Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-03
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,.

brought members of the General Assembly from different sections of the State and this afternoon when the hour arrived for begin ming the weeks work nearly every member was in his seat and ready for business. This week begins the really hard and practical work of the session. No more new business can be received and the committees with the various matters before them for their consideration will have all they can do for weeks to come. Many of the hearings will necessarily be protracted ones which require constant devotion to the work in hand Then the bills are reported back ,favorably or unfavorably as the case may be, and from the character of many of the bills pro- posed, it is safe to assume that there will be many long and at times interesting debates. There an unusually large number of ready debaters in the House and on all .ques- tions of importance they will as matter of course display their argumentative powers and oratory so that it can safely be said that the remainder of this session will not by any means be dull and unproftable one. This fact was made apparent to-day in the discus sion on the Sumatra tobacco resolution in the House, when several gentlemen had pro- posed long speeches on the subject, notwith standing the fact that it was foregone con- clusion that the report of the committee would be adopted almost unanimously, and had it not been for MT. Clerkes call for the previous question, the discussion would probably have continued an hour longer.
 Tomorrow afternoon it is expected that there will be large gathering of New Ha- ven's prominent citizens at the Capitol who will try to convince the Committee on Cities and Boroughs that the consolidation of town and city under one government is just the right thing to do, while another class equally as prominent perhaps, will endeavor to con- vince the committee that things are just about right they are now. It is not expected that the hearing will be concluded in one day, but that it will occupy several days. This committee were considering this afternoon whether they had better go to New Haven and hear wat the people had to say about the proposed amend ments to their charter. or compel them to come here.
 This afternoon the Committee on Railroads gave a hearing on the 'short haul' bill. Other committees were also in session, but no hearings were had any important measures.
 The Judiciary committee will give hear ing tomorrow at p. m on the resolution introduced by MT. Baldwin, of Windham, authorizing the Governor to appoint com mission to investigate the present systems of caring for the poor and report the result of their investigations in the form of bill to the session of 1887.
 Ex-Judge Henry E. Pardee and two others,
 IT.. +lDn ,1, corporation-in the form of Q petition for leave to drain land so as to establish the new business limit-to drain swamp land partly in New Haven town (the Annex) and partly in the town of East Haven. The swamp is just east of Four Corners, consisting of some 200 acres called the ''Fresh Meadow" It is full of springs that drain into the Futile brook, thence into Morris creek and then in to Morris cove. UndGrdrained across many adjoining lands it would afford good meadow land and be an excellent spot, perhaps, for garden truck.
 Following is a summary of the business transacted in the Senate and House to-day:
 The Senate.
 The Senate was called to order at 12:45 by Leuten antiGovernor Cooke Prayer was offered by Chaplain
 The following were presented at the opening of Senator Roblnson-.Petition of Henry E: Pardee for permission to drain certain swamp lands in New
 Senator Brewster-R -Remenstrance of John B. Avery and others against setting off number of the sixth district of Preston to Education.
 Committee reports were as follows
 Senator Walsh, from the Committes on Judiciary reported in favor of sending Senate bill 25 relating to labor, to the Labor committee, and Senate bill 3s relating to paupers, to the Committee on Humane institutions; so ordered.
 Senator Mclean, from the Committee on Incor- porations, reported in favor of incorporating the Hartford Kennel club and the Holmes Edwards Silver company, of Stratford calendar.
 Business from the House was disposed of as fol lows: Concurred with the House in passing the draft bill calling constitutional conventions au thorizins a compilation and publication of tke%aws 1nittee inquire the matter equalizng town bounties; asking the fish commission for informa; tion relating to the HouSatonc dam; also concurred in filing the Westport horse railroad report, the Protestant Widows society report the repoFt of the trustees of the Connecticut Hospital, and the
 Resolution appointing John G.. Crsmp, of New London, judge of the Court of Common Pleas of ber next came 9 from the House passed Mr Stanton offered another resolution making the same ap pontment, but correcting an error in the House resolution and it passed and sent to the House under suspension of the rules The first calendar of the session was disposed of, but only one matter was acted on Senate bill No g. an act M Eaidating id defective eonyeya@nees @ was ed that the admission by any grant in heretofore to be his free and deed shall nvalidate suck deed or conveyance if the same properly exc cuted in all other respects. 1O:45
 The House. The House was called to order at 1:sO by Speaker Reports of committees being in order the follow. ing were received: of the Industrial School for Girls. Ordered file in the office of the Secretary of State. Agri- | tural School and State Board of Agriculture Fisheries-Adverse to bill to prevent fishing in | Business from the Senate was disposed Of in con iIIdp off khe tAf( New London ion county Referring Fss9lgtion for from Judiciary to Committee On fncorporafions Referring bill concerning Homes for Dependent | Institutions Resolution concerning the discount ing of wages, from the Judiciary to the Committee Business from the calendar being in order, the l resolution restoring the forfeited rights of H. F. nation by the chairman of the committee was | passed unanimously. Resolution concerning the duty on Sumatra to- | bacco and instructing the representatives in Con gress from this State to their best endeavors cause higher rate of duty to be placed on the | same was next considered. Mr Hanersey chairman Ls % of the Committee % aP on ton said: The committee were unanimous in four or five years ago sumatra tobacco raised by | coolie labor, began to be imported iuto thls coun- as far in making wrappers as four or five pounds of Connecticut seed leaf tobacco. If the question | tariff law there might have been division of senti- ment in the committee as we'll as in this House; but
 
 this State in that the farmers are largely engaged in the raising of tobacco. and unless they pro tected in this regard their business is necessarily ruined.
 MT. Goodwin of East Hartford, read from manu- script extended argument in favor of high tariff Sumatra tobacco and the resolutions under discussion.
 MT Pigstt of New Haven said his objection was not on the ground of free trade on the one hand protection the other, but because if the tariff was made as proposed it would practically annul the treaty between the United States and the Netherlands He read the treaty between the two countries to substantiate his statement Mir Goodwin of Salisbury, spoke in opposition to the resolutions. Mir Lee, of Meriden spoke in favor Of the bill on the ground that he was in favor of protection to American industries at all times and under all cir cumStanc0s MT Hubbard of Middletown, said the question of interest to the farmers of Connecticut. He did not see the relevancy of the broad scope which the discussion had taken. He did not think the question of free trade protection was involv ed in this question in the broad sense in which it had been discussed. The only question at issue was statute books to make it operative. | Mr. Clark of Haddam, at this point called for the previous question. MT Goodwin, of East Hartford, called for a rising vote, which ordered.
 The resolutions were passed by vote of 164 to A. Resolution that tho clerk shall provide record l q committee n1eet tincru Ina tO ha !