Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-21
Lots of Work For New York
States Next Legislature.
MIR. MoRToNs COMING MESSAGE

some Important roini. That the New EN-
rcutivc OF the Empire state WIN Touch
Upon-uc Has Not - Great Many Rich
I1unls TO Dist ributc.
ALBANY. Drr. @I-Thc legislature OF
1895 will begin its session ON the 2d day
OF January, one day after the inaugural
tion of Governor MDItru 4a,d indications
point to one of the bt.>c~t and most
lengthy sessions ever witnessed 10y thoSc
familiar with legislation. IL will also bc
the last legislature tO consist Of but l2S
asscmblymCn and 81 senators, for under
the new constitution the future bodies
arc to b. composed al 81 senators and $50
asscmblymcn.
1t will also bc the last legislature that
can in any way tampcr with ths salaries
ar terms Of Office of any Hppointivc or
elective officer while in Office. although
authorities differ n to whether even this
| Legislature has the right to do this. II will
be the last Legislature that can entirely
| change the charters NJ cities. its sole work
this year Icing Ia perfect the charters in
| accordance with the provisions Of the new
! constitution. 81 that in all ways il is
probably the most important body Of its
kind that has met in many years.
Opening Hours.
/
| liminariCS, this bring its Second year.
other than to elect u ~ucct>>ur a. president
/ pro tenn. Ia Senator SaXtuu. who will pre-
| side over the senate aS the lieutenant gOv-
| crnoT. Mr.. Saxtuu will make a brief adj
dress At the hour 81 uOon, when the 49,
: sion i called tn order. and the president
pro tenn. will b. elected. II is not nj all
| likely that the new incumbent will in
i any way change the makeup Of the va
II
| n Republican on such committees a. he
himself formerly served upon and tn place
| ex-senator SaxtunS successor upon the
committees served upon Ivy his predecessor
In the assembly u SPEAKER. y clerk ana
| n sCrgoant-at arms will la elected and in
stalled. hut mo committees will In an
| nouuCcd until the usual p'CCsS Of 4 wCrk.
| Both bodies will send the usual commit
tees to the governor Ia announce that they
arr organized and ready for business, and
then the governor will transmit his first
annual message 1" the h0tly Legislative.
TIL" G.",crm"r'> message.
Governor Morton = messing. " i'll IL, l,,Ob-
cd forward 10 with much Interest hCCaus,
he will in it outline the policy 81 In" party
that will seek through its acts To- retain
power for years Ills views uf the policy
To Ia used in dealing with the distribution
of Offices mt Albany. hi~ ideas upon the
proper appropriations his suggestion.
about municipal reform and his views on
the proper form uf leIl!uts Tor the voters a
the state will all In the outcome of dCCl
thought upon an" Iavt NOT only Of III,
governor, hut the party headers.
At this writing it i almost assured tina
he will indnr>c the blanket ballot withuu
"A paStCr, a. used in Massachusetts. IVA
with an emblem for each party. The pa
Culiar situation confronting the party ii
power a regards appropriations from tn
treasury will cause Il great portion Ot TIN
message Ia hc devoted Ia the CunSidCTati ul
of means whereby the tax rate may h
kept down. and the executive ability u
the governor a. a inauCiCT will shine fort
He will ask for the abolition and for tn
combining III several state uiliCt's when
the expenses arr largH; will advocate rca
sonablc expenditures for the canals: will
favor legislation for the protection ~ tn
forests: will ask for legislation to max
the r,lds of the state more paS>ahlC: cal
for morn rigid st e civil service laws
will make a suggestion for u moro rigi,
corrupt practices act and may ask for IN
revising uf thu present excise laws. In tn
matter nf home rule Tor cities and the pr
venting Of the abuses shown to exist il
some cities the message will dwell n
great length