Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-17

nut dlu EeS6rYO1r, taxing the Wat0E TOT Lne
 city meantime from Lake Cochituate. It is
 hoped by this means to get rid of the i'm.
 purity, whatever it's cause may be, and after
 the basin at Farm pond is cleaned as well as
 possible, it may be filled up again. The
 water in the Chestnut Hill reservoir will be
 was abundant the plan would involve no in
 convenience, but as the supply in Lake Go. ehituate is low,it will be necessary to practice the utmost economy for the present.
 The extent of the work done by the Young
 Mems Christian Associations of the country is not generally known. Within two years the national association has opened twenty-four reading rooms at as many different railroad centres. It has organized seventy associa tions in as many colleges, and 6,OOO college students are now enrolled. It has organized twenty-five associations, the membership of which is confined to commercial travellers. It has interested the colored young men, and induced them to hold meetings, in eighteen southern cities. It has organized forty-four new associations in States west of Ohio. It has sent out 35,OOO copies of pamphlets on association work, and in addition distributed 1o3, 900 circulars among the young men of the country, It is now devoting special at tention to 60,o0O college students, 100, ,o0O commercial travellers, 500, 900 German speak ing young men, 800. 900 railroad men, and to 200 towns and cities where associations need help. This is 8 very pleasing record of good work.
 statutes three sections which are relics of the anti-slavery conflict have been unnecessarily retained. They were passed in 1855, after the enactment of the fugitive slave law and the Dred Scott decision, as protection for fugitive slaves, and formed part of the per sonal liberty law, In 1868, slavery no longer existing, the personal liberty and kindred laws were repealed, but these sections were apparently overlooked. Last week the Sen ate voted to strike them from the new code, but the House, when the subject came up, refused to admit the amendment-the vote standing SC yeas to 30 nays, and four-ffths favorable vote being required. Two objec- tions were advanced to the repeal of these sections one, that persons are now sold into servitude for crime and debt the other, that the sections are a monument to the position which Massachusetts so victoriously asserted against slavery. The first was answered by the fact that there are ample measures relat- ing to persons now held in involuntary servi- tude; the second, by saying that no monu- ment to the position of Massachusetts should be reared which also showed that the State had to yield to the slave power. But the dead sections were allowed to remain.
 The Hartford Post favors sticking to the general rule which has governed rotation and promotion in the clerkships of the Legis. lature, and in the course of an article on the those who have been clerks of the house and senate or of both Hon. O. H. Platt, now one of the United States senators from Con necticut, was clerk of the senate in 1855-6 and elected secretary of state in 1857. Ex- Congressman Kellogg was clerk of the senate in 1851. The late Congressman Strong of the First district was clerk of the same body III lCOO. OOuSIoSSAAeA OuOh O4 tAC AAAne district was assistant clerk of the house in 1S64-5 and clerk of the senate in 1866. Hon. Dwight Marcy, speaker of the house in 1880, was clerk of both houses in 1867-8-9. Hon. Lynde Harrison, of Guilford, was clerk of the house in 1S62-3 and of the senate in 1864. Judge Roland Hitchcock of the superior court was clerk of the house in 1852 and of the senate in 1858. Hon. Edward s. Cleve- land was assistant clerk of the house in 1850. Among other well known men who have oc- cupied the position may be named Hon. D. B. Booth of Danbury, Professor Cyrus Nor throp of New Haven, Mir. Francis E. Harrison of New Haven, I. H. Bromley of tho New York Tribune. Judge Bennett of the city court, Hartford, Major J. A. Tibbits of New London, Judge Elmer of Middletown, Judge York of New Haven, Judge Cowell of Waterbury, Hon. E. s. Day of Colchester, V. B. Chamberlain of New Britain, and a num- Der of others who are well and favorably known throughout the State