Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-01
At the State Capitol.


 Rapid Disposal of Business-Final Adj | gournmen4 Expected Next Week-The | New Haven City Charter Substantially | Agreed to by the COmmittee-Anne1a- ton Defeated-Other Matters ofInterest.
 HARTFORD, March 31, 1881.
 Especial to the JOURNAL CoURIER.]
 The work of both houses was commenced promptly this morning at the opening hours, andproceeded promptly and rapidly. Although there has as yet no move been made toward an early adjournment, yet it is believed that this desirable result will surely be reached before the close of next week. Representa- tives from the agricultural towns are anxious | to conclude the work of the session so that they may return to their farms and give at | tention to matters more congenial to their | tastes The Committee on Cities and Boroughs in executive session to-day farther | considered the ''latest" amendment to the l New Haven city charter. The committee in- I dicated in pencil the alterations they favored, and after agreeing upon the general plan l they submitted it to R. s. Pickett, represent l ing the petitioners, and Henry Stoddard rep resenting the city, to revise the same as indi- cated and after arranging it to conform to the sections of the revised charter to again submit it to the committee. This it is ex-a l pected will be referred again to the commit ] tee on Tuesday next, when the bill will be | reported. The amendments do not differ materially from those indicated in 8 previous | communication. The commissions will be composed of six members, three from each party, and the Mayor will be president e. l oficso of the various boards with power to vote in cases of tic, except in the appointment ! or removal of officials in the various boards
 The present police force is retained in of- fee under the new arrangement, but remo- vals may be made by the commissioners for cause with or without 8 trial. The section | providing that in case of death or removal | of commissioner the member of the oppo- site party to him should cease to hold office, thus providing for the election of two com missioners was changed by the committee so \ as to provide that in case of the death or re- : moval of a commissioner another of the same party shall be elected to fill the vacan- cy. The new bill provides that the Clamp department shall be transferred to the charge | of the police department, thereby virtually legislating out of office the inspector of lamps. The fire department is left intact as | at present, except that it provides for an as- , sistant fire marshal. There is no legislating out of office persons holding positions by ap- 3 | pointment from the Board of Road Commis- sioners. The bill as now proposed will no . doubt receive the approval of both branches , of the Legislature. The annexation of East Haven to New FIa- ? ven was effectually killed in the Senate to-day
 when the bill came from the House on vote
 to refer it back to the committee until 8 vote ! could be taken by the town of East Haven \ on the matter. This the Senate refused to do, and although the House may vote to ad- here, it is not likely that any satisfactory re- suits will be reached by a committee of con ference.
 Following is summary of the business l transacted in the Senate and House to-day. sf Senate. f The Senate assembled at 1O:3O o'clock, \ Lieutenant Governor Bulkeley In the char.
 Prayer was offered by the chaplain, the Rev. G. L. Thompson. e The Committee on Cities and Boroughs re ! 1 ported unfavorably on the petitions to annex
 Fair Haven East to New Haven. Senator T. Colt explained that the ,subject came some
 what informally before the committee, the ! proper notice of the intention to bring the D measure before the General Assembly not F. having been given. The parties in interest | had been heard at great length, but the ! measure did not recommend itself to the
 committee, and they therefore recommended l. that it should not pass. The Senate reject | cd all the petitions.
 The matter of the Valley railroad extension
 was brought again before the Senate on tht # amendment adopted by the House yesterday Ia and gave rise to some considerable discus Vcio SAnQf0r .0 street, who said he was opposed to granting h the right to the road to extend its line b, n special act.
 n Senator Alsop said that while the measure | was brought forward because of the conven fence it would be to the road it also had tn IS indorsement of majority of the stockholder " | of the road ;s The yeas and nays were ordered in the talk
 ing of the question on the adoption of tn House amendment, and resulted as follows
 Yeas-Senators Hill, Cheney, Upson, Ham
 ilton, Brewster, Hoyt. Lewis, Coe, Alsop, S1 | lirnan Collins-11.
 a, Nays+Senators Mills, Jones, Colt, White , Seymour, Hammond, Bradstreet, Peet-s. Absent or Not Voting-Senators Haywar
 and Dennis-2. ....
 floor of the Senate and announced commu ! nication from the Governor, which was re
 ceived and referred to the Committee on E1
 ecutive Appointments.
 When the calendar was reached Senate ! Brewster called from the table bill for 8
 act relating to elections and electors, whic
 provides that persons nominated for politics
 office shall not use bribery to secure thei ! election.
 Senator Mills spoke as follows: MI
 President :-I am surprised at the course tha
 has been taken in relation to this bill, bot ! by the Judiciary committee and by the lowe
 branch of the Assembly When first hear
 of the bill being introduced by the gentlema
 from East Haven expected that 1t would b i'd reported unanimously and favorably by tn ,t | committee to which it was referred, and tha D. it would pass the ordeal of both houses by st similar vote. But was mistaken, for tn ot committee has reported it adversely, and il III the House it has been made the subject o
 laughter and ridicule by many members, som | of whom no doubt believe that this is the ca
 siest way to kill measure which they con Ill ceive might endanger their political future in hope that in this body it will not be sub v iected to similar treatment, but will be re spectfully considered. -.4 nt I consider this, MT. President, as one O y the most important measures that has conn IF or will come before this Legislature, and
 regard it as thus important for the reason
 that it does not affect any particular class O
 locality, like most of the bills which we con is slider, but touches the whole people in that i E. | strikes at an abuse which IS sapping the verl n foundation of the structure on which ou 'e government is reared It seeks to suppress D. the use of money in corrupting voters, anC or any bill which has tendency to purify thu at ballot box and do away with bribery at cleo |, tions will have my most earnest and cordia
 support. D. The provisions of this bill are simple, ant y provide that any candidate elected by popu
 lar vote shall, before assuming the duties o
 his office, make oath to the fact that he ha
 not, directly or indirectly, bribed or infu l. enced any voter in his constitutional right t, 2. cast free and uncontrolled ballot. For ar violation of the provisions of the act a fin
 and imprisonment the penalties in addi 10 ton to disfranchisement.
 d. The reason given by the chairman of tn t. committee for the rejection of this act is on ,o of those that have heard bandied about tn es halls of this Capitol To-day it is true tha Oi we have laws against bribery, but we have n D. law compelling successful candidates to mak ,h oath to the fact. The fear that the goo