New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-27
THE NEW LEGISLATURE At HARIFOhD

INTEREST IN ITS wORK-THE RAILWAY GRADE
cRosslNGs-NEw PARKS IN PROSPECT.
Hartford. Conn. Jan. 26 (SpecaD.-No session OF
tho Legislature In this State has started of with
40 great interest the one now In the Captol. Inc
organization rapidly completed and the imnle-
date action the important matter OF electric ana
steam railway grade crossings. with It's attendant
interest throughout the State, created a sensation
This action was brought about By extraordinary
circumstances and by II the Consolidated road mas
won Incidentally great victory over the many
electric railway systems chartered during the last
two years and to be chartered during the present
session. Almost every one OF these systems mas
one or two steam railway crossings on the INES OF
proposed lines none OF which can now be made I'M
less by overhead underground separation Inc
attack OF The Bridgeport Union" upon Senator
MarIgold, because he did not continue the useless
fight for the coveted grade crossing in bridgeport
was resented by the Senate. which passed reso-
luton warning the reporter OF that paper that II
any such violation OF the courtesies OF the senate
again occurred in the paper he would be cut or
from the privileges Of the Senate and from the per-
ouistes OF a reporter 1t ridiculous proceeding
in the line press censorship and the newspapers
are reading the many sharp lectures about H.
one OF the important measures already introduced
into the Legislature is new ballot law framed by
H. Holton Wood. OF Derby. This Is in accordance
with the suggestion made by Governor Comm IN
his message the General Assembly, that the pres
ent law which has made so much trouble and which
was solely responsible for the deadlock four years
ago be corrected. Mr. Woods law Is entirely
new measure. providing for modified adaptation
OF the Australian ballot law. voting to be by a
cross upon ballots printed by the State and thus
made absolute and not subject TO be thrown out by
the moderator OF a town meeting.
Another measure introduced In the House is one
regulating the privileges OF the lobby by a process
OF registration, the promoters OF legislation being
classified into agents and counsel to be duly
registered and to be accountable to the House for
any abuse OF the privilege or for any unseemly at
tempts to obtain legislation by bribery or In any
other improper way
The Supreme Court OF Errors has decided that the
law which permits towns cities 10 license tenn
porary merchants is unconstitutional. interfering
with the first section OF the bill OF rights of the
State This licensing law has been "A great pro-
lection for the permanent merchants OF a place
II has prevented the travelling men, who pay no
taxes. from setting up establishments and dsposine
of cheap lines Of goods at a low rate in competition
with the regular merchants. The opinion was writ
ten by Judge Hamersley. OF this city. and all the
Justices concurred.
The park projects Of the city have advanced "a
some extent. The Pope Park gift. which Is the
southernmost Of tho chain OF parks proposed has
been referred to the people Of the city by the Court
Of Common Council and II IL confidently expected
that the gift will be accepted. The Pond bequesi
has been reported favorably upon by the Park Com.
IT, The Keney matter will come up later In Its turn