Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-15
THE SENATE.
HQUSE.

The House W called to crder at TO o'clock by Speaker Harrison. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Stone.
 Speaker Harrison announced the following ss the committee to nominate members of the Board f Orange Main of Preston, Weed of New Canaan, Ar uoId of Woodstock Johr son Of Barkhsmsted, Denni- son of Old say brook, Skinner of Andover.
 Messrs. McLean of sinsbury and Bishop of Wood bury V appointed the committee on the part of the House to carry into effect the provisions of the re solution relative to the Townsend Savings bank
 The Judiciary committee have reported favorably town, city or school district of New Haven Vhich shall remain unpaid for two months after the same
 psr cent shall be charged from ths time when such tax becomes due until the same shall be paid MT. Brainard move d that when the House adjourn it adjourn to meet on Tuesday at 2 p. m. It vas amended by Mir. Staub, of New Milford, 10 make It the amendment and it lost, and the original mo-
 Petition of L. Richardson ct al., of Meriden. Jos eph Sheldon ct al, of New Haven, suEsn J. oneneS ct a, of Manchester. giving women the right to vote in school districts.
 Resolutions appointing B. A. Hough judge and Howard Scott fate judge of the boroueh cour of Danbury f, r two years from April l. 1ss4 vert passed and immediately transmitted te the senate. Reports of committees were received as follows: Railroads-Adverse on petition of Derby Failroac company to issue preferred stock leave tt
 InSursnoe-ResOution and petitions in aid of dis abled iremen and their widows and Borphans-con tnued till the next session of the Ge5era Assembly Temperance-Biu concerning the amount oi license: to be paid, making 1t permanent, and not left to the County ami to the next session of the General Assembly. Mir. Range said the matter of high license and low license wal now being tried as experiment in various States, and as the liquor question local question. it waa thought the fee paid censes should be left to the county commissioners for the present; adverse on bill concerning the license law. which provides that Than convicted of violation of the license law shall be forever debarred from receiving license rejected. ment for enbezzlement; substitute bill concerning the territorial divisions of the State-calendsr; adverse bill giving collectors power to sell taxes and 0rantipQ the collectors purchasers of back taxes-rejeced; relating to communication tax
 rporations-Continuing to the next session of the Assembly the resolution and petition of the Connecticut Gas and Heat company for act of incorporation-so or .ered favorable incorporat- ing the WilIimautic Steam Power company-caen- dar incorporating the Germania Eapgerbund of Nor
 Finance e-rubstitue bill relating to special taxes on corporations-calendar; resolution refundiDg S863.73 to the Western Union Telegraph company, oyerpaid in taxes-calendar.
 RailroSds-AdverRe on bill relating to railroad stations providing for water closets; rejected
 EducstioD-Favorableo resolution concerning valid ating acts of Torrington School society; cal endar; ordering on file the report of the building commissioners of the Normal school; passed
 Fisheries-Adverse on petition regulating the talk ing of rb in the Thames river; leave to withdraw; bill regulating the taking Of fish and cells In the East
 CIams-Favorable on petition of Clarence H. Still son for S239 for services rendered armory commis-
 After business from the Senate was disposed the calendar was taken up and the following matters
 Tie bill changing the time for express companies to ate their returns extending the time for ninety days was passed.
 The resolution granting $500 to Frederick A. Far ley in the Avon murder trial called from the table by MT. Mclean of sunsbury, and was debated by Messrs. Cowles Of NcrwAk, Middleton of Enheld Tenn of Wincheeter, Mclean of Simsbury in favor of the claim and by Mr. Hull Of stonington in opposition. The House concurred with the Sen rejecting the report of the committee and pass ing the resolution.
 The substitute resolution incorporating the Postal Telegraph and Gable company was laid on the table, on motion of MT. Jackson of Derby
 The resolution sppro 2risting $l5oO0 to the Indus trial school for girls for building was amended by Mir. Brooks of Torrington, by adding that there shall not be drawn from the appropriation, at any tinne amount ia of the materials furnished and work done, and as amended was passed.
 The substitute bill prohibiting Ashing in Columbia reservoir providing for returns by of the poor the Board of State Charities; incorporating the MiddletoVn Hate company; amending the act concerning the borough court of stamford dividing the town of WaIlingford into two voting districts; providing for g. ading aid erecting mess building at the State camp ground; amending the charter of the Stafford Springs Cemetery sssocation; incorpo- rating the Stamford Machine Manufacturing com pany and the Collegiate Commercial and Military in stitute of New Haven were passed.
 At 1215 the House adjourned until Tuesday next at p. m.