The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1892-01-01
SOUTHPORT.

REPRESENTATIVE BULKLEY'S POSITION.
In his first attempt TO explain the Re-
publican position, your correspondent
81" said that Representative Buckley
differs from his Republican associates
in but single particular" that "Joint
action by the two Houses would I'M
doubtedly seat Gen Merwin, Mr. Phelan
and Mr. Sanger and that "Mr Buckley
Is the only Republican that wishes in an
irregular and unusual way to seat the
minor officers and leave out the COVER
nor" Now, it was fair inference from
these three propositions that the ''single
particular" was the irregular and un-
usual way" with the Governor left out
and | attempted to answer this by say
ing that the Republicans in the House
had already unanimously seated minor
officer (Staub) and left out the governor
and that 1.-THE extent of Mr. Bulkley's
indiscretion seems to have been that he
did not rest satisfied with the action of
his associates, in thus putting in Staub,
but wished to seat, in the same manner
two other men whom he believed to have
been elected" and whom q might have
added Oh" seems to believe elected.
But "H" takes new ground, questioning
the facts of the election and summing
up as follows: "Mr Bulkley's investiga-
tions, during the recess, may have led
him to a correct conclusion, as to how
many of the 1889 votes should be count
oI 70 wi h,t
of investigation is more fully known,
neither the Senate nor House will accept
his finding" Evidently during the re-
cess, between his first and second COM
munications, something bewildering
must have happened to "H," for, in
order to answer his second, it is only
necessary to go back TO his first. He
there said that "Joint action by the two
Houses would undoubtedly seat Gen
Merwin, Mr. Phelan and Mr. Sanger"
Now we all know that such action would
seat Gen Merwin, because the Republi-
cans would have a majority, but why
should III" say that it would seat the
Democrats, Phelan and Sanger and "un-
doubleday" unless by some ''method of
investigation" he has not only satisfied
himself about these 1899 votes, but be-
lieves that the Republican majority is al
so satisfied about them. Then why this
talk about Mr. Buckley and his method?
The fact is, the more this matter is ven
tilated, the more evident it will become
that the lone particular in which Mr.
Buckley differs from his Republican as
sociates" is not about any fact of the
election, but about the action to be taken
on facts pretty generally acknowledged.
OF course, | do not know "H' or to
what an extent he is entitled to speak
for the Senate, or the House, or the Re-
publican majority in a future joint ses-
sion, but he has the confident tone of a
prophet and, if he had only written one
article, I should have hopes of a Moses
to lead us out.
Now, he only reminds me OF story
of an Irishman who, awakened by an
alarm of fire, put on his trousers wrong
side before and fell down a flight of
stairs. His companion at the top of the
SGaITS CdiIeu uuWus rat, are you dead T'
sNo," said Pat, I'm not dead (and then
CHANGING down at himself, added but
I'm fatally twisted. rs.
j. n. Spicer, the tinsmith, was married
at Brooklyn, Christmas Eve, to Miss An
ma Peterson, who formerly lived in the
family of John Alvord at Green's Farms.
j. E. Spicer was best man and the bride q
sister bridesmaid. The brides father is
Brooklyn decorator. There were use
full and beautiful presents and Mr. and
Mrs Spicer have fitted up Lawyer A. d.
Pinney's house for their home.
Charles w. Perry, wife and son have
been laid up with grip.
Rev Mr. Holman preached at the Con-
gregational church, Sunday, but the choir
was decimated by sickness and there was
but one lady to sing in the evening.
Saturday, shortly after 10 a m, there
was a collision at the station. A freight
train was switching and, by some over
sight probably, gravel train was not
properly signaled and the result was a
''head on collision. Both engines were
considerably damaged, but no lives were
lost. Travel was delayed for two hours.