Morning journal and courier., 1885-03-19

| The House was called to order at lO:oO a.
| M. by Speaker Simonds. Prayer was offered
/ by Chaplain Pardington.
| Reports of committees were as follows:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. on bill modifying tbs
1 law prohibiting taking ice for family uss
/ from waters into which sewage is drained.
| Favorable on substitute bill to prevent i'm
posing fraudulent ballots ON voters. Favor
| able on substitute bill regarding settlement
of estates. Favorable on substitute amend
| ing the law regarding release of attach
| ments.
Cities and .Boroughs-Adverse on bill regu-
| lating charges for telephones.
Education-Favorable on substitute regard
ing payments by towns to school districts.
Matters the calendar were taken up and
acted upon as follows:
Bill that any person killing any fox or
foxes within this State shall be entitled to
receive a bounty of $3.50 for every fox SO
killed, to be paid out of the treasury of the
Selectmen; passed.
The matter of the constitutional conven-
ton came up on motion to reconsider the
vote continuing it to the next General As
sembly. After discussion the House ad-
hered to its former action continuing the
matter to next year.
Bill fixing reward of 800 for informa-
ton leading to the conviction of a horse
thief, to be paid by the State treasurer, was
explained by Mr.. Newton to cover expenses
also. Verbal amendments were made and
the bill passed.
Bill regulating fishing in Lake Washine
was briefly discussed and passed.
Bill to prevent the sale or circulation of
indecent or 'Eblood and thunder newspa-
pers, engravings, etc The second section,
prohibiting selling, lending or offering, or
having in possession with intent TO sell,
lend, give or show such publications, was
amended to exempt persons having in pos
session such papers for purposes of prose
cutting. An amendment reducing the pen
atty Of 500 to $500 and go days to 10 months,
down to 81 to $50 and 80 days imprison-
ment, was discussed by Mr.. Newton and
Mr.. Joslyn, OF Hartford. The latter offered
further amendment, leaving the maximum
penalties $500 and 10 months, but fixing no
minimum penalties. This was agreed to
and the bill was passed.
The House voted to meet tomorrow at 10
a. M, and that the session next week begin
on Monday at 10 m. Mr.. Gum, of Milford,
gave notice of his intention to demand roll
call Monday.
Bill that persons applying to selectmen
for town aid may be compelled to make full
disclosure of their property or banks or per-
sons holding such property, may be COM
PEELED to disclose the facts. The bill passed
without debate.
The Committee on Federal Relations re-
ported the Senate resolution concerning
counting votes in presidential elections,
which was passed in concurrence after favor
able remarks by Mr.. Carter, of Waterbury,
| who portrayed the necessity for legislation
such as is proposed, and verbal amendment
| by Mr. Newton. The resolution reads:
That Congress is hereby respectfully but
earnestly requested to enact, without un-
necessary delay, some suitable law regulating
| the asceItainment and counting of the votes
| of presidential electors; that the Governor
| is hereby requested to transmit to the pre-
| siding officer of each house of Congress q
| duly certified copy of this resolution for
presentation to the house over which said
| officer presides; and that the Governor is
also requested to send like copy hereof to
| the Governor of each of the States of the
Union.
Bill appropriating 800, 900 for the expen-
| ses of the militia for the year beginning June
3d.. 1885. Mr.. Frisbie, of Pennington.
claimed that this sum would be within the
amount raised from the communication tax. Tn
reply to a query he said that only two reei-
nents would go into camp next September.
The 800, goo does not include anything for
armory construction. Mr.. Carter, of Water
bury, asked how much extra it would cost to
send all four regiments into camp each year
Mr.. Frisbie said $12, 900. The bill passed
Minor matters on the calendar were dis
posed of as follows:
That the marriage of paupsr shall not af-
feet his or her settlement. Amending the
law regarding warnings of town meetings. SO
as to require five full days notice. Regulat-
ing the business of corporate surety compa-
mics. Incorporating the Brewster Cemetery