Morning journal and courier., 1893-03-16
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Governor Morris Appoints Attorney
 E. F. Arvfne of This City a men-
 Der of the Commission to Procure
 Uniformity of Laws Between States
 Hon. E. 0. Benedict Before the
 Committee on IncorporatiOns-The
 Pool Bin N Recommitted-Good Roads
 The House and Senate.
 HARTFORD, March 15.-[Special. l-Gov- ernor Morris to day sent to the senate the of Attorney Eerliss P. Arvine of New Haven, E. Henry Hyde of Hartford and Lyman D. Brewster of Danbury to constitute the commission to procure uni formity of laws between states. The ap- pointment of this commission is under an act passed at the present session of the general assembly, the intention of which is to secure uniformity in the laws of diff ferent states as regards divorce procssd- ing, the acknowledgement of deeds, num- Der of witnesses, forms, etc., as far as such laws are general to all states. Similar commissions exist in New York and Massa- chusettss.
 The governor also gent in the names of names of Thomas R. Trowbridge, John F. Jackson, Curtis F. Evarts, W. W. Ward and Colin M. Inzersoll, jr., of New Haven, to be harbor commissioners. They are all reappointments, with the exception of MT. Jackson, who succeeds George B. Martin of New Haven.
 Before the committee on incorporation to day appeared Hon. E. 0. Benedict d oi Greenwich, who favored the proposed bill ha otinn nF ynfnnr1tv atnCkhOId- era. The bill provides that three-fourths of the minority stockholders of any corpo- ration may apply to the superior court when they are not treated in an equitable | manner, and if the court 80 finds 1t may appoint receiver to take charge of thu l company's affairs. MT. Benedict cited ont | instance where the president of 8 certain 1 corporation held one share of stock over majority, and for years controlled the af | fairs of the company, to the detriment O.
 the many minority stockholders. He ar l gued that this was but one case in many l which might occur under our law as it ii today, and hoped that the oommitte. | would urge the passage of this bill, whict | would protect these minority stockholderi against any mismsnagement.
 Before the committee on agricultur. l about fifty of those interested in having good roads appeared in favor of a stat' highway commission and state highways Mir. Burdett of Hartford, president of thu League of American WheeImen, appeared and urged that such commission should be appointed, and the highways put under their charge altogether, which, in his esti nation, would gave great expense, whicl ia cau.ed by our present system of high ways.
 Attorney L. W. Shtpman of Hartford, il behalf of the L. A. w., said: It seems l. be the popular impression that the town own the roads. This is not SO, the road
 belong to the state. All our highway law
 of to day amount to nothing. and shoul' be revised, as it is hopeless to reform ou | sesms to me to be, how to get owe | the opposition that is sure to devel ! ope between the towns and tn commission. The commission should hay | control of not only the building of tn
 roads, but of the repairs, and no part o
 this should bs left to the towns. The com | mission should start to build such road immediately, and am sure when the pub | lie have ten miles of good road they will speedily apply for more.
 The pool room bill was to day recommit ted to the judiciary committee on motio l of Representative Judd. The meaning 0 |
 will either report in favor of the 80 oslle
 Bulkeley- Cleveland bill or so far amend tn
 present bill as to lesaen it's sweeping chal
 acter and aim more truly at the pool rooI
 evil, which they desire to abolish.
 Hon. E. O, Benedict, who appeared bs
 fore the committee on interpretations tt
 day, will be entertained at the Hsrtfor
 club this eveDing by Judge Lynde Hal
 risen. While in Washington last wee
 MT. Benedict told Judge Harrison that |
 intended to appear before the committe
 to-day, whereupon Mr. Harrison invite
 him to bs his guest at the Hartford clut
 Judge Harrison has invited to meet M
 Benedict at supper, Senators Fox, Plsrc
 Crandail, Holden, Lieutenant Governe
 Cady, Representatives Gum, Beardsle,
 Callahan and few others. The meetir
 is purely of social nature, and althoue
 MT. Benedict favors constitutional col
 ventton. his only business at Hartford VI
 to urge the passage of ar act, whereby u
 minority stockholders of oorporatio,
 might have some protection.