Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-25

General Interest.
 HARTFORD, Feb. A, 1886. Special to the JOURNAL AND COURIER: The Fourth of July question was settled ir the House yesterday and to-day another knotty question demanded the attention oi the worthy Representatives. It was whether physiology and hygiene should be taught ir the public schools or so far as these ques tiops relate to the effects of alcoholic liquors stimulants and narcotics on the human sys tenn. There is a law now on the statute books that makes these studies optional, but the law that passed the House to-day makes them compulsory and requires that teachers should be found qualified to teach in thes' ! branches before receiving the certificate re quired by law. A good deal of time wa ! wasted in the discussion of this subject ! and various ingenious arguments were made by the opponents of the bill; iron some of these one would suppose that tht | introduction of these books into some town: I would almost cause an instruction or rebel ' lion against State authority. Notwithstand | ing all the arguments, which were princi | pally by the opposition, the bill passed by . | large majority, and will no 1cnbt be con \ cured in by the Senate. An improved cancelling ballot box" wal exhibited to the Judiciary committee thii ! afternoon in connection with the hearing on the bill providing for ballot boxes that ! shall register the number of ballots deposit ed The agent exhibited his machine and Hon. Lynde Harrison advocated the bill The process as explained is this: The ballot being placed in the boxreceiyes the cancelling mark in passing between the rollers in con tinuous parallel lines extending the entire length of the ballot The first result of this operation is that every ballot honestly cast is identified as such by the cancel ling mark; and by it's presence all others are identified with equal certainty as spuri ous. This, independently of the register ing device, renders futile any fraudulent addi tion of ballots to those honestly cast. Il also prevents and detects any attempt al double voting. If two, three or any larger number of ballots put into the box to gether, whether by accident or design, but one of them will receive the cancelling mark and that one alone is entitled to be counted The others, being uneancelled, are instantly known to be spurious.
 The box seemed to do the work perfectly and it was stated by the agent that in Mas sachusetts, where they had been, adopted, they had given universal satisfaction. The Committee on Appropriations had several heads of departments before them this afternoon to give information as to the amount required to keep their machinery ir motion for another year. The Board of Az ,iculture ask for s29, 300; the shell fish commission for SIS, $50 and the fish comm1s- sion for S3, 100.
 The State Prison committee held their fifth hearing on the bill calling for $200, 900 to be expended ill enlarging and improving the prison at Wethersfeld. Prof. Wayland of 1e and Major MeManus of Hartford advocated the proposed changes and the granting of the appropriation asked for.
 Notwithstanding the announcement made last week on the authority of Hugh Daley that the Committee on Cities and Boroughs would not go to New Haven to hear parties interested in the proposed changes to her charter, it is now stated on the authority of the committee, who probably know what they are talking about, that they will go to your city on Thursday of next week, and de- vote the afternoon and evening of that day to such hearing.
 Representative Pigott, of New Haven, was before the Railroad committee this afternoon to advocate his bill prohibiting the granting of free passes by railroads to members of the legislature. He took the ground that the railroad companies, the most of them, could not afford to do this. Professor Ar thur Hadley also favored the bill. No one ap peared in opposition.
 The Committee on Constitutional Amend nents this afternoon heard Hon. Lynde Harrison and others in favor of the amend. ment proposed which provides for the cleo ton of Senators for four years after 1888 one-half to be elected every two years, SC that there shall always be twelve members that have had at least one years experience in the Senate.
 The bill that attracted the most attention Iafn, tbo I ohor fo h. one providing that products of convict la Dor shall be so branded. Several appeared in favor of the bill and others, among whom were Professor Wayland opposed the meas ure.
 Tomorrow the Committee on Cities and Boroughs will give hearing to parties inter ested in the Senate joint resolution author izing the Fair Haven and Westvi1le horse railroad company to lay an additional track over portion of their route.
 Other assignments for Thursday are as fol lows:
 Finance-State aid for towns burdened with railroad indebtedness.
 Humane Institutions-Care of boys after discharge from State Reform school; support of paupers.
 Judiciary-Justice trials in New Haven: election of county commissioners by county representatives; making November election day legal holiday; pensioning judges.
 Labor-Attachment of wages; authoriz- ing corporations to share profits with en- ployes.
 Roads and Bridges-Dividing expenses of bridges between towns in proportion to grand lists.
 Following is summary of the business transacted in the Senate and House to day:
 The Senate.
 The Senate called to order at 10:45 by Lieu tenant Governor Cooke Prayer was offered by Chaplain Parker.
 Senator AIsop, from the Committee on Agricul- ture reported in favor of bill 35 that the law re- lating to diseased animals shall apply to horses; in favor of bill S. making it unlawful to sell dis pose of partridge quail or woodcock taken in traps or snares; calendar.
 Senator Brewster, from the Committee on Fish 61, that all transfers of oyster grounds be corded; and that the commissioners file notice oyster grounds, and the same shall be lien on such grounds and all real estate of the owner; calendar Against the petition to per init the taking of seals from Sherwood mill pond in Westport and petition CT given leave to withdraw. Adverse bill g that
 Senator Marvin, from the Committee Appro- priations reported adversely on resolution to pr
 Senator Mclean, Committee on Appropriations Crawford to build sea walls in Stamford; calendar and printing. Favorable to resolution ncorporat- ing the BelToir club of New Haven; calendar
 Business on the calendar was disposed of as fol- lows
 Resolution incor orporating presiding elders dis trict of the Methodist Episcopal church. The pre- siding elder and majority of the district stewards may form districts with trustees of not less than three nor more than nine, who shall manage the af fairs of the corporations; passed.
 House bill S4 repeating the act of 1891 exempting the property of the officers of the Episcopal Acad- emy in Cheshire from taxation; passed The bill does not apply to the present principal of the school.
 Senate bill 6s concerning the sale of liquor. Ex plained by Senator Stanton and passed It allows towns that have been licensed towns and voted mo license,' tS authorize the selectTnen to sell any liquor left in the hands of the town agent
 House bill 22S, to prevent lawyers from giving bonds for their clients. Senator Robertson object ed to the bill calculated to work badly Tn civil cases, and Senator Walsh offered an amend ment making the bill applicable only to criminal cases and amended the bill passed.
 House bill 2S4 increasing the membership of sol diers hospital boards by the addition of three hon. orably discharged veteran soldiers resident of this State, who shall be nominated by the commander of the Connecticut Grand Army of the Republic; passed.
 Rejected on unfavorable reports: House bill 1a7 the Board of Education to loan to schools small libraries, not exceeding fifty books; and House bill 29O to create advanced schools in each town of the State.
 Adjourned to Thursday at 1O:45 a. m.
 The House.
 The House was called to order at 10S0 a. m. by speaker Tibbitts. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Downey.