Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-19
The HOuae.

The House was called to order at 1o;ao o'clock by Speaker Tibbtts. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Downey.
 Committee reports received as follows:
 Military Affairs-Favorable to loaning of State arms to the Emerald Guard of New Haven, passed; favorable to adding three veterans to the hospital board for invalid soldiers and sailors; passed. sex county from the Second congressional district and adding it to New London and Windham count ies the Third district; calendar.
 Judiciary Adverse on bills concerning counties, public records, appointment of members peal from decisions of justice in minor cases h e of The er petition of Of blasrhemy law was adversely reported and the pe- port was made on the bill providing for the ap pointment of judges by the legislature. Several Labor committee.
 Appropriations-Fa Favorable on substitute bill pro hibiting any appropriation or compensation to any person for services rendered in reporting the pro- ceedings of the legislature; calendar. time to New York and Connecticut Air Line to complete line of road
 Finance Asking reference of bill providing for tax certain railroad property be sent to tax com mission; So ordered A Adverse on m bill relating to Forfeited Rights-Favorahe to restoration of rights to Benjamin s. Hiscock; calendar.
 Temperance-AdverSe on bill requiring county commissioners to issue licenses upon the recom- mendation Of @ selecfmen; @ rejected i-o4; .,,o Riverside cemetery. Putnam Gas Light company amending charter of the Holland County Fire In surAnce company adverse % on pill II amending char
  Fisheries Favorable to bills relating to taking of seed oysters in Branford and Farm rivers and fishing in Pocatapaug lake; calendar
 Revision of Joint Rues-Adverse on resolution tion upon matters adversely reported; resolution rejected
 Scott assistant judge of the Danbury borough court for terms of two years from .t April next refusing to receive the resolution asking the Judi ciary committee report uniform plan for the InoO nf Hamesrley of Hartford and Hoyt of Greenwich matters from the Senate were acted upon in con ellrrence. 1.,, the liquor law by requiring all saloons to be closed at II o'clock was taken up.
 Brewster of Brooklyn chairman of the Commit tee on Temperance supported the bill, stating that many persons appeared before the committee m unseemly hour under the present law, and it should Pigott. of New Haven, opposed the bill, and said that respectable persons should not be prohibited from entering an oyster saloon and taking drink Pheian of Bridgeport, , called for the yeas and nays, which were ordered. Before the yeas vote every member be required to vote unless excused and thS S that the rule & o that erect until his name was called i: the list of absentees. thought the bill would advance the cause of tenn. perance one iota he would vote for it. As it was. he did not so believe, and should vote ''no' (Ap- sulted
 1eas... .108 The bill was declared passed
 Futile, of East Haven moved to reconsider and the motion was tabled.
 The House rejected the bill forbidding the taking of game from January to November 1.
 The bill was passed which provides that no per son shall be taken from this State upon reoilis- tion unless he is informed of what crime he is ac clIssd and be given opportunity to call for writ of habeas corpus.
 The annual report of the railroad commissioners was accepted and ordered on file.
 Resolutions and bills were passed amending the charter of the city of Waterbury, authorizing New Haven to establish free library, amending the charter of Norwich validating certain sales of land hv Probate courts requiring registrars of births arriages and deaths to index records, authorizing