of the Senators had | greatly aided him in the discharge of his du- | ties, and but for this he womb have faIEarad