Morning journal and courier., 1882-03-31
@o1lr1Ga1 and Courier.
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Affairs at the Capitol.

No Hope for Chip smith--More Railroad
 ImvestiS1dion-The TeInpera nee EilI-- 1 The Secretary of the state E3oia i'd fl Education Before .n Investigating Committed
 HARTFORD, March go, 1882. Especial corresT ondonco of JoUE:SAI. AND CCyRtERl
 There was good deal of business disposed of at the Capitol today and of @ varied character In the House the temperance bill was what engaged the attention of the members during the greater part of the day, and, as will be seen by our legislative report, the bill as amended, and the amendments were numerous, was finally passed by large majority. There were only Q few more than a quorum present when the vote was taken, many of the Representative leaving before the vote was taken, apparently because they did not care to be placed on record. When the bill goes to the Senate there will probably be other alterations and amendments made and then the bill will go back to the House for further action. The bill has been so 'patched" up that it is difficult to tell what shape it is in.
 The Railroad committee this after l noon heard parties interested in the petition | requiring Saratoga or fast trains on the Northampton road to stop at Plantsvllle. President Yeamans and Attorney Case ap- peared on behalf of the road. The special committee appointed to lnveS- ] tigate the charges of favoritism preferred against Rev. B. G. Northrop, secretary of ! the State Board of Education, in that he di- \ verted the trade in books to Brown Goss of Hartford, and Mir. Judd of tkis city, com ! menced their Investigation this af- ternoon. Judge Blydenburgh, of this city, appeared as attorney for the complainants. MT, Northrop was be- | fore the committee and among other l things stated that he had not examined the accounts of the clerk of the Board (Mr. Baird) in five years as he had perfect conf dence ill him. He said that MT. Baird drew on the State Treasurer for funds needed without any supervision on his (Northrop's) 1 part He said he knew nothing about what money had been paid out by Mir. Baird ex- l cept by the printed reports. In reply to 8 question by Judge Blydenburgh he said that he believed that MT. Baird had received some small commissions on sets of maps sold, per l haps dollar or two on set.
 Before Mr. Northrop concluded Mir. Case a Hartford book dealer, was called to the stand and testified that he had previously sold maps to the Secretary of the Board, anc l that he had an arrangement with MT. Bairc ] whereby he (Baird) was to and did receive forty per cent. commission on the maps sold The full amount was paid for the maps ant then forty per cent. returned, so that MT 1 Baird received over $500 in commissions o1 about $12 on every set of maps sold. Whe1 he stopped the commissions then the sale O the maps decreased After MT. Case testl
 fled Mir. Northrop again took the stand and was sharply question ed by Mir, Blydenburgt in regard to the time he spent ill his office his supervision of office business, &c. Al
 5:3O o'clock the committee adjourned uni Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock when the hear ing will be resumed The investigation
 promises to be long and thorough one, ant
 it would appear as though there was inten
 tion on the part of the committee to give tn
 management of the Board general overhaul
 ing The Board is composed of Senate
 Gum and Representatives Owen and Wrinn