Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-25
The General Assembly.


 Slow work of the COmmtttees-Hear-
 fnrs to he Had Next Wee11-Abaeement
 of Faxes on che New York and New
 EnKland-The Temperance Committee
 OrWanAzed-Other Matters of Interest.
 HARTFORD, Jan. 24. Special Correspondence of the JOURNAL AND oouR1ER
 This was the last day of the third week of the session, and as on former days but little work was accomplished. The prediction made by your correspondent that the session would be short one cannot be sup ported by facts as they at present appear on the surface. The committee are slow in getting to work although petitions are being referred to them every day. Senator sco- field of the Twelfth, Chairman of the Judic- iery) asserts that if there is long session 1t will not be on account of the dilatoriness of his committee, as he proposes to push busi- ness with all the rapidity that the interests of the public will admit. This fact was evident to day when the bills for weighing bread and coal were adversely reported upon by the Judiciary. Only one hearing was had on these bills, the principal speech bsing made by Senator Plunkett. Your correspondent talked with Senator Plunkett on the matte \ to day after the adverse report was re ceived, and he stated that most of the mem bers of the Judiciary were from the rural districts and they probably did not appreciate the necessity of such law. Continuing he said that the bill had been tabled for calen- dar and printing and when 1t came up he proposed to ventilate the matter. He did not propose to be set down upon 1n this sum- l.
 On Wednesday next at 1 p. m. the Com- mittee on Banks will have 8 hearing on the l bill introduced by General Noble, of Bridge port, which provides that no officer of any savings bank shall be an officer in any incor- porated State or national bank in this State' nor shall he be partner or employe ln any banking house in this State. The Committee on Cities and Boroughs will give hearing next Tuesday afternoon to all parties interested in the transfer or the office of the Registrar of Vital Statistics ot New Haven to the Board of Health, and abolishine the office of Registrar after Jan | uary 1, 1885.
 This afternoon there was 8 hearing before | the Railroad committee regarding the abate- ment of taxes of the New York and New Eneland railroad. Simeon B. Baldwin, of New Haven, appeared for the road and ex- Governor Hubbard of Hartford, for the State Treasurer.
 Attorney Baldwin gave statement of the | condition of the road and said the road | asked for an abatement because they had nc | money with which to pay the taxes. He I presented bill to the committee, which asks ! that the taxes for 1881 be abated entirelyi | that the collection of taxes due for 1882 and l 1883 be deferred until February, 1886, and that if-niles of the road shall be double | tracked at that date the total amount ot l taxes due shall be abated. MT. Baldwin re- \ viewed the financial condition of the road I and gave it's earnings and expenses for the ! past three years, showing the amount 1t had fallen behind in that time.
 l Mr. Clark, president and receiver of the road, gave detailed statement of the affairs ! of the road and the necessities of an abate | ment He said that ss receiver he had nc money with which to pay taxes and if com pelIed to borrow money for the purpose the abatement would furnish great relief to the road and enable the company to place it ir ] better position than now to be usefnI tc | the public.
 The Temperance committee, with Senator
 ". G. Clark as chairman, met after adjourn
 ment and organized and are now ready to re
 ceive and consider any petitions that may bs
 referred to them. Everybody is hoping to-day that next weel
 active work will commence in committees ' -SIl seta Ky
 business for both Houses.
 Following is summary of the busines l transacted in Senate and House to-day.