Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-09
SuuruI xuA GOurisr.
Saturday. February 9, 1884.
Tho General Assembly.

Tho General Assembly.
 Last Day for the Reception of New husi
 n.sr-The Probabilities for a Short SeS-
 ston-A Varistiy of Matters to be Com
 sidered Next Week-Other matters o1
 HARTFORD, Feb. 8. special Correspondence of the JOURNAL AND COURIER
 This was the last day for the introduction of new business and the number of bills, private and public, that were introduced was simply immense. The probabilities are that not one-third nor even ore quarter of these bills will ever see daylight as public or pri- vate acts Where one is reported favorably acted upon, ten will never see the light of day except to be acted upon unfavorably.
 The members of the third house were con- spicuous to-day by their absence, and It would seem that there is very little for this important branch of the ''General As- sembly" to do during the present sesslon, ana that their exchequer will not be largely Ill creased "Jerry" Atwater, the speaker Of the third house, has not put in an appearance since his disastrous defeat for the posltlon oi commissioner for New Haven county put l' is expected that he will appear at an early day. The rotund and genial Carpenter, or Norwich, is on hand every day, but he feels rather Respondent over the prospects of maA- ipe any considerable ''staks" during the pres ent session. He says ''things are not as they once were.''
 From present appearances there are no bills that will require extended committed hearings or long discussions in either branch of the legislature, and there would seem to be no reason why the session should not close on or before April 1st. Should thls DC auparent at an early day, and the present leeisIature should chow disposition to finish the business before them speedily, the question of biennial sessions or the necessity of them would in 0 measure be decreased With Senator Scofield to direct business ln the Senate and MT. Case to look after House affairs, the prospects of short session are uncommonly fsttering.
 There were only two committees iu session this afternoon, these being those on Cities and Boroughs and Fisheries. In tie former assignments were made for next week, and in the latter parties were heard on minor matters.
 On Wednesday of next week at p. m. the Banking committee will give hearing on the bill introduced by Senator Alsop con corning the discrimination of dividends o1 dspogitors in savings banks
 Following is a summary of the business trans acted in the Senate and house to day. | THE SENATE.
 The Senate was called to order at 1O30 o'clock by | Lieutenant Governor Sumner Prayer was offered b! \ Chaplain Taylor: , , :, ioG that person shall be appointed to hola an saarisd office under the State government whose ap fsCisiatIye body of which he Is a member came into the Senate to-day. MT. Sconed, of stamford' with | aimed ut member of the Senate (Mr. Hyatt, thu \ bank commssioner.) He moved that the Dill De pu on it's passage. The bill WAS then rejected. ! The committee appointed to discover some manne improving the acoustics of the Senate hall report ed fs7oraby stretching wires across inc nall aooV | senator Clark presented long resolutions askin that a joint committee compoted or one senator an two representatives be appointed TO investe4te i h
 financial condition of the insurance companies of State and report at the next Legislature the net ! means of improving the charters of said 1nsuranc ! companies.
 ! Providing that the warden or the State Prlso shall keep book, in which shall be record of tn ! name and number of the convict, and the day an hour when placed in and released from solitary COT ! hpement and the offense committed; also that pun ishmsnt by use of the gag shall not De 1no~e an m | exceeding $50 To amend chapter H. Section l, O the duties of town laws relating to education py II sertng in the nineteenth line sitter the word stuc iss" including training in manual arts" Provtdn every person convicted of crime by any justice ! peace City court may appeal from the Judgment the next term of the Superior court having csimiD' jurisdiction upon giving bonds as provided by stn ! ute That occupants of premises neglect1ng to r
 move and foe f!0m sidewalks covered against city for injuries caused by pe falling such sidew.ks on account Of the sno \ and ice suffered to remain thereon That tne 1tal ' Board of Education be authorized to have the law relating to education revised and ano repo such revision to the next session of the General semby and the comptroller shall audit the bills fc such revision and draw his orders on the treasure ! in payment for the same Amending chapter L, sec tion H. title XII, p. 54 of the revised statutes striking of the 18th line the words mot less ha ono year." that every honoraby discharged sold1e \ shall be exempt from paying poll tax. . | Senator Plunke,t presented the petition of th Stste Encampment G. A. R., for printing correote ! roll of Connecticut volunteers, to which Rhall | added the sailors who served in the quota Of th state and to provide for the judic1ous o1strlbuto | thereof.
 ! Petitions were referred s fellows:
 ' Of Nathaniel Wheeler ct Rl, for En act Of inco ' porAtion; for amendment to the act to rFgu'nt and restrain the sale of Intoxicating liquors; of u Meriden in favor of weekly payments; of J. IF: NJ Mahon ct nL, for improvement at the crossing of th ! Housatonic railroad at New M1Hord
 | The reference Of resolutions was ss follows: Il cooperating the D. B. Smith Ma1utsoturi1g g. comp, ment in the town of Coventry; in favor Of Ae1anoe NcClintock amending the charter Of the Connectic' | Fire Insurance company; incorporating the Ne ! Britain Agency company; appointing an inverttgA ing committee in the town of Darien Cad on table I tnstructing the Committee Railroads to inqu11 into the purchase of railroad securities by officers railroad companies in violation of law; appropratin \ the New Haven Armory; dividing the town Of Soutl 1Dgton into two voting districts to report the e1pen | the Capitol; requiring the Railroad Oommissionel in their next annual report to report the nun per raiosd crossiugs designating those within lOO yart | ot a bichway and if an approaching train could \ seen; to incorporate the WtllimAntic Steam FoW' ' Bills for pubIic acts were referred as follows: ! Relating to district school funds; regulating tn fees of prosecuting ageuts under the license law; the preservation of game; relating to ooGs; to Pr bribery at elections and the use Of marked vote relating to taxes and assessments; concerning cOnv tioBs for intoxication; providing for the security
 trust funds devised for the of cemetery os COT corning legal holidA5s; in relation to civil right ! relating to injunctio2s; concerning the dumping l ashes on highways; conferriDg additional power state auditors; amendAag law relating parsdesIan encampments; to raise @conmssion to revise the ts the Governor to the proper election expel Of all officers State, town and city and Authoril | ton from military duty; concerning jury trial relating to special taxes and corporatons proVidtr homes for neglected and depsndenta children; requi ing insurance companies to crsate safety fund fc ! great conhsgrations; concerning the preservatlon
 the records of registrars; concerning the duties County commissioners;:co ;:concerntDg the topographic | survey of the State. ,.,,. \ provides that much of the message Of His E1ce ! lency the Governor relates to the recognition Gpecfal rererence to the Joseph E. shefrld Esq | founder of the Sheffield Scientific School of fa \ Collece be and the same Is hereby referred to il ! Joint aelect Committee on Capitol, Furniture Ar \ GTounds | Resolutions providing for change in basis in rel rasentntion; amending the liquor license law and u Sunday law were presented from the haE1ora For | schritt's Yorein and appropriately referred.
 ! Mr Mel can of Simsbury presented bill provi
 ing that town clerks treasurers aud registrars hsr
 after elected shall hold their respective onaces Y \ two years,
 Mr. Law introduced by request a bill which pr
 vdes that any laid by the town, city or scno \ district of New Haven, which shall remain unPA for two months after the same shall become que .!
 payable, at the rate 0f nine per cent snail | charged from the time when such tax becomes d'
 until the shall be pa1d this act shall not ans
 interest Accruing upon tAxes for the sec | rity of which . lien hBs been shall be hleo ! now provided by law.
 MT. Weed, of New Canaan, introduced two bil | regulating the erection of telegraph and telephoE | poles which provide that thirty days before cree