New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-16
CONNECTICUT INTEPOOLSELLING Law.
" EFFECT or THE ABUSES vt GuTTENBt re
THE STATE PRISON INVESTIGATION.

NJ EFFECT or THE ABUSES At GUTTtNBl l"-
THE STATE PRISON INVESTIGATION.
Hartford April - CSpcciaD.Tn spite Of the boasts
~ The gamblers that they had secured the state
senate and that the AnPooaellinS bill passed by
the House would be rejected by that body, the senate
passed the bill with decided majority Governor
Morris believes that Is good bill and VIII sign
II. and 1t Will after July become the law OF inc
STATE This will allow the June meeting Of the
Charter oak PARK Association h. be- carried on as usual
with the p-,lshei, but after thai poolsellng VIII
be- allowed on ans track in pooIroom or other
place IA the state. opinion, 81 the horscmcn vary
q, 10 III. effect 50 drastic biz may have upon the
popularity Of traclracing In the state. hut there l.
a very large contingent Of brc ders and lovers Of
horses whl believe that tho atcnianc" VIII be IN
creased n soon as the gambling feature disappears AMI
that the horses will be trottcd for what they ar"
worth when they are once out Of the pollok. Thcrr
/, M disagreement n, 10 tho conStutonallty OF In"
llll In order to prohibit the selling OF pools On Tn"
Guttonburg races. which was the object sought. II
was necessary TO shut OF all poolscng and this has
been donc.
The senate has passed the StorrS bin with ONLY
ds,cnting votes transferring the money from The
Federal land grant from the sheffield school AT Yale
to the >'orrs Agricultural College rcnamed to
meet the letter Of the United states law. and the
rIral population OF the state Is very much pleased
the victory. No session Of tho Legislature sine
the school founded has been free from m
attack the funds In the posscssio Of the Sheffield
school. during the last years the rural towns
have turned their attention toward sending men 70 III"
Legislature who would get The money for the iavorite
school II the farmers. and 1t has now been accom-
p!shod. sheffield will not Weld mp the money with
out testing the right Of tie Stat" to abroca'e the
contract and 1t +, barely poSsibl" that Governor
Morris may veto IL" measure. although he has
pressed himself not favoHng the veto when III
majority Of both houses would BE- almo,i pass
a m ovtr IT,
The new civ government has yet chosen the
officer, Of the bOarls made the elections Of City
Attorney, city Recorder and Prosecuting Attorney
although nominations have been made by both
part; ,,. &c Democratic nomination., have been
made however. and with exception likely to
90 through. Tho caucu, named captain shannon FOR
the place. unccrrmoniou,ly turning down Captain
lllnn,nn. who has b"ca clerk ~ the lower board for
many ycar, and who j. thorough accountant ard ex
crll"nt clerk
The select Committee OF the Legislature which l.
Investigating the condition Of affairs NJ the SUITE
Prison has begun at the top and has had the board
IF directors under examination, for the purpose OF
a,ccrtainng what the general policy OF management
ma, been under the Chamberlain regime. Next week
viii begin open hearings and Will 20 Into de
tails. except that convict witnesses viii not b" al
lowed To testify In public for ohl ious REASONS.
IN" directors haN" issued a card asking Suspcn-
sion 81 judgment pending the invo,tlga;i"n and have
substituted General IloN'n FOR Warden Chamberlain
until "A finding l. reached.