Morning journal and courier., 1886-03-17

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 Wednesday,, March Is, 1886.
 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. An Unusually Large Attendance For
 the First Session Day of the Week
 The Child Labor BI1 Under Dis-
 cussion-AIleged Discrepancies in
 Consolidated Railroad Reports
 New Haven COHnty Representatives
 Consider the ssHome'' Question
 once more-Other Matters of Inter-
 est.
 HARTFORD, March 16, 1886. Special to the LooRNAL AND COURIER.
 This was unlike many of tho Tuesday ses- sions from the fact that there was an unusu ally large number of Senators and Representa- tives in their seats when the hour arrived for opening the session. While but few of the matters on the House calendar were ready for action, that of the Senate showed quite large number of bills and resolutions ready to be disposed of. The House used up the most of the afternoon in discussing the child labor bill, but without reaching final vote on the same.
 This afternoon the Finance committee were engaged in hearing the resolution garding the alleged discrepancy in the report of the New York, New Haven & Hart ford railroad to the railroad com- missioners and State comptroller. At torney Hyde appeared for the State treasurer, and Henry c. Robinson for the railroad company. President Watrous was also present. Among other statements made by MT. Hyde were the following: The discrepancy in the item of cash hand for 1885 is disclosed on the face of the returns as follows:
 To railroad commissioners l19 to 9s 9S Excess to comptroller. .-...$ 3o41SS Il
 To understand the effect of this difference upon the question ot taxation it should be ex- plained that by the laws of the State every railroad company is required to return to the comptroller annually a sworn statement of the number of the shares of it's stock, and the market value of each share, and the amount and market value of it's funded and floating debt. It is then taxed at the rate of one per cent. the valuation of this stock and debt "after deducting
 
 cash on hand, and from the sum re- quired to be paid the amount paid for taxes upon the real estate owned by it and not used for railroad purposes" The claim of the State is that leash on hand" is leash on hand'; that this is the limit of reduction by law so far as the item itself is concerned; and that the discrepancy pointed out relieves the company from the payment of taxes to 0f fha fhn in going over the returns for the past four teen years, finds the excess of reductions over the actual leash on hand" amounts in the aggregate to $31 401 ,295, the total tax on which must amount to $314, ,O12, or an aver age of $22, 42s yearly. But the resolution of inquiry does not give scope enough to cover alleged deficiencies and discrepancies back of the year 1885.
 To morrow MT. Robinson will reply to Mir. | Hyde and will probably show from his | standpoint that the returns are correctly 1 made and that the company pays all the tax 1 to the State that by law it is required to do. | The irrepressble Goodwin, of East Hartford, | IS watching the investigation with apparent | ly great interest and no doubt thinks he has | struck trail this time that will bring the great corporation to it's senses. The result | will be watched with interest by everybody. |
 Immediately after adjournment the Sena- tors and Representatives of New Haven county held adjourned convention to fur | ther hear the report of the committee ap- | pointed to consider the expsdiency of the | purchase or erection of a suitable building | for county temporary home for dependent | and neglected children. Senator Robertson, | chairman of the convention, stated that the | committee had invited some persons who bad knowledge regarding the management of the home to be present and they were pres- ent to give such information was requir- | ed.
 County Commissioner Bur1eiRh said thas he had understood that m investigation had | been called for on the ground that the home at Tyler City is proselytizlng institution | and the management were present t0 be in- | YeAtigated,
 Representative Graham said that the bear. ing was continued Co give those who made the charges of pfoaeiytizing an opportunity to be heard
 Professor Brewer, of the State Board of Charities, said that the present home was entirely nnhttsd for the work u hand, IL WAS not sAHy to hire HuGh place, and tlIe professor thought lt would be better iO erect ' building that would be suited to the pur- poses for which such an institution ia intend ed, As to this necessity he did not believe there was any difference of opinion, If tho law remained on the statute books, hs now seemed probable, then n permanent home should be secured with aa little delay m possible.
 Representative Pigott said it was himself that had said that he understood that the home was n proselytizing institution. He made no direct charges, but only stated what he had heard, He thought the law should be so changed that children could be com mitted to orphan asylums as well as to the county homes, and that courts that commit ted children should also have the power to take the children away and return them to their parents if they saw fit to do so.
 Mrs Francis Bacon gave a detailed state ment of the disposition made of children of Catholic parents to show that there had been no proselytizing in any instance, but that care had been taken to give children of this class an opportunity to to be reared in the faith of their parents and to follow the wish es of those parents who capable of expressing their views in this regard Mrs. Bacon said that there had been no complaint in this regard so far as she knew, the reports of some news papers in this regard to the contrary notwith standing. Mrs. Bacon said there had been disposition on the part of the selectmen in some towns to evade the law and keep chil- dren in the almshouse. She said that the law should compel the selectmsn to carry out it's provisions.
 until Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
 Following is a summary of the business transacted in the Senate and House to-day:
 The senate.
 The Senate was called to order at p m. by Lieu tenant Governor Cooke Prayer was offered by  Senator Staub appointed committee of con- ference on diverse action bill to tax property of non-residents passed by the House. The bill incor porating the National Life association of Hartford was reconmitted in concurrence. On Senator Mar | wins motion the Prudence Crandall adverse report was recomInitted in concurrence
 Other House business was acted upon in concur renee. I By Senator Marvin. Committee School l Fund-Unfavorable to bill that school fund prop | erty may be assessed for Improvements; calen- l dar. | Business on the calendar disposed of fol- lows:
 Bill prohibiting State payments except under spe- cifc appropriations; passed. | Resolution amending charter Of the Cry stal Wa | ter company of Danielsonville passed. l Bill providing for the holding of courts under or der of a judge at Putnam, restoring old right; passed. Bill that money in savings banks shall only be drawn on the personal Identification of the teller; rejected. Bill that collectors of taxes shall report property not paying te xes to the assessors passed Senator Cleveland said that the Hartford collector had al ways pursued this course.
 Resolution authorizing the removal of Indian graves in Mantle; passed.
 Bill providing for strict foreclosures and decrees of sale |, Bill authorizing persons who do not believe in | 2 supreme being to testify upon affirmation of oath; passed. I Bill applying present statutes to objections to liquor licenses to druggists; passed
 Proposed constitutional amendment, extending .