Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-02-14

The House.
The House was called to order by Speaker
Simonds at 1890 a. m. Prayer was offered by
| Chaplain Pardington.
The petition of citizens of Wallingford
and other places for reduction of passenger
and freight rates was referred.
The Finance committee reported adversely
on the bill of Mr.. Goodwin, of Salisbury,
making 20 per cent. reduction in the sal
aries of all State officers and employees. The
bill was tabled
Reports from committees were as fol-
lows:
Cities and Boroughs-Favorable on amend
ing Birmingham borough charter. On re-
funding part of South Norwalk water debt.
Observation-Disclosures on petition relating
to school lines of Franklin and Sprague
Adverse on bill restoring the old law con-
corning duties of school visitors; rejected.
neutrality-suspicious. on bill regarding &C
counts of State attorney On changing com
pensation of State attorney in New London
county. Both were re- ected.
Finance-Adyerse on bill that towns may
allow not over six per cent. deduction on tax
alton paid in advance; rejected. On exempt
ing from tax any donation to an ecclesiastical
society not over $4,000; rejected. Favora-
BILE on authorizing Portland to issue bonds.
Adverse on bill that not over one-half per
cent. per month deduction may be allowed
for prepayment of taxes; tabled. Favorable
on substitute for House bill SO, repeating act
of 1882, relating to penalties for neglect to
make list of taxable property.
Agriculture-Favorable on bill repeating
the act prohibiting the killing of game for
transportation outside the State. Adverse
on bill that woodcock may be killed from
July Is to January 1; tabled Favorable on
bill that no person shall hunt on the grounds
of another without permission.
Fisheries-Favorable on substitute bill
prohibiting the sale of brook trout under six
inches in length.
Claims-Adverse on appropriation of 500
to the New Milford Agricultural society;
tabled.
School Fund-Adverse on bill regarding
duties of school fund commissioner; re-
jected.
The Committee on Contested Elections
presented both majority and minority reports
in the case of the claim of the Rev. Fred D.
Avery (Rep) for the seat of Frank P Collins
of Columbia. The majority report, in favor
of the claimant, is signed by the chairman
Mr. Phelps of Vernon and Mr.. Platt of Derby
and the minority by Mr.. Mead of Greenwich
The majority report is based on the rejection
of the vote of W. E. Hawkins, who was a
legal voter, and that the vote of Jonathan
Tucker should not have been received. By
these findings Mr.. Avery is found to have
one majority. Representative Mead, in the
minority report, disagrees on the Hawkins
vote, and in conclusion leaves the matter to
the good sense of the House. Both reports
were made the special order for next We'd
nesday at II o'clock.
The Finance committee recommended, from
a long list of proposed appointments re-
ferred to them, that Thomas I. Raymond of
South Norwalk and William H. Law of New
Haven be- appointed auditors of State &C
COUNTS tabled.
Resolution granting the use of the corri-
doris of the Capitol to photographers was in
troduced by Mr.. Butler, of Oxford. Mr..
Carter, of Waterbury, objected to the reso-
luton as new business, and further, that he
did not want to see the corridors of the Capt.
toll made places of business and numbered up
with "the traps of photographers" Such
resolution would establish a bad pre-
eedent. The author--of the resolution ex-
planned that he introduced it by request
of a member who had an idea of having his
photograph taken in the Capitol with one of
the beautiful corridors as background. Mr..
Frisbie, of Pennington, objected to the reso-
luton as injurious and it was rejected.
The following matters were passed: Au- |
thorizing Asenath Bancroft, of Enfield, and |
William Dwight, of New Britain, to sell land |
in Enfield under the will of Willard B. Bran
croft Releasing interest of the State in es-
cheated estate of Thomas Chambers, of Red
ding. Amending charter of the Putnam
cemetery. Incorporating Hobbie post No.
%, G. A. R., of Stamford.
At II a. m. adjourned to Tuesday next at
IL m.