The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-03-06
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
MANY NEW HAVEN INTERESTS BE-
 FORE COMMITTEES.


 Hearings Regarding Electric Road ENten-
 sions-HartfOrd's City Charter-Street
 Railroad Franchises-New Haven County
 Jail Again-Biil to Protect Trout New
 Corporations Here and Elsewhere-New
 Haven Trust and Deposit Company-Bin
 de Weight of Onions in a Bushel-Tem-
 perance Day To-Day.
 - Hartford, March 5-As both branches of the legislature held brief sessions this afternoon, the principal matters of interest were at the committee hear ings. Attorney John w. filling appear ed before the committee on railroads this afternoon and explained the pro posed amendment to the charter of the Fair Haven and Westville Railroad company, It provides for the extension of the road to West Rock park and some minor extensions. MT. filling also explained concerning some minor exten- sions the Winchester avenue road wish es to make There was no opposition to these bills.
 Israel A. Kelsey of New Haven told the committee about the proposed route over which the Middletown Electric Railroad company, in which he is finan- cially interested, wishes to build.
 On the legislative bulletin this morn ing the arguments on the proposed re- duction of the fare from New Haven to Savin Rock over the Winchester ave- nue road was down for a. m. It was a mistake, however, as the argu- ments will be heard tomorrow at g a. m.
 The committee on cities and bor- oughs will hear the Hartford charter matters this week, and next week will be devoted to the New Haven charter bills. Some of the members of the com mittee are in favor of devoting one day to visit to New Haven, holding both day and evening sessions, and hearing all who find it inconvenient to visit Hartford. The committee will devote every day to the New Haven matters when they are reached, so as to clean up the entire business. The committee is disposed to grant the New Haven people all reasonable opportunity for expressing their views on the proposed charter but desire to push the hear ings as rapidly as possible, as there are many other important matters pending. The members expected that all the tes- timony would have been put in last week.
 This morning James L.. Cowles of Far mington spoke in favor of his bill, which provides that towns shall not grant any more franchises to street railways, but shall build the lines and lease them to the companies. He says this system works admirably in England and should be adopted in this state, as the people are parting with valuable rights and receiving no return
 There was an early meeting of the committee on the judiciary to-day. The members convened at 10:30 this morning in the senate chamber to listen to argu ments on the bill repeating the act of 1893 concerning the Hartford bridge. The principal argument was by Attor- ney Nickerson of West Cornwall, who made an earnest appeal in favor of the bilL The committee was in session un- til nearly the time for the senate to as- senble, at 12:30. He said the committee that let the contract was not sworn and was not legally empowered to make the contract
 The committee on agriculture this af- ICTnOO1 listened to arguments on the bill pro- viding for the suppression of tubercu- losis. There were present large num- bcr of spectators. During the afternoon many of the listeners were shown ster- eopticon views showing the effects of tuberculosis on cattle.
 There was a hearing this afternoon on the bill providing that the Union IIoI bonds for building a new school house.
 ENLARGING NEW HAVEN JAIL.
 Tomorrow afternoon the county com- missioners will present to the meeting of the New Haven county representa- tives a plan for enlarging the New Ha- ven jail. The plan is to remove the | workshop from the jail and use the | vacated rooms for cells adding from 150 | to 1SO The commissioners consider that | it is dangerous to allow the manufactur- ing business to be continued any longer in the jail, owing to the danger from | fire. This plan will not require an en- largement of the jail, but new work shop will be built at the rear of the jail, with covered connecting passage. The commissioners believe this plan can De cdfTleu out LOT d HluCn less sum than was proposed by the committee-possi- bly, an amount under $100 900. The plans are being drawn by Architect Allen
 This matter has been heard several times this seassion, and the New Haven county representatives are hopeful the whole matter will be settled tomorrow afternoon.
 THE SENATE