Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-03-04
REPRESENTATIVE PIGOTTss CASE

REPRESENTATIVE PIGOTTsS CASE.
The Monster Petition Presented To
The Legislature - The disposition
| Made OF 1t.
The petition which has been circulating
about the city for a number of days for sig
| natures praying for an investigation by the
legislature of the charges made by Represen-
tative Pigott, of this city, reached its desti-
nation yesterday,
| Immediately after the opening proceedings
| were concluded Representative Troup pre-
senteda large roll of paper, five or six inches in
| diameter, which he stated Was petition with
about five Thousand signatures appended to it.
He asked that the text of the petition and
the first page of signatures be read.
The clerk read the petition, which, after
reciting the election of Mr.. Pigott and his
suspension by the House, concludes:
THAT by this action the town of New Haven is
and has been deprived of the representation in
your honorable body which is guaranteed to them
by the constitution of this State; therefore your
petitioners humbly bray your honorable body that
you will instruct him without delay to cause in
ment, giving him authority to send for such per-
sons and papers he may require to substantfate
BE body that If our said r es shall
prove his statement as made was a true statement
and privileges of which he is now deprived
Among the signatures were those of Geo.
T. Holcomb, Mayor; Noah Porter, president
OF Yale college; DR.. Francis Bacon, ex-Mayor
L. w. Sperry; A. ]. Beers, collector of the
port; h G. Pardee, ex-judge Court of Com
mon Pleas; A. H. Kimberly, coal dealer; 7.
Z. Doolittle, State attorney; Henry W. San
ford, superintendent; Professor Thatcher;
Jonathan Ingersoll, clerk of the Superior
court; E. A. Anketell, assistant clerk of the
court. The list embraces prominent mer-
chants, nearly all members of the city gov
ernment and many Republicans as well as
Democrats.
On the conclusion of the reading Mr.. Jack
son, of Derby, moved that the petition be
received and referred to the Judiciary COM
mittee.
Mr.. Troup then stated that he had another
resolution which he had been requested to
present. The resolution was handed up and
the Speaker after reading it privately put the
question on Mr.. Jackson's motion. The
Speaker then said that the resolution from
the gentleman from New Haven was not
strictly in order, but could be offered as an
amendment to the motion.
The clerk then read the resolution as
follows:
Whereas, On the 5tl. day of February, 1885, of the
present session of the House, member thereof
named James P. Pigott. a representative from the
make statement as follows: Il state without fear
of contradiction that the committees Of this House
were made up in part by an attorney OF one OF the
gigantic railroad corporations of this State,' and
has for said statement SO made been deprived OF
have made in writing satisfactory apology to the
Speaker of the House, and petition, signed by
to this House, praying that an investigation be
made as to the truth of said statement:
Resolved, That Messrs. ---are hereby
appointed a committee to take into consideration
the prayer of the petitioners and to hear any per-
son who shall appear before them either in support
denial of the truth of the said statement, and
they hereby instructed to send for such persons
request and are requested to report to the House
the facts established before them.
Upon the conclusion of the reading the
Speaker said: "The chair, upon reflection,
thinks the resolution should be acted on at
this time. 1 will put the question on the
motion of the gentleman from Derby first. !"
Mr. Jacksons motion prevailed and the
Speaker said: ''Now the gentleman from
New Haven offers tie resolution which has
just been read"
MI Frisbie, of Farmington-'I move that
the resolution be tabled"
The motion prevailed and the subject was
thus temporarily disposed of.
A House with a History.
The Bridgeport News says, to the house
of Fl. F. Sherwood, recently sold to Charles
Ruthven. younger brother of Lord Ruthven,
of England:
The old homestead has history 1t came into
of the Sherwood family somewhere about
most in direct line. The present house has been
modernzed somewhat in the march of events, bnt
times still remains. The house was owned during
the revolution by Tory named Shaw, who was lily,
they went. Shaw Joined them, became officer in
ing his family behind in the old house There is to
be seen to day on one of the window lanes the |