The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-15

to be printed with the session laws or 1905, making the regular volume in the series. Senator Platt of Milford occu- pied the chair during the last hour or the session.
 There was a smart debate between Senators Donovan of Norwalk and | BickneIl of Meriden in regard to the appointment of William F. Bailey of Bethel a public auditor. MT. Bailey had the support of the finance com mittee and carried the day.
 In executive session the senate con firmed the nomination of Charles H. Noble of New Milford for bank commits sioner, and Christian Schwartz of Nor ! walk shell fish commissioner.
 The attendance in the house was up | to the standard for the first day after new business. In several cases the house receded from previous action 1 in referring bills and agreed with the senate. On the bill relating to junk peddlers and collectors Messrs. Averill of Branford and Rockwell of Ridge field were appointed a committee or conference. MT. Averil took down the house by declaring that it was not agreeable to farmers to have their tools carried off by junk dealers in case they should happen to leave them in the field alone for a few minutes.
 Some of the hearings that will come l up Wednesday in which New Haven is interested are Senator Chatfield's s amendment to the charter of the New Haven Water company, regulating the supply of water in adjacent towns, and the resolutions appointing A. McClel- Ian Matthewson judge of the New Ha- vent city court and Richard H. Tyner assistant judge. This hearing wil be before the judiciary committee. The resolution extending the time for or ganzing the Atlantic Fire and Marine Insurance company of New Haven to June 1, 1909, will be heard before the insurance committee, Senator McGov- ern, chairman. Wednesday afternoon. The Hon. H. Wales Lines. of Meri- den, l.. w. Robinson of New Haven, ex-Senator c. c. Cook of Hartford, W.. 0. Burr and United States Senator Elect Bulkeley being the commission on fire proofing the capitol, and the purchase of property for a new state building were before the committee on capitol furniture and grounds in sup port of their recommendations. ; Before the committee on education a spirited hearing took place yesterday afternoon. Arguments against a com pulsory free text book law were made by George l.. Fox of this city, ex-rector of the Hopkins Grammar school, as follows: i
 1. It is an unwarranted and unnec- essary interference with the right of local self-government.
 2. It violates the sound economic doc Urine of John Burns, the English la bor leader and statesman, that the cost of very few functions of govern ment should be borne wholly by the common treasury. The burden of as many as possible should be shared by the individuals specially benefited.
 8. It also runs counter to his saying: "You demoralize and undermine 8 mans character when you give him something for nothing" s.
 4. Only one-fifth of the states of the union violate this sound principle of local self-government, and are socialis- tic enough to have compulsory free text book laws. Connecticut should not should not leave the large majority in order to join the socialistic minority. Large cities like Chicago, Indianapolis, San Francisco, Milwaukee, Louisville, Kansas City, St. Paul, Rochester, make parents pay for text books. All cities ought ito do the same. t
 5. The annual cost of text books for each pupil varies from $2 to $5 per year, which means from one-third of a cent to one and one-third cents day.
 6. Free text books deprive pupils of one of the most valuable factors in education, namely, the possession of a small library of books for further study and review of their studies.
 2. In case of High school text books, the state of city compels the wage , earner with an average income of $6oo to $1,20O year, whose children are at work, to contribute money for the benefit of children of wealthier per- sons. This is a gross injustice to the wage earning taxpayers, ninety per cent. of whose children are at work, helping support the family.
 8. The care of these free text books is an onorous and harrassing burden to teachers. It saps and Iessens their nervous strength, which in justice to the state and to the pupil should be concentrated on teaching.
 LEGISLATION FOR NURSES.