Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-28
JOURNAL AND COURIER,
HARTFORD. Jan. .

mite Resolutions Other Matters OF
General Interest.
Especial TO the JOURNAL AND CoURIER.l
HARTFORD, Jan. 81.
The eighth day Of the session opened to-
day at ~ M There was not large attend
ance in the House, but those who were there
were pleased to see Speaker Simonds in the
chair once more as it betokened rapid re-
sumption of business, in striking contrast with
the proceedings of last week. The Speaker
was looking somewhat pale from his late Ill
ness, but retained the chair through the hour
and a half session without showing any great
degree of WEAKNESS.
In the Senate to-day the report of the
special commission appointed last session to
investigate the affairs of the defunct Town
send Savings bank was presented by Senator
Taylor of the Fifth district. The commits
sioners are ex-senator Scofeld of Stamford,
and Representatives Mclean of Simsbury
and Durand of Milford. After giving re
sumo of the facts brought out at hearing
in New Haven the commissioners say, in sub
stance, that Mt the time the re-
ceivers were appointed in 1874 the
assets of the bank were said to be
50, III, $40. IS. In March, 1880, when report
was made, the losses in assets was given as
SIR, IA. so and at this time the available as
sets We're given as 81, 613, 1918. The aggre-
gate paid to depositors in three dividends
was 81, Lie, 694 34 The expenses of the re-
ceivers in the six years was found to be S93,
sos 95. and of this amount the receivers had
been paid $67, 500. The commissioners III
their closing recommend bill for public
act which, if passed, will cover all bank re-
rivcershps and is sufficiently retroactive i'll its
character to reach the case of the Townsend
Savings bank. Among other things the bill
provides for the fling Of the acts done by
receivers, including detailed statement OF
receipts and disbursements, with the clerk OF
the Superior court at each term of the court,
or se1li-annually Before Il final accounting
is made notice must be given to all creditors
to appear and be heard if they SO desire.
The bill further provides that whenever the
assets have been converted into cash the re-
ceiyers must at once wind up their affairs.
The commissioners also advise the repeal of
the act of 1888 directing the settlement OF
the affairs of the bank and q repeating act
for this purpose is submitted. The whole
matter was referred to the Committee OH
Banks.
Colonel John g. Healey, of New Haven,
appeared before the Committee on Military
Affairs this afternoon in regard to the reso-
luton providing for the return OF the flag
taken from the Third Mississippi regiment
by the Ninth Connecticut during the late re-
bellion. The colonel stated that the flag
was placed in the care of the State for safe
keeping and they now asked that it be re-
turned to the officers of the Ninth that they
may through committee send the same to
New Orleans sometime during the present
winter and turn it over to a committee OF the
regiment from which it was taken. LIZ
Senator Clarke, of Southington, opposed the
request unless the flag was the property of
the regiment He thought, however, that it
was the property of the State, and if SO 1t
should not be given up, but should be kept
at the State arsenal where it is at pres
emit The committee will hear other parties
before making their report.
This afternoon the Judiciary committee
heard parties interested in the proposed bill
relating to foreign attachments. There are
two or three bills of this character before
the committee, and the parties appearing to-
day spoke in a general way regarding the
exemption of wages from attachment. MI.
Phetan, member of the House from Bridge
port, advocated an exemption of 500 of TIE
wages of married men from attachment and
S25 of the wages of single men. Other par
ties opposed any change in the present
law.
The bill empowering the Evergreen Gene
terry association of New Haven to issue bonds
in the sum of $50, 900 to be used in the pul-
chase of additional grounds and improving
the same will be heard before the Judiciary
committee on next Thursday afternoon.
On next Thursday afternoon Mr.. H. G.
Rowe, of Fair Haven, will, by invitation,
address the Committee on Fisheries on the
practical working of the ahell-fish laws.
Mr.. Pigott, of New Haven, introduced
bill in the House to-day providing for the
dissolution of votes in all municipal DO. rds
by the Mayor whenever there is a tie. 1t
was referred to the Judiciary committee.
Following is a summary of the business
transacted in the Senate and House to-
day.
1.-THE Senate.
The Senate was called TO order at m hy