New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-14
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| BUr NOT CENT FOR BUSINESS TIN MOTTO or
THE. CoNNEcrCUT >ENNrt.
Hartford. Feb. I3-The Legislature = thing 81 the
past 80 far rs amy hope ~ bushes, /, concerned The
House Ia, adjourned until MAY .. after having passed
an appropriation iii nr tie Worlds Fair. The
senate has adjourned uutl May =. after having de
| hated senator SeNmOur, Constitutional Convention
! bill ony ~ shcl:c II. Tie closing w'~k Of the
! SESSIONS ha, been marked by some altogether mn
prrcrirftci uct> IL the senate In the matter al
griiudc, to the employee oi the Capitol and ~ the
senate. To begin with. ia" new. paper reporters OF
the senate were gwen the usual 600, aud some OF
them had AGO acted In the capacity OF reporters for the
House and lad thu, had $500 ont 4 The state
| treasury Other, not 20 favored had $50 SVEN to
them for appearing .n the senate occasionally. In
two Instance, the recipients 81 the bounty Of the
state had lett the State months ago and In ono the
reporter had not been In the state SIX week, before
he put $500 into hi, pocket los gilt o. tn" senate.
The reporters In question all get regular saare, from
the newspapers In who" employ they are AID thu
whole matter I, looked upon In the lighI Of annual
gift. In addition, every employe about the capitol.
messenger. floor sweeper what not had a grlluiy
Of $50 given by the Senate. In all something over
~ 900. These appro priations. Of wholly personal
character. and every Of them In the line OF
gratuitics, the only made by the senate, cN
cept FOR the pay of 1t, members. Al the door Of
TINT body there all the usual appropriation bills
for the expenses Of the state and the special appro-
pnatOH LOT us NOTiuN IhIT piNN'd DN IN house,
none Of which have even been mentioned In the
senate. except ~ Republican might cndcavOr
10 persuade tho body consider business The closing
day Of the senate was devoted to debate the bin
Of Scnntor Sey mtur for The holding of Constitutional
Convention, designed 70 make such change I'm the
constitution shall take the representative character
Of the towns entirely away. Th, bin was favored by
the senators from the larger cities Of the southern
part ~ the State bnt senator Thaycr. Of Norwich.
opposed H. He had the 10 that 1t, adoption
by the senate would least twenty of the little
towns against the Democratic party and make Il an
utter imposSbilty to secure Democratic Legislature
at the next election. lie literally talked 1t to death
and IL remains under considerations The action of the
House when the Republican members got together aud
made up the quorum all that. could be expected
IL passed the Judson rule which the resolution
before the House when Mr. Walker, OF Hartford waved
his followers into the lobby rather than vote
upon H. aud which the real CAUSE OF the now
notorious and ridiculous Ump House Of that Demo.
cratic statesman passed the Worlds FAIR bill and adj
journcd until the date Of the meeting of the Republican
State Convention. at which time there will be "A large
gathering Of all the Republicans Of prominence in the
state md such action will then be taken as may be
approved by the sentiment OF the PARTY. The House
did not q beyond tho custom Of the past In voting
gntultic,, a. did the senate. one Of the sluculnr
things In connection with the Democratic rump House
the bitter quarrel II has engendcred between some
OF the Democratic leaders Representative John r.
Hoaly OF Windsor Locks. member Of the Democratic
state Committee. by the way. refused " Join with