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New Haven Daily Herald
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
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Legislative proceedings in the Connecticut House in Hartford on May 8, including reports on education, military, savings societies, state prison, and resolutions for the National Fast following President Harrison's death.
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HARTFORD, Saturday Afternoon, May 8.
After my last letter closed, the House received a communication from the Governor in regard to the National Fast, which was referred to a joint committee.
Committee on education reported an act in addition to an act on Schools, to facilitate the calling of district meetings in new districts. It was read a third time, and passed without opposition. Report from Committee on military returns, read and accepted. Report of the Savings Society of the city of Hartford, read and accepted. Report of the Savings Society of Norwich, read and accepted.— These reports represent the Societies in a favorable condition. A bill for an Act to change laws in regard to punishment of death, &c. read twice and referred. Report from the Directors of State Prison, giving a favorable account of that institution, read and accepted. Letter from Capt. Pilsbury, recommending the building of an Asylum for insane poor- read and referred to committee on insane poor. Report from Committee on death of President Harrison, reported in favor of the observance of the National Fast, as recommended by President Tyler and Governor Ellsworth, and for that purpose the House passed a resolution to adjourn from Thursday next till the Tuesday following. Resolution to print 500 copies of the report of the Directors of State Prison, with accompanying documents, passed. Resolution granting the use of the Hall for a lecture before the Connecticut Historical Society, passed.
House adjourned until 10 o'clock Monday.
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Hartford
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Saturday Afternoon, May 8
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various reports read and accepted; act on schools passed; bill on punishment of death referred; resolution for national fast and adjournment passed; resolutions to print prison report and grant hall use passed.
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House received Governor's communication on National Fast, referred to committee. Education committee reported act on schools, passed. Military returns, Savings Societies of Hartford and Norwich reports accepted. Bill to change death punishment laws read twice, referred. State Prison Directors' favorable report accepted. Capt. Pilsbury's letter on asylum for insane poor referred. Committee on President Harrison's death recommended National Fast observance, resolution to adjourn passed. Resolutions to print prison report and allow Historical Society lecture passed. House adjourned to Monday.