The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-13
Legislative Notes.


The committee on banks will report
in favor of an additional bank commits
sIoner, whose duty it will be to inspect
the affairs of building and loan assoc
Citations and mortgage investment
companies. The salary will be $1,000
and $500 for expenses, which is the same
as the bank commissioners and will be
collected from the companies examined.
For several years the bank commission
ers had deputy, whose duty it has
been to do the work which the bill pro-
poses for the bank examiner to be APP
pointed. The office was held by |. w.
Carpenter of Norwich and later by
Henry. w. Cleveland of Brooklyn. The
office was abolished some years ago.
The chairmen and clerks of the com
mittees have given out the information
that the work Of considering the bills
is progressing rapidly.
In the Judiciary committee nearly
every bill has been assigned. Out of
900 bills and resolutions, etc, more than
200 have been considered and acted on
and reported.
The committee on railroads are OF
the opinion that they will be through
with their work by April 10,
The agricultural committee has as
signed the tuberculosis bill for the first
of the month, but all other matters will
be out Of the way about the 25th of
the present month. Most of the COM
mittee will have their work completed
by April /,
The bill for the special protection of
game or game preserves was before the
agricultural committee Thursday after
noon. The author of the bill is ID, G..
Porter of Waterbury. Mr.. Porter also
has bill to punish boys under sixteen
wears old who are found in the wood
lands with matches in their pockets.
The bill to abolish the state board of
| agriculture was also considered by the
committee.
| Secretary Hine of the state board OF
| education was before the committee on
| appropriations Thursday afternoon and
| gave an account of the estimated ex-
| penditures in the educational depart
| ment during the next two years,
| Commissioner Belts of the insurance
department appeared before the COM
| mittee, but it did not have time to hear
his report, as the educational report
consumed the greater part of the COM
mittee's time. Mr.. Belts will make his
| statement next week.
| The committee on executive nomina-
| lions has postponed the hearing on the
appointment of Curtis T, Evarts har-
| Dor commissioner for New Haven until
! April s.
| Commissioner Belts was before the
committee on appropriations yesterday
| afternoon in reference to the expenses
| of the insurance department for the en-
| suing year,
The hearing before the committee on
interpretations was a spirited one. The
contest was between the Bridgeport
Gas company and the Citizens Gas
company of Bridgeport, which wants
the privilege of manufacturing illumin,
ating gas. There were q large number
of the citizens of the Park City before
the committee in opposition to the pro
posed bill.
The representatives of the different
medical associations of the state wer,
before the judiciary committee yester
day afternoon In behalf Of the bill nov
before the general assembly, providing
for the examination of all persons wht
wish to practice medicine in this state
DR.. c. A. Lindsey of this city, DR.
Wright of Bridgeport and Representa-
tive RoWell appeared before the com
mittee. They were opposed by repre-
sentatives of the Eclectic School 0
lis Physicians