Morning journal and courier., 1885-04-02
The House.

The House was called to order at 1920 o'clock by
Speaker Simonds. Prayer was offered by Chaplain
Immediately after the prayer Speaker Simonds an.
nounced the death of Representative Stllman, OF
Colebrook, which occurred Friday last: He
hope dthat at the proper time recognition of the
fact would be made.
sessment insurance bill and was ordered printed.
Various matters from the Senate were placed or
the calendar. Concurred in amending and passing
bill regulating evening schools regarding injury to
After some debate a resolution for fve-minute
The first business reached upon the calendar was
the bill regulating the hours of labor for women
and children. 1t is the ten hour law applied ex-
Tear age 20 The commiftee on ManufactFes
planned that the object of the bill is already attain
minors of fifteen years and under. The trouble is,
they urged, that the law is not enforced.
in favor of the bill and against the report Of the
committee The present law was dead letter,
he said He thought it the duty of the State t
not pf end. ike the mems when they
the He 1Stsd s at
sets, to show that short hours of labor were the
most profitable in the end for employers and en-
Gorbin, of New Britain. thought the bill chiefly
in tho interest of women who are rev wei able to care
not effect the object sought.
bill fifty days in the year in order to meet rush of
Phelps, of Vernon, supported the bill and argued
that it would prove of the highest advantage both
to mill owners and the laboring people.
so did Mr. Lake of MaedstoeE both Claiming that
the working people wanted no such Law MIR Ma hath
further debate the bill was rejected; yeas 81, nays
119.
the report on the State prison investigation. He
criticised it sharply as giving little or no informa
statements against the institution in his presence
MI. WiIiard@If he says made a statement
oaia he q false malicious
The Speaker (sharply)-It is not in order to say
that a statement Of member is false or malicious.
Mr.. Troup-'1 shall not go beyond my parliamen-
tary privileges. have no personal feeling in the
matter. The statement made by the gentleman
from Wethersfeld was made when was comforting
with the chairman of the Committee on State
Prison, regarding newspaper reports. solicited nc
information from the gentleman from Wethers
field He volunteered it. am willing to drop the
Continuing his criticism of the report, Mr. Trour
said that the account of the killing of Thomas
Smith was far from satisfactory: He asked the
lis it a fact that when the deputy warden resigna
ton accepted he received $500 extra compensa
ton and whether was not covered up on the books
Representative Gilmour, of Norwich-It is a fact
that the directors paid the deputy $500 There was
directors thought that the deputy had better leave
His term did not expire until December. He left
ia October and they thought it best to pay him VI
Mr. Troup-was it not shown in evidence that al
attempt was made to cover up this payment in the
books?
Mr. Gilmour-No, sir; it was not shown.
Mr. Troup proceeded to review the financial show:
ing of the prison. which shows 81, 500 deficiency fol
1884 and it is estimated that it will be $4,000 fol
1885. In 1886 the prison was self-sustanng anC
paying 81 900 S. 200 profit annually. 1t began tx
run behind in 1879 and yet since then salaries have
been raised from 25 to 50 per cent. The direc
tors of the prison all away, out tt
the Sandwich Islands, and another gone to Pales
tine and nobody is left on deck except General Nc
Manus. This shows there is need OF change
When there were three paid directors they stale
rs Y,cip No fbora mir nm
paid and they don't attend to it.
Mr.. Willard, of Wethersfield said that rumors O.
one kind another have always been drifting on
he spoke only of rumors and not from persona
| knowledge He was continuing his speech wheI
the Speakers gavel fell at 1245 and the House tool
recess to p. m.
AFTER RECESS.
Speaker Simonds called the House to order
promptly at O'Clock.
The bill fixing the official term of the assessors
| of Waterbury was called from the table by Mr.
Carter and passed
Resolution amending the charter of the Bridge
port Protestant Widows association passed
| tions. unfavorably reported by the Committee OF
| the Judiciary, was taken up. An amendment of
fered by Mr.. Lee, of Meriden, providing that town
tered voter to cast secret ballot if he desired
was discussed at some length and rejected, as wa
also the original bill.
COMMITTEES was resumed, Mr. Gilmour, of Norwich
having the floor He defended the investigation O
the commit ee at length. He said the testimony o
the prisoners showed that they were Wen 1ed AMI
well clothed, and they did not find word OF trutl
in the newspaper reports of gross fmmoralities
The punishment inflicted on Anderson, Smith ant
Cerest was explained and did not differ materially
from reports heretofore published In conclusion Mr.
GImolr said: I'm the opinion OF the cOmmltUee tn'
management should be exonerated. The commit
tee do not desire to cover up anything In my
tho is we'll managed -