Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-17

Lean, while agreeing with Messrs Robertson and Bradley, said that he would cheerfully vote for a law putting the association on the same ground as other religious corporations But as 1t had been the these assocatio@ns @ asked for there was no good son, in all fairness, why any exception should De pecially % as I Hartford I had the larger exemption.
 Messrs. Staub, Cleveland, Chapman, Morgan, could not see % why T benefit M Should De extended to Christian associations that was not extended to the churches. MT. Staub said the Meriden association, which had S5o,OOO exemption, occupied, if he was rightly informed, one room of the building and from rental dividend 20 per cent. to the cor
 Mr Golden, of Meriden, said he did not know ton had an income of between Ss,Ooo and S4Ooo and that it refused to admit to it's privileges
 Mr. Cleveland asked the Senator from the Eighth (Nr. Robertson) if he would accept an amsndment erty should be used exclusively for religious pur poses. The Senator answered that he did not have charge of the bill and was not authorized to ac- cept such an amendment.
 On motion of MT. Cleveland the yeas and nays Her onse in eEepng from taxation and it was defsated by & the following vote; Smith tie, Golden, Walsh Morgan, Cole Grosvenor, Batch eller, Staub. Curtiss Marvin, Way-14.
 Absent-Messrs. Stanton, Brewster, Cook, Chaf-
 At the request of Mr. Robertson committee of conference was then voted and Mir. Batcheller was
 The Senate at 1e:so p. m adjourned to 1O:45 a. m. Wednesday,
 The House. The House was called to order at 1:ao p. m. by Speaker Tibbitts Prayer was offered by Chaplain
 Remonstrance of the fire departments of Hart t6 leSes SeM of ba p a9d of ferred.
 MT. Futile, of East Haven. presented the remon- five other New Haven lawyers against the trial jus
 Reports of committees were received as fol- lows:
 Military Affairs-Favorable on revision of the catalogue of Connecticut volunteers.
 Judiciary-Favorabie on amending act regarding struction of obscene books and gambling imple. ments: On bill punishing burglary by imprison-
 first I conviction @ the penalty may be aniy one Burglary by force, seven to twenty years; attempt of burglary, not over ten years also penalties Tor night burglaries or having burglars tools in pos session.
 Education-Adverse on bill providing for small school libraries at State expense. It was objected that in the country sections persons could not be found to care for them without compensation The bill rejected. Bill compelling the estab- lshment of an advanced school in each town, re that it is optional with the towns to establish such schools Adverse on changing school lines in
 Military Affairs-Favorable on Abill providing ad- ditional accommodations for destitute veterans at Fitch's Home.
 Resolution incorporating the presiding elders district of the M. E, church, for the purpose of holding home for the elder; passed.
 Resolutions incorporating the Danbury hospital, the Hill Memorial school, the Berlin Agricultural society, were passed.
 Bill that town clerks shall be ex-offico regis trars of brths marriages and deaths and shall per form the duties; passed.
 Bill repeating act of 1901, exempting lands and property of the principal, professors, tutors, stu dents and servants of the Episcopal academy at Cheshire from taxation. the repeating bill to take effect after the death of Dr. Horton, the present principal. Passed.
 The Speaker designated Mir Searls, of Thompson, to act Speaker Wednesday of this week. The Speaker is to attend funeral.
 At 2:2o p. m. the House adjourned to Wednes- day at 10:30.