Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-12
SINGLE COPIES TWO GENTS.
The General Assembly.
HARTFORD, March II.

: The General Assembly. i HARTFORD, March II. ] A Full Attendance-Fixing the Time For Reports of Commtttses-The 1 Derby R@iIroad scheme Squelched- 1 Other New Haven Matters Before Conn :! m1tteeS. --.----.
 Special Ccrrespondsnce of the JOURNAL AND CoURTER Ir.s At the opening of the Senate and House
 to-day there was an unusually large attend
 ance for the opening day of the week. It
 would appear to one who read the faces of the senators and representatives that there
 was an evident determination on the part of ] the legislators to push business just as fast
 as the interest of the public service would permit. This was apparent when a resolu- tion from the House fixing the limit for receiving committee reports as March IS was presented. Senator Clark asked for 8 change of time to March q, this was opposed by Senator Scofeld and others and the reso- lution of the House prevailed. This would seem to settle the matter that all committee reports must be made before next Thursday and then it will be plain sailing from that time until the hour of adjournment. When the committee reports are all in, then after noon will follow the morning sessions and business will be rapidly disposed of.
 This afternoon there was a brief hearing before the Railroad committee on the Derby railroad scheme to issue preferred stock. When the bill was taken up by the con- mittee, M. Frank Tyler, attorney for the road, addressed the committee. He said that the directors of the road had found that they Ehoir aonitol stock issue preferred stock, without first givin g notice to the railroad commissioner, under the law of 1878; and, said MT. Tyler, we therefore abandon the petition. He asked the committee, how ever, that bill be passed giving the Derby railroad and the city of New Haven power to settle their accounts.
 F. E. Harrison. secretary of the Derby
 railroad, said to the committee that if the
 present Court of Common Council could be permitted to deal with the Derby railroad
 and negotiate during the present year, it would be very desirable, as it would be bet ter to have one Common Council complete
 the work than to have it run through two bodies.
 Corporation Counsel Driscoll said to the 
 committee that if any act was to be passed
 giving the city of New Haven power to nego- | tiate with the Derby railroad, the city should
 be made party to the act. If the city
 wanted any power of this kind, they should
 come to the Legislature and ask for it.
 The committee decided that there was no
 need to go on with the case as the Derby
 railroad had not complied with the statute in giving notice to the railroad commissioners This ended the case for this session of the
 Legislature and the parties in interest re- | tired
 Mr. Driscoll also appeared before the | Judiciary committee and advocated bills re- | lating to taxes in New Haven. The first | bill provides that taxes when due shall not l be charged interest until two months after
 the same shall become due and payable. The present law allows only one month leeway | before the interest shall be charged. The next bill was one relating to collec-
 tions of taxes and giving power to sell and I convey taxes, liens and assessments now due the city, town and school districts to persons | now owing said taxes and assessments with I accrued interest Mir. Driscoll after ex- | plaining these bills, submitted substitute bill which provides that the collector of New | Haven shall have power to sell and convey | assessments for sewers and other local i'm ! provements and the liens securing the sams ! now que to said city, to any person paying | such assessments with accrued interest in \ full And the purchase of such assessments shall be imbricated to the rights of the city in relation thereto.
 Following is a summary of the business ! transacted in the Senate and House to-day. THE SENATE.
 | The Senate was called to order at 123O p. m. by ' Lieutenant Governor Sumner. Prayer was offered | by Chaplain Taylor.
 resolution appointing four Senators and eight Repre-
 Eentatives to nominate to fill vacancy on the bo1rd | In recomnittinG to the Railroad committee the
 petition Of the Ridgefed ana New York road for an
 In limiting the time for committees to report on all
 matters to Tuesday next MT Clark or me sec9na'
 the 2Ist claiming that the Senate had put upon him,
 as chairman of several committees more labor than of the State in short time. He protested, but
 the positions were forced upon him. He thought his \ committees could g-t through by Friday of next
 week.
 | MT scoheId opposed the extension of time. He
 thought if the Judiciary committee, which h sd much
 the greater part of the of he session before
 it, could through by Tuesday, the 18th, the two l COmm1tteaB-CIA1n1a
 Clark was chairman would be able to report at that time. The amendment was rejected, and House res
 Business on the calendar was disposed of fol- lows:
 Bill to encourage the raising of sheep. Mr. Gran
 dsll explained that the bill allowed reduction Of 70 cents from the town tax of every person for each
 yealing sheep raised by him. on making proof to the
 ssect1nen of the number raised and the record shall
 be sent to the Stato Board of Agriculture The com ittsee unanimous in approving the bill It pass | ed. . ...z
 Mr Asop called from the table his bill authorizing trustees of savings banks to declare grsdea
 aI if was reiected the chairman of the Banks com mittee, MT. Turner, stating that the banks were opposed to any change in the present system. MT. Asop made an excellent speech in support or h1s bill
 The following were rejected:
 Senate bill S8, concerning natural oyster beds ot
 the State: bill 46 concerning the collection or
 fnes penalties forfsitures Senate joint resofu-
 tions 45 5 providing for revision ot the educa- \ tional laws. . | 1030 am.
 THE HOUSE.