The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-28

yesterday afternoon-one providing that scholars in towns not having higl | schools may attend such schools ir neighboring cities or towns, at the rate of one pupil for every twenty-five ir | the town; the state to pay the tuition | provided it does not exceed $50 a year for each Bupil, the other bill providing no limit to the number of pupils, but | making the tuition, which the state shall pay, the same as was charged in the high school January 1, 1885
 THE FISH COMMISSIONS
 It has been rather light day before the committees, The largest atten- dance was in the room of the committee on fisheries, and the hearing was on the bill creating board of fish and game commissioners. The bill also provides for consolidating the fish commissions into one body with headquarters Hartford.
 This afternoon those opposed to the measures were heard. One of the re- monstrants stated that oyster farmers representing nine-tenths of the entire acreage of beds in this state were op- posed to the measure. The bill is con sldered inimical to the interests of the oyster cultivators, who desire the head quarters O. the commission to remain in New Haven. With such testimony put before the committee to-day it is not believed the committee will report in favor of the bill
 SHORT BEACH IMPROVEMENTS.
 President Corey of the New Haven Street Railway company and Jesse D. Welch of New Haven, with others, ap- peared before the committee on incor- porations and advocated the bill creat- ing the Short Beach Improvement asso- citation, which provides for better sani- tary measures. There were about twen- ty-five cottage owners present, and the author of the bill, previous to the hear ing, took them into committee room, read the bill and explained it in detail.
 HERE AND THERE.
 Hon. Henry c. Robinson this after noon went before the committee on constitutional amendments and made an able speech in favor of the bill creat, ing a commission to revise the consti- tuition.
 Before the committee on banks Rep resentative Bowen advocated the bill abolishing days of grace. He said 143 of the 145 banks in the state favored the bill.
 Judge Hotchkiss of New Haven advo- cated before the judiciary committee his bill providing that naturalization fees must be paid by the person naturalized.
 Tomorrow at 1:30 the committee on cities and boroughs will give another hearing on the New Haven charter bill. There will also be an adjourned of the New Haven county rep-shrdl hhh meeting of the New Haven county rep resentatives to take action concerning enlarging the New Haven jail.
 Concerning the Merrill grant Hon. T. s. Gold says that 1t may be years be- fore the case is settled as to whether Yale or Storrs should reap the ad- vantages from the fund, and meantime the United States may decide to with draw the aid.
 The military committee has voted unanimously to report favorably on the resolution authorizing the governor to appoint commission to revise the militia law.
 An interesting hearing, with exhibits of bad work, was held yesterday before the committee on manufactures on the bill providing that plumbers be licensed It is advocated by the State Plumbers association and many master plumb CTS, Dr. Winchell and A. J. Clerkin of New Haven spoke in favor