Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-09
SournaI aro Guruisr.
Wednesday Morning, March 3. 1881.
Local News.
At the State Capitol.


 small Attendance of LsGislators-The 2 Oyster Law AGain-Proposed Amend-
 ment to the Game Lnyvs-Congress Av-
 enue Grading and the City Charter
 Other Matters OfInterest.
 HARTFORD, March 8, 1881. Especial Correspondence of JOURNAL AND CouRnR.1
 As usual on the opening day of the weeks session, the attendance at the Capitol was small. The House was noticeable for the small attendance of members, while the seats of few of the Senators were vacant. New Haven was well represented by delegations having different interests that are to be con- sidered during the present week before the several committees. This afternoon before the Committee on Fisheries the general oys- ter law introduced at the last session was un- der consideration. This law provides for the appointment of State oyster commissioner and the leasing of deep water oyster grounds by the State at nominal price per acre. R. s. Pickett, of New Haven. appearss in favor of the law, and Colonel Hoyt, of Greenwich, in opposition to it. The latter made an ar- gument before the committee this afternoon. Present before the committee and watching with interest the proceedings were Selectmen Reynolds and Foote, of New Haven.
 Before the Committee on Agriculture were a number of sportsmen who ask for an amendment to the game laws which shall give them the privilege to shoot woodcock after July 1st. They set up the claim that the present law is violated by poachers who shoot these birds at all seasons of the year in de- fance of the law. The birds trapped or killed in this way are sent to New York and do not appear in Connecticut markets, so that it is difficult to detect the vfolators of the law. Julius Cable, of New Haven, ap- peared for the petitioners, and Henry and David Cowell, of New Haven, also appeared to testify in regard to the wo rkings of the present law. Judge Munson, of New Haven, favored 8 law prohibiting the killing of quail, partridge or woodcock for at least two years. He thought the past hard winter had largely decimated the number of quail and partridge, and what there were left should be spared until their progeny in- creases to degree that will forbid their en- tire extermination. He also advocated law to prevent game from being carried out of the State. He thought it was the duty of bhO OOa1O bO PAOtOOb UAO SctA4Ac HI Ou1 HOOu6 and fields as much as the fish in our streams.
 It was expected that the hearing regarding the law to give New Haven power to assess damages and benefits for the last grading of Congress avenue, in which B. Healy, John Starr and others are interested, would have been heard before the Judiciary committee. The hearing was postponed, however, until Thursday afternoon at o'clock.
 To day the Committee on Cities and Bor- oughs will give.a farther hearing to parties interested in the codifcation and proposed amendments to the New Haven city charter The proposed sweeping changes in the char ter may not be reached until tomorrow.
 Following is summary of the business transacted to-day.l
 Senate.
 The Senate assembled at 12:30 o'clock, Lieutenant Governor Bulkeley in the chair. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Thompson.
 The Committee on Fisheries reported fa- vorably on remonstrance against any legisla- tion permitting steam dredging in New Ha ven harbor. The matter was tabled.
 Various reports of committees were acted upon in concurrence with the House. Business on the calendar was disposed of as follows: A bill ceding to the United States government the ownership and juris- diction of Chatham Rock in Stamford har- Dor; passed.
 bill authorizing the Brigadier General commanding the National Guard to appoint two orderies to act as sergeants, who shall appear mounted on all parade days was passed.
 The following matters reported, unfavora- ply by the various committees were rejected: A bill concerning the speed of railroad trains; bill for an act concerning crimes and crimi nal prosecutions; bill concerning burials bill for an act relating to private corpora tions; an act concerning insurance; bill to abolish capital punishment and substitute imprisonment for life with solitary confine- ment; an act relating to the review of errors, etc., by the Superior Court
 At 1920 the Senate adjourned.