The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-24


 an extra session and repealed the bill and saved. all the scandal. If men with no bonds and no limitations can spend ] S300,000 they can spend $l000,00O of the i peoples money. l am sorry they have | fooled their money away in an opinion of a lawyer. The only opinion of any account is the opinion of the supreme court. I am simply saying that If it is the policy of the state to build this l bridge, how are you going to refuse the petitions to build all the bridges on Connecticut river, Then how can you refuse petitions from the Housatonic and the Thames and spending $3000,- 1000? How are you going to pay for this bridge? This is no more benefit to many parts of the state than the famous Bridge of Signs. If you heed all this, you will want battery of l Gatling guns to protect yourself 1 against the lobby that will come here, l One of the most popular citizens of Hartford said he hoped that such | blot of a bridge as was proposed would not be built. He said that in the end the city would pay more than the ex- pense of such a bridge three times over"
 After several other members had l aired their views on the subject, the bill was adopted.
 CALVARY INDUSTRIAL HOME.
 Several persons from New Haven had in charge the bill incorporating the Calvary Industrial Home of New Haven, which was offered by Repre- sentative Newton of New Haven. The bill, which wGs referred to the commit tee on interpretations, is as follows; Section l. That Edwin M. Poteat, Will 1 liam H. Douglass, Samuel Fl. Root, Julia M. Fowler, Mary Morgan, Louisa M. Futile, A. J. Harmount Edward s. | Swift, and Julius Twiss, with such other persons as may be benefited or | associated with them, and their sue | cessors, be and are hereby constituted body polite and corporate by the name of the Calvary Industrial Home, for the purpose of furnishing in the 1 town of New Haven, under undenomi- | national Christian management, lodg- ing house and temporary home for homeless men; next to provide work for such who are out of work and to conduct gospel meetings for the in- mates, together with all wayfarers who may be induced to attend the same. Section 2. That said corporation shall have the power to make and adopt by laws for the admission and expulsion of its members, and from time to time to alter and repeal the same and to adopt others in their place, to provide for the election of officers and to de- fine their duties, to provide for the management and safe keeping of it's property and for the general direction of it's affairs.
 Section 8. Said corporation may, either by purchase, lease, gift or de- vice, receive, hold and carry real and personal estate, not exceeding $25,0 ,0OO in value which shall be exempt from taxa tion, provided that such property, with the income derived therefrom, shall be held and used solely for the corporate purpose named in the first section A MEMORIAL MONUMENT FOR THE
 "HEAVIES."
 A resolution was offered in the house giving permission to the First Connec> ticut Heavy Artillery Memorial asso- citation to erect a monument on the Capitol grounds.
 TO IMPROVE SHORT BEACH.
 In the house this afternoon a resolu- tion was referred incorporating the Short Beach Improvement association. The measure is general in its character and the object of the measure is similar to the village improvement enterprises. WATERBURY WANTS A COURT
 HOUSE.
 The people of Waterbury are tired of | holding their courts in New Haven | A bill was referred in the house to- | day providing for court house in that city at an expense of not over $100,- | O0O half to be raised by the county and half by the contiguous towns ENLARGEMENT OF NEW HAVEN |
 JAIL.
 The New Haven county representa- | tives after the adjournment this af- | ternoon, listened to the report of Rep- | resentative Gum of Milford, Repre- | sentative Elliott of New Haven and Representative Chaffee of Derby, the committee appointed to look into the matter of the New Haven jail. The report was made by MT. Gum, who said that they found the jail facili- ties very inadequate, the cells con- taining two prisoners each and the ventilation being very poor
 County Commissioners Lindley and Durham were questioned about the means for enlarging the jail and stated that there was sufficient room for such enlargement.
 The committee was then instructed to prepare some plan for enlargement and improving the jail, with ground plans and to report in two weeks. WOULD MAKE AN EXCELLENT
 COMMISSIONER
 There is considerable discussion of the question of who shall succeed School Fund Commissioner Olney. It is understood that MT. Olney Is not candidate for reelection. A great many friends of Hon. Herbert F. Ben ton of New Haven have urged him to consent to have his name brought forward as a candidate. If MT. Ben ton enters the race it is thought here by scores of leading republicans that he will have the support of an over majority of the members of {.