Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-13
THE GENERAL AseEMBLY.

I
 The Lower House Transaets Business
 While The Senate Takes a Rest-Th,
 Assignments By Committees Fol Next week-BflIs of Inn mportance To R, Considered.
 1 HARTFORD, Feb. 12, 1886. ! special to the JOURNAL AND COURIER | The Senate chamber was deserted to-day and the lower branch only attended to tn, l business that had accumulated from the previous day The Representatives came to gether at the usual hour and under Speaker | Tibbitts' efficient direction went promptly tc ] the work before them. The business was rapidly disposed of and an early adjourn ment taken so that mem bers living at a dis tance might reach their homes tonight
 Next week will see large amount of busi-
 ness disposed of, judging from the large
 amount of work that has been assigned for hearings before committees.
 Among the committee hearings assigned
 for the afternoons of next week are the fol lowing:
 Agriculture-Wednesday bill relating to restraint of dogs and dog tax; Thursday, sales of oleomargarine and deception in sale of dairy products.
 Appropriations - Tuesday, appropriating $3, 900 for soldiers monument in St. Der nard's cemetery, New Haven; estimate of expenditures for State board of charities.
 Banks-Wednesday, amending law re- garding unclaimed deposits in savings banks; regarding payments ot checks after death of drawer; identification of savings banks de positors; prohibiting dividends on individ- ual deposits over $5,OO0
 Cities and Boroughs-Tuesday, consoli- dation of New Haven town and city govern ments.
 Finance-Thursday, bill relating to taxa tion of railroad property.
 Humane Institutions-We Wednesday, bill re- garding pollution of streams.
 Labor-Wednesday, bill regarding protec- tion to life and limb in factories. Thurs day, bill regarding discharge of employees for membership in organizations, and arbi- tration in case of discharges from employ ment
 Military-Wednesday, bill adding to the Soldiers' Hospital board three veteran sol diers; also regarding admissions and dismiss alS.
 Railroads-Tuesday, sundry bills regard ing grade crossings; Wednesday, bills relat- ing to locomotive whistles passenger and freight rates and spark arresters; Thursday, free passes.
 Roads and Bridges-We Wednesday, bill con corning dividing expense of cost of bridges between towns; bill regarding depositing of debris in highways; bill extending section 37, chapter vii, title 16, of the statutes concern ing layout of highways by Superior court or der, to highways leading from town to town.
 Temperance-Tuesday,a after adjournment Bill pharmacy licenses; bill regarding issue of licenses on recommendation of se lectmen; bill fixing licenses at $50, or only $100 in towns under three thousand inhabit- ants; beer licenses $50; the bill not to apply to wholesalers or druggists; bill regarding publication of applications; bill that revo- cations of licenses may be appealed to the Supreme court. Wednesday-Reassign of bill prohibiting selling of cigarettes to boys; bill amending law regarding licenses to drug gists bill prohibiting screens in saloons; bill that petitions for town vote on license shall be filed with the town clerk. Thursday, bill that pharmacy commission shall not license persons convicted of unlawful liquor l selling; bill for employment of local liquor | ''spotters;" bill that druggists must apply | for liquor licenses in the same way as saloon | keepers; bill that druggists in no license | towns may be required to pay fifty dollars l license; bill abolishing office of prosecuting l agents, established by act of 1882.