The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-07-02
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HE UENEhAL ADOEMDLl LONGEST PREVIOUS SESSION OUT
 DONE BY THIS ONE. Crimes and, Punishments Discussed-Im- portant Railroad Bill Killed-Another Railroad BiIl-Shell Fish Commission Fight-Homes for Incurables-Voting Machines--New Commissioners Qualify. Hartford, July 1.-Both branches of the general assembly came in this af- ternon at 12:30, thus beating the record of the longest previous session of the Connecticut legislature. When the house convened there were fewer mem bers in their seats than at any pre- vious day of this session. The actual number was fifty-four representatives,. As the afternoon wore on a few more members dropped into their seats, but the attendance was small all day.
 In the house the bill concerning for eign attachment was taken up and ex- plained. An amendment was filed in serting after the word board, 'or against any claim for necessaries fur nished the defendant"
 MT. Judson said the committee was opposed to the amendment. The bill was then tabled. Seven more bills were called, but in the absence of members who had previously tabled them, they were again tabled. That exhausted the business ready for action on the cal endar and Speaker Fessenden remarked Everything is on the table," which announcement was greeted with laugh Ter.
 CONCERNING GRIMES AND PUN
 ISHMENTS.
 MT. Newton of New Haven then called up the bill concerning crimes and pun ishments. He explained that 1t pre- vented the marriage of epileptics, i'm beetles, feeble minded persons, or pau pers. The bill then passed. The bill is IS follows:
 Section 1-No man and woman, either of whom was born deaf or blind. or is
 
 shall internarry, or live together as husband and wife, when the woman is under forty-five years of age; any per- son violating or attempting to violate any of the provisions of this section shall be imprisoned in the state prison not less than three years.
 Section 2-Any selectman or any other person who shall advise, aid, abet cause, or assist in procuring, or coun- tenance any violation of section one oi this act, or the marriage of any paupe1 when the woman in such marriage is under forty-five years of age, shall be lined not less than one thousand dol lars or imprisoned not less than one year or both.
 Section 3-Every man who shall car. nally know any female under the age of forty-five years who was born blind or deaf, who is an epileptic, imbecile feeble-minded, or a pauper, shall be imprisoned in the state prison not less than three years or for life. Every nan born blind or deaf or who is epil- optic who shall carnally know any fe. male under the age of forty-five years and every female under the age ot forty-five years who shall consent tc De carnal1y known by any man born blind or deaf, or who is epileptic, i'm becile, or Predetermined, shall be i'm. prisoned in the state prison not less ehan three years.
 IMPORTANT RAILROAD BILL KILL.
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 The bill concerning the compensation of the railroad commissioners, and re. ]attng to the Improvements in Bridge. port, was called up by Mir. Keller o1 Bridgeport. MT. Keller offered ar amendment providing these words Tn equal proportion by the Consoli dated road and the city of Bridgeport On motion of Mr. Fairchild of Trum bull the bill was then rejected
 Later in the afternoon MT. Hull o1 Monroe moved a reconsideration of the bill. Mir. Hull said he was in charge of the bill in the absence of the chair man of the committee, but he was tenn porarily absent when the vote was taken. The bill was reconsidered ant MT. Hull wanted to table, but the mo tion was lost.
 Mfr. Hull then explained the bill. Ht said the railroad commission was con stftuted a special commission in tht matter of the Bridgeport improvement: in removing the grade crossings. This work would take a great deal of tn, time of the members and unless thi bill passed they would receive no com Densation. The work fin Bridgepor would be enormous and it was only fai that these gentlemen should be proper 1y compensated. It was wrong to em ploy these gentlemen without some compensation. Tn all this enormous ex pense of Improvements, the Consolidat ed road would have to pay by far tn largest amount The committee hat thought that this work could be bette performed by these commissioners, wh' by their experience were better equip ped than any others in the state to d. this special work.
 MT. Fairchild said the commissioner were paid for just this kind of work ant they should not be paid extra.
 MT. Middleton opposed the bill
 MT. Hull in closing the debate said This is partially private matter, matter between the Consolidated roat and the city of Bridgeport The com pensation is not fixed, but will be fixet in proportion to the amount of worl performed"
 The bill was again rejected.
 ANOTHER RAILROAD BILL.
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