Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-03-18

cnofcn. Inc funeral will take place to-mor-
| row afternoon from the house of her uncle,
Thomas Farley, on Mechanic street. West
vile.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,.
The Tomltnson Bridge Bill Passes the
House by q Large NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Struggle With the Pigott Case-He Is
MOI Allowed to Resign-Commtttees
Finishing Their Work.
HARTFORD, March II.
Especial to the JOURNAL AND CoURIRR.I
Ihere was slim attendance in both houses
to-day when the time arrived to resume bust
ness Tor the week In the lobby were num-
Der OF gentlemen from, New Haven who were
interested in the bill providing for the repair
| OF Tomlinson bridge. Among them were ex-
Governor Ingersoll, Corporation Counsel
Drlscoll, Selectmen Treat, Feldman and
| Beecher, Captain Charles Fl. Townsend,
Hugh Daley and others. From the Annex
| were James M. Townsend Alfred Hughes
and others. A report had been in circulation
| that certain amendments TO the bill were to
be introduced that would virtually kill it
| and to prevent such catastrophe these gen
| tlemen appeared at the Capitol One thing
| Is seif-evident, as will be seen by the regular
proceedings, and that is that no amendments
| We're tackled on to the bill, and it passed al
most unanimously. 1t now goes to the Sem
| ate where it is expected that it will meet
| with the same favorable consideration
Another matter that interested New
| Haveners to greater or less degree was the
| everlasting Pigott case, which, to the minds
| of many, has occupied altogether too much
| of the time of the House for the past six
weeks. Mr.. Troup's speech on the COM
| mittees report was listened to very atten-
| lively and all admitted that he treated his
| colleague with great fairness, notwithstand-
| ing the fact, as he stated, that he had had
| no conversation with Mr.. Pigott on this or
| any other matter of business before the
present Legislature since the opening day. Al
| though Mr.. Troup's address was in favor of
a more mild disposition of Mr.. Pigott's mat
| ter than that ordered by the House, yet it
| was plain that he had no backing either on
| his own the Republican side. As the
| case now stands Mr.. Pigott is in the
position that he was month ago. He wants
| to resign, and the House won't let him, and
from present indications his status will be
the same now when the hour of final ad-
journment arrives.
The Committee on Cities and Boroughs held
viously determined to do so even if an all
night session was required to bring about
such result. 1t is presumed that all of the
committees will conclude their labors this
week, although they have until next Tuesday
to make their final reports
Ex-Judge Sheldon and Charles Fabrique
were before the Committee on Humane Insti-
buttons to-day in support of bill which gives
the trustees of the Reform school power to
place any boy committed to the
school during minority at such
employment and cause him to be instructed
in such branches of useful knowledge suited
to his years and capacity as they may see fit
and to bind him out as an apprentice during
nis minority, or for shorter period, to
learn trade, &c. The bill further provides
that the trustees shall have complete di-
rection and control of the earnings of such
boy and keep safely invested what is not
required for his personal and incidental ex-
penses, and pay the balance that may be due
| him when he becomes of age
The companies interested in the new union
depot at New London had brief hearing
this afternoon. It was cut short by the fact
that the StoniHgton company yielded SO far
as to agree to leave it to the railroad COM
| missioners to say whether public conven-
ience and necessity requires that they should
occupy the new depot If they SO decide
| then they will join with the Shore Line and
| New London Northern in the erection of the
depot.
| The State Prison committee had a final
| hearing to- day on the question of repairs and
| enlargement of the old prison building at
| Wethersfeld.
Following is a summary of the business
| transacted in the Senate and House day:
| The Senate.
The Senate was called to order at II 80
| o'clock by Lieutenant Governor Cooke.
| Prayer was offered by Chaplain Taylor.
| The Governor sent to the Senate the resig
4 L
Court OF Common Pleas for New Haven coun-
| ty. Senator Maltbie offered resolution ac-
cepting the resignation and ordering it on
| file, and it SO ordered
Senator Cooley appointed to recall from the
| House the bill, passed last week, to prevent
| the running of freight trains through depots
| within three minutes of passenger trains
| presented the bill and on motion of Senator
| Maltbie it was tabled
Committee reports were received and
| tabled for calendar follows: Resolution
appropriating ST. $50 for payment of the ex
Penses OF the commission to revise the pro
| bate laws; bill to punish escapes or attempted
escapes from Jail, providing penalty of
| imprisonment in the State prison or Jail not
| more than FIVE years, if the prisoner be
| under sentence to the State prison the SEN
| tence shall be to State prison for not more
than ten years, and if any prisoner attempt
! ing escape shall offer violence the sentence
shall be in State prison for not more than
ten years, the sentence to take effect imme-
diately; substitute bill that evidence in civil
\ actions shall not be admitted subject to OBJ
lection unless both sides agree, but other
wise the judge or committee shall at once
determine the question; calendar
Bill providing that paupers be provided
for by the Comptroller for six months and
no longer, and INDECENT persons discharged
from prison or jail be provided for for the
same period and no longer; calendar.
The bill prohibiting observance of the
Fourth on the previous night came from the
House amended, all of which were agreed tc
and the bill passed. 1t prohibits the usual
Fourth of July nuisances of cannon and pis
tol firing, drum beating, bell ringing, blow
, ing horns, benhres, ETC., on the night befor<
| the Fourth, or up to sunrise; also providing
that no cannon pistol loaded with a bullet
shall be fred within the city limits on the
, | Fourth; also that noises shall be prohibited
within four hundred feet of house where
person is sick, the penalty being fixed at {
fine of five dollars for each offense.
After rejecting several bills of minor i'm
portance the Senate adjourned to Wednesday
, morning at 1880
3 The House.
!. L The House was called to order at 1890 a
| m. by Speaker Simonds Prayer was Offered
by Chaplain Pardington.
An invitation was received to a lecture a
| Unity hall at o'clock by Professor Brewer
| of the Sheffield Scientific school on Asiatit
= cholera.
Mr. Corbin, of New Britain, offered reso
: luton that final committee reports be mad'
before Friday, March 90. Amended to max,
| the date Tuesday, oath, and passed