New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-19
DILATORY LEGISLATURE.
WORK PROCEEDING SLOWLY IN CONNIE Nv
W = A SECRETARIES IN HARTFORD

u,,pv PROCEEDING SLOWLY IN CONNECTICUT
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u.r,ford Conn May IS (SpecaD.-lhe iIes''
io,ure has fixed June Il as the DAY OF ''''"' =.
iournment. but 1t hardly seems poSs'oe ,,,or.
oo,, rate Of progress for all the business peio'e
I, 70 be disposed OF by that time THIS %
hos hsen unusually datory In It's ACTON ne
""' 80. the committees have been long
aa,, ont and II has been several weeks III so'"e
,,,.,coo hefore the bills have been repof''" w
Tho houses for action. This has been ho'ao'' Wv
cage with the Tuberculosis BILL wh'ch mas o'.'
ms, got into the House after series % "'"'"7
,,,no oyar four weeks No bill OF IA Ike nature
hss over before excited the farming comm"''''s
80 ,,,s has and the result IL that the reported
40, Go &, m, nature OF radical compromise De-
,ween the desires OF the medical society "'
pushed the bill and the FARMERS VINO oppo ,r,.,,,
The Bridge bill is another instance 'heie 10 ""e'
to be a hitch between the houses over !" 49,,
Tho Pool hill which is an enort 10 repe"' '"e
49,, Do, lou for twenty days during the racing
saoso, in the state will undoubtedly pass the
houses and the effort TO stop II has nearly e"ue
There Is no doubt that the members ia'o' u, an"
regard the statute as 1t STANDS az p'i'""',' "
aasu,s 10 nrevent playing" the horses in saloons
and billiard rooms. was done beiore the ao. ""H
passed The House passed creu''aoie UNI ~
dav this veek providing that agents Tor the prose-
cution of LIQUOR cases should be appohten ps 'ne
| iudges instead Of by the Comfy 'oh'"isso"'i' "
now hut the Senate promptly killed H. iHueeu' '"c
senate 10 regarded as the graveyard OF all reform
| ,,oasures that have come before the present AS
sembly ,
In 1893 the Republican Legislature agreed 10 SUI
mi, to the people certain amendments to the Con-
| stitution one providing for pIurahty e'ec,o" Vi
| State officers and another providing LOT 'he en-
| ,srgemen, NJ The number OF Senatorial districts
| These measures are representative OF the kepub-
ucan sentiment OF the State. and 1t had been sup
l hat fha LEGISLATURE,
| Republican would follow up the line OF REFORM IN
| this direction On the contrary. the committee mas
| reported a plan for the revision OF me Iohsttu-
| Of important men In both parties on the comins-
| sion a large proportion OF whom are from me
| cities There Is a general uprising OF me hepup-
lican press against the measure as IL ~ iepofleu'
but II Is in great danger OF being adopted never
| theess H., 49,. $500
| The weak In town has been notable Tor the pres
ence OF the general secretaries or the Young Men
| Christian Association In conference over Iour
| present most OF whom were entertained IN me
| homes OF the people The debates OF me CONFER
| ence were largely upon the matter OF the educa-
| tionai schemes OF The association. There Is a
| movement under way begun IN the conference. for
| n uniform course OF study and a general plan Tor
| n university OF night schools with grades ana de-
| grees TO be conferred.
| There ere now no horsecnrs running In the city
| NJ hartford The agitation for electric lines besa,
| three years ago. and II look TWO years 10 obaln
| The consent OF the Common Council, anu one year
| ,o comnlete the change In the system after the
| consent had been granted. II ~, however. a re-
| ~ good as that OF any city In the country Lines
| are now open TO Pennington ana KNOXVILLE, East
| Usrfford Glastonbury and Wethersfeld and TO
Manchester the last named line having been opened