The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-01
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
4 BUSY WEEK AHEAD AND IM-
 PORTANT WORK.

| bP ASdlh-DAS DeleBhllOus OI NeW ha-
 veners Will Attend-Bill Concerning the
 States Natural Oyster Beds, Etc.
 Hartford, March 31.-The coming week
 in the general assembly will be one of
 much importance. There are a number
 of important bills pending for action
 and some big hearings are scheduled. Before the committee on cities and bor-
 oughs the New Haven charter bills will
 be heard again Tuesday, and it is like
 ly to take every afternoon of the week. 1 This will be matter of importance for New Haven people and big delegation is expected up.
 An important bill on the calendar in the house concerns the natural oyster beds of the state. tis substitute bill. has been reported favorably and is as follows:
 Section 1.-The board of commission CTS of shell fisheries shall annually ap- point some person. to be inspector of natural oyster beds, who shall hold of- flee until his successor is appointed and qualified.
 Section 2-It shall be the duty of said
 
 lenses against the shell fishery laws re- lating to the natural oyster beds within the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and to the Housatonic river, and for such purpose he shall have the power to go upon any boat or vessel that is being employed upon said beds, or in said river and may examine any dredges, tongs or other tools or machinery used thereon, and he shall have the same powers as other officers to arrest for any violation of said laws. and shall be entitled to the same fees as other off, cers for making such arrests, in addi- ton to the compensation hereinafter provided.
 Section 3.-Prosecutions may be brought for any violation of said shell fishery laws, in the same manner as is now provided and the provisions of this act shall not be construed to affect the powers of other officers to make ar rests for any violation of said laws.
 Section Amy boat or vessel illegally used by any person upon the natural oyster beds of the state or in the Hous- atomic river shall be liable to seizure under the penalties as provided in sec tion 2400 of the general statutes, and such seizure may be made by said in spector of natural oyster beds, either within the town where the offense is committed or wherever within this state said boat or vessel may be found within one year after the commission of the ofeense.
 Section 5-It shall also be the duty of said inspector of natural oyster beds to report to the board of commission CTS of shell fisheries the failure of any person to comply with the provisions of chapter IT of the public acts of 1893, and upon the conviction of any person of the offense of dredging upon the natural oyster beds within state jurisdiction, without a license therefor as therein provided, such person so convicted shall be disqualified from re- ceiving a license to gather oysters from said natural oyster beds within the exclusive jurisdiction of the state, for the remainder of the year for which a license might have been granted, and upon the conviction of any person to 1 whom a license was granted, of any violation of the provisions of said chap ter, the license so granted to him shall be revoked
 Said inspector of natural oyster beds ! shall also report to the board of com | missioners of shell fisheries any dis | placement of the buoys provided for in | chapter OK of the public acts of 1893.
 Section 6-Said inspector of natural | oyster beds shall be paid salary of l ;4OO per annum, by the board of com nissioners of shell fisheries. or a pro- ,ortionate amount thereof for such per cd as he shall hold office, and said board of commissioners of shell fisheries nay remove him for cause, and appoint lis successor for the remainder of said erm
 Section 7-said inspector of natural yster beds shall, at his own expense, maintain suitable boat or vessel to 'e used in the discharge of the duties lerein imposed, and he shall, at all imes during said period of the year, ] S said board may prescribe, have said oat or vessel in readiness to investi- ate any alleged violation of said avs.
 Section S-This act shall take effect rom it's passage.
 Before the Judiciary committee, the are among the important as- ignments for Tuesday afternoon:
 H. B. No. 30S, appeals of street rail- oad companies from orders of munici- al authorities.
 H. B. No 172, seizure of vessels il- sgally used in taking shell fish. H. B. No. BIC, amending section 3020 mechanics liens. Concerning fraudulent concealment ] property Two bills
 Damages on demurrer. Two bills, Damages on demurrer
 H. B. No. 273, removal of Plymouth | ] 'om Jurisdiction of Waterbury district 1urt.
 Adjourned hearing on IT. B. No. 381. r mending section 10OS concerning ac- ons of tort. $. B. No. 32, concerning the appoint ent of a special commission on poor y nd vagabondage. 6 Representative Edwin 1T. Clark of orris. a member of the house com \ fttee on constitutional amendments. is posed to the bill giving increased com to members of the general as- mbly and does not believe it will be- me a law. He says that under the ~ 'esent compensation there are great lmbers through the state who are anx- fFN atf f,aft, !, l..