The sun., 1894-02-17
MASSACHUSETTS STATESMEN.
INTKREsTED IN RAPID TRANSIT AVID
THE ARION BzLL


They ere vi.i,ins New York ..a They Ne
vots ,he Ba, tipns 10 the Service OF Their
state, hut They Have Their EveninEs OF
As the twenty-six Massachusetts, statesmen
who spent yesterday At Bellport. l. l.. investl-
eating a bicycle railroad fled into the Firth
Avenue Hotel last night shortly after O. the
Senator with the goatee acted as spokesman.
when is the supper hour2" he asked the
clerk.
Supper Is ready now" was the reply.
These statesmen are members Of the House
and Senate com mittees on rapid transit. Some
Of them are from Boston. and more OF them
are from the country districts They are doing
their duty to their State in the daytime. They
have their evenings of.
After supper" the Massachusetts, legisla-
tors went around to the Lafayette Post recep.
tIon at the Masonic Temple Just for the sake
OF Jack Adams" They didn't stay long. and
when they returned to the hotel each little
group seemed to be nursing a scheme and
anxious to shake tho others. New York was
new to them.
Now. in regard to the action OF the Msssa-
chusetts House in voting to abolish the Puritan
day Of humiliation. fasting. and prayer" said
the Senator with the Roatee to a
Sun reporter. Il may say-er. By the
way, where is that Madison Square
Garden building2 just across the common.
ehP Well. as was going to say in regard to
the humiliation, fasting. and-er-say. Is that
ball on there to-niRhtT
Yes. the Arlon ball is. Are tho members OF
your committee goinR2"
The Senator with the Roatee put his finger
to his eye and said: Not for publication. my
boy. One or two OF us may drop over Just to
see the building. Right across the common.
is itt" and he was gone. -,,.
Two members Of his committee went with
In another group OF three men who had wan
was the m EN- ber OF the House. who wore a soft
felt hat and = Jolly moustache.
Yes, we've spent the day In Bellport he
transit is vast and difficult problem, ,and-er
say, some one told me to- night that the Mad,
over across the park. you sayp'
His two compsnioIs permitted their cigars
That's where they have the French balls.
isn't in And. by the way. some. one told me
that .they were holding the AriOn there , 70; q
this problem OF rapid transit which is even
now Worrying your beautiful city-er-What
transit tram I problem is too big to discuss now.
Glad to have you come In and SEQ US to- NOR
row. Dress suits % are not a6s0Iutey nsesssaTy s tbs
member OF, the House with the soft hat, &C:
companied by his friends with the cigars that
had gone out left the hotel by the side door
and very tall senator. and well governed.
course soS Sc @ but the two cities are much alike
mum Der OF Boston people have settled here.
was p.oPs Fsss% hsef
Arion Ssl SS gHS S like IKE Freneh ball
ggoSenned. goS say That sposss for ' Itself hnd.snd
say would you mind telling me how to get e
| the Madison square Garden? My friend and
want to see the building"
They went .,
who S~n Ssd gathered @ @ three others about him Snd
ali think New York ,is big town. but there i,
more more Iyickodness here than in Boston, 'o'
Arc you going to the Arion ball tonight ?
A'sSS Why fso who told Ier-where isit2 Madison
ss VA. an tsRf BfGsSr.y tsnfi #hss ard
Broadway is tne street" w., ...,spo.
ton msmber, and have found it an am sin,
place to visit | wish that l had brought m,
sssR'H sc~ clothes ss your have Sls 0sa
ssouiS Sdptt'SS Ss Sdw i SG he T.I7.rd Es @
6lfs you WI. ySinf shalt sf nsaI' %sf
snMoS. before retiring; Those lights on n
theyi Nice lights. too"yes. as was saying
Q man shouldn't be compelled to put on even
ing dress for O public costume ball. l-er-
think shall take a little walk"
Al IL o'clock only two OF the Massachusett
statesmen were left in the corridors, The
had cen In the writing room during the earl
part OF the evening. They were both elderly.
"Can tell you where the other members @
my com mittee are ?? said one Of them. Ye:
Stree / can Why, young man. It's too late
get Information for newspaper. The othe
| members OF the committee are In bed. VIII
young man, it's IL o'clock" There must hay
been some surprises at last nights Arton bal