Morning journal and courier., 1885-03-28

| -BrfdSepOft6 city CHARTER VISIT
| ing Legislators From Massachusetts.
| HARTFORD, March 81.
| Especial to the JOURNAL AND CouR1ER.l
The fact seems to be fully established to-
| day that final adjournment cannot be reached
| until week after next. The House has spent
most of the time for the past two days in
talk and consequently but few matters have
| been removed from the calendar. There was
| rather slim attendance to-day and there
| were times when if count had been called
for it would have disclosed no quorum. The
order agreed upon for next weeks business is
as follows: Meet Tuesday at 10 o'clock
noon, recess at 1:3O, afternoon session at 2.
Wednesday next at 1890 a. NJ, recess at
12:45 p. M, afternoon session at 2. Same
hours Thursday and adjourn over Friday,
it being Fast day. Thus it will be seen that
next week will be a short one, and judging
from the past, it is not reasonable to suppose
that great deal will be accomplished.
A letter received by the Governor from
Colonel Fred D. Grant was transmitted to
the Senate and House to-day. The writer ex-
pressed the thanks of his father, General
Grant, for the resolutions of sympathy passed
by the General Assembly on March 18th and
forwarded by the Governor.
In the Senate to-day much of the time was
occupied in discussion of the divorce laws as
reported by the Judiciary committee. The
report was favorable on the act amending
chapter 90, public acts 1881, page $685. SO as
to provide that contested divorce cases are
privileged and to be tried without delay, in
stead of continuance of ninety days from
return day The same committee also re-
al E.. ~
ecclesiastical and religious societies to accept
and use the incomes of requests for the care
or improvement of burial lots, for purposes
provided in the instrument creating the trust.
The Committee on Joint Rules reported
unfavorably upon the amendment of joint
rules by increasing the membership of Com
mittees on Judiciary, interpretations, Rail
roads and Fisheries from one Senator and
eight Representatives to two Senators and
eleven Representatives, and reducing the
Committee on Engrossed Bills to one Senator
and three Representatives.
The Citizens Gas company, of Bridgeport,
was Incorporated; the bill to exempt sail
vessels from taxation was continued to the
next General Assembly, and large amount
of House business passed in concurrence.
The House recalled from the Office of the
Secretary of State the bill governing the OBJ
servance of the Fourth of July; concurred
with the Senate in rejecting as nav business
of corporations; and appointed COMMITTEES
to confer with the Senate with reference to
the disagreeing action of the two bodies on
the brokers' bill, rejected in the Senate yes
terday. An objection made to the bill in its
present shape is that it does not sufficiently
discriminate between bucket shops and le-
ultimate banking.
The Bridgeport charter amendment occu-
pied good share of the attention of the
House to-day. The bill seeks to increase the
Board of Aldermen, divide it from the coun-
Gil men, create Board of Public Works, and
make minor provisions. Judge Slade elo-
quently supported the measure and Mr..
Phelan hotly opposed it. The judge after an
argument of an hour, in which he urged i'm
mediate action to take effect at the COM
ing city election there, presented a petition
of 500 business men, representing $50, 000,-
900 of property, in favor of the bill.
Mr.. jackson of Derby, chairman of the
Committee on Cities and Boroughs, further
explained and supported the bill.
Mr.. Phelan made the point that such an
attempt to tinker the Bridgeport charter
ought to be indefinitely postponed.
At 1:15 Mr.. Phelan moved an indefinite
postponement, which was voted down by an
aye and nay vote which resulted yeas 55,
noes 100. After this there was some fl
clustering over adjournment; it was :35 and
the House had previously voted to adjourn
at 1:30. Mr.. Phelps (Rep.), of Vernon,
moved to reconsider the last vote. When
the vote to reconsider was about to be taken,
Mr.. Carter, of Waterbury, raised the point
that the House had already voted to ad-
journ.
Inc Speaker took similar view of the
matter and the proceedings for the week
were brought to end
While the Bridgeport charter was under
discussion a delegation from the Massachu.
sets Legislature entered the hall. Mr.. Joslyn
moved to suspend the debate and then fol-
lowed with motion extending the courtesies
of the House to the visitors. The molten
was passed by a rising vote
Senator Denny, on the part of the men
from the Bay State, returned thanks for the
kindness. Mr.. Chamberlain, of Cambridge,
paid some fine compliments to Connecticut
He spoke of the Capitol as being built with
in the appropriation. He became uncon-
sciously sarcastic by saying that the symme-
try of the building would account for the
symmetrical laws and short sessions of the
Connecticut Assembly.
The Massachusetts visitors were welcomed
in the Senate by Lieutenant Governor Cooke.
In the afternoon they were entertained at a
lunch at the Hartford club by the Railroad
committee. The visitors called formally
upon Governor Harrison at noon and were
cordially greeted by him.
The House will meet again next Tuesday
at 10 O'Clock noon and the Senate will con-
yena on the same day half-hour later