Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-03-05
calling constitutional convention be con

calling constitutional convention be con-
tinued to the next General Assembly.
Wallace of Wallingford, the author of the
bill, spoke in favor of submitting the ques-
ton to the people. From prepared state
ment he gave a long list cf figures, showing
how unequal in proportion to population is
the representation of the various sections of
the State in the General Assembly.
Newton, of Durham, thought the present
basis of representation was wrong, but he did
not think the legislature ought to go to the
expense of 100000 or $500, 600, in order to
make the people do what the House is paid
for doing. Let the gentleman from Walling
ford submit to the House such amendments
to the constitution as hs wishes.
Slade, of Bridgeport, supported the resolu-
ton and Clark of Haddam, opposed it. Wal
lace moved to reject the report of the COM
mittee and put the resolution to submit the
question to the people.
The vote upon this was taken by the yeas
and nays and resulted as follows:
Whole number of votes. 200
Necessary for passage. los
lea. %
nay. - .-..-- ---.....-.I4o
The vote rejected Wallace's amendment and
the report of the committee was accepted and
the resolution continued to the next session
The Committee on the Judiciary reported
favorabiy the nomination by the Cover
nor of David Torrance, of Derby, to be a
judge of the Superior court. Newton, of
Durham, moved to suspend the rules and
put the resolution upon its passage. This
called for division of the House and the
motion was carried by vote of 1877 against
81. The Democrats voted in the negative
Slade, of Bridgeport, opposed the confirm
alton of the nomination, not upon the per-
sonal qualifications of Judge Torrance, but
as being unfair to the Democracy to appoint
Republican to succeed Judge Hovey, who
is Democrat. He also opposed the nomina-
= baInO IN IF tho
State living east CT the Connecticut river
of the eleven judges upon the bench there is
but one from the eastern part of the State
Jackson, of Derby, supported the nomina-
ton as being most fitting. Torrance's ser
vices during the war and subsequently upon
the bench show him to be one of the best
men in the State and especially entitled to
confirmation. Lee, of Meriden, thought that
so long as the nominee is admitted to be
thoroughly competent the question as to the
expediency of his confirmation should be left
with the Governor and the nomination should
be confirmed.
Joslyn, of Hartford, paid high conlpli-
ment to the ability and integrity of David
Torrance, but opposed his confirmation as
being against public policy. The bench of
the Superior court should be kept non parti-
san and the vacancy caused by the retire
ment of Judge Hovey, Democrat, should be
filed by a Democrat
The previous question was ordered and the
vote upon the resolution to confirm resulted
as follows:
Whole number of votes. go. ..... 1872
Necessary to passage So
NO.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. II
The rules were suspended and the resolu-
| ton at once transmitted to the Senate
Adverse report on the resolution authoriz-
ing the printing of the laws in German was
| submitted
There were sixty-seven numbers on the
| calendar to-day and none of them were
| reached.
At 1:20 the House adjourned until Thurs
day at 1890 a. NJ