New-York tribune., 1900-12-30
CONNECTICUT TOPICS.
MINOR POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS
ABOUT COMPLETED.
CLAIMS OF SICK SOLDIERS PAID-AN END OF
THE CENTURY CELEBRATION
STATUTE REVISION.

Hartford Conn, Dec . (SpeciaD-The closing
week of the year brings the political situation
far it relates to the coming in OF the Legis-
lature a point where decisions must be made
by appointing powers and these have already been
chronicIed except in the case Of a superintendent
for the Capitol. an ofice which is a plum in It's
way. Controller-elect Chamberlain has not an
nounced the man yet but it is understood that
Superintendent Keeney is not to be reappointed
Assistant Superintendent Wilson, exceptionally
competent man. viii remain. and the Capitol force
under him will be disturbed but little. The con-
test for assistant clerk Of the House is still
There are three candidates-Higgins. OF Norwich;
Bromley, of New-Britain. and Baldwin. of Nanga-
tuck Clerk OF the House Healy will 90 20 the Sen
ate and Assistant Clerk Hinman will De clerk OF
the House in accordance with time honored usage
only one break from this routine having occurred
for many years.
Claims of Spanish war soldiers who were sick
have been paid to the amount of $1,000 by Quarter
maste r-GeneraI Newton since the last Legislature
The claims presented amounted TO $4,000, but were
scaled down about $4,000 by the policy OF the de-
partment in not allowing payment to any sick SOL
der who could not show receipts for attendance
and nursing. The legislative appropriation was
only $4,000 but the Board Of Control added some
thing over 5000 to it during the year. The
amounts ranged from s. to SS25- There is still
large claim of $780, which is not settled, but soon
will be- the department waiting for the neces-
sary receipts. The greater part of the money went
to members Of the 1st Regiment. but some is yet
waiting the call OF soldiers who in the Philip
pines.
Hartford is making arrangements for ceebra-
ton of the end of the nineteenth century on Non
day night and official programme will be for
mulated by the Mayor and Common Council II is
proposed that a meeting be held in the historic
Centre Church, the first in Connecticut. at which
clergymen OF ali denominations will give addresses
and appropriate music will be sung. This meeting
is to last until nearly midnight, when it viii ad-
journ 10 City Hall Square, which will be ulu
minated with electricity. and where the formal
ceremonies viii consist of singing and brief ad-
dress by the Mayor. All the military organizations
of the city are expecting 70 make night parade,
and there win oe music II is intended to fIlu-
inmate the windows Of the City Hall with oidtime
tallow candles from Il to L o'clock. and then TO
turn on special illumination OF electricity to show
the prosress OF illumination during the century
week at his home in Lancaster. Mass, where he
important figure in Hartford's bicycle INDUSTRY for
several years He was a graduate of the Naval
Greely relief expedition on the Yantic After
ward ne came TO this city; and was in ehaTge OF
Company, and later performed the same duties for
the American Bicycle Company. He was me-
chanlcal engineer OF ability, man of intellectual
force, who overcame many difficulties OF health BY
mined his constitution-and a man well liked He
was the originator Of the effort to establish di-
its frst commander.
The Increase Of the capacity Of the third rail
that there was 10 be general extension Of tho
third rail system OF the Consolidated Road on
cials say, however. that there will be no exten-
sons for the coming year. The three lines running
are doing good business. the one between this
city and New-Britsin carrying 5000 passengers
a day, the one between New-Britain and Berlin
about IO0O and the Bristol and New-Britain line
about many more
One of the important reports to be made 20 the
General Assembly has already been prepared. lt
IS that OF the Commission for the Revision Of the
Statutes which has been in process for the LAST
year and half. Each member has completed the
special work assigned 10 him. and Thursday the
ports We're assembled. ready for submission 20 the
Legislature. The Commission has prepared by In
strUction bill for the Incorporation OF private
Germs and bill for the revision OF legislation cor
cerning taxation OF banks and trust companies
Ntigation