The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-05
THE POOL LAW AMENDMENT
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before the legislative committee to-
morrow in opposition to q proposed
amendment of the law concerning pool
selling. 1t appears to me that IL would
involve a serious impeachment Of the
Intelligence OF the general assembly TO
suppose it capable of crystallizing into
law such bundle of illogical and in
consistent propositions as l understand
q have not seen the form of the bilD
TO be embodied in the proposed legisla-
ton. This is aside from, and indepen-
dent of, considerations relating to the
moral health of the state and the real
welfare of it's people, which of course
constitute by far the most important
considerations involved. 1t is certain
ly well for you and others to present
to the committee in due season the con-
siderations which induce you to appear
in opposition to the proposed leglsla-
ton; but 1 cannot believe that. either
with or without such opposition, the
general assembly will be found willing
to assent to the destruction or materi-
al modification of the reasonable safe
guards of the public interest hitherto
provided. Sincerely yours,
-. l.
The hearing closed and the commit
tee went into executive session.
RAILROAD. COMMITTEE.
The spectators and the witnesses at
the railroad committee meeting We're
so numerous that Chairman Kendall
adjourned the meeting to the senate
chamber. The New Britain Road
was considered and the hearing occu-
pied all the afternoon.
A large number of the owners and
promoters of both the steam and troll
ley lines were present. Vice President
Hall and Lynde Harrison of the Con-
solidated, Senator Goodrich, president
of Hartford street railway; Colonel
Joslyn, counsel. and General Manager
Crawford, all the counsel of the COM
panies and other petitioners completely
filled the space in the senate chamber.
ROBBINS DEMANDS POSTPONE
MENT
It was 2:15 before business began and
e. D. Robbins, counsel for the New
England road, at once jumped to his
feet and said that he had notified the
counsel for the other side that he
should ask for postponement. He de-
manded it, not as favor, but as a
right and propriety. "The state rail-
road companies here have continued to
build, not a legitimate street railroad,
but a line railroad between New Brit
ain and Hartford. The New England
road has built a road at great expense
and as soon as the power house in Ber-
lin is completed and long before you
adjourn the New England road will be
running electric cars between New
Britain and Hartford. The company
admits that it must give way If public
and convenience required, but it did
not believe it did here"
Attorney Hungerford of New Brit
ain replied for the petitioners by say
ing that his Difference for the court
was as great as that of the counsel for
the steam roads, and while he should
greatly regret not having Brother Rob-
bins present, he should protest against
any such postponement as he asked.
He then entered into an explanation of
the case to show that the case in court
did not concern the case which was to
be brought before this committee.
In the house a bill was presented by
representative Couch of Meriden MAX
ing it Illegal to print any political de-
vice or suggestion on pay envelopes.
Representative May of Haddam pre-
sented bill in the house to-day re-
pealing the Good roads law of 1895.
1t was referred to the committee on
roads, bridges and rivers.
In the house to-day the committee on
federal relations reported favorably the
resolution directing the senators and
representatives in congress from Con-
necticut to favor Cuban autonomy.
Representative Barnes of New Haven
and Beckwith of New London opposed
the resolution on the ground that the
general assembly had no right to so in
struct the representatives of congress.
The report of the committee and the
resolution were rejected without a di-
vision.
IN THE SENATE
Governor Cooke sent in the following
appointments:
Harbor commissioners for New Ha-
ven harbor: Edward p. Avery of New
Haven, five years, from July 1, 1897;
Curtis F. Evarts of New Haven, five
years, from July 1. 1898; Edward Gagel
of West Haven and John T. Manson of
New Haven, for remainder of the term
ending June 80, 1899.
The senate to-day elected George w.
Hall of Falls Village, a county COM
missioner for Litchfield county for four
years from July 1, 1897. Aslo Gilbert
T. Hewitt of Norwich and Richard M
Chadwick of Old Lyme, county com
nlissioners for Lew London county, the
former for four years and the latter for
two years, from July /, 1897.
A bill was offered by Senator Her
man of Winsted cutting off the al
lowance Of $1,000 per year to the Con-
necticut Humane society.
Senator Marigold presented to the
senate a bill to tax bicycles 81 per year
In the house Representative Plum of
Trumbull presented a bill limiting first
class railroad fares to two cents per
mile. A penalty of 500 to go to the in
former is provided for each violation.
In the house Representative Wads-
worth Of Pennington presented res
olution appropriating $4,000 TO the
Storrs Agricultural college experiment
station for experiments in tuberculin
and diseased meat and milk.
HYMENEAL.
New London LADY Welded to an ey-