Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-02
The Senate.

The Senate.
 The Senate called to order at 1o:45 by Lieutenant Governor Cooke. Prayer offered Senator Walsh, from the Judiciary, reported a substitute bill that in cases of civil actions the de fendant must furnish proof when the amount of
 his interest on attachment bond is disputed calen Senator Cook. from the Claims committed re- PoTt7d resolution appropriating S1oo to Sheriff led to the arrest Of Daniel Jackson horse thief calendar.
 i Senator Grosvenor from the Committee on Hu- mane Institutions, reported favorably on the au-
 nual repor; of the State Board of Charities; calen dar and printing.
 Senator Robertson-Resolution appointing James Gallagher and Jonathan N. Rowe, Or New Haven, and St aphen Hemingway and Jared Andrews, of East Haven commissioners of Tomlinsen bridge for one year. passed.
 votes to hold afternoon sessions matters the cal endar not starred may be taken up for action pass ed.
 Senator Robertson sa:d that in order to test the will of the Senate as to holding afternoon sessions m Ilenty of House matters would be ready for ac tion at that time. The motion prevailed.
 debate the valued policy bill and the bill that no person shall act as appraiser oftsner than once in
 Concurred with the House in granting the use of the Capitol and grounds for the legislative reunion on the 5th of May:
 Resolgton in StslS aid of GsoEge TuErsll of Water lution. Turrell wal soldier in the Mexican and Indian wars. He was too old to enlist in the late
 h stafe bosntais The rssoution bim m any b9 o in Ftch's Home in Darien or in a State hospital.
 Resolution appropriating $5.OOo for sanitary i'm proyements at the State Reform school passed. no or of fy butter unless sign in plain letters four inches long here The penalty being in the cases of storekeep- $100 fine and in cese of default of payment six
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 nent thirty days, imprisonment. Senator Alsop an 1he stTknF oo s'' the fifth section, providing e; i For the the he at fhe 5p not in favor of any more salaried officers. Then lightning if he performed his full duty, and cer tainly would be obliged to take out accident pol icy when he visited the boarding houses Senator Aisop said the bill not any too stringent and in the interest of the farmers The amendments would practically kill the bill It then reje cted and the bill passed
 Bill submitting to vote of the people of the of office for sheriffs four years; passed.
 Resolution authorizing the trustees of the StorTs Agricultural school to accept the deed of the prop erGy from Augustus Storrs was taken up. Senator Alsop, chairman of the AgricuIt 'ral committee. the resolution in an able address. Sena tor staub also supported the bill Senator Brews- the hearings and action of the commis sion, and Senator Cleveland asked as to the title. Senator Alsop assured him that the best legal authority certainly make it sound if necessary. On a viva voce vote the resolution passed there being neg ative votes.
 Resolution appropriating $10O 600 for armories in Hartford, New Britain and Norwalk, the espendi Batcheer objected to the appropriation this year, owing to the heavy draft on the treasury, but was armories when the State treasury in better con Dunbar spoke in favo of the b and passed and
 At 1 o'clock the Senate ordered recess till 3 ! o'clock.
 AFTERNOON SESSION.
 The Senate reconvened at o'clock with Senator Stanton president pro tenn in the chair.
 On moticn of Senator Smith the amendment to yesterday cred and an amendment which virtually restored 1
 Bill for the protection of trees growing on hfg h. ways which prevents telephone, telegraph and electric light companies from attaching wires to injuring the same was passed.
 Bill providing that insurance companies may i'm foreclosure or otherwise was passed.
 Bill conferring jurisdiction on the Superior court in reference to the sale of lands, passed.
 Bill granting same privileges to insurance com panies of other States that granted to Con
 Bill relating to the charter of tie city of New London and validating certain acts of the Court of
 Senator MeLean-Resoluton appointing O. w l Clark of Enfield and Amos Chapel of Suffied, | of the Enfield and Sufield bridge; | passed
 Resolution appointing John C.. weising of En- passed
 s o Hlrs nafes m t and zion to secure a statue of Nathan Hale, was pass
 Resolution proposing constitutional amend | ment relative to transportation of members to and from their places Of abode at the expense Of the Il State was rejected. The vote was as follows: en, Brewster, Cook, Walsh, Alsop-9.
 Nays-Cleveland Robertson, Morgan, Cole Tat em, Grosvenor, Batcheller, Staub, Way-9.
 This made tie, but as two-thirdS were necessary 70 pass the amendment the tle not dissolved
 At 3:20 the Senate adjourned until Friday morn- ng at 10 o'clock.
 The House.
 The House called to order at 10 o'clock by 'peaker Tibbitts. Prayer was offered by Rev. MT. Stowe, of Hartford.
 The House concurred with the Senate in rejecting he bil forbidding the issuance of free passes to members of the legislature.
 Mir Lee of Meriden, chairman Of the Committee m Labor explained the bill to prevent the discount ate. The bill prohibiting the employment of children nder 13 years in mechanical and manufacturing came back from the Senate with an I meidment forbdding the employment or such I hildren in mercantile establishments. l tion of Windham county in relation to employees; | The Senate amendment was adopted, the word being added to the bill
 Mr. Hart, of Stamford, moved to require the | abor bureau to enforce the law.
 Mir. McNerney, of Vernon, opposed the amend lent
 MT Kehoe of New Britain, and Card, of Sharon, 1 lso opposed the amendment, and it was rejected. | Mr. Clark of Haddam, offered amendment lakng the bill operative only during the period hen schools are in session, which was reject d. At Ii o'clock the order of the day-the bill re- uiring corporations to pay their employees weekly MT. Vance, of New Britain, offered an amend Al