Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-18

| and Alsop both said they desired more light upo,
resolution laid On the tabIe senator stant to1
thought it should go to the Committee Rules
no rule relating TO executive sessions; and Senator
Cleveland again took the floor withdrew his motor
Tor the yeas and nays and again consigned it to the
| table.
At 11:45 the Senate adjourned to Thursday at
1145 q.
The House.
ne House was called to order at 1920 a. -. by
was offered by Chaplain Downey q
Gommlstee 5sports were received as follows:
rights to John Wesner; calendar. es''fA''on OIL
Finance-Adverse ON bill exemptng certain
BILE bills relating to the second school district Of
Enfield and authorizing the town Of Meriden to is.
neutrality-suspicious. on bills concerning commit
tees IN civil act ons the release of mortgages on
rea estate costs in civil actions and the dstribu
Temperanee-Adyers on bill to appoint three
verse bill requiring town clerks to pSbisS names
OF endersers of applicants for licenses; rejected
sodaon school districts favorable o on biz r
6u1Tli Ig hygiene and physiology to be taught in
- Agriculture-Adverse on bills fixing the legal
W. OF b9shel of apples and providing For
1he collection of agricultural statistics; rejected
Williams, of Glastonbury, presented the following
Resolved by the House of Representatives. that
the railroad commissioners be. and they hereby
are directed to transmit to this House copy Of
tons received from any officer of the New York
New haven and Hartford railroad company in
Iund heid by said company; and in relation also
TO an alleged discrepancy of some S667 900 between
me aggregate of the cash. cash assets and sinking
fund as reported to the stockholders in detail and
also to them (the railroad commissioners as being
neld py railroad company September 80, 1885 and
the aggregate of the as reported in gross
1885, and entitled to deduction from the amount of
ITS property subject to taxation
House copy Of the paper represented to have
been received from said railroad COMPANY which
one OF the commissioners read from and subse
que tiy submitted to the joint standing committee
on railroads on February 9th, in EXPLANATION of
said discrepancy.
Graham, of Orange. chairman Railroad Commit
tee SAID that he hoped the resolution would not
pass
Lucas, of Goshen, characterized the resolution as
another story from the East Hartford gadfy"
Hubbard, OF Niddletown, thought that even if
spite was indicated by the resolution, that was no
reason why the Honse should refuse to call for full
Information.
Vance, of New Britain favored the resolution.
Hamersey, of Hartford said that neither the
raliroad commissioners nor the Consolidated road
mad the slightest objection to investigation
After some further debate the resolution was re-
jected.
Pigott of New Haven. sent to the Speakers desk
resolution requiring the Finance committee to
passed.
The resolution incorporating the Young Mems
Christian association, OF New Haven and exempt
ing property which it might hold from taxation to
tie amount of 100000. came back from the Sen
ate Win the amount cut down to $50, 0OO A motion
10 lns1st was lost by vote of 1874 to 40 and the
House concurred with the Senate
The bill authorizing surety companies with a can
Ital OF 25GOOOte do business and furnish bonds in
Connecticut was passed
me Dill was passed which fixes the terms of office
OF the clerk treasurer, auditor and marshal the
city of Hartford at two years.
IT.. y o'clock the House adjourned until Thursday