Morning journal and courier., 1880-03-05
The Legislature.

HurryInK ThrOugh the Rusiness.--Tn-
 teresting Discussion on the Boundary |
 QuestiOn---The Bin Passed by a Large l
 MatOFity---A Little More Water Cas- |
 East Rock Park Hill Passed. Specialoorrespondence Of theJoURNAL AND CoURIER.1
 HARTFORD, March 4.
 Legislation at the Capitol to-day has been | carried forward in a manner that leads. the | Legislators and others to talk about final ad- | journment at no distant day. The principal interest centered in the House, where good part of the morning session was taken up in l the discussion of the boundary line between Connecticut and New York. The opponents of the measure did not appear to press the case with much spirit, they evidently feeling that they had a hopeless task before them. There were so many speeches to be made on the subject that an adjournment was taken for dinner, and at 2:45 the discussion was re- sumed with the result as given in the House 
 The Senate.
 The Senate convened at 10 8. m. Lieut-Gov. Gallup presiding. A large number of com mittee reports were read by title and tabled for calendar.
 A communication was received from the
 
 Capitol Commission MT. Ohamberlin's) and the protest of the contractor MT. Batterson) against the report of the majority. The mi nority report was tabled and 500 copies were ordered printed.
 The calendar, which was an extended one, was taken up and disposed of before adjourn ment. The more important matters passed were the following Bill providing that the cashiers of banks and the treasurers of trust companies give bonds in the sum of $10, 900. Bill to amend the charter of the city of Meri- den, giving the Council power to appoint a constable for the reservoir of the city water works, the Council to fix the compensation and the person appointed to give bonds for the faithful performance of his duties. Peti- tion of the First Company Governors Foot Guard and Senate resolution No. 19, relating to uniforms for the company, were favorably reported by the Military Committee. The resolution provides for new uniforms for the company not exceeding in all 112 members, at cost of 1925 fer each uniform. Resolu- ton providing for the printing of one thou sand copies of a complete roll of the General
 Assembly from 1776 to date. Resolution
 amending the charter of the New Haven State
 Street Horse Railroad Company. Senator
 Lines explained that the resolution gave the
 company authority to extend their track
 through certain streets to East Rock Park,
 and regulates the fares to be charged. Bill
 amending the savings bank act that chapter SS or the puDuc acGs OI 1oIO III r6lHGlOu bO Sd-
 wings banks be amended in section one of said
 act, so that the net income of any savings
 bank in excess of sum equal to one-eighth of one per cent. (and not one-quarter of one per cent.) of it's deposits, actually earned
 during the six months last preceding, and no more, may be semi-annually divided among its depositors.
 The bill to incorporate East Rock Park, New Haven, came from the House, and on motion of Senator Smith, after explaining the ne- cessity of the immediate passage of the bill, the rule was suspended and the bill passed. After rejecting large number of bills re- ported on adversely by committees, the Sem ate adjourned until Friday morning at 10 ! o'clock.
 The House.
 The House met at 10 o'clock and proceeded \ to dispose of bills from the various commit tees, all of which were tabled for calendar. When the calendar of the day was reached ' the bill relating to savings bank investments | was first considered. It specifies the bonds, stocks, etc., in which savings banks may in- vest and enIarging the present list. MT. Robertson of New Haven, called from \ the calendar the bill to incorporate East Rock Park, New Haven, and it was amended by MT. Carpenter, of Norwich, that the bill should take effect from it's passage. MT. Rob- | ertson explained that it was necessary that the | city should take immediate possession in order II were being cut down by parties who expected the city would take the land for the purposes of the park. The bill passed and was imme- diately transmitted to the Senate.
 The Committee on Fisheries reported sub-
 stitute bill, which provides that it shall not be \ lawful to dredge by steam except on private \ grounds by the owner thereof, but this pro | vision shall cease in New Haven harbor, thirty ! days after the rising of the General Assembly; | and for violation of this statute, the first | offense shall be punishable by fine of not | more than $7 and costs of prosecution, or imprisonment for thirty days, or by both fine
 and imprisonment, and for subsequent con victions, not less than 1925 nor more than \ $50, or imprisonment for ninety days, or both | at the discretion of the court, and prosecu- | tions may be heard and determined by jus | tice of the peace, subject to an appeal to the ! Superior Court
 The Boundary Question. The order of the day being the New York | and Connecticut boundary line, it was taken up at Il o'clock and the debate was resumed by MT. Whittelsey, of Old Saybrook, who pro ! tested against the majority report, and es pecially as to it's provision slicing of Fishers | Island from Connecticuts domain. The prin- | cipal injury to Connecticut would be the Ebony fishing" business, and this should not ! be forgotten when we are considering the ben | eft claimed for the oyster interests It would | be wiser to postpone action on the report un- til next year, and see If some better and falrer ! arrangement can be reached.
 Hon. Gideon H. Hollister was the next | speaker and he made the most interesting | speech of the day. His opening address was | historical in it's character. Commencing with l the charter of Charles IT., granted in 1862, he | gave clear and intelligent history of the boundary lines, and certain it is, he said, that | the courts of the United States would never l disturb compact so acquiesced in for five generations.
 | Mir. Morris, of New Haven, claimed that | it would be perfect folly to continue this | matter to the next General Assembly, and to ! continue the commissioners, who would have ! no one from New York to consult with. We | cannot believe that the State lacks confidence \ in such men as our commissioners, ex-Chief | Justice Seymour, ex-Governor Minor, and l ex-United States Senator Foster. Is it mod | est for the minority report to say that both the honor and legal interests of the State I have not been looked after by such gentlemen as these? The speaker discussed the western | boundary briefly, and also the Fishers Island question, presenting variety of interesting historical details. The minority would have us upset the work of the commission, and in- stead of having our territory extend far of
 into the waters of the Sound, get new set | clement giving us marine league. Many of our most valuable oyster interests lie beyond that limit and those interests are worth mil 1 lions to us. Connecticut has gained largely
 in this matter of her oyster grounds. I trust | that the House will vote down the proposition | to postpone If you don't like the work of
 the committee, say so, but don't attack it in the rear. (Applause.)
 When Mr. Morris had concluded, an ad- l journment was taken until o'clock. The House met at 2 o'clock with light at l tendance. After speeches on the boundary question by Messrs. Williams and Frink of | Stonington, and Clark of Chester, all against | accepting the report of the commission, the
 matter was tabled to await full house. The
 calendar was taken up and SC veral matters | were disposed of
 About 8 o'clock the debate was resumed, l and yea and nay vote was agreed upon. Mir. | Stanton, of Hartford, took the floor and made | a final appeal for the rejection of the report of the commission.
 The vote was taken at 2:30, on the motion to continue the report and resolution to the l next General Assembly, and the yeas and nays were ordered.
 The motion was rejected, 39 in favor and 149 against, and 58 absent. The report was then accepted, and the resolution ratifying the action of the commissioners passed. The House adjourned until Friday morning at 10 o'clock.
 The Water Gas Question.