Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-21
THE HOUSE.

Speaker Harrison called the House to order at 10 q.
m. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Stone.
Business for the Senate was disposed Of in concur
renee:
ingtop, were appointed conference committee bill
concerning Eheep raising
Calendar matters were disposed of as follows:
The Senate resolution incorporating the Southern
Pacific company, with G. 2. Huntington ct al b cor
poratoss: WAS taken up. MT. Davis, OF Aaddam, ex-
number of poor roads, consolidate them. At them up
and run line of steamers to Europe. reports will
be msde to the Secretary of State and there s Meth
ing suspicious about the company. Its corporators
inclade ex-senator Oliver Hoyt and other pro inent
men outside The resolution was passed in concur
without further debate. The object to unite
under one corporation and management Of several
short and poor reads in Texas and Louisiana, and to
establish connecting line Of steamers from New
Orleans to Liverpool The principal office OF the
mpany will be IN New Haven.
The House concurred with the Senate in passing
the resolution authorizing the trustees Of Fitch Home
for Soldiers at Darien to settle claims against the
tate of BeB jamin Fitch.
Bill authorizing the electors Of any town to deter
mine where the annual electors meeting shall be
held was passed.
lation of the Sunday laws of Sabbath breaking
may appeal to the next term of the superior court
having criminal jurisdiction in the same manner
in Der criminal explained by Mr.. Case.
He considered it necessary legislation. Under the
present laws theres chance for appeals in of
violation Of the Sunday laws. On vote the bill was
passed.
Bill providing for training in manual arts in the
The question of reconsiderng the passage of house
bill 222 relating oyster grounds, discussed
by Messrs. Hull of stoDington, Law OF New Haven,
Bell of Norwalk, Glover of Fairfield Noble of
Bridgeport and Skinner of Andover.
On vote the motion to reconsider was defeated by
large majority.
On motion of Mr. Lewis of Waterbury the resolu-
ton requesting the Connecticut delegation in
Congress support legislation in favor the euca
ton and citizenship Of Indians was called from the
was in the interest of the general Improvement of
the Indians 1t is asked for by the ladies of the State
who frEt always in every good and Christian
work. The whole people, continued Mr. Lewis, Nre
of the gross injustice done the Indians. How
their lands have been taken without compensation;
how faith has been broken how their civilization
and education have been neglected and how the bar
barsms of civilization have been introduced among
them, largely aiding in helping their destruction
It was to restrain these abuses and secure to the
Indians their rights that the passage of the resolution
was asked for. On vote it was adopted.
The House concurred with the Senate in adopting
amendment to Senate bill No. 76 concerning crossing
of highways in towns, cities and boroughs, and the
bill passed.
In regard to convict labor Mr.. Noble, of Bridge
MORT offered a substitute House bill No. 25l d-
recng the directors Of the State prison and also the
Connecticut Prison association to submit to tn next
General Assembly their views concerning the aboh-
ton Of convict labor; rejected
Mr.. Tubbs, of Old Lyme, said the com nittee was
unanimous in ring againRt the bill for the aboh
ton of convict LABOR.
Resolution by Mr. Hodge for recall from Secretary
of States oce of the House resolution regarding the
appointment Of q commission to visit the Mantle
The following act was adopted, being favored By
Messrs. Case, of CRANKY, and Bowers, of New Mil
ford:
No member of any board of education or board of
school visitors shall be employed by such board to
tesch nor shall any school committee district
eomLpttee during his term of flee serve teacher
in any public school over which his authority
member of such board or committee extends.
[Mr. Mclean, Of Simsbury in the chair.l
Bill providing for trust f4ndG devised for the
protection and Improvement Of cemetery lots
jected Mr.. Cole holding that the legislation proposed
was not in all respects worthy OF favor bill pro
vidng the Of cemeteries had passed the SEN
ate end met with approval.
The House concurred with the Senate in rejecting
the bill authorizing discrimination in rates of inter-
est on savings bank deposits.
The bill requiring teIegfa sh and telephone COM
psnies to obtain the consent of property be-
lore ERECTING poles piers abutments wires Tasdis
cuaaed at Length by Messrg. Skinner Of AndoveP,
Cooke OF Stamford, Hull of Stonington, Garvsn of
Fsgt Hartford Fem of Winchester Coats Of Windsor
Iocks and Case Of CRANKY 01d wss passed
AZ I:I5 the Ho0sa ordered p recess uLtn 2:3O p. m
AFTERNOON SESSION,
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