Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-10
DOINGS AT
 CAPITAL. Want a Harb0r of
 Refuge.
Bills Sent in To-Day-Sar- gent Relief Bill Passes Senate Pension Bills Reported To-Day--Con- necticut Visitors.
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Washington, Feb 1o.-All the mem bers of the Connecticut delegation are in receipt of the resolutions l adopted by the chamber of commerce Of New Haven, at their meeting Feb ruary 20, advocating the construction of a breakwater at Horton's Point, 1 Long Island. The preamble sets forth that there Is at present no har- bor, either natural or artificial. be- tween Plum Gut and Port Jefferson. on Long Island, a distance of fifty miles, and harbor Of refuge could be created at comparatively small cost at the point suggested. Itl would be of great advantage to all kinds of shipping on Long Island Sound. The chamber of commerce joins with other maritime interests in urging congress to undertake this work Hortons Point is east of Clin- ton, and such a breakwater as is sug- gested would aid all along the Connec- ticut coast.
 Tha chamber of commerce has also sent to the Connecticut delegation a set of resolutions endorsing the action of the national arbitration conference recently held in Washington, in favor of international arbitration between the United States and Great Britain of all questions that may arise. Thel aim Of the national arbitration associ- ation is to avoid war. and have all dis putes settled by arbitration instead.
 Both resolutions were presented in the senate and house to-day.
 For Ex-Mayor Sargent
 The senate has passed the bill for the relief of Joseph B. Sargent, ex- mayor of New Haven. The bill au- thoaizes the payment of $5S3.67 to MT Sargent, for dutes and fines illegally collected from him at El Paso, Texas. MT Sargent was accused of trying toI smuggle some drawn work into the United States from Mexico, and the collector of the port of Fl Paso insti- tuted legal proceedings against him. At the time. MT Sargent was i'll and instead of fighting the case he al lowed it to go by default, with the. result that he was fined and obliged to pay the sum this bill proposes to re fund. m @
 The same bill passed the senate last session, but could not be reacned in the house MT Sperry has anfro- duced the same bill in the house, and hopes to be able to get 1t through +hjs session. Senator Platt intro dl1ced the bill in the senate.
 Dredging Quinnipiac River.
 The senate today passed the bill. in troduced by Senator Platt, for the modification of the project of dredg- ing New Haven harbor. The bill, as amended at the suggestion of the war department, provides for the ad- dttional dredging of the channel in the Ouinnipiac river from Tomlinson bridge to Ferry street bridge, so as to make ft 20 feet deep and 200 feet wide. There is no additional appro~ nriation needed for this work. as there is enough left over from the original amount appropriated to com plete the project
 MI. Sperry has introduced the same hill in the house, but it is doubtful 1T if can % through this session, as the cranaral understanding here is there will he no river and harbor bill this session
 Pension Bills in Congress.
 Both the senate and the house are giving considerable attention to pr1- yate pension bills and to-day a large number were reported to both bodies Connecticut bills are well advanced, and are being passed at a rapid rate In the house three were reported this morning, as follows: In behalf Of John Adamson of Southing1on, who served in Company c, Fifth Connecticut Vol unteers at SPA per month; in behalf of Hamlet F. Roberts of Hartford, Com pany A. Twenty-frst Connecticut Vol unteers at the rate of $50 per month, and in behalf of Thomas Davis, also of Hartford, who served in Company c Twenty-ninth Connecticut Volun- teers, at $2O Der month. all these bills have already passed the senate, hav- ing been originally introduced by Sen ator Platt. .r
 In the senate the bill granting a pen sion of SPA per month to Mrs Emily Conklin of Bethel has been favorably reported. Mrs Conllin is the widow of James l.. Conklin of Company A, Fifth Connecticut Volunteers. Con- eressman Hill introduced this bill and if has already passed the house. The senate committee has also reported fla vorabIy on the bill to grant pension of SIP Der. month to Mrs Clara B. Gris- wold of Meriden. who is the widow of Captain Dennis +. Griswold, chaplain in a New York regiment during the war. This bill was introduced by Sen- ator Platt. ~
 The president has signed the follow ing Connaeticut bills for pensions, and they no~e hecome laws: Harrison w. Fox of Windsor, $30 per month; Alex ander IT. Covert of New Haven, SPA per month: Benjamin F. Gates of New London, $50 per mont4; and Ewin F. Miller of Torrington. $50 per month
 New Britain Building.
 Senator Platt has introduced in the senate the bill, already presented by Congressman Henry in the house, for the erection of public building at New Britain. The bill provides for. the purchase of a site and erection of building to cost $15O,0OO, with the usual provisions as to fire protection and government Jurisdiction of the land and building.