Morning journal and courier., 1886-03-04

An Avalanche of Committee Reports Fairfield County's Court House Un- der Consideration Telephone Charges Before the Committee on | Cities and BOroughe-NO More Labor Mear1ngs-Committee Meetings To- Day-Other Matters of Interest.
 HARTFORD, March 3, 1886. Special to the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 | A perfect avalanche of committee reports came into the House this morning and it was noticeable fact that most of them were ad- verse reports of which short work was made, | they being rejected, as a rule, without being tabled for calendar. Most of the committees substantially finished their hearings for the session, although there will be some execu- tive sessions to determine the character of reports
 The Labor committee held their last hear ing this afternoon and will meet next Wed nesday in executive session to clear up their work. When the reports of this committee
 are reached there will be considerable discus
 sion on the merits of the bills reported, what ever form they may be in.
 The legislative committee on woman suf- frage will hold it's first meeting of the ses- sion at 3 o'clock next Wednesday afternoon. It is possible that other sessions will be held, speakers from New Haven will probably be
 present, among them the Rev. Phebe A. Hanaford. Next Wednesday the committee will take up the bill allowing women of 21
 to vote in all excepting State elections. The Committee on Roads and Bridges, of
 which Senator Robertson has been the eff | cient Senate chairman for two years, held | their last meeting this afternoon. They have considered twenty-th matters refer red to them and tomorrow will report on those remaining in their hands.
 The Committee on New Counties and County Seats proves to be an important one 1 this year, and they are fortunate in having a | clear headed man as chairman. Senator l Bradley is thoroughly competent to conduct | hearing on Fairfield county's court house | or any other matter. The county seat fight | began before. this committee this afternoon l in Representatives hall and large number | of interested parties were present. Ex-Judge ! Lynde Harrison, assisted by ex-Judge Brew | ster of Danbury, appeared as counsel for | Bridgeport, while Norwalk was represented | by Lawyers Hurlburt, Woodward, Warner | and Seymour. At the outset there was con- 1 siderable discussion between the lawyers as | to the time to be given to the
  | ed upon to-day and tomorrow for
 the hearing, presuming that this would be l sufficient. Judge Harrison argued for more l time and claimed that on so important mat l ter the committee should give all the time | necessary for full and exhaustive hearing l of the whole matter. The committee decid- ed to go on with the hearing and decide on
 the matter of time hereafter. The Bridge
 porters came to the Capitol to-day reinforced | with the vote of the town meeting approprl- ] ating $150, ,00O for 8 new court house. we 1 have seen Norwalk and gone her one better, 7.
 said Bridgeport attorney to day, and he | added: ''That court house is not going to be
 moved to Norwalk or anywhere else if we can help it." In any event, the towns in the | county outside of the two that want the
 court house are going to get rid of tax for | the erection of the building, and for this | they are thankful.
 | The bill regulating the charges for tele- pkones and fixing the price at $25 per annum was heard before the Committee on Cities | and Boroughs this afternoon. Among other | things stated to the committee by M. F. Tyler, | president of the Southern New England Tele- | phone company, was that should this bill pass, l it would cost his company $60, GOO more per | year than they would receive MT. Tyler | also stated that in this State there was one l telephone for every 120 inhabitants and IA | telephones for every square mile Ill the State.
 The hearing on the New London depot
 matter fizzled ont to-day, by the parties in
 interest reaching an agreement whereby the
 railroad company agrees to pay $15,OOO fol
 the site that they ask for. This settlement
 removed one expected source for long dis
 cussion in the House and brought the Gen
 eral Assembly so much nearer to final -ad journme nt.
 The New Haven county members were il
 session after adjournment, and heard wha County Commissioner Jacobs and Professor