Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-23
The General Assembly.

! A Sufficient Number Present to Trans | act Basiness i'm the HOuse-COntinued ed Indications of Short SessfOn-New Haven Asks For an Insane Asylum The Mexican Resolutions Disposed Of. HARTFORD, Feb. 22. Special Correspondence of the JOURNAL COURIER When it was voted on Thursday to hold 6 ! session of the House many members ex pressed doubts about quorum being pres ent There was barely 8 sufficient number present to transact business and but little of importance was transacted. Next week the wheel of legislation will again revolve and keep rolling until Friday afternoon. It does not at present appear that there will be any very important hearings next before com mittees, and they will no doubt dispose of 8 large number of minor bills. The prospects of an early final adjournment continue to be favorable.
 Following is summary of business trans. acted in the House to-day.
 THE HOUSE.
 The House was called to order at 1o:So o'clock by ssons. Rsaa'F AA'''0n "''F was 0nsFe0 0' on'pi-'n
 Several petitions in favor of procuring better catalogue of Connecticut volunteers the late were received and referred.
 The vote appropr1ating money to the Storrs agri- cultural school reconsidered and then tabled, motion of Mr. Glover of Fairfield. who said he did so at the request of several members. Later, MT. Staubs of New Milford, offered several amendments, after which the whole matter went over until Tues day.
 calendar follows:
 Banks-UnfAvorabls bill to permit savings banks invest Minnesota bonds and bonds of the leased Iaois Centrsl railroad; rejected. in Germ1n favorable on bin concerning school mittee; substitute for bill that inmates of a1housea almshouss is situated unless he resident of the district when he entered tks annsheuss; unfs- bill repeal the law requiring recordinG deputy registrars with the Town olerk-rejectedi unfAvorable bill to punish clergyman for inusnc- the votes of any member of his congregation any other citizen-reected unfAvorable on bill to define tho necessary expenses of candidates for oce rejected; adverse bill requiring votes for Presi dential and State officers to be cast in one box-re iscted; adverse bill to make terms of office oi | Town Clsrks Town Tressurers, &c., two years-re- jected favorable bill concerning school commit
 tect-tabled; adverse bill to prevent bribery and ! marked ballots; tabled for calender and ordered printed on motion of MT. Law, of New Haven, whe
 said he believed thsre was merit in the bill Ad,
 verse bill relating to peddlers, requiring thtm tc have an annual license from the sslectmen and tc
 pay 1 lee therefor rejected ed Adverse on pill proIid
 request of Mir. Morrison, of Enneld, aftsr some dis | cussion.
 ! Railroads-Adverse bill relating to lands taken
 from cities and towns by railroads. authorizing iDterfered with one existing; rejected | Cities and Boroughs-Favorable on amending char
 charter of town of Newtovn. Adverse on bill reiat
 ing to private corporations, providing that the e1
 be divided between the city and the company reject cd. Advsrss on amending charter of New Haven and | | Finance-Adverss on bill provieirg for aid fol
 towns burdened with railroad indebtedness; rejected | 3hO calendar wac next reached and the following | matters acted upon: Resolution incorporating thl
 Middletown NumsmAtic association, passed also tht healing act, relating to school visitors who have overlooked complying with ceFtatd requirements o
 the statute; the bill changing time of annual meeting | for transaction of town business passed Tho reso
 lution passed amending the charter of the trustee
 for receiving for the support of the bishop
 aIso incorporating the St. AioysiUs T. A. and B.
 ciety of New Haven The resolution passed authoriz
 ing the town Middleown to issue bonds to refund
 it's debt. The bill passed amending the act of 1881
 relating to the time Of holding terms of courts in thu
 district Waterbury; bill also provided for othe
 necessary changes for the ef6ciercy of the court. The resolution passed author zirg the Ceutra
 school district of WaInngford to issue bonds to fund it's debt.
 | The Mexican reeolu ions were next considered
 Mr. Hull, of Stonington said there was no occasion
 political controversy over this resolution and h
 -roVed the indefinite poetponement of the whole mat \ ter.
 aIr Case, of Granby, heartily seconded the motion and he hoped 1t would be adopted unanimously. In vote on indefinite postponement was very emphati IN and there were no dissenting votes \ Mr. Law, of New Haven. presented petition iron the SeIectnnen of New Haven in favor of building hospttaI in that city for the insane.
 Tilis cleared up the business except few matter
 tabled on account of the absence of committee chair mon, and ct 12:1o the House adjourned to Inssda @oons