Morning journal and courier., 1886-03-04
The House.

The House was called to order at 10 a. m by Speaker Tbbitts. Prayer was offered by Chaplain
 A large number of committee reports were sub mitted; most of them being unfavorable were al once rejected. Among the number were the follow ing: ,-.-... IT, ing of saloons the boundaries of no license towrs; rejected. Adverse on bill against club houses rejected. Adverse on bill that all drug giss in no license towns may be charged $5O for Ii censes; rejected Adverse onbill reducing the fees of prosecuting agents; rejected.
 Agriculture Adverse on bill regar ing restrain ing of dogs from running at large; rejected.
 of oyster grounds heretofore made by the majority of any town oyster committee; rejected. Finance-Adverse on bill exempting from taxa ton S3G00 of the estate of soldiers reject ed Adverse bills exemptins S1 ,0c0 of such prope, ty; rejected Favorable substitute for all the above named bills exempting only the sum of $1 0C9. Recommended that House bill 233 regard ing taxation non resident traders be referred to the tax commission. Adverse bill that national bank shares shall not be assessed in excess of ther
 Finance-Favorable on bill that tax collectors shall report to town clerks all property not as Judi, iary-Favorable on substitute bill that judges of Common Pleas and District courts shall be appointed by concurrent resolutions which shalI first be referred to ths Judiciary committee. Adverse bill regarding the New Haven trial Jus- tices; rejected; Adverse on bill regarding scatter verse yer s on making November election day legal holiday; rejected. Adverse change of grade of highways owing to orders by railway comms- sioners the matter being covered in another bill:
 Resolution paying S1,C9O each to ex-Judge Hoyey, Senator R. J Walsh a , Colonel 6 Fem of Win the commission of the revision ot the statutes re- ferred
 The resolution appointing Iucius c. Goodrich of Simsbury commissioner of Hartford county came back from the Senate which body had re fused to concur in substituting the name of Sl!as
 Doolittle, of Southington. repeated his argument made the other day in favor of MT. Norton and re- ferred his Morton s) record. and called the attention of the House to his paIsied arm.
 Vance, of New Britain, moved to insist and call for g committee of conference. The roll was called Eight Hartford county Republicans voted ''yes,' did Lee of Meriden, Lee Of Guilford Har rson of Walligford, and some other Republicans. One pair was announced The resolution proposed by MT. Vance prevailed. 1O2 against 91. Vance of New Britain and Doolittle of SoIthington, were appointed a committee of conference, The Committee on Railroads reported adversely on Mr. Pigott's bill providing uniform horse car fare of five cents; also adverse on the bill that railroads shall submit schedule of passenger fares and rates of freight to the railroad commissioners Both bills were calendared.
 Graham, ofgOranse. said the bill regulating Sun day railroad traffic adversely reported because the committee dd not think it wise to legaze such traft;. In fact the majority of the Committee on Railroads were opposed to Sunday traffic, because it violated the law of God and man.
 given he should vote against the bill. He under stood the Railroad committee would report bill bill this was true. Goodwin of East Hartford, sa i'd he the proposed bill. If it is right to run freight trains it is right to run excursion trains.
 Hubbard, of Middletown, thought there should be some restriction in favor of overworkei rail road men. Clark. of Haddam. moved the previous question: and the bl was rejected.
 The Committee on Labor reported a bill providing for factory inspection. If this bill becomes a law all buildings where labor is employed will be subjected to a rigid examination in all things nected with the health safety of the occupants.
 The bill was passed requiring treasurers of say ings banks or before the 10th day of July annual ly, to deliver to the comptroller sworn statement cor aiming the name, the amount standing to his creiit the last known place of residence or post office address, and the fact of death if known to said treasurer of every depostor who shall not have made a deposit therein or withdrawn there from any part of his deposit any part of the in terest thereon for period of more than twenty years next preceding,
 bill was passed proViding that ofenses conl- mltted on railroad trains may be tried in any town along the lIne.
 The bill was passed providing that in civil actions appealed from justice court there shall not be al lowed as indemnity in the costs of the prevailing party, by the court to which such action is ap- pealed, greater than would have been al- lowed in any justice court
 The bill forbdding druggists to sell liquors to be drunk on the premises was passed.
 Extension of time was granted the New York & Connecticut Air Line railroad to complete its line.
 At 1915 o'clock the House adjourned until 10 o'clock