Morning journal and courier., 1893-03-17
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

Not to be Abolished in This Stafe- Hangings in the State Prison Yard A Lien on Gravestenes-City Court Salaries-ghe Senate and House.
 HARTFORD, March 16.-[Speoial ]-In the house to-day the minority report of the ju- dietary committee on the resolution abol- ishing capital punishment was rejected and the majority report of the committee was accepted and the bill rejected. Represent atives Judd, Callahan and Lees favored the bill, while MT. Rockwell and Mr. stod- dard objected and thought hanging @ good thing as protection to society.
 Before tue committee on the judiciary this afternoon 8 hearing was held on proposed bill giving to marble cutters lien on gravestones which had not been paid for aud allowing them to take grave stones from graves as they saw fit. A MT. Sullivan of Bridgeport favored the msas- ure, which will probably not be passed, as the committee fail to see why man should have lien on . gravestone any moro than a lien on suit of clothes, which he could take if he saw fit.
 AAOtAo3 UllA bc1OI0 tul6 COlA4AAVsoo Woo one to prohibit the forming of suit clubs, wagon clubs, watch clubs and the like.
 Before the committee on cities and boroughs a partial hearing was held on the proposed increase of salaries of city court officials. Judge Harrison and Attorneys Ely, Daw and Buchanan appeared in favor of the measure, explaining the growth of the business of the court, the need of good officers, and the vast amount of work they had to perform. Mayor Sargent appeared and requested the hearing be adjourned until next week, Wednesday, that Cor poration Counsel Driscoll may appear, which Was done.
 The Senate.
 Resolutions offered in the senate by Senator Ensign were passed and trans mitted to the. .hoase appointing as Litchfleld county commissioners, David E. Soule, dem, of New Milford, for the long term of four years from July 1, 1893. to July 1, 1897, and ex-State Senator Charles P. Ly- man, dem, of Washington, from date to July 1, 1895.
 REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES. udioiary-Favorabie on bills regarding Ansonia town court, and regarding costs in civil actions and on petition of national council of Congregational churches. Finance-Favorabie on resolutions au thorizlDg Greenwich borough, and also the meeting house school district in Green wich to is-ue bonds.
 Railroad.-Favorsble on resolution pay ing salary of Insurance Commissioner Sey. mour.
 KILLED THE BILLS. Senate adhered to rejection of bills re garding appointment of conservators and habeas corpus in criminal cases in which | the house had asked conference commit tee.
 CALENDAR. Bill prescribing the duties of acting school visitors and providing for annua | reports to the town meetings. Passed. Resolutions were passed allowing Johr | 0. Enc to take land on the Saugatucl | the Goodyear India Rubber company
 to provide for 8 sewer system, amendinl
 charter of the Danbury Mutual Fire Insur
 ance company, incorporating the Veteran
 Firemen's association of New London, an,
 amending charters of the Stratford Ian,
 and Improvement company and the Eas
 Hartford fire district.
 | The House.
 In the house to-day the resolution abol
 ishing capital punishment was rejected b
 a vote of 125 to 54.
 The bill providing that all execution
 shall take place at the state prison wa
 then taken up and amended so that per
 sons shall be taken to the prison wIthil
 twenty days after conviction. The bill wa
 passed without opposition.