The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-22
House.

Tn the house Representative Barnes introduced resolution amending the charter of the New Haven Tontine company. It was referred to the com mittee on interpretations. The resolu- tion, which is intended to enable the stockholders to sell the property if they so desire, is given below:
 Section That said corporation be, and it hereby is, authorized to sell any of the property owned by it and to in vest the proceeds thereof and hold the same upon the same terms and condi- tio11s upon which said property is now held.
 Sec. 2-That said corporation be, and it hereby is, further authorized, in case by vote of the holders of two-thirds of all the stock of this company it shall be so determined at any annual meet ing, or at any special meeting duly warned and held for that purpose, to wind up the affairs of said corporation, and after payment of all debts and ob- legations thereof, divide the surplus ratably among it's stockholders.
 The only incident of the session oc- cured when Clerk Scott announced the senate bill repeating the debenture certificate act. In the senate the bill was referred to the judiciary commit l.ee.
 MT. Pendleton of Stonington, as soon as the bill was announced, moved that | it be referred to the committee on rail roads instead of the judiciary commit | tee.
 Representative John l. Hutchinson | to rafa hn ,,,ot tn the 1 finance committee The difficulty was matter on the table.
 1 A bill which is likely to provoke con- 1 siderable antagonism among foreign l born citizens is that introduced in the 1 house yesterday morning by request, which provides that no person shall be employed as interpreter in any court unless he be the graduate of some col l lege or university, or has certificate 1 from some reputable professor of Ian 1 guage.
 | Major Barnes introduced the follow ing resolution, which will empower the superior court on application of the l bank commissioners, to restrain any bank, savings bank or trust company from paying out it's funds or any DOT 1 ton thereof or from declaring or pay ing dividends on deposits or capital stock for such time as said judge shall l deem necessary.
 Section Amy judge of the superior court may on application of the bank commissioners, whenever in the opin. 1 ion of said commissioners it may be necessary to preserve assets or protect depositors make an order restraining 1 any bank, savings bank or trust com pany, from paying out its funds, ol any portion thereof, or from declaring or paying dividends on deposits or cap ital stock for such time as said judge shall deem necessary. Such order shal
 be in writing directed by the bank savings banks, or trust company, to be affected thereby and copy of the or der attested to and left by said com
 missioners or either of them with the | treasurer or cashier of such institution shall be sufficient notice thereof.
 Section 2-Whenever in the opinion of the bank commissioners such orde1 should be revoked, or modified in any way, any judge of the superior cour may, on application of said commis sioners, revoke or modify the origina order and notice of such revocation CT
 modification shall be given to the insti
 of the original order.
 The house adjourned to meet on Tues day next at 12:30 p. m.