Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-08
AT THE CAPITAL.

FaI1Bn-OtncT MAtteIos HARTFORD, Feb. 7.-[Speoial. ]-At the apitol to day a great deal was done to- wards straightening out the tangle over New Haven court matters. The completion ,f this task will cause joy, not alone to those elected to the offices, but to the people at large, who are in hopes of get ting some business done before summer sets in. The judiciary committee reported on the bill abolishing the criminal court of common pleas for New Haven, and the senate indefinitely post poned the matter, while the resolution ap- pointing Attorney E. P. Arvine judge of | the court was withdrawn at the latter's | request. A letter was also received by the | judiciary from Attorney Philip Pond 2d, withdrawing his name as a candidate for assistant judge of the oity court In the house this morning the resolution appoint ing Judge Studley and Attorney H. L. Hotchkiss judges of the New Haven court ploSa19 pass ths sepsts P ana This left only the cases of At torney Gable and Attorney Callahan candidates, respectively for judge and assistant judges to be disposed of. and their appointment was considered by the judiciary this afternoon. Both MT. Cable and MT. Callahan received the endorse ment of many leading New Haven attor- neys, and as they are the caucus nominees the judiciary committee will probably re- port favorably. If the oommit:ee's report is favorable the matter will immediately be put upon it's passage, and by the end of the week the judgeahip matter will be set tied.
 An important bill of interest to New Haven people was introduced in the house to-day by Hon. David Callahan, incorporat- ing the St. Mary's society of New Haven. The object of the corporation is to provide and maintsin religious worship according to the doctrine, discipline and ritual of fish and support educational and charitable institutions in connection herewith. The corporation is composed of the Dominican fathers of St. Mary's parish, and the idea Is soon to erect a new church in the neighborhood of Edwards street and college somewhere near the present church.
 The Senate.
 In the senate this afternoon bills, reso- lutions and petitions were presented as follows: Appropriating $50. GOO for an in- sane convict building at Wethersfeld; in corporsting the Connecticut Telegraph, Telephone and Illuminating company of Bridgeport, with capital exceeding s5OO,- GOO; incorporating the Shelton Savings bank; for setting off part of the town of Harwinton to Torrington; incorporating the New London Electric Light and Power company; authorizing the city of Bridge port to issue $500, ,000 consolidated bonds; creating the office of assistant judge of city and police courts of New Britain; making the annual appropriation to the Connecti- cut Agricultural Experiment station $12,- GOO; appropriating s2, ,000 for new uniforms for the Second company Governors Guard; amending the charter of the Meriden Build ing and Loan association; incorporating the Life and Advent Missionary union of Meriden.
 The senate passed the resolution appoint ing T. s. Gold of West Cornwall. w. E. Simmonds of Canton and J. M, Hubbard of Middletown, trustees of the Storrs agricultural school. Edwin B. Gager was elected judge and Frank E Patchen deputy judge of the town court of Derby. The judiciary committee reported adversely on resolution appointing E. A. Arvine judge of the common pleas court of New Haven county, and it was indefinitely posptonsd on explanation by Senator Fox that MT. Arvine did not want the place.
 COMMITTEE REPORTS. udiciary-Favorsble on resolution au- thorizing purchase and distribution of the | Connecticut Index Digest. Tabled for cal endar. Adverse on bill abolishing crimi- nal court of common pleas for New Haven county. Indefinitely postponed after ex- l planation by Senator Fox. Adverse on bill that typewritten wills shall te legal. Senator Fox said they were now used and
 the legislation is unnecessary. The bill | was rejected.
 Canvass of votes for justices of the psace-Favorable on list elected in Novem- | Der, 1892. Passed.
 l Concurred In rejecting house bills regard ing trials in the justice courts; for addi- l tional appointments of prosecuting attor- Heys.
 The senate then adjourned until Il o'clock tomorrow morning. .., The House
 An avalanche of new bills and rssolu- tions were introduced in this body to day, ! and as most of them go to the judiciary 1 it looks as if their sessions would be of 1 the midnight kind for some weeks to 1 come.
 MT. Hotohkiss of New Haven introd duced | 8 bill providing that no life insurance company doing business in this state shsll through an agent or otherwise solicit new business or make or deliver sny policy of l life insurance, or increase any existing in- surance otherwise than by dividend addi- l tions, when the total amount insured upon l lives by it's policies outstanding and in | force shall exceed one thousand million of dollars; but in computing the amount of such risks, dividend additions over and above the sum in force by contract at the time of reckoning shall. not be included nor shall anything herein contained bs con- strued to prohibit the exchange or commit
 tation of any existing policy by which the | amount insured or to be insured is not in- | creased.
 Bills were introduced establishing a penalty of not legs than one year in jail or more than five, or not less than one or more than three. for fraudulently conceal ing or removing from the state the prop erty of others; making it the duty of per sons who sell real estate to notify the as- sessors of the gale; fixing the salary of prosecuting agents at $1,500 in lieu of fees; authorizing the appointment of park I commissioners and the issue of park honda | by the city of New London; providing for appeals from decisions of county commis- sioners to court of common pleas or dis triot courts; regulating the sale of milk in Bridgeport; establishing penalty of not less than one year nor more than ten years in prison for stealing cattle, sheep or swine; providing that corporations vio- lating the weekly payment law shsll forfeit | the sum of $50 for each offense; paying expenses of the clerks of the superior and common pleas courts for Litchfeld county; exempting from taxation the property of soldiers and sailors to the amount of $5,000.
 The committee on forfeited rights re- ported favorably on @ resolution restoring forfeited rights to Marvin H. Amesbury of New Haven.
 The committee on appropriations re- ported favorsbly on resolution appropri- ating $5, 600 to the Groton Monument as-
 sooiatlon.
 The committee on interpretations report ed favorably on resolutions incorpo-
 rating the William W. Backus hos
 pital of Norwich, the Cromwell Water
 company, the Unionvilla Water company,
 the Branford Water company, the Man
 chester Light and Power company, the
 SuHeld Water company, and the New Ha-
 ven Water company; amending the char
 ter of the Westport Water company.
 The judiciary committee reported favor
 ably on bill fixing the penalty for in-
 decent exposure at $100 fine and not more
 than six months in jail, or both.
 The house then adjourned until II
 o'clock to-day.