Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-15

to Sl, to continue both the corrupt prac- tiee bill to the next general assembly to be printed with the session laws. The bills Wells of the Waterbury American, which limits the amount each candidate can contribute as, expenses and the bill prepared by Lynde Harrison of New Haven, which is modelled on the English corrupt practices act. The house several weeks ago passed the Wells bill and after wards recommitted 1t in concurrence with the senate. In the debate the republicans favored the Wells bill and the democrats the Harrison bill: Mir. Hall, republican, said that democrat had urged to him that the bills go over for two years, "until we get through with Benedict" MT. Gum, democrat, replied that 1t was many years since the democrats had candidates for governor "whose only qualification was that he had a check pinned to his coat tail."
 WORLDS FAIR. The committee on military affairs report ed resolution providing for proper repre- sentation at the world 6 fair on Connecticut day at the dedication of the Trenton mon ument. The resolution provides for del sgation consisting of the governor and state officers, president pro tenn. of the senate, speaker of the house, clerks of the senate ! two from each congressional district, six l teen representatives, two from each coun- l ty, and the Connecticut senators and rep | resentstives in congress. The resolution also authorizes the governor to designate | one regiment of the o. N. G. and one com pany of the Go vernor's Foot Guard to par ticipate in the celebration. The resolution | was tabled.
 A motion to indefinitely postpone the bill establishing state navel reserve was
 lost by vote of 72 to 86 and the bill was ! passed.
 In the senate to. day Senator Holden was ! appointed senate member of 8 committee ! of conference on the bill to allow assess ment of damages by jury. Senator Fox, ! chairman of the judiciary, reported @ con- ! munieation from the governor, asking if the state had accepted the appropriation for agricultural colleges made by congress | in 1890.
 Senator Fox explained that the recent ! act de agricultural colleges had accepted this grant. The report was then accepted and sent to the house. Resolutions were passed incorporating 8 number of organiz- ations.
 COLLEGE HAPPENINGS. Discoaras1ng News From the Crew The Freshman Crew to Go to New London Saturday-It Is Said to be the Best Freshman Crew in Years other Items of Interest. The news which comes from Yale's crew
 at Gales Ferry, her quarters on the Thames, is not very encouraging for the packers of the blue. Several members of | the regular crew were taken out in the pair oar yesterday by "Bob" Cook and earnest | ly coached. This is the first time that this has been done for several years, as the | preliminary work is generally completed | on the harber at this city. Longacre, ! Paine and Goetchins were among the men ! taken out. The very best time made on l the New Haven harbor, under the best of | conditions, is said to be not as good as 21 minutes and 30 seconds. The record on this course in the harbor here is 20 min
 utes and seconds, and the average time for practice pulls is under 21 minutes.
 Yale has not raised her stroke above thirty to the minute since she has been on the Thames.
 "Bob' Cook wants to get the eight in
 better form before they are given any more
 trial pulls. Rogers ia still on the sick list
 and it is thought that Goetchins will take | QlS place III tUe s0ell. lle latG5r, s6lQ Mr. l Cook, is very young, none too strong and
 has had very little experience for man
 who Is going to row in varsity race.
 More encouraging tidipgs come from the
 Harvard headquarters. The men seem to
 be we'll satisfied with the work of the men
 Nelson Perkins, the Harvard coach, went
 to Cambridge for day or two, Tuesday
 It is thought that he is going to try and
 get Harry Reyes, the Bob" Cook of the
 Harvard crew, to come to the waters of the
 Thames.
 s- Purdon, one of the Harvard crew substi
 stutes, has been dropped from the crew
 and R. G. Miller '93, taken in his place.
 The freshman crew went to the training
 table at the New Haven house yesterds!
 morning, and they will leave for New Lon
 don Saturday afternoon on the 6:50 gilt
 edged train. Their quarters will be nea
 the University crew's, and both crews vii
 have the same training table. The fresh
 man shell will be shipped Friday noon
 This years is considered the best freshman
 crew that Yale has put on the water fol
 some years. It is rowing in fine shape ant
 in the opinion of longshoremen, who hav'
 watched their work carefully, 1t is ever
 better than the varsity crew. They hav
 rowed away from the latter crew ssvera
 times.
 The weights and measurements of ths 1 crew are as follows: