New-York tribune., 1903-01-04

extent and giving employment 70 many more men
than in the previous The strikes Of the year
concerned the building trades. and undoubtedly
checked building in the city. but additions
manufacturing plants have been made by most OF
the large concerns of the city. The manufacturing
banking and insurance industries OF the city and
vicinity distributed s25G00o0 in January dvi-
dends. which is material increase over the pre-
vious year. The outlook for business has not been
better for years. and the merchants OF the city
agree in saying that 1902 the best in trade OF
any year the city has seen.
The events Of the coming week will be the meet
ing Of the General Assembly and the inaugurs>
ton of Governor Chamberlain and the State officers
Wednesday. The ceremonies will be as shovy
they be in the winter season. and the mill
tary parade Of the Governors guards win be the
out OF door feature. No iuklng of the character OF
the message of the new Governor has been made
public and il is expected that it will be straight
forward simple document. with eommonsenss rec
ommendation. The legislature Will not be long IN
organizing. the House caucus OF Republicans Tues
day evening naming the candidates for ofnce. who
will be chosen Immediately after the session opens.
Michael KeneaIy will be Speaker. and in the Senate
it is expected that Senator Woodruff. CT New
Haven. will be president pro tenn: Senator Walsh.
chairman of the Judiciary Committee; Senator
Cook. OF West Hartford. of Insurance.; Senator
Nash. of Westport of Railroads: Senator Pattison.
Of Sirnsbury. of Appropriations Senator Tracy, OF
Thonaston. of Education Lieutenant Governor
Roberts. who has been in the Senate two terms.
and term president pro tenn. will make an ad-
mirabIe presiding officer. There more chair
manships than there are Republican Senator's and
it is likely that Republicans viii have two
the custom 10 give chairmanships to the minority
partT exrent i'm some cases the Woman Suffraxe
Committee has had minority chairman
The social event will be the inaugural reception
and ball at the armory of the 1st Company. Gov
ernor's Foot Guard. for which several hundred In
vitatons have been sent out The hall will be
decorated ela5orately and the occasion one OF much
briIliancy in the character of the guests. the mill
tary ceremony and the dancing. which will con
tinue until late The struggle for invitations from
all parts OF the State has been great and the out
many guests from New-York Massachusetts and
other States. Major Louis r. Cheney, the com
with force Of Clerks to attend to the details or
the affair Governor Chamberlain and reslring
tainment Of their friends. and everything will be
done to have the occasion memorable one.
The report of the directors of the State prison to
the Governor shows that institution to have sd-
vanced along the line of modern penology TO a
greater extent in the last few years than ever
before. Warden Garvin is the first trained man
that has ever been in the place, and the work at
the prison has been of a much better order than
before. The earning capacity has been % per
cent of the cost of maintenance. and this in spite
of the fact that there some restrictions on
!
The best of order has prevailed. and the grading
system has been successful. By new law enacted
by the General Assembly of 1901 the Board OF Par
dons parole deserving men, as well as pardon
and the elastic sentence. having minimum and a
maximum term. has been of great benefit to the
reformatory work which is undertaken To life
prisoners has not been granted parole. and sci
dom has one been pardoned- It is proposed to ask
privilege 10 the Board of Pardons for life men.
under more rigid restrictions than exist IN other
cases. In the prison proper the greatest reform
the institution OF the congregare dining
room in place of the old of the prisoners TAX
ing their meals their cells The effect has been
salutary for the good order and content OF the
men. The prisoners maintain a monthly news
paper The Record which is an entertaining
publication many of the convicts showing skill IN
story writing.
There is to be contest over the county COM
missionership the coming legislature, and an at
tempt is to be made to have Hartford man upon
the board for this county The commissioners here
have been very strong in the rejection Of improper
applications for liquor licenses and the people of
the cfty have a whole. been satisfied with their
the dealers more chances by some part OF the
community and the movement is undoubtedly m
favor of a liberal policy IN the granting OF
Iinuor licenses. That there will be any change Is
verv much doubted the representatives rom the
of the county are strongly IN sym
pathy with the better element of the city. which
/ is trying to keep a reasonable control over Tne
| liquor traffic