Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-28

balance of $1 ,000 over all expenses was net | ted by the commission in its eight years ex- l istence, which did not look like sapping the l State treasury. If there is any objection to l the present commissioners Gov. Bulkeley l will appoint new ones. If there was to be | one State agent he ought to be paid $3, 900 l year, which would make the expense more than at present. The work done by the commission was very valuable, and the com- missioners had made friends of most all of the oyster growers in the State. The com- missioners had bean aatteringly endorsed by Lieut.. Winslow of the United States coast survey.
 Major Tibbits, counsel for the retention of the commission. proposed to submit the case on their side to the committee without argu- ment. the testimony presented having in their opinion been sufficient, and argument could not make it more telling and effective.
 MT. Rowe objected. He wanted to make an argument and would not consent to sub- init his ease to the commissioners until he had made his argument.
 Major Tbbits said then his side would not object and MT. Rowe could argue the case as much as he was Q mind to, but his side would submit the case as it stood without further talk.
 The committee then authorized Mir. Rowe to proceed. He presented quite an extensive argument to show that the committee had but little to do to earn their money, and quoted from the records of the sheIlfsh commission. The committee yawned excessively, being weary, but proceeded to hear the statement. One by one the auditors left until Mir. Rowe had but very few auditors in the room. Most of the New Haven men left before the argument began. One of the New Haven witnesses who remained became overcome with exhaustion and fell asleep, for which he was rallied on his way home in the train. MT. Rowe in synopsis, of the records of the commission, showed his version of the business done at their meetings from May 31, 1886 to January 2, 1889. Each of these meetings MT. Rowe says he can prove by the figures cost the state $40 in fees to commis- sioners' engineer, ,clerk and the office expens- es. MT. RoWe's synopsis of the records was as follows: May 31, 1886, three commits sioners present, bills of engineers and clerk approved, which was all the business done; Jnne 30 Pike and Hudson present, all the business, was approving bills of engineer, clerk, etc.; August 27, discussion of general business; September 15, minutes of last meeting; bills for $71 approved, total busi- ness; October, ,19 Present, Pike Hudson and Bill total business was to direct clerk to make appointment for future meeting; No vember IS, total business was discussion of matters of general interest; November go, estimates for year commencing July 1, 1887 were agreed upon as follows: Commission CTS pay and expenses $6,000, engineers de- partment $4 ,00O, sundries $2, 500, totul S12- 500; December 6, Pike and Hudson present, minutes read, engineers and clerks bill ap- proved: total business transacted:
 March 4, 1S87-Present, Pike. Hudson and Bill. All matters pres sented laid over to future meetings.
 March 14-Present, Hudson and Bill. Minutes read application 583; presented and laid over.
 March 28-Business of general nature.
 April All the commissioners present. Bill for $40 ordered paid; matters of gene yo1 1v1fo nS-ola oE 1T,
 May 9-Minutes read; one letter directed to be answered.
 May 13-In the absence of Judge Pike the board declined to take action.
 May 16-Pike present. No business re- corded.
 May 23-Ninutes read clerical error s3 corrected; bill of $10 approved this was the total business.
 May 4-An the commissioners present. Clerk directed to write one letter, which was the total business.
 June 14-Three commissioners present Discussion of matters of general interest.
 August Minutes read, bill approved; total business.
 August 22-Pike and Bill present.
 September A-Two commissioners pres- ent. Whole session spent on New Haven map.
 September 26-Three commissioners pres- ent, minutes read, voted to grant five deeds, adjourned.
 December 19-Three present, minutes read, general matters discussed, total busi- ness.
 December 27-Same as last meeting.
 November 5, 18SS-Three commissioners present, bills approved, adjourned.
 January 2, 1SSo-Three commissioners present, bills of $14.45 approved, surrender papers for 100 acres accepted.
 The committee on cities and boroughs heard the New Haven police pension bill to- Pickakt Daley explained the bill. Mayor Peck and Commissioners Benton, Baldwin, Hart and Andrew appeared in its favor. There was no opposition.
 FOR PURE BREAD.
 The committee on agriculture heard the bill to prevent the use of anything but wheat four in bakers bread.
 Alderman s. S. Thompson appeared in fa- vor of the bill, and said that corn meal and alum used in bread was injurious and likely to sour on the stomach.
 Attorneys Joseph l.. Barbour of Hartford, Hugh Daley and s. Harrison Wagner ap- claimed such law would initiate against small bakers.
 WOMAN SUFFRAGE. -ittee on constitutional amend Anon'9 n0"io nS1-' yell known advocates of woman's rights to day. l Ct, don spoke for the ladies. ff HfsJ Joseph shei- ladies who managed property they were | taxed on were as capable of voting as men. Mrs. Isabella Hooker of ! Hartford and other strong minded ladies | who are yearly seen at Hartford on this mat | ter urged the conventional argument for wo- ! mons emancipation. She said if women | could vote jails would soon be abolished. Rev. Phaebe Hanaford read 8 carefully pre- pared essay on this subject. LEGISLATIVE NoLRs. Prof. W. L. Townsend appeared before the committees on Cities and boroughs in favor of the bill to allow New Haven to issue $500, ,000 of sewer bonds. The temperance committee to-day consider ed the bell to limit saloons to every 800 in- habitants. Joseph l.. Barbour and Judge L. P. Deming of New Haven, opposed the bill on the ground that it would create & monopoly interfere with the present excellent work of the county commissioners and would likely lead to no license vote. Senator States and Rev. John Collins ap- pesred before Governor Bulkeley to say and urge him to veto the cigarette bill. MT. Collins said this bill was a long step towards Socialism and would breed greater amount of smoking, for, as soon as a boy could smoke, he would go at it with great CT vengeance on account of the time lost.
 
 boys for smoking and then imprisonment, would be of intimately more harm to them than smoking.
 The governor has not yet decided to veto this bill, and additional efforts will be made to induce him to withhold his signature from this bill.
 The constitutional amendment committee held an executive session to-day and decided upon it's report on the prohibitory amend ment. The report decided upon could not be ascertsined from the committee. c. T. Driseoll appeared before the judici- ary committee with Prof. W. H. Brewer and Dr. 0. A. Lindslsy, who said that the drain age from the proposed new Catholic ceme- tery would be towards West river and not towards Dickerman's ice pond. Mr. Dicker- man objects to ths cemetery being given permission to take the land asked for on the ground that his ice pond would be polluted THR COURT RECORD. Superior Court - Civil Side - Judge