Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-22

Cities and Borouchs on motion of Senator Walsh, and that like petition With refer ence to the same thing in Mystic was similar ly referred. The bill to amend an act for the care of neglected and dependent children was referred to Committee on Humane lnstl- tutions.
 Senator Stanton submitted the annual re- port of the State board of education and it was referred to the Committee on Educa- tion. ate joint resolution No. 6, fixing the limit for new business at January 30 He sub stituted February 6, and the substitution was accepted.
 Executive Secretary Osborne appeared an-
 nouncing a communication from His Excel
 lency the Governor It was received, and at
 1O:50 on motion of Senator Stanton the Sen
 ate went into executive session. In five minutes the doors were reopened. l. By Senator Alsop-The nineteenth annual report of the Hospital for the Insane was re- ferred to the Committee on Humane Institu- tions A resolution for printing 900 copies of the shell fish commissioners annual re- port was referred to the Committee on Fish cries.
 The Governors communication was then l read. It named James Phelps, of Essex, as l judge Of the Superior court. | The Lieutenant Governor said 1t would go to the Committee on Executive Nomina- Senator Maltbie moved that it be referred to the Committee on Judiciary, the commit tee designated by law for such reference. Senator Alsop thought such reference had I usually been to the Committee on Execut1Ve Nominations.
 Senator Stanton said he thought the law referred to by Senator Maltbie was passed Ill | 1882.
 Senator Maltbie read the statute which al so calls for a report from the committee AL. 1o-~, ia l section 1, of the laws of 1882. The communication was referred in con l formity with the law. The communication was to the General Assembly and was immediately, under a sus- pension of the rules, transmitted to the House.
 At Il o'clock Senator Allen moved to take recess until Il :50 Senator Stanton raised the point that a resolution passed last week fixed the time from which recess could be taken at 11:3O. To conform to this 8 recess was taken, on motion of Senator Maltbie, to 11:o0 The Senate reassembled at 11:3O. Senator Crandall explained his absence from the Senate yesterday when the senato- rial vote was taken on the ground of sickness in his family. Had he been present he would have voted for Senator Platt. Senator Batcheller said his absence was due to the lateness of train. He would have also voted for Senator Platt. There was some discussion by Senators
 Stanton, Malsbie and Allen about recess
 until after the joint convention. 1t was ii
 nally taken in accordance with last weeks resolve At 1915 adjournment was had
 to next Tuesday at 12 o'clock. The House.
 The House was opened this morning as
 usual; prayer by Chaplain Pardington.
 Considerable new business was introduced,
 among other matters being resolutions to ln-
 corporate Connecticut Gas, Fuel and Heating
 company: for statues of Thomas Hooker and
 Oliver Ellsworth to be placed ill the Capitol; to regulate fishing in ponds, reservoirs and streams; appropriating S100 to the New Mil ford Agricultural society; amending the char ter of the Young Mems Christian association of Stamford; of the borough of Litchfield for an amendment of charter. Other matters were Introduced by members as follows:
 Joslyn, of Hartford-Resolution changing the time for the annual meeting of the Phoe- nix Insurance company, of Hartford to the second Wednesday in January. Hubbard, of Southington-Bill authorizing selectmen to appoint fire police; Judiciary. Hawley, of Huntington-Bil1 regulating closing of ballot boxes at election in town of Huntington; Judiciary. Stone of Litchfield-Petition of borough of Litchfeld for amendment of charter; Cities and Boroughs. Hoyt, of Stamford-Bi11 providing that no articles of association of any railroad corpor- ation shall be recorded unless the railroad commissioners certify or the General Assem- bly, resolve that the proposed road IS 8 ne- cessity; Railroad committee. l Bills were also introduced fer measures to ! provide for safety fund for insurance com 1 panies and for the better enforcement of the iaanfs 1t4fsIv1 etS 4fr5 r96ll te.io-ve1 ont Committee on Temperance. The annual report of the Bridgeport Pro testant Widows Relief society referred ! to the Committee on Humane Institutions Considerable debate was excited by reso- | lution introduced by Mir. Jackson, of Derby, | fixing the time for the acceptance of new l business to February 13. The Senate had l fixed the date week earlier February 6). Messrs. Gunn Troup, Joslyn, Newton and others participated in the debate, and, after half hours talk, the Senate resolution was concurred in Therefore no new business, ,ex- cept by unanimous consent, can be received
 after February 6. At 1145 the House took a recess until
 noon for the joint assembly. THE JOINT ASSEMBLY. At 12 o'clock Clerk Paige of the Senate called the joint assembly to order and an nounced that it was ordered for the purpose of completing the election of @ United States Senator.
 Senator Stanton, of the Ninth district, was
 cnOSen preSlOel1t OI the JOlug aSSelnDly, ana
 after acknowledging the compliment stated to the Assembly the law regulating the elec-
 tion of United States Senator.
 The clerks of the Senate and House read the proceedings of their respective houses relating to the election of Senator yester- day.
 Senator Allen presented the following res olution, which was passed without dissent ing voice:
 Resolved by the General Assembly, That Hon. Orville R. Platt be, and he hereby is declared to be, elected Senator in the Con- gress of the United States from this State of Senator in said Congress for che term of six years, beginning on the 4th day of March, A. D. 1885.
 When the House reassembled bill was received authorizing justices of the peace to order attachment or further attachment of property; referred to the Judiciary com mittee.
 4 resolution re-electing Frederick Hall judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Fairfield county was passed.
 At 1915 the House adjourned until to- rlorrow at 10:30 a. u.
 Yale Notes.
 A little hook entitled ''Social classes" written by Professor Sumner, has been trans lated into French.
 The electric light at the corner of the campus now burns without a globe. ''Ne- cessity is the mother of invention" and some times of experiment well
 The Theological seminary is raising an en- college has lately increased this amount by