New Britain herald., 1929-10-26
Field for Investigators
 Fertile at State Capitol

Field for Investigators Fertile at State Capitol
 Let's hope the lobby Investigating idea doesn't permeate to our own little lobby right here in Hartford, for that would be awful, and good ness knows where it would end up. In Connecticut, anybody has the right to introduce a bill providing he can wheedle a representative or senator to sponsor it through the legal mechanics.
 For years, there has been bill to license cats which causes a talkfest. The legislature should appoint an in vestigation committee to get at the truth of the matter about the flub dub and hub bub which goes along with the bill. Every session the com- mittee, considering the bill, hears about kitten in Meriden that hang ed itself by it's collar quite accident ally, of course. If cats were licensed. they would have to wear collars and there is danger that cats that sing in the night might do the same thing Maybe the shoe sales organi- zation is against such a project for if the cats should hang themselves, nobody would have to throw shoes | at the felines while they are in the throes of nocturne. The possibili- | ties lurking in such an investigation | are something to be considered by wise legislative salons.
 What a fertile field for inyestigat- ors to blow through is the matter of assignments for committee hear ings. Untold glory is just around the corner for such a committee. Manys the complaint about not being able to be heard due to lack of room. It was noted that the judiciary commit tee members at the last session. just couldn't square themselves to the idea of having the house of representatives hall for a hearing if they could get out of it. The only room overlooked when small ones were sought were the elevators sit
 uated on the east and west side of
 the capitol. The committee on in vestigation could work diligently and
 recommend to the legislature that
 the slogan be adopted along the Say
 it in five minutes" idea. Then that
 would drown out rebuttals, the only
 compensation the legislators have
 for sitting through a rather dry
 talkfest
 l1rir, h rir hn i1tt q
 the fritz" on the motorboat noises
 on inland waters. many talks crop
 ped out in the lobby. Judge Peck oi
 Bristol came out after listening
 and told the boys how hard his
 committee worked, and how tired he
 was. After he had left, one member
 from New Britain said he didn't come all the way to Hartford te hear bedtime story. If that com.
 mittee works so hard, why not have l an investigation committee to pro , vide, if possible, to relieve the legis ) laturc's prize appointment bunch O ) some of their tasks. The voter
 should hang their heads in shame tt , expect the legislators to overta, themselves. A recommendation from that committee could be along tn, lines of the governor giving eacl
 member of the Judiciary talking to r on the time element involved il , such an appointment and then, if h. , took the job~the matter would be u, f to him and bedtime stories wouI, e not be so sympathetically receive, by the poor voting public.
 A committee to investigate tn ( military affairs committee coul n give us some light on who won tn
 war Being politicians, the investi o gators would certainly pull a fas
 one if it were unanimous on tn
 Twenty Sixth Division. Anyway in
 vestigations go hand in hand wit e publicity which ads zest to such e move on the part of politicians.