Morning journal and courier., 1886-03-25

crossings at Meadow street and State street, as he thought they were regular death traps. He thought arrangement could be made with the Consolidated road that would be fair and equitable to the Derby road and that would not bankrupt the latter as some sup posed. He said, as it seemed to him now, that the best plan was to run the Derby trains into the Union depot.
 This closed the hearing for the day. The committee did not fully decide whether or not they would have another hearing on the subject.
 The Committee on Appropriations this afternoon decided to recommend that an an nuity of $400 per year be paid to Produce Crandal1 Philleo, who sixty years ago opened school for colored girls in the town of Can terbury in this State, in defiance of the town and State authorities. The payments are to be made quarterly during her life.
 The Committee on Cities and Boroughs held their final hearing this afternoon on the Meriden sewerage matter. Arguments were made by James P. Platt for Meriden and by Representatives Harrison and L. M Hubbard for Wallingford-
 The Fairfield county court house bill (be- 1 ing the majority and minority reports of the committee) will be taken up in the Senate to- | morrow (Thursday) morning at Il o'clock as | the special order of the day.
 | Following is a summary of the business 1 transacted in the Senate and House to-day: 1 The Senate.
 The Senate called to order at 1o:45 by Lieu | tenant Governor Cooke. Prayer offered by | Rev. Mir. Downey, chaplain of the House
 Resolution giving Fk 41wps T leave of M nee
 House clerk pro tem; @ pas passed. 1,,. Eo
 vorable to bill amending section 9, part g. chapter
 l. title 3, page 17 revised statutes so that insur. 1 each month pay all fees which he may receive l during the month previous to the treasurer and
 may administer oaths in the discharge of his off l | sion of rules.
 committee to recall House bill relating to pro- 1 bate laws from the Secretary of States office.
 bill Senate bill No antToduced by Senator saub),
 providing that trustee officer of any public in
 stitution receiving State aid shall be interested in
 furnishing supplies such institution, except he
 be the lowest bidder after open competition under
 penalty of $50 fine Senator Staub was appointed l as a committee of conference.
 | Senator Batcheller introduced the usual resolu- 1 tion authorizing the State treasurer to borrow | SaO0o oy0 temporarily, if necessary, between July
 and November 1, before taxes ,me in. It was tenn fix maximum rate of interest.
 Business on the calendar was disposed of as fol lows:
 John I. Hutchinson was paid s17o for services
 of Company c, Seventh O. V., the minority report
 being substituted for the majority through the ef- forts of Senator Marvin.
 | The act forbidding the employment of children l under 12 in mechanical mercantile and manufac-
 ent ont ercanie was obected to by
 Senator Tatem on the ground that it was class leg iSaton and opened the way to railroads and other I commercial enterprises. Boys had longer hours and were more injured in stores than in factories l amendment on the same ground as Tatem- Sena-
 a oP not dvson tHs enator | opposed the House amendment. striking out 12 years as the minimum age and substituting B, as 1 repressing the proper ambition of the children. 1 Senator Cleveland favored 13 and Senator Golden
 said 'it all right Senator Staub said that
 vote for anything but B to kill the bill | in the present attitude of the House. Senator Dun
 bar favored B and strongly, supported =, the bill; I
 strikes at at the %tg foundation b of our government
 cety ean n9R reform any h@as abnses that may exist in the employ yment of children in facto.
 factory who began work when eight. nine and ten 1 years old and paid off their fathers debt. The
 Tesulfed esti ' in 1s to g. The September l., 1sss amendment was also adopted together with the
 tor Brewster then moved to indefinitely postpone.
 All voted nay except Senators ; Brewster and Cook l Senators Brewster, Cook and Curtiss
 ax and tree gantins act was nassed The b pre | venting land fires was amended by Senator Stan I ton, making the minimum penalty $1 instead of S5 The appropriations for military expenses were made as reported, after explanation by Senator
 Senator Chapman called up the motion to recon;
 making Fourth of July noise to begin at a. and close 1s midnight instead of at sunrise and agreed to press only the question changing l rise to a. m. Senator Cleveland advocated not l the repeal of the Slade law, but it's amendment,
 and denounced the jailing of boys for celebrating Independence day. Senator Brewster opposed l consideration. Senator Mclean thought it was | wrong to base criminal act such an uncertain | thing the rising of the sun, and favored l sideration to amend to a. m. He thought patriot ism did not consist in burning gunpow- | der in time of peace. Senator Walsh favored; | likewise Senator Morgan. Senator Tatem opposed ! The reconsideration ordered and the amend ! ment also reconsidered. Senator Brewster moved | to indefinitely postpone the bill; lost. Senator Staub withdrew the 12 midnight amendment and l the was then adopted.
 The bill to discontinue railroad crossings was called up by Senator Chapman and rejected ad- | verse report.
 1 On motion of Senator Tatem the child labor bill l was reconsidered and the word ''mercantile'' l placed in the House new second section well as 1 being left in the first-after recommendation by Senator Walsh of the House amendment. | The bill was then passed.
 Senator Golden's bill to prevent discounting of 1 wages reported favorably by the Committee on l Labor-Senator Chaffees- and tabled for calendar | and printing
 l At 1925 the Senate adjourned until Thursday l morning at 10 o'clock,