The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-27
AMERICAN EAGLE A THIEF


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eagle, Yesterday when the chairman
an adverse report on the bill the rep
resentative from the rocky regions of
North Stonington was upon his feet
with the rapidity and alacrity that
would have done justice to the young
est member of the house, He objected
to the report,
Mr.. Webster of New Britain, chair
man of the committee, arose to give
an explanation, but the representative
from North Stonington was as I'M
yielding as the granite hills of the town
he represents He yielded only when
the speaker recognized Mr.. Webster
The gentleman from New Britain
said that the law had been on the
statute books for a dozen years. The
eagle was an emblematic bird. 1t was
seldom an eagle was seen in the state
and he wanted to see more of them
Representative Main replied that
the eagle killed chickens and little pigs,
geese and lambs. Every man had a
right to be protected.
He said that he had shot an eagle
recently. 1t was trying to carry off a
goose. He had got a tail feather from
another OF these marauders. He would
not pay the fine. He would fight 1t in
all the courts in the state first.
Mr.. Gallup of Ledyard said that Eng
land had the lion for an emblem, but
did anyone suppose that an English
man would object on that account to
the killing of a lion. The lion, he be-
lieved, was a beast of prey, and the
eagle was a bird of prey.
There was considerable more discus
sion participated in by Mr., Griffine
of Hartford. who said that Mr.. Main
had failed in his duty in not inviting
the commissioner of agriculture to visit
the country devastated by the pre-
datory bird In Stonington they raised
turkeys which We're enjoyed at the
white house. They also raised geese
Gaughter).
Mr.. Williams of Salisbury said that
pigs were cute but they grew to be
hogs and goslings to be geese. They
should do all they could to save the
little pigs and the goslings from such
a fate.
Mr.. Hallock of Derby said that he be.
lieved the bird should go free
Mr.. Main thought the law an imposi.
ton upon farmers. He moved that the
report be tabled.
Speaker Barbour said, For calendar
and printing!"
Yes" replied the objector, and the
house sustained his motion.
The committee on manufactures re-
ported unfavorably on the bill concern
ing license for engineers and boiler ten
ders; on the manufacture and sale OF
fabrics, and on the inspection of steam
boilers. Reports accepted and bills re.
iected
An act concerning evidence was pass
ed. 1t provides that in trials for bas
tardy evidence of the good character o.
the accused for morality and decency
prior to the lleged7commission of the
offence, shall be admissible in his ia
vor, and may be rebutted by evidence
showing a contrary character at suc1
time.
Mr.. Workman of Bethel presented thu
following resolutions:
THAT the representatives of Connec
ticut in the senate and house at Wash
ington be informed that it is the wisl
of the representatives Of the people o
Connecticut in general assembly con
vened that the Spanish government b,
made to prosecute the Cuban war OF
humane and modern principles.
That American citizens be fully pro
tected from imprisonment and insult.
That if necessary to enforce the TIVE
foregoing sections war be declared
against Spain.
THAT the nation of Cuba be recog
nized as an independent government
THAT the secretary of state SEM
copies of these resolutions to Senator
Platt and Howley and Representative
Henry, Sperry, Russell and HILL"
Mr. Workman moved that the resolu
tons be made the order of the day TO
Tuesday at 1890.
Speaker Barbour reminded Mr.. Wort
man that the house would not be IL
session at that hour as it did not com
together until 1890.
Mr.. Workman then changed his mo
ton, fixing the hour for the discussion
of his resolution at / o'clock on Tues
| day.
The motion was put to the house an
declared carried.
Mr.. Frisbie of Pennington doubte,
the vote A rising vote was taken. TIL
counting Of the rising vote showed 6
votes for Mr.. Wortman's motion and 4
| against it.
Before declaring the vote Speake
! Barbour asked Mr.. Frisbie if he wouI
withdraw his vote. Mr.. Frisbie declin
ed. Speaker Barbour then declared tn
| house adjourned, by the absence of
| quorum, to Tuesday next at 1890.
| ANNUAL SERMON. ..
| Rev. Alexander Mckenzie, d. D., Q