St. Paul daily globe., 1892-11-29
MASON SCORES one.
The Ragged-Edge Chief Of
Detectives Will Get a
Hearing
On the Heapt-Scalding Insin-
uations Made by Assem-
blyman Daily.
Infallible, Notional Mr.. Nc
Cardy ConfesseS a Bad
Blundep.
Judges and Clerks Of Elec-
tion to Be Allowed $25
Per Nan.

Thanksgiving evening was the regular
assembly meeting night, and last even
ing that body met and transacted its
business. 1t went through a large grlSl
Tie first thing occupying its atten-
tion was the Daily Mason muddle. 1t
will be remembered that some weeks
ago Assemblyman DAILY made vigCr-
GUS attack on John Ii. Mason, the chief
of detectives. 1t grew out of charge
made by the police department that the
old police department had spirited away
some of the most valuable police rec
ords, including the rogues gallery. and
the records OF the secondhand stores
and pawn shops.
c. II. Benedict was present last night
as attorney for Mason, to present the
matter to the body and ask that an m
vestigating committee be appointed.
He filed lengthy typewriter petition
i'll which he set forth statement OF all
the occurrences in the matter up TO
date. 1t was made to appear IN the
petition that after the meeting OF the
assembly in which DAILY made the
charges Mason sent communication to
the mayor asking that he institute all
investigation, and that e. r. john
stone, the mayors secretary, tele-
phoned him that the mayor de-
clined to take any action III
the matter. The petition contained
a purported copy of the remarks made
by Daily which. as stated, were pub
Iished iii the GLOBE after DAILY had re-
vised and read the proof. The remarks
as presented in the petition were as
follows:
DalY's Hot Shot.
81 cannot agree with him politically
Teferring to John Clark, eX-chief of
polce), and, in fact, have no use for
him or his party, but | must say he
never got drunk and fell through glass
showcase, and succeeded in hushing
the matter up and having nothing said
about it. But, gentlemen, one OF our
present chiefs has done just that thing.
The man who is at the head of our de-
tective department, and is supposed to
maintain order, got so drunk not
long ago that he was unable to navl-
gate, and fell through glass showcase.
Atlu Vet Sucll q uNbSSolfN TO
John II. Mason, who allows daily our
city to be robbed and pIundered, passes
as a Pinkerton over his SubordinateS,
who are his superiors, both in intelli-
gence and experience in detective
work And yet this paradox OF
Sleuth acumen poses as q
prince of detectives of this alleged
reform oligarchy. Ye reforlners, what
do you think of this stuffed prophet?
And yet this man can criticise John
Clark, and inspire a roast like that. L
must say | wonder at it. Clark may not
be much of scholar, but he IS q man,
and while he was in office he performed
his duty in a perfectly satisfactory man
ner, both to himself and the public gem
orally. Crimes such as we read OF every
day would not have occurred during his
term. nor would they occur now If he
were i'll his old place"
A Useless Proceeding.
Mr.. Benedict's movement was precipi-
tated by the letter of AsSemblyman
Doran, the chairman of the assembly
police committee. recently published. IN
which he stated that his committee
could Ike no cognizance of the matter
until it had been presented to the as
senbly and been regularly referred.
After Mr.. Benedict had finished read
ing his petition and his remarks con-
cerning the matter, Mr Pike took the
floor to say that he did not think the as
sembly had any jurisdiction in the mat
ter. 1t was useless, he thought, to at
tempt the investigation of a ques-
ton like this when the body was
without power to do anpthing by
way of removing either the chief of de-
tectives or Mr. Daily. Mr.. Lightner
next spoke. He said that without dis
cuSSing the power of the assembly in
the matter he thought it was the prov
ince and duty of the body to make
thorough investigation. Mason held
one OF the most responsible positions in
the city, and it was certainly the
province of the common council to
know whether he was abusing his trust
and bringing scandal on the admins
tration. After an extended discussion
the matter was referred to the commit
tee on police with instructions to make
a thorough investigation.
The EnfaIIible Blundered.
The infallible McCardy, city con-
troIler, is forced to confess the first blum
der ever made in the tax levy estimate.
In accordance with custom which has
long prevailed, the controller prepared
the resolution fixing the tax levy rate,
and presented it to the common council
for passage. The resolution, which was
adopted at a previous meeting, fixed the
rate in the Tenth district at 9.36. where
as it should have been S.42. The con-
troller had before the assembly last
evening a communications confesSng
the error and making lengthy eX-
PLANTATION of how it happened. 1t is the
first error Of the kind ever made in St.
Paul.
REr. Doran rs Weary.
Mr.. Doran, chairman OF the joint com
mittee appointed TO investigate Health
Commissioner Hoyt, handed in COM
munication declining any further con-
nection with the matter. His letter
stated:
''At the first call of the committee a
quorum assembled and were confronted
by DR.. Hoyt, accompanied by two at
fNrnovc WIN aftpr thn fIrct mart 0f tho