Morning journal and courier., 1891-10-01

l The Special Committee of the Cham l Der of Commerce Recommend l BilImkor Hts Creation to be Pre-
 ;ss rs, Next ss""'"" of thu
 The Hponthly meeting of tn,
 chamber Aae last evening in thu
 rooms of ~ er. President Nathan
 Easterbrook, jr., presiding, was yer,
 largely attended.
 The application of Judge Rufus s. Pick | ett for membership was acted upon ant
 the judge unanimously elected to member ship.
 The special committee on naval militit | reported, through it's chairman, Frank H Sperry, that they had prepared bill pro viding for the creation of naval militis for presentation to the state legislature al the earliest opportunity.
 John H. Leeds spoke strongly in favor of the bill and stated that four companies might be located advantageously at differ. ent points along the coast. The member. ship of these companies would not be limited to any special locality where the companies composing the battalion might be located, but come from any locality in the state.
 Captain c. H. Townshend, James D. Dewell, Ex-Mayor Harry F. Lewis, Gen eral E. E. Bradley and others spoke strongly in favor of the bill, after which the report of the committee was unani- mously accepted and the committee con tinued in force with full power to act.
 The full text of the proposed bill is as follows:
 AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE ORGANIZATION OF
 STATE NAVAL RESERVE.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
 sentatives in General Assembly convened:
 Section l. There shall be allowed, in addition to the companies of infantry and artillery pro- vided for in chapter exc of the general statutes, not exceeding four companies of naval militia, which shall constitute battalion to be known as "The Connecticut Naval Reserve
 Section 9. The officers of this battalion shall consist of captain whose rank and pay shall assmiiate to that of colonel of infantry, and stair to consist Of one adjutant, one ordnance tering officer, and one surgeon, each with the rank of lieutenant, junior grade: They shall be paid the same as the battalion staffs in the mill tia There shall also be attached to the staff the yeomen, one hospital steward, one chief bugler, missioned staff of a battalion of infantry
 Section 8. Each company shall consist of one lieutenant commander ot lieutenant, junior grade, two ensigns to have the same rank and re- ceive the same pay as captains, first and second lieutenants respectively of infantry; two boat swains' mates, two gunners' mates, two cox sixty four nor less than thirty-two seamen. All enlisted men of companies shall receive the pay
 Section 4 The naval battalion shall be uni. formed as the commander-in chief shall direct out of any existing appropriations for uniforms ed as he may direct, and be subject to the laws and regulations governing the militia. The duty required by law may be performed afoat.
 Section 5, The cOmpaneS comprising the naval battalion may be raised as provided by law, when the United States government is ready war for performance of duty required by law
 On motion of MT. James D. DeweIl the Weekly Record, having received the en- dorsement of nearly all the members of the chamber, was made the official organ of the chamber.
 It was also voted to hold the annual din ner of the chamber in November and that the president appoint committee of twenty-one members of the board to make the necessary arrangements.
 The following resolution was adopted:
 Resolved, That a committee of five be appoint ed by this chamber to draft bill to be presented to the United States senate and house of repre- ing for an appropriation of not less than $1OO,- poo to make preliminary surveys Of the waters and lands at the east entrance of Long Island thereto, and that . suitable commission be ap- pointed by the president of the United States, to be composed of civilian army and naval officers
 An old document, handsomely framed, the rules and regulations of l the chamber of commerce of 1926, was pre- ,ented to the chamber by ex-President l James D. Dewell. The gift was accepted, md will hereafter decorate the walls of the | chamber.