Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-19
The HOuS6.

The House was called to order at 13O D. m Speaker Pine in the chair.
 Prayer was offered by the chaplain, Rev. Dr. George M. Stone.
 Petitions were received and referred as follows:
 dry citizens of Connecticut for a change in the factorizing laws. Of the New Haven Clock company and several others of New Haven, the Futile & Whitmore company of Union City, the Norwich Bleaching company, Thomas R. Pickering and others of Portland the Newton Betting company and Bevin Brothers of East Hampton, ard others for the same; all referred to the Judiciary con- mittee.
 Of William Allen, Frank Keefe, George Bennett, Arthur Bennett, Frederick Hall, Joel w. Perkins, Henry B. May, Charles Gil bert, John Byrne, William Allen, Robert Espy, William Mclaughlin, Patrick Lynch, Earnest !. Court, Samuel Brewer, Juliet K. Brewer, Daniel Waters, Elihu B. Speer, Ros- well Bartlett, Elijah Smith, David T. Jones, Michael Cherest, George Hudson and Dwight Steers, all for release from State prison {; State Prison.
 Of the Rev. J. L. R. Wyckoff of Wood bury and others, the Rev. H. R. Holsington of Coventry and others, Bartlett Bent and several others of Middletown, the Rev. G. c. Wilson and others of Windsor, the Con- ACSbAOub lPoAhAC0 OA1Ous GuO bOF A. Os Chandler of Clinton and others, the Rev. O.. M. Jones of Eastford and others, in aid of the constitutional amendment to prevent the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors ; Constitutional Amendments.
 Of Austin Daniels, Company C., 8th Conn. Vols, for payment of soldiers bounty due him; Claims.
 Of Edwin May, of Putnam, for restora- tion of forfeited rights Forfeited Rights.
 MT. Carter, of Waterbury, introduced a resolution that the Committee on Contested Elections be instructed to make recount of the votes in the contested election case of Pratt vs. Neal, of Southington. Mr. Carter said that there were over ,0O0 votes in ques- tion and a recount was only fair. He un. derstood that the Committee on Contested Elections doubted their authority to open the ballot boxes.
 MT. Brown, of Norwich, chairman of the Committee on Contested Elections, opposed the resolution on the ground that the evi- dence brought before the committee did not warrant 8 recount.
 MT. Garter spoke further for a recount, claiming that the circumstances fully sus- tained it.
 Mr. Robbins, of wethersield, thought to pass the resolution would be to establish g dangerous precedent and he was opposed to ordering recount on such evidence as had been presented.
 
 the resolution and 8 recount. From the state ment made by the chairman of the committee he was satisfied that it was warranted
 MT. Neal (Dem. of Southington, (whose seat is contested) explained that the circum- stances at the first count were not such as to warrant accuracy. He and MT. Clark had talked the matter over and both were in favor of a recount.
 MT. Cleveland, of Hartford, expressed him. self as opposed to opening the ballot boxes for recount in this and every other case. He would vote for a repeal of the law and have all ballots destroyed immediately after the first count. He gave the figures of the count Elisha J. Neal, 537; J. Frank Pratt, 536; J. F. Pratt, 2. It was evident that the last two meant to vote for J. Frank Pratt. The previous question was called for and on vote the resolution was lost by 15 to 61. The resolution introduced yesterday amending House rule 10, with reference to the length of time the clerk shall retain bills, was called from the table and MT. Cundall, of Brooklyn, offered the following substitute amendment, which was adopted: s'When g Yete has passed it shall be in order for any