The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-04-27
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
b USINESS TR4NS1 CITED BY HOUSE
AND SEEATE YESTERDAY.

10 the SeLale-btll 10 1-efInlL buSIheSs
College to Confer "a Degree Rejected
incorporation of IA Company to utilize
Tide Power.
In the senate yesterday the judiciary
committee reported unfavorably on the
act concerning gifts, prizes, trading
Another bill is to be reported. On the
bill for an act de general indeXing of
land records, unfavorable report was re-
ceived and the bill was rejected,
The senate concurred with the house
in passing the resolution for the ap-
pointment of a committee to draft reso-
lutions%on the death of ex-Congressman
John T. Wait. Senator Plmpton of
Hartford was appointed a member of
the committee.
Executive Secretary Day appeared and
presented a communication from the
governor announcing the following ap-
pointments: To be members of the state
board of mediation and arbitration
George A. Parsons of Hartford for the
term Of two years, from July 8, 1899;
Gilbert l.. Smith Of Sharon and Frank
lin T. Ives Of Meriden, each for the term
of two years from April 20, 1899. To be
directors of the state prison-James w.
Cheney of Manchester, Thomas B. Wells
of Waterbury, Wilson c. Reynolds of
East Haddam, and Frederick M. Salmon
of Westport, each for the term of four
years. from July 1, 1899. The nominal
tons were referred to the committee on
executive nominations.
The committee on appropriations re-
ported unfavorably on the petition to
make an annual appropriation to the
Norwalk hospital. The petitioners were
given leave to withdraw and it was an
nounced that another bill will be report
ed making an appropriation for the hos
pital, but not an annual appropriation.
On motion of Senator Welch the bill
to incorpate a business school in Mid
detown and permit the school to con-
fer the degree of master of the science
of accounts was taken from the table,
Senator Callahan of New Haven object
ed to this portion of the bill saying that
it would permit the giving for one or
two years study degree which would
probably be abbreviated to M. A.. a de-
gree whic, now requires at least six
years study in recognized institutions
of learning Senator WEIGH argued in
favor Of the bill and cited as a prece-
dent the charter given in 1898 to New
London business school, permitting that
schol to confer the degree of master of
the science of accounts.
Finally an amendment offered by SEN
ator Callahan providing that the Mid
dletown school might confer the degree
of scientific accountant was adopted and
the bill as amended was passed. 1t
was understood that bill would be pre-
sented later repeating that part of the
charter OF the New London school which
permits it to confer the degree of master
of the science OF accounts.
The senate passed the resolution in
cooperating the Marine Power company.
The incorporates are Hiram Taylor, S. |
"A. Jones, Fl. F. Manning and Wallace |
w. Osborne, and the company is incor-
porated to make and distribute power of
all kinds, whether by means of steam,
electricity, compressed air or by any |
other means now or that may hereafter
be known for the purposes of supply
ing and delivering the same to incorpor-
ated and organized steam railroads,
street railway and any other transpor-
tation companies and electric light, heat,
and power companies. The company is
to have its principal office in New Ha-
ven and Senator WEIGH stated that it in
tended to utilize tide power.
The following act concerning oyster
grounds was passed in concurrence with
the house:
All designations and transfers of
grounds for the cultivation of oysters
clans and nussels within tine waters of
this state heretofore made by the stalk
ing committee or selectmen Of any
town are hereby validated and confirm
ed.
Section g. Any person who shall tow
any oyster dredge or contrivance for
taking oysters under water on any
properly designated oyster ground shall
be deemed guilty of q misdemeanor
and, CT conviction. shall be fined not
less than 81, or imprisoned not less than
thirty days. or BOTH although no oys-
tiers or shells may have been taken.
Section g. This act shall take effect
from it's passage.
An act amending an act concerning
the taking of trout was also passed in
The act is as follows
Section one OF chapter LXXXIII of
the public acts Of 1897 is hereby amend
ed to read as follows:
Every person who shall catch any
brook trout, trown trout or rainbow
trout, except with a hook and line, or
shall sell, expose for sale, purchase
catch, or have in his possession any of
such trout, except from the first day of
April to the first day Of July, shall be
fined not more than $50 and costs or
imprisoned not more than thirty days,
Or both; provided, however, that any
person may take such trout in waters
owned or enclosed by him for the pur-
pose of stocking other waters, or take
and sell any trout reared by him in such
waters.
Section Q This act shall take effect .
rom its passage.
In the house the temperance commit
Zee reported unfavorably on the bill
providing that no sprtuous liquors
shall be sold in shops where groceries
ire on sale, and the bill was rejected.
The bills concerning the payment of a
portion of liquor license fees to the C