Morning journal and courier., 1885-03-07
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Assuming Proportions - The Petit |
TONERS To BE Given a Hearing
The Proposed New Congressional
Dfstrict-LOoking for An Early Ad-
iOurnment.
HARTFORD, March 6.
Especial to the journal AND CouRIER.l
The Pigott case is again attracting the at
tention of Representatives and this morning
it was the principal topic of conversation in
the lobby until the hour of meeting. Since
the monster petition was sent up from New
Haven asking that their junior Representa-
tive might have an opportunity to prove the
charges he made against Speaker Sinonds
there have been all sorts of speculation. After
the petition was sent to the House members
of the Judiciary committee the question was,
HWhat will they do with its" Well, this
question has been answered in part, as the
committee after long executive session last
night voted to give the petitioners an oppor-
tunity to be heard. The Democratic mem.
bers were opposed to this course, while the
Republicans favored it and being in the ma
jority they carried their point. The Demo
Gratis took the position that it was lowering
the dignity of the HouSe-to take any further
action in the meter, while the Republicans
were of the opinion that the petitioners did
not thoroughly understand the case and it
was better to let them come to
Hartford and have their minds disabused
of the ideas they seemed to entertain.
The hearing will probably be held some
day next week. After adjournment to-day
there was meeting of both sides of the
!. l. Al.
matter. There was long debate in which
number of the members in both parties took
g hand, the Republicans holding that the
petitioners could not be safely ignored and
the Democrats dwelling at length on the dig
nifty of the House and that its members only
should be the judge of their acts. The con-
ference finally broke up without reaching
any decision, leaving the committee to dis
pose of the matter as they think best.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Pigott early in
the session, which provides for a change in
the Second Congressional district by setting
off Middlesex county to the Third district,
will be heard before the Committee on New
Counties and County Seats sometime next
week. While Middlesex is opposed to the
scheme it is said that the Democrats gener-
ally are in favor of it, and that they will
have the aid of the Republicans in measure
in support of the proposed cE ange.
Next week the downright hard work of the
session will commence in earnest, and it is
expected that before the week closes the end
of the session can be easily discerned.
Following is summary of the business
transacted in the Senate and House to-day:
The Senate.
The Senate was called to order at 1890
O'Clock.
Committee reports were received as fol-
lows:
Appropriations, Mr. Batcheller chairman
Making an appropriation for the department
of education for 1886; calendar.
Banks, Mr.. Turner-In favor of filing the
report of the special committee on the Town
send Savings bank and printing 800 copies;
80 ordered and under a suspension of the
rules sent to the House.
Resolution appropriating $4,000 to the
Connecticut State Firemens association was
discussed at length and passed.
UnfaVorab1e report from the Railroad
committee, preventing the running of freight
trains through depots within three minutes
of the running of passenger trains. After
some discussion between Mr.. Allen and Mr..
Mattbie the report of the committee was re-
1ecGeu dIu Ino D11l paSSeU.
Senate adjourned to Monday at 11:30.
The House.
The House was called to order at 1890
o'clock.
Reports from committees were received as
follows:
Judiciary-Favorable on committee bill
authorizing Judge Torrance (appointed to the
Superior COURT to finish up his business as
judge of the New Haven Common Pleas
court.
Finance-Adverse on bill exempting from
taxation 81 900 of the property of soldiers
and marines who served in the war one year
or who were discharged for wounds; tabled
Adverse on bill creating an income tax;
tabled. Adverse on several resolutions ap-
pointing State auditors, the auditors having
already been elected.
Resolution authorizing the Secretary of
State to procure portrait of Governor Har-
rison to be placed in the gallery of the Capt.
tol library; passed.
Railroads-Adverse on bill giving city au-
thorities rather than the railroad commits
sioners control of gates at railroad crossings
in cities; tabled. Adverse on bill that only
one fare shall be charged anywhere within a
city on horse railroads; rejected.
Humane nstituticns-Favorable on reso-
luton appropriating $50, 900 for an addition
al wing to the insane hospital at Middletown,
the building to be completed within the ap-
preparation; tabled.
Resolution for portrait of Speaker ST.
monds for the Speakers room at a cost not
exceeding $25. After remarks by Messrs.
Joslyn of Hartford and Slade of Bridgeport
highly complimentary to the Speaker the res
olution was passed.
Bill fixing the indexing by town clerks of
mechanics liens at 81; passed.
Business on the calendar was disposed of
as follows:
Incorporating the Stationary Engineers
association of New Haven. Incorporating
the Republican League" club of New Haven.
Continuing the charter of the Proctor Insur-
ance company of Hartford.
Adjourned fill Tuaadav