Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-17
CONCERNS IN THE STATE.
Matter. Before the Legislature Of Nas..-
chu..tts.
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Matter. Before the Legislature Of NassA-
chu.-tts.
sfs-il, Co-r~-rcnisrce q The Evsuing star
BosroS. Mass. January Is. 1894
Various mstts-s have broken IN on the early
sessions - the legislature that the first real
business Will b. the election Of a United states
Senator 81 80 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
There T. ~ doab; q Ilr Lodges election on
thu srst ballot
An earn Il atismpt j. being made 10 cut down
the length q the Session and expedite business
A logisiat.ve committee appointed to that end
~ the lat legisistare has reported They have
iouui that Ms-sachs-eti., though Il has an an
nual session ~ - legislature. has the longest
-. siots - nIy state IA tho Union. This l. 50
with practically no; ever a. annual exception
The reasons f,r this ths- sav. are three First,
that the legislature ~ more alNiou- than IN
other stata- o. give Grid hearings aud patient
rou-tfrru.1r .1 ..I matters before n. secondly.
tstha nee ~ the order inquiry basis for general
Legislation. e. custom peculiar O. this state. and.
lastly. t' The tat That 80 manV UeEib'Es i've at
hori" J.Irirc che SESSIONS. Rut try TO give n
I.rt q their time a. least 20 Their private con-
"a th.s point .hs COMMITTEES saws: Last
year. for Illustration and the ratio = prac-
urtliv tho .ttus yea bl wear ihirty-two tn'ti-
trr- % thr senate i's,l 20 homo during the
ssssI.l. amt isE members - tho house. This
condition .lHga not s.U4t fl any other late save
Ehu..- Island and perhaps Delaware. Inc
frsult u that. f1I tho grrutrr part % ne ses-
~. mo house meets az pm. generally adj
tlgrsipg b'frr" Cd o. ui-. aui Tor tie hrst two
Iuouthf ayrragtac o. much -h"rter session. The
member thHu separate. eco ,hI' 20 Wurk - done
g. ths evening. url the committee v'rR ~ the
morning b. general. ruutncd u the hours
b-tNssi 10 % and a. ~ O'Clock.
Tn -ommiJ'.e. afts- I'M dc'iberation. de-
cIdsl limit ~ recon men .latiuns 20 the ac-
,rrfrlishuf.ut % two d jrcfs.
o. Tts limitation Of tis legislative session by
= constitutional! amen iurut to 100 days, e1-
elusive a. >uuity. .ut hp.4iays.
. Iis requirement that legislation shall be
(" INFLATED a. 'Hsfiv o. possible. cor sla"red 20
far ~ Tr,cfI able o. O. concrete form through
oil - irr.sIttiv~ stages. aud tina; parties seek
ing i.gt-stiou sh-ll be- required 10 speci!y their
s!s.I-.. 81 the beginning N order To secure full
public aelusirilure With the various proposals..
urslNI.s 20 rN DoSE.
Eat there L. great volume II business be-
fofg this D. legislature. aud unless all traditions
Hro ct aside the session wtl lie long one, AMI
o. auv event n busy and imrortant one.
Among th~ petitions. POSSIBLY the most prOmi-
mont from aghtiug standpoint. viii be the one
from the storage Battery Street Railway Com
Vlrv. The hsarlugs 81 this company before
the railroad commissioners on petition FOR a
location % thrir tracks IN Cambridge ard Tor
tta right ~ r41 thfir cars over the tracks OF
IA. West End street Railway Company aroused
o. vsrv lively s.irIa,-h between these two cor
I1ratiols. Tho usAing facilities Of the West
Ind ars vel kuoru and tins time they will find
worthy srtucoui-r- "a -ush men ~ eS-Reprc-
ssutlusc Archibald NJ. Hone. Horatio G.
Parker. Io.sTh A. Warner Woodward EmcTy
al 1tbsr..
rsrrp TRANSIT Is BOSTON.
E.st--.'-s,e;sm 81 electric railways hasn't
solved Tie rspid transit problem yet. People
sIc esl.us Tor -one method Of street travel
hat can c D. Clt n b. open GraubIiiPes OF
--illsG ly a refractory trolley. Vt leas: two
srh,u.-- Tor als elevated rogi from Boston will
come teto. e th. legislature. One "a On the
I~fi ti1u % william a. Mack, John ". Mitchell
suii III s--nCii.'r- uho AK Incorporation as
the Etv STATE Elevated i.aIifcld Company.
With Authority tu ,otl-tru't AID maintain
elevated roads a. Boston and its suburbs. In
The other L. ~. Ne, - T'tItious tor inrocpOrg-
tHu gui'r Cd. siylc 81 the People Elevated
Railway COMPANY
Tho .,gI-ia'ar- Iugy be- called t. defend tho
Sl-rc, IT.-irrt- g. the Bost,- Common. Tor the
West Fad -fr, 70 railway = I-kiug permission
g. construct tIaus, under this VrcCIols plot
- ground The ssmy -chsIac Wa gp last year
a-4 the Leariur- before the rapid transit com
zion were decidedly spicy.
~ COD SHIP CANAL
Then there ere 10 less than Eve different
=. home Tor LuIlt:7g q ship canal across Cape
tH AAN "N- NV '. VA $50 l.'HAAct*~ VI
tlr Ils' legislature. aui Isn't decided yet EN-
'.ov. AEle- IS behind one Cd: the petitions this
wear. ami that signifies business. Moreover.
there viii be- Tho usual attempts 10 pass the
Hrusrdu.sUt 20 fhr stItut!0u ia favor of bicn-
iial elections the effort 20 secure full munich
Yal aud license suffrage for women. the enact
rlcuf % al Auti--aloou law and other efforts TO
restrict The hlUcr t-afic.
LtgUCE LEGISLATION.
Probably the question IT liquor legislation
VII occupy a good dea! - time during the scs-
siol- III license sentiment Of the state as
shown by the municipal elections in the thirty
elite Of the state .hoV the uo-Iicense feeling
D strong ,,oryv here. MANY bills have already
been li4.sla al aud Mr.. Henry fsNou : already
o4t SI;h a on. ular entitled The Drunk Law
Hu1usi
lio-ton ha- ta active cOtsrie 81 r.atiouaiists.
even u thsy don't number 20 many as IL some
stafss. Itey vail probably ass !or amend
nleut 60 TN constitution proyiGng FOR the es-
ttbli-huent 90 UUu'cIp8. coal yards They
wall H,-o ask Tor governmental control Of tcle-
IhuuH aIi telegraph companies.
Tho militia statute, are ulso o. come user
review 20 the hand, % the advisory board Inst
appointed % the 1fiice Of the ndjutant general
a numb - important changes growing out Of
this may b. expected.
dry-u or moro electric railway Companies
from al Vrrts OF q, state will come Up for in
,urTo-a-ion 1l for extension of privileges. The
eastern md rf.lls SECTIONS Ci the state viii vet
h rrie.routI with electric roads.