Morning journal and courier., 1886-03-18

it had his most hearty support, as it should have the State. The present option law is practically dead letter, and it can give no enforcement to the then proceeded, at length, to enforce his position the bill and to show the practical effects to be obtained, and made an exceedingly impressive and forcible speech.
 Senator Morgan thought there could not be i'm law will go into effect at once He therefore moved to continue to the next General Assembly. Senator the text books for a year and making the law optional for the same time. He supported Sena- plained how the law of 1882 was defective. Sen ator Robertson thought the law at present would be effective when public sentiment rose to it. Sena- negative, if any of the State Board of Education Chapman strongly opposed the motion to continue. Senator Morgan spoke again in it's fayor .,, ,,,,, and Senator Mclean favored immediate action. The motion to continue was lost without q divi- making the study optional, and in the course of his remarks said he understood there was a job in GOO Senator Stanton Chairman of the committee that reported the bD asked for further statements statement that there was job in the bill Senator staub said he made no charges, cert certainly not what had been told him. senrtors Walsh and Ts sp0k anpS 5ns & posing the bill because present laws permit such teaching. Every member of the State board of ed verely branded the Blair education bill. Senator the f th and spoke in fla The motion to make optional was lost. Senator Bradley moved to amend by exemgtRg teachers 1887. Senator Walsh amended the amendment by inserting June ls87 As Deng go1 the @ longest by the casting vote of the chair-12 to 12 Senator Wash's amendment PEeXailee The ne yeas & ana nays being Cleveland Robertson, Smith, Morgan, Cole,
 Al i:s5 D. m the Senate adjourned to Thursday at 1O:45 a. m
 The House.
 The House called to order at 10 o'clock by Speaker Tibbitts. Prayer was offered by Chaplain
 The Committee on Labor reported bill provid- ing that goods made in any prison jail or other convict made,' to be followed by the year when and the place where made. Goods intended for shipment out of the State need not be so branded. The manager principal or superintendent of any establishment who neglects to- proper tS 'ie fine not s"Vn e1ceeding s1,ooo or to im= prisonment for term not exceeding one year, or both. It is also made unlawful offer for sale any State or to remove or hide the brand under pen. sy not to O exceed X @ six six m months o or both SOt
 The following sums were appropriated for the jutant general, soo; clerk hire, s4 6oo oce ex- pense. $1 900; pension business and military en-
 eeff gsneTa ss5 geon general, $55G; Governors Guard, S6o50; @ Na- tonal Guard $sz 5oo executiye department, $7 7Oo; fee 6,40O; comptroller's ofiee, &. 400.
 tee on the I b reTcine the legal rate of interest to per cent. taken up Chairman Lucas said that e ns er cent end tbe ohers T @ onnosn if He among the latter, believing that money should be entitled % to what tea can earn I I9day perhaps It is was worth 6, and it may command that six months
 MT. Hubbard of Middletown, favored lower rate in behalf of those who have paid the higher rate on mortgages for years When the State and cOrnOratiOnS at 5 and cent, the rate should be lowered.
 MT. Clark, of Haddam, said that lower rate would lessen the profits of savings banks and so re-
 ice the earnings of the money of the poor deposi- tors.
 Mir Phelan, of Bridgeport, said that practically the rate of interest in the savings banks today is
 five per cent and & the s gnGpa ansa a,d tne to be affected, there also many comparatively poor people who are burdened with the higher rate
 Mir. Wood, of Clinton said reduction in the rate Mr g oHt 6hd & that can no more fix the price of money than 1t can the tempt to do so and now is most inopportune. Mr. moved to indefinitely postpone, and this
 The Committee on Insurance reported in favor of substitute bill requiring fire insurance compa nies to give five days notice before @ .ia daE notice.
 Tdng that in the settlement of any loss no deduc- ton shall be made for the deterioration of the property prior to the date of the policy. The bill
 The child labor bill was called -up by MT. McNer- ney of Vernon, and the Speaker announced that the amendment to section two offered yesterday which provided for the punishment of offenders under were reflected providing that no Children under is ears of age who cannot read and write shall be employed and children may be employed during vacation time were rejected MT McNerney then ffered amendment making the penalty for of- lenses under the law S60 for each offense The amendment also exempts from punishment em- ployes who have certificates from town clerks, teachers, parents guardians that children are 13 giving false certificate penalty is fixed at $60 fine The amendment was adopted by vote of 16S against and the bill was then passed with hardly dissenting voice.
 At 1915 p. m- the House adjourned until Thurs Jay morning at 1e o'clock.