The Press., 1895-05-23
(New Haven Register.)

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 Though Mir. Converse Is one of the youngest members of the house of repre- sentatives, he appears to be one of the most useful. His stand on the simple principles of legislative appropriations is strong and sensible.
 In the case of the oyster police bill, the house refused to refer 1t to the com mittee on appropriations, and passed 1t. In commenting upon it's passage later, Representative Converse said to Regis ter reporter:
 This bill as it stands to-day calls for a certain amount of money to be expended for the payment of these oyster police If the bill goes through the senate, why there Is an obligation the state must meet. There will be other bills calling for ap- prOpriatiOns before this general assembly gets through its labors, and my notion about 1t is that the committee on appro- priations should have all these bills re- ferred to 1t. Then when they were all in, we could decide OH which was the most important, providing there was not enough state money to go around, and so inform the legislature, recommending, of course, the passage of bills up to the amount of money which the state could furnish to meet such bills. believe the state of Connecticut should not incur expenses be- yond receipts. In running his own busi- ness the conservative business man Is not apt to let his expenditures exceed his re- ceipts. Why shouldn't the legislators of Connecticut be governed in their dealings with the state, and in handling the states funds, by that very same conservative principle?
 This reasoning is unanswerable. The state of Connecticut has. no business to make a single appropriation without full knowledge of its ability to pay 1t. Much more true is this ofcthe state than of 6 private concern or @ corporation.
 Putnam Standard: Some time ago Mrs. Murfey came into possession of & house in the town of Scotland, and last week gave 1t general overhauling, as she had rented 1t to a physician. While exam ming things in the cellar, left there by Q former tenant, revelation was made that explained a number of buIglaries com mitted in that place two years ago. Bar rels and boxes, with false bottoms, were among the discoveries, which contained coal and rubbish on top, but beneath were variety of the stolen goods hid away. The articles were identified by the various parties and delivered to them. The burglar had been arrested at the time on suspicion, but received only a light sentence, as only some few trivial arti- cles of the stolen property were found. The burglar was a woman, who may yet suffer for her crimes because of this dis covery.
 The aspirations of WilHmantic and Put nam for the location of an auxiliary jail in one of these places do net seem to be realized. The Windhatn county senators and representatives met Wednesday af- ternon to consider the matter of enlarging or removing the jail at Brooklyn. The committee on the matter, consisting of Senators Chandler and Hunt, and Repre- sentatives Warner, Wilson and Day, ap- pointed to act with the county commis- sioners, reported in favor of enlarging the present quarters rather than removing them elsewhere. T. M. Foutz, agent oi the Van Dorn Iron Works Company oi Cleveland, Ohio, presented a model oi steel cells and advocated their adoption in this case. Thirty cells of the kind he suggested would cost about $9, 800. Af- ter some discussion 1t was voted to send l 1f1F tN PrnO tYlW fn 1NOt he situation and give his opinion on the best course to pursue.
 Several years ago, in the town of Green wood lived an eccentric old gentleman, with an impeachment in his speech. He was a witness in 8 lawsuit that his father, then deceased, had left $1,OOO to have continued. The old mans father was mo- ted for the many lawsuits he had been through and the opposing counsel asked the witness: "How many lawsuits has your father been in since he left the world!" "N-n-not b-b but one," said Joe, "f-f-for he went all o-o-ver H-h- heaven, but c-c. couldn't find a lawyer" Even the lawyers smiled.
 A Boston lady, visiting in New Hamp- shire, went one day into the village store, which served as shoe store, hardware store, post office and circulating library. She asked: Have you BrowningP" "No, man." said the eager but ignorant store keeper, "but we have ,blacking, and blu ing, and whiting, and sometimes we do pinking." The colors did not suit the Boston lady.
 A HOUSEHOLD TREAsURE.-D. w. Full CT, of Canaioharie, N. r., says that he always keeps Dr. Kings New Discovery in the house, and his family has always found the very best results follow its use : that he would not be without 1t, if pro. curable. c. A. Dykeman, Druggist, Cats kill, N. Y., says that Dr. Kings New Discovery is undoubtedly the best Cough remedy; that he has used 1t in his family for eight years, and 1t has never failed to do all that Is claimed for 1t. Why not try 3 remedy so long tried and tested. | ITRNO ' rR