The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-04
TROUT AND EAGLES
STATE LEGISLATORS rs EXPERTS ON
FISH AND GAME.

Trout Act Indefinitely Postponed-Rep-
resentative Morris Eagle Bill Meets De-
feat-Judges Appointed-senate Passes
Upon Some Important Measures.
The senate was called to order by
Lieutenant Governor Dewell at IL
o'clock. Prayer was offered by Chap
lain Thompson.
Reports of mmittee-Incorpora
tions, favorable upon the act incorpor-
ating the Middletown board of trade,
an act amending the charter of the
trustees of the Berkeley Divinity
school; also an act amending the char
ter the New London Gas and Electric
Light company, one Incorporating the
Norwich and Worcester Railroad COM
pany; Incorporating the Meriden Cycle
club; Incorporating the Amaranth club
Of Meriden.
Military affairs-Favorabl upon the
act concerning the erection of the
memorial tablets to soldiers and sail
ors; favorable on the act granting per-
mission to the various Grand Army
posts and camps of the Sons of Vet
Grams to have arms belonging to the
state in their posts and camps. The
quartermaster general is to have super
vision of the same and it shall be the
duty of the posts and camps having in
possession to make an annual report
of same to his office.
The report of the comptroller relative
to unclaimed deposits in savings banks
4 ~
mittee on banks.
The judiciary committee reported ad-
yersely on the act concerning fees of
justices Of the peace; also upon the
fees of Jurors in Iitchfield county, also
upon an act concerning theft and tres
pass; also upon the act concerning the
board of pardons and upon an act con-
cerning the board of relief. The COM
mittee reported favorably upon the in
corporation of churches.
The house reported an act relating to
the protection of grey squirrels and
rabbits.
The committee on manufactures re-
ported unfavorably on the bill relating
to the manufacturing and sale of fab
RIGS; also on the licensing of stationary
engineers and boiler tenders, and an
act appointing a state boiler inspector.
Several petitions were received from
the house requesting the enactment of
a charter for the East Windsor Rail-
way company; also petition relating to
diseases of domestic animals.
The resolution appointing E. Ivory
Bell and E. B. Strong commissioners of
Mddletown and Portland bridge was
tabled upon the motion of Senator
Vinal.
The committee on railroads reported
in favor of the following bill concern
ing the carrying Of parcels on cars.
The act is as follows: All railroad
companies, whether street railways or
steam, shall have the power to regulate
by reasonable bylaws the kinds and
size of packages or baggage which may
be brought into cars in which passen-
gers are seated and the right to use
passenger seats and the passage way
between the seats of cars.
The act relating to the killing of song
birds was amended by prohibiting the
same at any time of the year. The bill
provides:
Every person who shall kill, cage or
trap, or have in his possession, dead or
alive, any blue bird, Baltimore oriole
purple finch, thrush of any kind, cat
bird, wren, martin, swallow, chimney
swift bobolink, rabin, nighthawk,
whip-poor- will, fly-catcher, warbler,
scarlet tanager, vireo, nuthatch, creep
er, humming bird, rose breasted gros-
beak, kinglet, titmouse, Indigo bird,
cedar bird, yellow bird, phebe, sparrow
Except English sparrows), or any spe-
cies of the woodpecker, chickadee, or
any other of the song or insectiverous
birds, or who shall destroy the nests
or eggs of any of said birds, shall be
fined one dollar for each bird so killed,
Gagged, trapped. or had in possession, or
nest or egg destroyed. Section 2,536 of
the general statutes, relating to the
killing or destroying of certain birds,
is hereby repealed. This act shall take
effect from its passage"
Senate concurred in passing resolu-
tions electing judges as follows, the
vote being unanimous on each: William
S. Case. judge of the Hartford county
court of common pleas.
Alberto T. Roraback as judge of the
Litchfield county common pleas court.
John p. Studley of New Haven and
L. M Hubbard of Wallingford, as
Judges of the New Haven county court
of common pleas.
George H. Cowell Judge and A. P.
Bradstreet, deputy judge, of the district
court of Waterbury.
The act concerning text books in the
public schools was passed, after being
amended by Senator Harmon, striking
out section two, which provided for a
fine of not less than 81 nor more than
S. for any one violating the law. The
law reads as follows:
Section Whenever the acting school
visitor shall find that any pupils in the
public schools are not supplied with
the text books prescribed by the school
visitors. and in the opinion of said
school visitor the parents of the pupils
are unable to buy the required books,
the said acting visitor shall purchase
the said books and shall certify the cost
of the same to the selectmen who shall
draw on the town treasurer for the
payment of the bill.
The following act concerning the bur
tal of soldiers and sailors was passed:
Section 1-Section 3.76S of the general
statutes. as amended by section 9 of
chapter "a of the public acts of 1889, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Upon proof furnished to the quarter