Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-12
STATE LEGISLATURES.
New Jersey Senate Passes Bill Over Governor Werts' Veto.
SENATE AT ALBANY VERY BUSY.

4 Large Calendar Was Begun Upon, and Many Bills Passed-A Hill to Substitute
 EIectrocutIon For Hanging Introduced
 In the Legislature nt Trenton.
 ALBANY, March 13.-One of the largest calendars that ever confronted tho present 2-yoar-old senate was on the desks of the members when the gavel fell. There was a very large. lobby present. The lobbies and halls Wore particularly active. Sen ator Guy handed up tho minority report in the Troy election matter. There was no debate.
 Senator Cantor made objection to the progressing on tho calendar of the gas meter inspector abolition bill. He con- tended that it should not go to third read ing, as the senate had agreed that it should have a hearing on Wednes0ay next. After sOmo discussion, in which the sen ators got mixed as to how the bill had been sent to third reading the matter was dropped until the bill could be reached.
 The assembly was slow in getting to work. The attendance of members was light. hardly n dozen members of the mi nOrity being in their seats. The speaker handed down tho annual report of the state gcologist.
 
 Mir. J. P. Coles bill. on the order of sec Ond reading authorizing the city of Troy to issue $1OO, 900 in bonds for the purpose of extending certain streets and remoy- ing hill known as Mount Olympus. Mir. Colo said it was for the purpose of giving work to idle workmen. He moved tC strike out the enacting clause The mo tion was lost. and the bill was progressed.
 Mir. Pavey's bill to abolish the depart mcnt of public charities and corrections in tho city of New York and providing for tho establishment of two separate de partmcnts was rCcommitted to the cities committee for amendments
 The following bills were passed: Mir Nixon's, appropriating SIG. 900 for horti cultural investigations and experimenti in the Fifth judicial district; MT. Wray's providing for licensing dogs in Brooklyn
 The senate took up the final passage o bills, and n large number of minor code bills and sectional measures were passed Among the important ones were Mir Howe'S allowing the state to reimburs( the county of Tioga for disbursement. connected with tho Lehigh Valley railroad strike; Senator Lamy's compelling sher ifs to keep open office from 9 a. m. to D. m. in winter and s to in summer Senator Reynolds, appropriating $l75. 900 for Improvements to tho Forty-Sov enth regiment armory. Brooklyn; Mir Whittct's ratifying actions and proceed ings of park commissioners of Buffalo and ordering payment for work done by their order: Mir. Kolsey's Linius Jone, Peck claim bill for furnishing the ston, for tho Buffalo State hospital; Mir. J. H Clark's. appointing certain number O voters to each precinct of a voting ma chine; Mir. Armstrong's, appropriatinl $l9 800 for improvements to BrOCkport' | Normal school; Senator Persons, for re | pairs at ISraddock' dam and for improv ing docks 2l and 22 of tho Erie; MT. Sic bert's, authorizing Buffalo to take park for school purposes.
 The senate received the resolution O the assembly relative to n joint commit tee to consider the question of the trans fer of the Kings county asylums to tn state.