Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-18
MIR. woLF,s LIBEL LAW.

MIR. wOLFss LIBEL LAW.
 A, ola Nexvspaper Mans Act to Keep the Type out of the SheriGss Hands Dwight TuttIe's Grade Crossing BilI MT. AtWaIer,s New Company to Inn. prove Local Real Estate.
 Especial Correspondence of the JOURNAL AND CoUR HARTFORD, Conn, Jan. 17.-New business was still plentiful in the house to day, and if 1.-the representatives continue to flood the speaker and clerks much longer with the same volume the rural members won't now any hay this year. When the grass begins to show signs of verdancy on Capitol hill, however, the marble halls of State will rap- idly loose their attractions for the agricultural lawmakers whose remuneration ia no greater for a six months session than three. The senate, with 8 conservatism characteIis- tic of it's station, does not do business so rapidly, and but few new matters were in- troduced to-day. The senate upon motion of Senator Hall passed vote limiting the time for new business to February 12.
 A number of the committees organized to- day. The committee on railroads met in the commissioners office and elected Bacon of Middletown clerk. The committee on incor- poratious elected Henry Dewey of Granby clerk. Ex-Judge Lynde Harrison of New Haven was at the capitol to-day for the first time this session to secure 8 hearing before this committee for the Thompson Houston company to issue $15,000,O00 worth of stock. The incorporation committee are not decided whether to take up this matter first or not. The petitioners will be opposed by other electric companies, and this really is of such vast proportions that the committee think it may be advisable to tackle smaller matters first. The House chairman of this committee is popular Colonel Mowry of Nor- wich, and the Senate chairman Senator Full ler one of the most popular legislators in the State. Both are hustlers when there ia any business to be done and this committee was the first of the session to report on Q bill re- ferred to them. The matter happened to be New Haven affair and the committee re- ported favorably upon the petition of the New Haven Folding chair company to change it's name to the New Haven Chair company, which report was accepted. Several other committees organized and adjourned until next week.
 NEW HAVEN COUNTY CAUCUS.
 There is no matter at present that interests more New Haven citizens, especially the law yers, than the caucus of Republican senators and representatives which will select the next judge and assistant judge of the City court, one judge of the Court of Common Pleas and county commissioner. This caucus was to have been held Friday, but on account of the illness of Senator Graham, chairman of the caucus committee, it will not be called until next week. MT. Eaton of North Haven, the other member, is positive that the caucus will be held either Tuesday or Wednesday after adjournment of both houses unless Sen ator Graham should not be able to be pres- ent. Judge Studley and Judge Pickett will be returned to succeed themselves without any opposition, but Assistant Judge Thomp- son will have a contest with E. L. Lindsey of North Haven. Both gentlemen are conh- dent and both of them have many friends. The term of County Commissioner Jacobs expires this year. He will undoubtedly be reelected.
 IN THE HOUSE TO-DAY.
 One of the principal acts proposed to-day was offered by Representative Isaac Wolfe of New Haven. Mir. Wolfe, who was for some years the foreman of the Register composing room showed his fondness for the old love by bill to amend the general statutes so that in all attachments of newspaper for libel it shall be unlawful for the officer making levy to take any type, printing machinery, writing materials or necessary paraphernalia until 49 hours have elapsed. Mir. Wolfe in- troduced bill relating to the taxation of vessels upon basis of their earnings, and a bill to cause the inaiction of punishment by
  and not less than three months nor more than twelve after sentence is imposed.
 Dwight Futile of East Haven introduced the petition of William J. Atwater, Isaac E. Brown, Major H. H. Strong, Judge L. P. Dem ing, H. D. Clark and Dwight w. Futile for Improvement company with g capital stock of $25, ,0O0 (privilege to increrse to $100, ,000). MT. Futile says this company desires to pur- chase land in New Haven and vicinity and erect buildings thereon for the purpose of selling or renting. There is no particular piece of property which it desires to secure.
 GRADE CROSSING BILL.
 Mir. Futile of East Haven presented bill relating to grade crossing, providing that the selectmen of any town when they think pub lie safety demands it may bring petition to the railroad commissioners for the removal of the crossing. If the highway is laid out over an existing railroad the expense of re- moynl shall be equally divided between town and State. If the railroad crosses highway which had prior existence the railroad is to pay all the expenses, and if in future a road shall be built over 8 railroad the town shall bear the entire expense. The bill further provides that no railroad shall be compelled to abolish over ten per cent. of its grade crossings in one year. Referred to the com- mittee on railroads.
 A petition for the amendment to the New Haven city charter, making the auditors salary $2 800, instead of $1, 800, was intro duced by MT. Wolf, signed by Hilton E. Doolittle, George L. Dickerman, Judge John F. Studley, Judge A. H. Robertson, City Auditor Hugh Daley, Judge Pickett and Theodore H. Futile. A resolution was in- troduced, appointing Eugene Morehouse of Stratford, and Andrew Smith of Hartford, auditors of public accounts for two years after July l, 1S69 MT. Keutscher, of Bridgeport, introduced bill to facilitate the | collection of taxes upon property unlawfully withheld from the grand list. The bill pro- vides that judges of probate shall file an in- ventory of the property of every deceased person within two days after the same has come into his possession, with assessors, who, if they shall find that any property has been unlawfully withheld from the tax list, shall immediately appraise such property and shall add to the appraisal ten per cent. of the total value of the property. The assessment can then be collected iu due form.
 Jessie Laird of Norwich. widow of John Laird, member of Company A, Eighteenth Connecticut Volunteers, petitioned tor State bounty. The House adjourned until next Tuesday.
 THE UPPER BODY.
 In the Senate to-day MT. Reed, of Bridge port, offered petition and bill to consoli- date the town and city governments.
 Senators Hall and Cleveland were ap- pointed as members of the committee to celebrate the two hundred and hftieth ami versary of the State constitutions adoption, and the entire committee met at 4:30 to be- gin work.
 George H. Beard, of Milford, petitions for divorce from his wife on the ground that she is insane, which is not a cause that judi cial court can grant decrees for.
 After concurring with the House in the business referred to proper committees yes. terday, the Senate adjourned until Tuesday next at o'clock.
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