Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-18
THE HOUSE,

The House was called to order at 1030 8 m.. Speaker Harrison in the chair. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Stone Petitions were received ard referred: Oi Samuel l.. Smith ct al. concerning the read iustment of boundary lines between towns of Derby and Orange; of Richard H. Clark, private, Light battery, c. N. C., for State pensions of citizens for city of Bridgeport 0 take land; of Edward Thompson ct al. for change of school district lines in town of 5tratford.
 By Mir Sherwood of Westport-Bill provid- ing that no person shall devise or bequeath TO any religious, benevolent, charitable, sci entific or educational institutions in the State or elsewhere, or to any corporation especially chartered or organized under the joint stock jaws of this or any other State, more than one-fourth of his or her estate after the pay ment of his or her debts. No such devise or bequest shall be valid in any will which shall not have been made and executed at least two months before the death of the testator
 By Mir. Glover of Falrfeld-resolution au- thor1zipg the clerk to index and publish 600 copies of the House journal for distribution at the end of the session; passed
 By MT. Case of Granby-Bill increasing powers of the Board of Health in New Haven The bill gives the Board of Health in that city after January 1, 1885, the supervision, custody and control of the records of regis eration of births, marriages and deaths in the town of New Haven; on motion of MT. Law referred to committee on cities and bor- )pghs.
 By Mir. Tenn of Winchester-BiIl amend ing act concerning intestete estates; judiciary
 By MT. Fenn-Bill. repeating chapter 119, page 197,::public acts 1882 concerning costs in criminal cases.
 By Mir. Fenn-BiIl providing that no per son having a husband or wife living, who is competent to join, shall adopt any child, unless such husband or wife shall so join in said adoption and upon adoption said child shall be deemed the child of both.
 By Mr. Lawton of Middletown-ResoIu tion; That it is hereby declared as the sense of this assembly that 1t is the right of every citizen to be heard by the committees of this body without being sujected to the rules of evidence, except when called as a witness, and that this resolution be made 8 part of and printed with the joint rules; referred to the committee on rules.
 The House concurred with the Senate in the disposal of bills and resolutions, referring them to appropriate committees. The House on motion of MT. Case indefinitely postponed resolution from the Senate limiting the time for the reception of new business to Wednes- day, February 6, 1884. MT. Case then called up the House resolution fixing the time at the same date, but differing from the Senate resolution in not specify ing that new bills and measures may be received from commit tees
 An executive communication was received transmitting the annual report of the adju- tant general, the report of the pharmacy commission for 1883 and the report of the county commissioners concerning iails. The latter report was referred to the Committee on State Prisons.
 On motion of Mir. Case the pharmacy commissioners report was sent to the Com- mittee on Humane Institutions and the ad- jutant generals report was referred to the Oommittee on Military affairs.
 The annual report of the New Haven and Whitney Avenue horse railroad company was submitted by Mir. Law of New Haven. The receipts for the year lS Ss3 were $f50, being the total rent received on the lease of the road. The expenditures were $601 A.
 MT. Cowles of Manchester was excused from serving on the Committee on Fisheries.
 At 1O:55 the House adjourned until 12 m. on Tuesday, January p.