Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-09

| portant Hills Disposed Of-WallfnE. l ford Walks Away With Meriden- Labor Bills Discussed and Disposed Of-VfsitOrs From the Massashusetts LegisIature-Other Matters of later est.
 HARTFORD, April 8, 1886. l Special to the JOURNAL AND COURIER. l The House has ''knuckled'' right down tC l work to-day, and when an adjournment was
 reached this afternoon the calendar had beer pretty well used up. There would seem tc be no reason why this branch of the Assem- bly, should not finish up it's work tomorrow were it not for the reason that the Senate | does not appear tonight to be as far ad
 vanced as the House in the disposal of busi ness. This is partly due to the early ad 1 journment this afternoon. owing to the 1 death of MT. Roberts. Had nothing inter | vened several bills during the remaining | two hours of the afternoon would have been disposed of. The resolution passed by the House yesterday providing for finishing l up the business this week and then adjourn l ing until next Wednesday was tabled when
 it reached the Senate this morning, which was taken an indication that the Senators were considerably in doubt about being able to conform to the requirements of the same
 A few hours work, however, will make a l great difference in the few bills remaining,
 and if the work can be completed to-mor- row it will no doubt be done. ! The committee from the Massachusetts ! legislature who were at the Cap 1 itol to-day were looking after 8 model ! for a new State House for the "old Bay l State" and they seemed to be much pleased l with Connecticut's Capitol building They were escorted all over the marble structure | from basement to dome and received every 1 attention from the committee having then, | in charge.
 The weekly payment bill, with the amend ment providing for weekly payments of 80 per cent. of wages on request of employees, passed the Senate to-day, 20 to 4. A motion to strike out Ion request of the employees was defeated by the casting vote of the chair, the vote being 12 to 12. This bill now goes to the House with the Compulsory" House bill passed by that body last week and in definitely postponed by the Senate, IA to 10. The weekly payment bill relating to State employees was passed by the Senate as it came from the House.
 Following is a summary of the business transacted in the Senate and House to-day: The Senate. The Senate was called to order at 10 o'clock by by Chaplain Parker.
 Senator Walsh offered a resolution for the ap- poinment of the committee to consider the report Jn the proper legislation needed by the change to mittee be appointed by the President of the Senate and the House members by the speaker. It passed.
 On motion of Senator Alsop the rule requiring matters to remain on the calendar one day before session.
 and that of their mothers and widows from tax was reported by Senator Walsh, who offered an amendment to correct clerical errors; adopted and bill again passed.
 The farming out pauper bill was reconsidered by Senator Alsop and tabled.
 association of Hartford was amended in accord ance with the recommendation of the
 Senator t Curtss spoke e @ @suceinctly and exhaus- provements. He followed by Senator Cieve- land The bill was adopted with the House amend mentS.
 The woman suffrage bill was made the special order for tomorrow at II a. m.
 The adversely reported Senate bill exempting wages from attachment was amended by Senator Chapman so as not to be retroactive. Senator Me o. % Teseeng s the amount to Sl9o Senator Chapman made strong speech, in which hs showed that exemptions to greater degree had already been granted to professional men and farmers.
 Senator Stanton called up the Senate weekly payment bill with Senator Chapman's and Senator McLeans Nc amendment of 80 per cent per week and cd so that corporation shall forfeit $50, not be fined that sum- the original bill provides that the hne shall be upon person who Is an agent or a
 Senator McLean's amendment prevailed. Senatsr Cleveland then spoke to the bill.
 Senator Cleveland said manufacturers had said they would not pay by the week unless required to by law, and in that event they would do SeHa- tor Chapman said he was glad to see Senator Nc Lean so frank. He would be compelled to vote for reconsideration. Senator Tatem agreed exactly with Senator Mclean Senator Mclean said: Perhaps the distinguished Senators right when they insinuate that my intention is to Xiii the bill, but am willing to leave time to prove that in my position, there is much patriotism said laboring in his district had not asked for such bill The yeas and nays were ordered, sultng 2 to 12 The president cast his vote against reconsideration. The bill then passed, by and vote.
 The House bill for weekly payments was called yeas and nays were ordered Senator Chaffee with drew his motion and Senator Tatem moved the in- definite postponement of the whole matter. The motion preVailed-14 to 10.
 The bill that the State board of education prepare and copyright a hygiene text book and charts was passed Weekly payments must be made to State
 Bill validating the doings of inc Saybrook select men in relation to school matters; explained by Senator Marvin and passed.
 House bill providing for extra days sessions of the Superir court to dispose of certain cases. Sen all of section first allowing the judges to delegate DOW to the clerk to hear and dispose of motion, He said this bill had been fully considered by the New Haven county bar and, with t. e exception of three votes it was decidedly opposed to this part of the bill; and at the request of the bar he had offered this amendment.
 Senator Walsh said the matter considered in committee, but he did not think that it would do any great harm to the bill to strike out that part covered by the amendment offered by Senator Rob ertson. The amendment was adopted and the bill amended was passed.
 Strong Of Middletown and E. irving Bell, of Port land, commissioners for the Middletown and Port land ferry; passed.