Morning journal and courier., 1885-03-11

increase of expenses to the State under this bill. MT. Carter, of Waterbury, thought the present law sufficient Mr. Jos1yn, of Hart ford, said that courts construed the law to allow pay only for the days spent in the court room; they should be paid for days occupied outside the court room in preparing the case He objected to an amendment that the bill shall not apply to any pending c&se
 MT. Comstock, of Montville. author of the bill, said the bill was designed to cover 8 case in New London. The court has assigned reputable attorneys in Norwich to defend the man. He argued that the bill is a mer- itorious one. The amendment was rejected and after favorable words by MT. Frisbie, of
 Pennington, and MT. Carter, of Waterbury, the bill passed.
 A bill was passed requiring every town to provide it's registrar of births marriages and
 deaths with an official seal to be used in au-
 thenticating certificates and copies of rec
 ords.
 Bill prohibiting the usual Fourth of July
 nuisances of cannon and pistol firing, drum
 beating, etc., on the night before the Fourth, or up Uo sunrise, also providing that no can non or pistol loaded with 8 bullet shall be fired within the city limits on the Fourth; {; also that noises shall be prohibited within 400 feet of a house where a person is sick.
 MT. Slade, of Bridgeport, advocated the bill in @ strong speech, in which he related some of the nuisances and dangers to which people in cities are subjected. MT. Jackson, of Derby, suggested that each city could provide all necessary laws. MT. Neal, of Southington, moved to erase the section prohibiting se- called observances the night before the fourth. MT. Lee, of Meriden, made strong
 speech for the bill, and cited case where, when his son lay upon his death bed, can non firing was in progress near by, and the parties would not stop it although requested and pleaded with. Mr. Frisbie, of Farming @ho,,h had kill 4o11 Id so to limit all penalties to $5 fine The
 bill prohibited heavy fines and imprison- ment
 Bill that every town of {, 1000 or more may establish evening schools for instruction of persons over twelve years old in spelling, other studies prescribed by the school vis- itors. The latter shall have control of the school. The average attendance shall be re- ported and the State shall pay the town $1. 50 for each scholar. The bill was passed with out debate.
 Bill that pay of assessors and Board of Re- lief may be established by annual or special town meeting, and if not, the Selectmen shall fix it. MT. Troup, of New Haven, ar gued that this bill should not apply to New
 Haven, Hartford or other large places where
 town meeting does not fairly represent the town. The bill was then tabled.
 Matters of minor consequence were passed as follows: Incorporating tie Arcanum club of Norwich; amending charter of the
 borough of Stamford; incorporating the
 Derby horse railroad company; incorporating the trustees of the national council of the Congregational churches of the
 United States; reimbursing town of Sharon for expenses incurred in maintaining Thomas Kelly, an insane ex-soldier, at the Connecticut hospital for the insane; incor- porating the Fairfield County Historical society; incorporating the Masonic Building association of Middletown
 At o'clock the House adjourned until
 Wednesday at 10:30 8. m.