Connecticut western news., 1885-03-18

and Guaranty company; the Masonic Building company of MiddletOwn; the A canum club os Norwich; the An. sonia club: the Derby horse rail r,'ad company; tho trustees of the nA- tional council of the Congregational churches of tue United States; the Hart. ford Turnerband; the Fairfield County Historical society.
 Reimbursing the town of Sharon for expenses incurred in maintaining an in sane pauper at the insane hospital.
 To-day was the thirtieth day of the session.
 Adjourned at 1:30.
 1 SENATE. i The senate met at 12:30.
 The senate passed the act forbidding removal out of the state of children of ,A.parAtt-,l parents; the act authorizing the governor to employ clerk at 8l 200 A year; and incorporating the Danbury anu Bethel horse railway company flare , cents). The seuate also restored the forfeited rights of Martin Sterling of New Milford.
 The senate, on unfavorable reports, re jected the house resolution concerning publication of the laws Tn German, and the act forbidding saving banks from pay ing interest on large accounts over $5,OOO. . In the committee rooms the hearing of the arguments in favor of or against the short haul bill and the Pigott mat ter attracted considerable attention.
 Ex-Governor Waller appeared in be- half of Piggot and 10000 inhabitants of New Haven and said: "Pigott says he retracted the language, As it wsa his duty to, and am authorized to say thaS if any member of the house doubts his having retrActed he is ready to stand on the floor of the house and apologize twenty times if need be-" If he was not ready to apologize the petitioners would not be here. He suggested that the committee recommend that Piwott be allowed to make a verbal apology. This would make Q peaceful ending of the whole matter. If the. committee ~i1 not grant this, then they should ex- pei him. The house has said he must apologize in a certain way. Five weeks have passed and he has not Apologized and if twenty five weeks pass he will not ,lo so, because of the condition impos- ed.
 WEDNESDAY,, MAR. II. KoUax
 The house met At 10:SO.
 The resolution making sR appropria- ton for the reimbursement of ex-Sheriff Porter, reconsidered on. Tuesday. WAS recommitted to the committee on claims.
 The bill exempting from taxation to the amount of sl. 900 the estate of pen stoned widows and mothers of soldiers or sailors was passed.
 The resolution tor . proposed consti- tutional amendment making the election of sheriffs quadrenniAl was passed. Tsis carries the matter over to the next general assembly.
 The house adjourned at1P.k SENATE.
 The senate met at 10:30.
 The New Milford Agricultural society appropriation of &l08~as taken from the table and passed by 6 standing Vots of l3 yeas. ...
 The senate amended the borough charter of Litchfield, 50 as to limit thS amount to be expanded in any one year Adjourned at 12;AO. -. ... -.
 THURSDAY, MAR 12. HoUsA
 The house met at 10:30. Mr Colyer of Darien offered the fol- lowing resolution:-
 Resotrcd by 0is assembly,, That his ex- ce.llency, the governor. Do requested to c ,mmnnicste to General Grant the con- yratulations of the general assembly up- on his restoration to the military rank, which he resigned to become president. and it's trust and hope that kind Prov idence will preserve his life to a grato- fnl republic.
 Mir Joslyn of Hartford said he dared assume that every member of the house is in sympathy with the resolution and with the grand old hero whose name is mentioned thern. He is meeting his last enemy with the same steady cour- age that characterized his action on the battlefelds of his country. He wonld waste no time in eulogy. In respect to resolution of this character language is useless; silence only is eloquent Mir Joslyn suggested the passage of the res olution by rising vote
 The vote was so taken, every member rising.
 ] A bill providing that at all town meet ings fexcept state elections) the town of New Hartford shall constitute one vot. ing district was passed.
 Mr Newton of Durham offered rsso lution for an afternoon session on FI- day. After about half an hours debate the resolution was defeated.
 At 1 o'clock the house adjourned tc 10 o'clock Friday morning. SENATE.
 The senate met at 10:SO, and adjourn d at II A. M, having transacted no bus. ness that woAld interest our Eeaders. l FRIDAY, MAR. 13 RoUan.
 The house met Gt 10A. M
 The Pigott matter came up before the house, but owing to the absence of Nil Eroup of New Haven the matter WM tabled.