Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-27

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 Reform SchoOl-No More Hearings
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 ways In Order-Obscene Literature And Gaming Tools To Be De- stroyed.
 HARTFORD, February 26, 1886. Special to the JOURNAL AND COURIER Like most Fridays in legislative sessions this has been decidedly dull one, even more so than usual Then the blizzard, which had fair sweep over Capitol hill, made the day one of the most cheerless that has been | experienced this session. There were good
 many empty seats in the House, and many | of the Senators were absent.
 | There were no committee meetings this af l ternoon, the members remaining over going
 to Neriden by a special train leaving at | 12:30. They went to eat their annual dinner | at the Reform school and to look over the l buildings and find out what the actual needs of the institution were for the present year. There was more occasion for complaint in the House this morning about the slowness | of the printers in getting bills printed and | ready for action, and on the suggestion of | NIT. Hamsrsley, Mr. Searles, of the Commit tee on Appropriations, was directed to in quire why the bills could not be printed | more expsditiously.
 The first thing on the House calendar this
 morning was the ''trial justice bill," which
 came over from last session, and after being
 amended in some rnimportant particulars by | the Judiciary committee now comes up for action. Mir. Hamersley explained that its object was to insure more speedy and less expensive trials, and thus give men of small l means chance to gain civil rights with | some limit to expense. The subject was
 made the special order for March 10 at Il a. m. The reason for the postponement to | that day was the light attendance and the | fact that MT. Hamersley cannot be present next week. He asked and obtained leave of | absence that he might attend to his duties | as States attorney next week.
 Corporation Counsel Driscoll, of New Ha- ven, through Representative Stoddard, got resolution introduced this morning author izine the Committee on Cities and Boroughs | to go to New Haven and hear parties inter- ested in the double track of the Fair Haven and Westville horse railroad. MT. Shum- l way of Killingly, chairman of the committee on the part of the House, promptly object ed He thought the proper place to trans
 
 committees should not go rambling about unless there was some excellent good reason for it. On his motion the resolution was promptly tabled and that will probably be the end of the matter.
 The charter of the Y. M. c. A. of Meriden was amended as to put the control into .4e hands of board of trustees, instead of board of managers.
 A resolution was passed naming the Gov ernor, adjutant general and the surgeon gen eral as commission to contract with Fitch's Home for additional accommodations for 150 indigent and disabled soldiers by the Iargement of the Home.
 The Temperance committee reported fav- orably the bill that druggists liquor licenses shall not allow the selling of liquor to be drank on the premises.
 Two bills introduced by MT. Pigott, of New Haven, amending the license law, and which were reported adversely, were tabled on account of Mir. Pigotts absence.
 At 11:15 the House adjourned to Tuesday at 1 p. m.
 In the Senate a resolution appointing John K Butler, of Darien, one of the board of passed
 The Committee on Appropriations report ed adversely to the standard time bill and it was tabled for calendar.
 petition of the Cambridge Guard was presented by Senator McLane. The Sena-
 
 it was not presented on the last day for re- ceiving new business, it being overlooked by him in the hurry of that day.
 Senator Cleveland took the ground that the Senate was obliged to receive petitions down to the last day of the session if they were presented. The people had constitu- tional right in this regard which could not be taken from them by resolution or in any other way. The petition was received.
 The bill to allow oyster grounds to be 6es ignated to non-residents was rejected on an unfavorable report Also the resolution providing for a safe for securing the records of the Board of Pardons. Among the minor matters passed was resolution incorpora- ting St. PauFs lodge of Litchfeld; incorpo1- ating the Ledyard Cemetery association; au thorizing the Springville Manufacturing company of Vernon to increase its capital stock from $100,0 ,000 to $500, 900.
 The Senate passed the following bill icon corning obscene books and gaming instru ments:"
 Section l. Upon complaint by any prose- cutting officer of any city, or upon complaint on oath by any two credible persons resident of any city, to the judge of the court of such city, or having cognizance of criminal of lenses committed therein, that he or they suspect, or have cause to suspect, that any building or part of building in said city is used for the purpose of printing, binding, depositing or selling any printed or engraved matter or an ODSc6no character, Or any pa1nG- ing, drawing or figure of like character, or as a common gaming house, such judge may issue a warrant commanding any proper off to enter any such building or part of building and arrest all per sons who shall be found there tgaming, and the keeper or keepers of said building or part of building, having therein the articles above described or any of them; and also to take into his custody all the materials and instruments for gaming and all such obscene, printed or engraved matter, paintings, draw ings or figures; and to keep such person or persons and all such materials or instruments, printed or engraved matter, paintings, prints, 1 drawings or figures siezed so that the | same may be forthcoming, to be dealt with | and disposed of according to law.
 Section 2. If such judge should find that | such materials and instruments are used for | gaming or that such printed and engraved l matter, paintings. prints, drawings and fig | them to be forthwith destroyed. I
 At 11:20 the Senate adjourned until Tues | day next at 12:45 p. m. Meeting of the Legislature of 1875 |
 Wednesday General Reunion |
 Next May. l
 Reunions of former legislators are becom- l ing popular Maine and Vermont have set 1 the fashion and Connecticut is close behind. I The legislature of 1875 has met annually in Hartford for the past eleven years and is dis tinguished as being the only Connecticut legislature that has made point of holding regular reunions. About thirty were present at the dinner last Wednesday and heartily en- joyed themselves, reminiscing and renewing | old friendships. Many post-prandial l speeches were made-one of the soundest l and most vigorous by Representative Dibble l of Danbury, who is 82 years of age and the l oldest person present at the reunion. Indeed, so much satisfaction did the solons find on | this as well on former occasions that it | was proposed and heartily seconded to in- vite all living ex-legislators to unite in one grand reunion annually. The day for the |