New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-09
CONNECTICUT SENATOR'S URATU

MR. MAsONS BRIBERY CHARGES TO BE INvEsTI-
GATED-A NEW THEATRE FOR HARTFORD
Hartford June S ,SpeciaD.-The State Senate has
appointed committee to investigate the sermon
preached by the Rev. J. II. Mason, Of New Haven.
in which ne accused the Senators Of having been
bought and sold Ike cattle in the shamblcs" in
the matter Of the passage OF the Anti-Poo act
amendment. allowing poolseing racetracks in
the State twelve days in the year The committee
is made up Of Senators Warner, Lounsbury and
Palmer. all Of whom voted for the amendment and
there Is power to send for persons and papers. The
reverend gentleman will have to come to the Sen
ate committeeman and tell what he knows. If any
thing. to back up the loose statements he made in
his sermon. 1t is not at all likely that he IL in a
position to know whether any Senator has received
money for his vote on this question or not; certainly
he cannot prove the assertion that money was jim
Cling the marble tiles OF the Capitol corridors"
The House makes the amendment the special order
for Wednesday next. and there will be a tremen-
dous fight. one of the stifYest Of the season.
The House has passed Of the constitutional
amendments and II will 90 to the people. This in
cieasos the number Of the Senatorial. districts and
tends toward more popular representation in the
General Assembly The plurality Amendment was
lost and the party Will 90 to the polls at the next
election with the handicap of not having kept its
distinct pledge to submit the amendment TO the
people
The committees have promised to close up ana
bring In a.. business to be acted upon by Thursday
Of next week. and this means that the session viii
last until June q. unless some extraordinary rapid
ty Is developed in the closing days OF the session.
The trouble over the leaking gaspipes Of the
Hartford Gas Company. which has been a serious
matter for many people on Pearl Asylum and Main
SITS. has been placed in the hands Of the Board
OF Health, and the city Attorney has given his
opinion that that board has ample power To- remove
Inc nuisance. the gas company having failed to do
SO ms local struggle mas D,'n SONG .Jr too.
months. Twice during that time the gas has been
smut OF at the WORKS ana tunnel again without
notice IN the nighttime causing great incOnvcn-
fence ana much dangerous leakage o. through
burners that had not been turned off MANY BE-
cause people were asleep in their houses. In one
instance loss OF life neary resulted This action
OF the Board OF Health under the circumstances has
met with hearty approval.
There IS certain prospect that Hartford :. 20
nave new theatre for the coming season The
location has been determined upoa nal. tnr money
mas been raised and the plans have been submitted
10 the company which has organized for the pur-
TO the travellers Insurance Building on Prospect
81, ana VIII occupy part of the and now Occu-
ped by the American Hall Building one OF the
most unsghtly buildings In the city The location
- al the very centre OF all streetcar traffic and il
looked upon as good one. Hartford has only
one place or entertainment, and that il the old Rob
eiis opera House which H. twenty-five years be-
nina tne times. nothing OF any consequence having
been done 10 Improve II since Il was erected. The
city IL the most poorly accommodated of any city I'm
the State In this respect