Morning journal and courier., 1885-03-13

 Annual Meeting of the Legislative Club of ISz5-HOmes for Neglected Children once MOre-Sundry Matters of General Interest.
 HARTFORD, March 12
 Especial to the JOURNAL AND COURIER.
 The wheels of legislation have moved slewly for the past few days and the load has been increasing every day by the reports of committees which have been added to It. The prospect of an early adjournment which A few days ago seemed almost within the grasp has been almost lost sight of in the distance, and the prospects no longer pro claim the day and the hour when the Secre- tary of State shall proclaim this General AS sembly adjourned without date. Occaslon- ally some Senator or Representative will make 8 spasmodic effort to get day fixed for final adjournment, but immediately some member who is in no hurry to return to the regular vocation of his calling will move to table," and business again moves on 1n 8 l slow and easy pace At this writing no one has any idea that they ~ill see the end before April 1st, if they do then.
 The Legislative club of 1875 held theIr tenth annual meeting here to-day. Hon. | Charles Durand of Derby, who was Speaker | pf the House at that time, and about thirty | others were present. The neurological rec ord showed that three members had died during the past year. At the business meet ing of the club the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, | William H. Pond of Milford; secretary George w. Roberts of fMiddletown; treasurer | ~ 1o.- I'm after noon the club enjoyed a fine dinner at Mer rill's Cafe.
 This afternoon the Committee on Humane Institutions gave another hearing on the homes for neglected children. Most Of those | who anpeared before the committee to-day appeared to favor one general State home centrally located and the abolishing of coun | ty homes.
 Another hearing was given parties inter ested in the fshwsy at the Ousatonic dan before the Fisheries committee. It was tht final hearing and the committee listened tt able arguments by Colonel Wooster in op position to the measure and Clerk Paige, o the Senate, in favor.
 The Committee on Humane Institutions went to Wethersf1eld again to-day to looi over the State prison ground with view t' | final report on plans and recommends dations for an enlargement of the prlsol buildings.
 The Judiciary committee were in sessiol this afternoon considering their report ol the "Pigott petition" which was not pre- | sented to the House to-day as anticipated l The report will, no doubt, be made to-mol row. The committee also considered tn !, odds and ends of bills that have been sen 1 to them, with view to early report ( } everything before them. Soon as this con mittee concludes their labors there will, n doubt, be successful move made for aftel noon sessions.
 Following is a summary of the bushes transacted in the Senate and House to-day:
 The Senate.
 The Senate was called to order at Il B o'clock by Lieutenant Governor Cooke Prayer was offered by Chaplain Taylor.
 Senator Turner offered a resolution al pointing one Senator and two Represents tives to recall the resolution, rejected Q Tuesday, authorizing ,sthe printing of tn laws of the present session in the Germa I language. 1t passed, and MT. Turner W, | appointed on part of the Senate.
 A resolution from the House congratula | ing General Grant upon his restoration | military rank (see House report) was passe | in concurrence.
 Senator Crandall Eleventh) offered tw resolutions, one that all committee reports made by Wednesday, March 19, and u other that the day of final adjournment fixed for Thursday, March 26. At the T quest of Mr. Maltbie both were laid on u table, as it was desirable to consult wit the House members in reference to both re .olutions.
 Senator Batcheller, chairman of the Con
 mittee on Appropriations, presented the J
 dicial appropriation bill; laid on the tab
 for printing and calendar.
 Business on the calendar was disposed = as follows:
 Mr Maltbie said there were three bills C the table relating to charitable societies, a 2 of which had been awaiting action becau :. he desired to offer amendments to them r to the amount of property which should
 exempt from taxation. It was qnestlc sss what the limit should be, but as he no IS understood that bill for general law upc g the matter would be reported he would moN I'd to take the bills from the table, and it WI $ so ordered Resolution incorporating u
 Curtis Home of Meriden, the Burrougl A. Home of Bridgeport and amending u . | charter of the Young Meu's association e Meriden were all passed, after adopting tW :, amendments exemptinq $200, 900 of the Curt i l Home property and $50, ,000 of the Christia l | association.
 s Senator Cooley called up the resolutio continuing in force the resolution of 1872 il corpora ing "The Protector Insurance con ; pany" of Hartford, and moved to strike ol f the words And all acts suspendlng or limi f ing the existence of said charter are hereb 2 repealed" It was so ordered and as amend 1, ed passed.
 e House bill 217, that no highway shall s opened to the public until accepted by tow Z meeting specially warned for that purpos : l was called up by Senator Day and rejected