Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-02-13
The House.

Inc House was calleQ TO OrQer at lU:OU H.
m. by Speaker Simonds. Prayer was Of
fered by Chaplain Pardington.
Petitions were referred as follows:
OF citizens of Harwinton, Simsbury, West
Cornwall, and Cromwell, for reductions of
freight and passenger rates. For widening
draw of Tomlinson bridge, New Haven.
Resolutions reappointing Westen Rus
sell county commissioner of Hartford
county. Passed.
Concurred with the Senate in appointing
John E. Keller judge of the Stamford Dor
ough court, and Clarence E. Reed deputy
judge.
Committee reports were submitted as fol-
lows:
Cities and Boroughs-That bills relating to
city authorities regulating plumbing go to
the Judiciary COMMITTEES; SO ordered. Fa-
vorable on resolution regarding rate of inter
est on New Haven sewerage bonds. Adverse
on changing title of bailiff of borough of
Winsted.
Agriculture on bill including
poultry by damages by dogs; rejected: Ad-
verse on all the bills reducing the dog tax;
rejected. Favorable on report of the Con-
necticut Experimental association; ae-
cspted. Resolution for printing three
thousand extra copies was objected to by
Mr.. Troup, O. New Haven, unnecessary.
Mr. Frisbie, IF Pennington, regarded the re-
ports as of real value to the farmers. Mr..
Gum, of Milford, favored the printing, and
the matter was then tabled. Later the
House ordered the printing of the 5000 ex-
ira copies.
Forfeited Rights-Favorable on petition
of Martin Sterling, of New Milford.
Judiciary-Favorable on bill regarding
precedence of writs of error and appeal. On
bill amending the attachment law. On bill
regarding replevins. Dividing Stamford
into voting districts. Validating certain Or
ders of sale by probate courts in case of divid
ed interests.
Banks-Favorable on substitute bill that no
State bank shall lose its charter because no.
tice was given of its intention to become a
national bank; passed. That bill concerning
false returns of stockholders go to the FL
nance committee; SO ordered.
Claims-Favorable on resolution reimburs-
ing Marlboro for expenses in the case of Nj
chae1 Kelley.
rporations-Favorable on incorpors-
ting the Sufield Library association.
Observation-Disclosures on bill making it the
duty of school visitors to make the certificate
required by law, upon the written request of
the district committee.
Senate resolution appropriatlng 81 500 for
expenses of the Hartford company of the
Governors Foot Guard to the dedication of
the Washington monument was called from
the table by Mr.. Joslyn, of Hartford, who
advocated the appropriation at length. He
said the guard had not pressed this matter,
Two appropriations of 81 900 each in the
past have never been drawn; the guard has
penses. It is the Oldest uniformed
company in the United States, and
gave escort to George Washington twice here
in Hartford 1t is proper then that it should
be present at the dedication of the monument
to his memory. Mr.. Newton, of Durham,
noted that the 81, 500 asked for will pay but
part of the expenses; the mon will pay from
$40 to SIS each besides losing their time. The
resolution was then unanimously passed in
concurrence.
Bill amending the law concerning peddlers,
adversely reported, was rejected; also Dill 1of
the compilation of the pauper laws.
Resolution changing the name of the Theo-
logical Institute of Connecticut to the Hart
ford Theological seminary; passed.
The House took up the bill providing for
disclosures to seleetmen of money in banks
belonging to persons applying for aid az
paupers. A substitute had been offered
limiting such disclosures to treasurers of
savings banks on application by selectmen
stating the names of the applicants for aid.
The penalty is $50 or three months impris-
onment Mr. Newton, of Durham, suggested
that if such law was made 1T should apply
not only to banks but all corporations or
persons holding funds or property OF pau
pers. It was then moved that the whole
subject be referred to the Judiciary com
mittee Mr. Phelan, of Bridgeport, who
had offered the substitute said he
would be satisfied, with more general
law Mr.. Frisbie, Of Pennington, regarded
some such law as necessary. In the recent
run on the New Haven Savings bank seven
teen persons receiving town aid appeared in
the line as claimants for deposits. Mr..
Joslyn, of Hartford, suggested an inquiry as
to whether these profeased paupers had any
railroad passes Qaughter.) After some re-
marks by Messrs. Phelps of Vernon and
Newton of Durham and Gum of Milford, re-
garding the consideration of the original bill,
the subject was recommitted.
The House at Has a. m. adjourned to
1890 a. m. Friday.