Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-06
An Inquiry Into
 Bribery Charge
BUT WILL NOT BE TAKEN UP IMMEDIATELY
CHAIRMAN IS TOO BUSY
Serving on Committee on Executive Nominations Which is Considering the Qualifications os cadwesE

Hartford, Conn, Feb. 5.--The inquiry
 by a special committee raised by tht
 senate today into the charges made by
 Senator Hurley that high city off
 cial' offered him bribe to be absent on the day that vote is taken on the governors nomination of MT. Cad
 well. will not be taken up until after the committee on executive nomina-
 tions finishes it's task of looking into MT. CadwelPs qualifications for high
 way commissioner. This is because Senator Isbell, republican, chairman of the special committed, is on the com mittee on executive nominations. The latter committee met Mr. Caldwell this afternoon and took up the line of in quiry which had been interrupted by the raising of the question whether MT. Caldwell should have transcript of all the evidence given before the committee. MT. Caldwell earlier in the day had met with the rivers and har- Dor commission. and with the com
 mission in charge of the New London dock and terminal project, of both of which he is member
 Commissions Met Separately. These commissions met separately, although their membership is practi- cally the same, Mayor Mahan being on the terminal commission and not on the other! Both commissions went over the biennial reports which are to
 be sent into the general assembly as soon as completed. GovSrnor Baldwin attended the meeting. He stated that no business of importance other than consideration of the reports was done. Repeal Bill to Conference Committee. Senators Landers was absent with seven other senators today when the senate sat Absence of senators count ed for much there was a roil call on the question of recediug from the senate's action in sending to the com bined appropriations and roads. rivers and bridges committee the McNeil bill for repeal of the $1,000,000 appropria- tion. Senator F. A Johnson, who Is against repeal forced a fight which led to Senator Isbell offering the prop osition that the disagreeing action be
 taken up by conference committee, to which the senate agreed 14 to Ia l thereby barely saving the measure. Representation of Cities.
 Among the many bills sent in was one which attracted no attention, but which is aimed to meet complications l in the highway connissionership. Ii provided that while charges are pend ing against a commissioner the gov ernor could not make a nomination for that office.
 The problem of representation of cities was taken up by Representative Thoms, who had a measure providing for four towns. in Waterbury much af- ter Representative PardeSS plan to give New Haven fourteen towns. Judicial Appointments.
 Resolutions for judicial appointments in the minor courts and for county
 commissioners came in freely. The
 present inounbents of places on the
 bench either as judges or deputies and
 who are republicans. win find that they will have democratic contestants
 before the judiciary committee. This already has given rise to much dis cussion among legislators as to the reports to be expected from this com
 mittee in view of it's even political di- vision.
 A Democratic Caucus.
 The democratic senators held eau cus during the afternoon. The high
 way commissionership was not men
 toned. The discussion was almost
 entirely devoted to lines of action to be followed on bills which will go
 in ernbodying the governors ideas as
 expressed in his message and as set
 forth in the democratic platform.
 Some of these bills are already in but
 the rest must be in by Friday night
 The Farmers association affected a
 temporary organization with MT.
 Blakeman of Stratford as president.
 Committees Complete Organization.
 Many committees completed organ
 ixation today and matters are rapidly
 shaping themselves in readiness for
 committee work beginning next week.