Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-02

short Work in Both Houses-Heartngs of Special ImportH nee to Temperance and Anti-Temperance Men Before the Tenn
 perance Committee-Other Matters of
 Interest.
 HARTFORD, March 1. Especial correspondence of JOURNAL CoURIER.l Both branches of the Legislature me t
 promptly at 1O:30 this morning and proceed
 ed to dispose of the work before them. It
 required about one hour and half to do
 this work, and then followed the adjourn
 ment for dinner.
 This afternoon most of the committees
 were in session, but the work before them
 was mostly of minor importance. The Tenn perance committee had farther hearing on
 that part of the license law relating to the
 licenses of druggists. There seems to be
 feeling outside of the druggists that they
 should pay no license when they sold only on physicians prescriptions, but if they sold other than this, that is indiscriminately whether on the premises or by measure, that they should pay the full license paid by deal 1 CTS in liquors only. This committee also | heard parties in favor of the bill requiring clubs to take out license.
 The Committee on Military Affairs this
 afternoon heard the matter of election of band masters by reRimental bands. Messrs- Reyes and Stack appeared committee of | the Second regiment band. Both of these gentlemen took the ground that they had
 been shamefully treated by Mir. Streit, the leader of the band. It was urged by MT. Reyes that MT. Streit had often carried money in his pockets for three or four weeks \ that belonged to the band, and in one case | three years. He also charged that he (Streit) had come into the band room in an intoxi- cated condition, with various other charges.
 The Judiciary committee heard the so-
 called Shaker pauper act. This IS bill re- ouiring these people to take care of their l own poor, and arises from the fact that in
 number of instarces the Shakers of Enfield have thrown the members of their society upon the town after they had become too old | to work or had become permanently dis 1 abled from sickness.
 Hon. H. M. Welch, of New Haven, was in l the Capitol too. He had two duties to per 1 form One was to ask the Committee on h. corporations to recommend the passage of 8 1 healing act in the deed of the new town l form which refers to Court of Probate of New Haven, where it should read the Court
 of Probate of the ''District' of New Haven, which includes other towns besides New Ha- ven, the latter never having been Probate district as single town. It is very simple
 matter and the petition will no doubt be
 readily granted. The other object of MT. Welch was to procure from the State Comp. troller the amount due New Haven school district from the school fund which amount
 ed to $36, ,63o.
 The Temperance committee have made as- signments as follows: Tuesday, March 6,
 House bill 23. The bill provides for change in the law requiring applications for license to be endorsed by five taxpayers also changes the law fixing the price of licenses, and strikes out the provision that no lice SC shall be granted for sale of liquor in build ing used as dwelling house. unless all access is closed between the barroom and the part so used. Also Senate bill No. 70. The bill amends the liquor law of 1882, by leaving the granting of licenses to the county commis sioners, and also directs that not more than one license shall be granted for every 800 in- habitants Also Senate bill No. 49, intro duced by Senator DeForest, the substance of ! which has been previously reported. On Wednesday they will hear arguments | on House bill No. 152. This bill repeals sec- ! ton 2, part l, sections 6, and of part 3, and section 2 of part of chapter evil. of the Public Acts of 1882. Also repeals that \ portion of the law requiring the effectual | closing of the doors leading to other parts of
 the building wherein the license is granted, \ providing the same is not hotel and also \ repeals that portion of the law requiring that
 taxpayers shall endo-ss the application for \ licenses.
 On the same day they will hear House bill
 No. 332. The bill amends third section of ' part 7, chapter evil, Acts of 1882, which | provides for the fee of the prosecuting agent,
 so that the fee of ten dollars shall be paid by ! the town upon the certificate of the justice | or clerk of the court stating the title of the case and the name of the agent, and such fee
 shall be taxed against the accused if found | guilty, and when collected shall be paid to \ the town.
 hearing on House bill No. 221. The bill | amends section l, chapter k, of the Public | Acts of 1881, so that it will be unlawful for 8 I liquor seller to sell to any person after notice ! from two grand jurors of the town forbidding him to sell to such person. On the same day ! they have assigned for a hearing House bill No. 336. The bill provides that the applica- tions for license shall be signed by five elec- tors instead of taxpayers; other changes
 are also provided concerning the filing and advertising of the application, and fees to be allowed the town clerk.
 Also on the same day Senate bill Mo- 69.
 The bill amends the liquor law by eliminat ing the clause that in towns of not over 3, ,OO0 persons the license fee, except to
 wholesale dealers and druggists, shall be $100.
 On Tuesday, March 13, they will hear House bill No. 33O. The bill revises the so- called license law, and repeals the law passed in 1882, and on Wednesday, March 13, far ther hearing on the same bill will be had.
 These are all of the most!important. Temper ance men and antitemperance men can gov ern themselves accordingly.
 Following is the business transacted in the Senate and House to-day:
 The Senate.