Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-14
The Senate,

The Senate was called to order at o'clock by Lieutenant Governor Cooke. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Parker
 Senator Marvin appointed on committee of concurrence en bill 214, relating to civil actions The Senate voted to recall the bill, and the House rejected the motion. Senator Chapman was ap- Hartford and Manchester school district bill.
 The bill pensioning judges was rejected in con tabled. but afterward amended to include recent appl opriations and passed.
 inc assistant registrars, bill was passed in con currence. The bill for official statistics to take the pace of the manual and roll was passed in concur
 Resolution by Senator Mclean that R. A. Proc tor and A. W. Converse be appointed commission of Windsor Locks and Warehouse Point bridge for one year, passed.
 Resolution by Senator Futile that R. S. Hnman be appointed commissioner of Zoar bridge, vice D. P. Johnson, deceased; passed.
 The investigation substitute for House bill limit .n5e was voted to the grade Crossing bill.
 A bill against class legislation came up with g inotioa of Senator Marvin. Bill te appropriate saOo to the clerk of bills for extras was lost Senator Staub withdrew his amendment concern ing medical contracts to the pauper bill and it was passed in concurrence.
 Senator Cleveland submitted the annual report of the insurance commissioner and it was ordered on file.
 The House bill concerning foreign attachment
 The Combination association of New London was
 House bill No. : (rejected) regarding tempora- ry homes ordered recalled so that substi- ute might be offered. Senator Marvin was ap- pointed.
 At 1855 a recess was taken to 2:45.
 At 2:45 Senator Marvin offered a resolution ap- pointing Lucus H, Kirtland and Israel Watson commissioners of Old aybrook ferry. and one ap- pointing Jonathan Warner and S. A. Lewis com nssioners of the Chester and Hadlyme hill passed
 The Senate adhered to rejection of woman suf- frage bill Adherence was voted to rejection of House bill 291-concernng temporary homes morrow was lost. A motion by Senator Stanton to take recess to 33O prevailed.
 After the 3:3O recess resolutions of sympathy for ireland and congratulations for Premier Gladstone his efforts to give relief to Ireland and hope for his success were passed unanimously
 Bill relating to certificate voting, which was ia vorable report of the minority of the committee, came from the House rejected The Senate con- cured.
 Bill relating to electors and elections providing for night sessions of boards of registration jected in concurrence with the House.
 The bill providing for secret ballot by the use of envelopes came from the House passed.
 Senator Cleveland advocated the passage of the bill as in the interest of workingmen, whose votes he said were in large measure controlled by their
 The bill was rejected by tie vote
 Senator Mclean said the bill a very crude one and he moved that it be continued to the next General Assembly and be printed with the laws.
 The president ruled the motion out of order.
 Senator Mclean moved to reconsider the motion to reject the bill, which was carried, and he then moved to continue to the next General Assembly House bill 322 concerning the hours of labor of women and children in factories, and which rejected in the House. was passed by the Senate; whereas similar bill as reported by minority of the committee and passed by the House. was indefi- ntey postponed by the Senate, thus reversing the Senator : Chapman, from the committee of con- ference on the weekly payment bill, reported that the committee had agreed on a substitute bill (Re ported in House proceedings.)
 Senator Walsh moved that the Senate reconsider its action in indefinitely postponing the bill; lost. Senator Chapman was appointed a committee of conference the diSagreeing vote the class legislation reporters bill.
 At o'clock the Senate adjourned until WedneS- day morning at 10 o'clock,