The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-06-17
THE sBNAroMIAL INQUIRY
To-Day at Hartford eGarding the Mason
Charges Other Legislative Matters
Pending and at Hand.

| Oharges - Other Legislative hHItofl
Pending and at Hand.
Hartford, June 16.-The interest in the
I Mason investigation is on the increase
since 1t has been learned that the New
Haven clergyman is willing and anx-
ious to testify before the senate investi-
eating committee. There seems to have
been considerable carelessness in the at
tempt to notify him of the hearing.
However, there will undoubtedly be
large number of spectators in the SEN
ate chamber Monday at IL o'clock than
! were assembled last Friday The belief
that the hearing will be an open one
| will tend to increase the attendance.
Senator d. Il. Webster, chairman Of
the senate committee appointed to in
| vestigate the charges against that body
by the Rev. Mr.. Mason and the Rev.
| Mr.. Piddock has received let
ter from the latter saying that
| he should have been present at
the hearing Friday had he received his
! invitation, and that he will obey his
subpoena for Monday cheerfully. Sem
ator Webster said the hearing Monday
/ will probably be open to the public.
/
! Saturday that there were no charges
against him. He had simply in his pa
! per, the Christian Secretary, indorsed
the Rev. ]. H. Mason's estimate of the
| conduct Of the senate, if it had passed
| the local option pool bill. which 1t did
not pass. He inquired why the senate
did not investigate the members Of the
| house who had freely criticised its ac-
| ton in other matters, notably Represen-
tative Warner of Putnam and Repre-
sentative Hall of the railroad commit
| tee. Mr. Mason's remarks, he said,
were predicated upon something which
did not happen-the final passage of the
bill; therefore he had done nothing
wrong
Rev. Mr.. Mason In his letter to Sena-
tor Webster reproves the committee for
not sending him formal invitation to
appear before the committee, and after
ward giving out an interview making 1t
appear that the committee could not
secure his appearance without recourse
to legal means. He regards as lax the
method of summoning him, as the COM
mittee did not send the summons by
messenger or even registered letter, but
by mail, misdirecting the envelope and
not even adding his street and number
to the letter which finally reached
him. He declares that the irf3estiga-
ton which is to follow is one of the
gravest concern to the state Of Connec-
ticut, and should be approached in a
different spirit from that which the in
vestigatng committee has manifested.
OTHER MATTERS.
Pending in the house is the bill pro-
viding secret ballot on the question of
license to sell intoxicating liquors. The
bill is favorably reported and is likely
to pass, but there is likely to be quite
a little discussion over it,
The resolution authorizing the First
Connecticut Heavy Artillery regimental
association to erect a memorial on the
capitol grounds is pending In the house.
It was discussed last Thursday, but
the vote was deferred until Tuesday.
The association desires to erect Thir- |
teen inch mortar on a granite pedestal |
and appropriately inscribe the same. |
They have the mortar, which is cap
tured piece. Gardiner Greene opposed |
the measure during the discussion, re- |
marking that 1t had been the plan to |
keep the capitol grounds free from |
monuments and that many Of the old |
soldiers opposed this project He |
thought some more suitable site could be |
selected for this memorial that was in |
tended to honor so notable a regiment |
He spoke of some Of the statues in the |
capitol and said that If Nathan Hale
ever looked like his statue he felt there
was some excuse for the British who
hanged him.
During the discussion over the bill
providing for kindergarten building
at New Britain Colonel Wood of Derby
said the state was not really so poor
as it had been thought. "The state is
not out at the elbow, and can really
manage to drag along" he remarked.
Just before adjournment on Thursday
the house passed the bill providing for a
railroad absorbing a leased line. The
original bill provided that when any
railroad owned two-thirds of the stock
Of leased line it could absorb the
smaller company, and in case of any
as to the value of the
stock of the minority stockholders, ap-
praisers may be appointed by the SUI
perlor court to assess the value of
he holdings; or, the minority stockhold- !
ers may receive stock in the road that
lbsorbs them, in exchange. This meas
Ire is intended to do away with keeping /
up the expensive and useless organiza-
lion of a leased line in the case where
most of the stock is owned by the |
operating road, and which Is really ]
part of the latter The saving Of ex- /
1enses goes to the stockholders, and all {
interests Of the minority are protected {
rhe bill was amended in the house on
Thursday providing that three-fourths &
instead of two-thirds Of the stock must 4
,e the necessary amount to wind up the s
tffairs Of the leased line. The bill will
pass the senate concurrently,
or so far as can be learned there is no
opposition to the measure there.
Trailer Jumped the Track,