Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-01

ing in Hartford next Wednesday. The ssshort haul biIl,'' regulating freights, next Thursday. The petition of the Hartford and Harlem road to consolidate with the Derby road and extend their TO. to Springfield, (which really means special chsrter,) was set down for February 12. The change of grade of Hartford and Harlem in Hamden and other places. There are two bills on this subject before the Legislature, one being 8 special act and the other 3 general act. They were explained briefly by Lynde Harrison and kailroad Commissioner Woodruff. Parties in interest will be heard sometime next week.
 The Committee on Finance will hear par ties interested in the abatement of the taxes of the Valley railroad on Tuesday next. Following is summary of the business transacted in the Senate and House to-day THE SENATE.
 9he Ser ate was called to order 1e:3O Prayer offered by Chaplain Taylor
 The following business was present1a poiuting Thaddeus H. 6pence-, of Sufheld. comms- soner srtford county for three years from July
 senstor CT sndai1NResolution appointing Edmund shehield.of Old Lyme commissioner for New on- Senator DeForest- Report of Messrs Harrison, Hoyt fhs Housatonic rairoad; rtferrsd to tie Judiciary. Senator Alsop- mnunic1tion from the Hon. fudge of the City court of Middietown; accented Senator sconeId-Resolution granting permission to George A. Hoyt. of Stamford to build dock on bia property on the west side of Mid river to cupie1 as lunb.'r yard Roads and Bridges
 the new joint rule he right every citizen to bs heard by ths legislative committees without being the Senate reconsideripg action rejecting the rue and with the House in referring it to the C' ToTvk -T11.Gs
 Commit ee reports were submitted as flows:
 Judiciary, Senator scoheid-ln favor of fling @ the ealary of the attorney for Holland county at $lOOO
 Agricultural, Senator Crandall- n favor of chang ing the If the Holland County East soci ty the Stafford Agricultural society; filing the annual report of the Connecticut State Board of Agr cul ure ordered)
 cooperating the Bridgeport Land Improvement com psny, the Bell Haven Land company, the Norwak Water Pipe and Construction company, ana the NeW
 u'. nraSorable report acted upon. On report of the Judiciary committee the Senate rejected use bill O. A. It provided that just of the peace not reelected may hear matters begun before them when
 At O5 the Senate ordered recess till 11s0 On re- assembling MT. Dennis moved to adj urn to Tuesday ext at S2:so. Mesars scofieid. Cooke and Glars were favor of session tomorrow in ord-r to car " along the reference of bus and to kesp com ittees. MT DeForest thought it would makS 10 great difference with the committee work if the Senate went oyer to next weeE, and on ssane1ng vote the motion to adjourn to Tuesday was carried
 At 1i:4o the Senate adjournedto Tuesday next at 19SO p. m. l THE HOUSE. Spsater Harrison called House to or fer at 11:S0 | a. m Prayer was offered by Chaplain Stone. Petitions and resolutions were read and referred 1 Of Silss Burrows ct al concerning seining fish in th4 Thames river Of the Judd Manufacturing com
 E. Tiffany ct a favOr,ng proposed change in the | foreign attachment law. Of the arnoridRe Guard %
 lo1ioF d Of Hat0Fd to be annexed to 'n' 1 Making appropriation for 8 statute of Oliver Ellsworth. a governor of Connecticut. Authorizing governor to ap oint a comnittte of three to per feet of the volunteer force from March 1861 Manion, private of Conpany F, Eli th Connecticut | volunteers. In 'orporating the Art Medical com | pany: ths Newto~n Hook and Ladder company ana | the Hand acadeny, of Madison.
 1 House resolution app inting Thomss I Raymond, l of NorWalk, William II. Law, of New Haven,
 udttors of public for the ensuing year. re- ferred to the fin ,nce committee.
 1 ate resolutfo. appointing Edmund Sh m~Io, 1 of Old Lyme, county commissioner of New London eommissioner of HaI tford County both for ars, | from July 1, 1884 PaAssd in concurrence,
 of the eiy court of Middle own for one year from April l, 1ss4 fill the vacancy occasioned by the re- | signati n of Judge Elmer; passed.
 ! Bills were referred as follows:
 | Mr Brainard of Hartfor1-That trustees ct al. holding estate lis e taxation in trust for
 wards or others in this State shall make returns to of the towns where the wards or bene-
 MT. Bennet., of MiddlefeId- Imposing penalty of s7 thirty days in tail for entering an orchard vineyard garden with intent to steal fruit; Agrl- | MT Brown, of Brooklyn-That persons confined in a jail or workhouse employed outside, who shall es- l cape, or attempt to escape, shall be fined or i'm prisoned for term not exceeding the original sen- l Mfr. Coats, of Windsor Locks-That charter shall
 be void if not filed in the flee of the Secretary of | state wi hiu two years; Judiciary.
 | MT. Brai ard, of HartfOrd-Amending the act of l 1888 concerning railroad crossings Of hlgaWays SD SD
 that bridges be butt by either the town, city or railroad and the expense div ded; Railroad 1 MT. Hubbard, of Hartford-That when railroad
 companies neglect to obey the orders of the railroad
 CO., missIcners as to running over grade crossings,
 the courts may appoint warden at each crossing to
 exercise absolute control of the track; Railroads | By Same-Limiting the use Of Asylum street. Bart ford, by railroads.
 l Mr Case ot Granby-Amendiug section B. page 352,
 general statutes read No estate in fee simple
 fee tail or any ess estate shall be given by deed to
 any person but such at the time of making such
 deed, in being, to their immediate issue or de- ! Mr. Case of GrGnby-ExtendiDg the t me for the ! New York and Boston Air Line Company to take 1 MT. Norton, of Guilford-Empowering the railroad | commissioners to require railroad companies to MT. Gr syenor, Of HPonfret-Anending sec. 4, chap.
 H. title H. of the statute regarding education so as
 to read: In town the school visitors shall en-
 ploy the teachers for all the public schools of the 1 town"; Education.
 lees it's school house is satisfactory not only to the
 school visitors but to the State ard of Education ! Executive communication trar smitting the annual
 report Of the president and fellows or Yale college;
 ordered file Also of the commission appointed to procure statue of Governor Buckingham, re porting
 i'll ready in March; referred to the special con- 1 mittee OF the Buckingham statue. | report of the raj road commissioners regarding grade crossings called for by resolution of last year. 1 was received and ordered on file.
 l Banks-Adverse bill that officers of national banks shall not be officers saviDgs Inks Mr. Mo-
 be, of Bridgeport, to print and table for call eDdar. MT Gay, of FarmnRhaE,, opp sed this and said tn tt at the committee meeting only two meb 1 p ared in favor, while twenty or more appeartd against Mr. Noble setorted that these twenty bank me- should not be permitted to make he la~s of Connecticut Let the bill be printed for the House to consider at it's leisure MT. Davis, of sddan ob ected to printing adverse reports MT Cook, of Sta, ,nford ppo, ed the bill unwise MT. Coats, of
 iudsor Locks tuought it l. ht be best for national and savings banks to have separate 4tions MT
 rains d, of Hartford said that the propo- ed bill would work great harm in Hartford banking 1nst1tu tiOns. After fQJ ther dehRte the bill taole1- fties aId Boroughs-Favora le report of the New Haven and CenteEville Eorss railroad company; accepted.
 Judtciary-Adverse printing in newspapers in the citiss all bills taking effect on their pas age re
 School Fund-Favnrable on inc annual school fund report; accepted.
 Matters un the calendar ere taken up.
 Substitute bll for the pr lection of boat owners passed after erpla at1on by Mr. Case of Grahby, and MT. Law, O. New Haven.
 sub b-ttu bill amending the law relating to inter stst--eststes Explained by Mir. Case ano passed.
 Various Senate matters were referred in concur renee. CoHcu ref in passing resolution of thanks Lieut.. Rhodes, of New dave for gallant conduct iE rescuiDg passengers at Gay Head.
 Mr. Case, of Grsnby. moved that when the House adjourn, it be to | a. n. Frldsy. He said it journing fir Thursday to Tuesday. The tion prevailed and at 41:2o the House adjourned to Il a. nn. Friday.
 Stop Only at Crossings.
 From the American Journal of Railway Associa-