Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-13
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Britain Agercy company House bill 1O7. relating to telephone companies House bill 141, relating to mar ried womsn. House bill 15s, relating to divisional senate bill 6s increasing the salaries of ths Adjutant and Quartermas.er General from SI.2OO to $2,0O0 Senate bill to prevent the employ 60 snrs Weel. House bill 1ss concernIng justices of the peacs House bill 195, concerning assessors House bill 221 relating to auditors An act concern ing the typographical survey of the State House bill 254 concerning education. House bills 262 and 26S, to provide homes and for dependent and gect- ed children. House bill 270, concerning the dumping of ashes in highways.
 At 1:45 Senate adjourned till tomorrow 1o:3O q.
 THE HOUSE.
 The House was called to order at 10 o'clock by Speaker Harrison. Prayer was offered by Chaplain
 Petitions of the residents of Middlstown and Meri- den in aid of bill giving women the ballot in school msetir gs: were referred.
 Fisheriss-AdveEse on bill concerning shell nshef- ie1 I1,1 and the tS.Dg Of oyster EFouDds EsjsCssd catalogue of Connecticut soldiers and sailors who M h s gn peected Adverse resolution to perfect soldiers rolls re- jected. Wheeler ct al., oF Bridgeport; withdrawn. Recon mended that petition of town of Oxford for amend pany be continued to the next session; 90 ordered.
 observation-disclosures on bill prohibiting the use of metal tags in meats rejected. Favorable on a bill paying S2.50 bounty on foxes.
 capital the jury shall be Eept together d1ring the trial On substitute bill concerning Supreme court records Favorable on bill prohibiting the Adverse on bill changing the law regarding convic tons for int xcation reflected On petition for two prevent the dumping of stone etc., in highways; re- jected. MT: Case said the present law is sufficient. Adverse on bill that Supreme courts shall always be open; clerks may act in certain matters the the judges; rejected. On two bills concerning GUS rerior court clerks to record the attorneys rejected On bill regarding filing oaths of office nf iuFOF and ratQ lad bill that depositors of bank policy hold
 0 an n & may sslees the motion to discharge shall be allowed if the court ii Hull of stonington claimed that there had not beer 8 proper hearing, and the bill was tabled. On bi! town clerk for recording an ordinary mortgage; rs iected On bill concerning school district funds re
 Roads and Bridees-Favorable on annual report o the Oxford Turnpike conpssny.
 The Judiciary committes repor ed favorably reso lution creating commission for the revision and compilation of the probate laws. The gentlemen named were Lqzon Morris of New Haven, H. s H Fenn of Winchester, and ". Glover of Fairfield The resolution tabled for calendar.
 Adverse bill that probate courts may extend
 e of ths IsceR0n S of claims % againss tG1Vent es bate courts and insovent estates Mr. Case e9pIane that the Judiciary committee had reported aga1Ds probate laws will be revised by tke commission abov 1 named.
 the railroad commissioners, with resolution con corning the application of the New York and New 50 coo sharss askiBg leave to report resolution | authorizing such issue. The leave was granted. Vari us matters from the Senate were acted on ir concurrence including the rejection of many bills aC Communication from the Governor transmitting the rep Tt of the commissioners the erection the State Normal schoo also report the State Board of Health Both reports were referred. HARTFORD AND HARLEM. At I:I5 D. ID. Mir. Law, of New Raven, called UT the order of the day. being the petition of the Hart ford and Harlem railroad company for recognition c1 MT. Law moved that the petition be recommitted to the Railroad committee, with instructions to port the above TssoluGion.
 Aparliamentary sparring match ensued between Mir. Law and MT. Case. The latter moved to suspend the rules to business receive and consider | the resolution at once. The Speaker ruled against MT. Case and entertained MT. Laws motion. After other spirited debating vote taken and 95 voted yea and 126 nay the motion to recommit. MT. Case then moved, 50 as to afford opportunity for debate the main question, that the rules be suspe ded and the resolution considered its merits The Eouke 50 voted.
 Mr. Law made an extended speech, reviewing ths history of the Hartford and Harlem sI also of it rival, the Olmsted Parallel. He explained the cir cumstAI under which the railroad commissioner after lopg hearing last year declared the Hartford and Harlem legally orgauized Then the Olmstet | Parallel people, fer obstructive purposes, brought legal proceedings in the Fairfield county court tt test tho validity He could not tell when decision | would ever bs reached, and in any event cour should not be allowed to overru'e the Legislature This had been done by court in the Townsend Say though in progress thirteen years under one name another did nothing until the Hartford and Harlen came into the field. The Olnsted is making a gres ert to spend the required percentage of it's capita | within the required time They must to preserv their charter. But every body laughing at the the work is being done and it is plain that they l not sincere in their work. The proceedings in tn courts merely to delay the Hartford and Harlem 1 therefore the Legislature should interpose. l At the request of MT. Skinner of Andover, the ad Verse report of the Railroad committee the pe:i tion of the Hartford and Harlem read. | Mir. Jackson, Of Derby said that if the purpose o the petitioners, as stated in their petition. t secure control Of tLe Ierby road, he must opooss l His constituents want line competing with ths | road,
 Mir: Fenn. of Winchester, pointed out that tn ! Hartford and Harlem has but few Connection
 stockholders; the Olmated Parallel is Connection
 enterprise It is proposed to override the court c
 Fairfield county. There is precedert for an
 such action. If the company is all right, the coHI
 will find so, and it is the policy of the egis1atur
 never to interfere with the courts.
 MT. Hill, of Stonington, said the question was nc
 whether the legislature able oecide the matte
 not, but whether 1t is satiHie with the decisto
 of the railroad commissioners to whom the lsgisls
 ture referred the subject.
 It was moved at o'clock that the debate be close | at 2:15; lost-yeas 63, nays S3.
 MT. Case said ss 1t appeared that 1t would be iH
 possible to finish the matter to-day, he would mov l to adjourn; carried
 The House at POS p. m. adjourned to 10 m. Thur