Morning journal and courier., 1892-02-05
NEARING FINAL ADJOURNMENT.

Democratic State Officers. HARTFORD, Feb. 4.-[Special] Things were quiet at the capitol to-day, the only matters of interest being the introduction in the senate, by Senator Seymour, (dem.) of the Thirteenth district, of bill for an act providing for the calling of constitu- tional convention, and interesting talk by Senator Mead (rep.), of the Twelfth, re- garding the action of the senate during the present muddle.
 The legal house, under Speaker Paige, met at 9 o'clock and immediately adjourn ed until tomorrow at 10 a. m. The demo- crats held their session at o'clock, and took recess until o'clock, and then un- til o'clock, when they met, and after passing vote fning each of the absent republicans $500, the amount of their salary as members, adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, the same hour as the republican side of the house.
 THE SENATE.
 The senate convened at p. m. The first question before the senate was on the reso- lutien concerning the election of John J. Phelan, secretary of state, as recommended by the senate member of the recent con- ference committee, and after some discus sion on both sides the report was adopted.
 Motions by democratic senators to in- sist on the declaration of the election of the late MT. Alsop as lieutenant governor, MT. Sanger as treasurer and Hon. l.. B. Morris as governor, being resolutions Nos. 3, and 3, were made and passed, after two hours of discussion on the situation by both democratic and republican sena- tors. During the discussion Senator Mead (rep.) of the Twelfth rather surprised his democratic brothers by his speech, during which he said: After year of wilful and unnecessary inaction-of maneuvering for some fancied political advantage, on the part of the majority, of the useless waste of money and resources of the state, I again ask that this senate proceed to business, and respect the wishes and the vote of the republican minority, and not continue, must be permitted to say, untrue to their duty, untrue even to their own individual convictions of law and right. If this shall be the poor outcome of our proceed ings, it will be due solely to the unreason- ing intolerance and political stubbornnees of the democratic majority that has con- trolled this body throughout our sessions, regardless of right, regardless of par liamentary procedure, and regardless of the ordinary courtesies that should pre- vail among men. I care not for politics in this matter. I care only to find the right and do the right as l understand it. Will you let your partisanship overcome your patriotism and sense of duty? This would not be like the senates of the past. We are the successors of men who have held high the honor of the state. Let us not 90 act that those who are to follow us in the un- broken life will look to them alone and not to us as guides in the performance ot their duties, and be swayed by the i'm pulses of their-not our-example. Senator Foster (dem.) made strong speech against Senator Mead's line of ar. gument, and Senator Clark (rep.) suggest ed an idea of war and bloodshed in the near future if the senate continued in its present action.
 Senator Seymour (dem. of the Thirteenth then introduced bill for public act the purport of which was to submit and settle l at the next election as to whether consti ! tutioual convention should be held te cor l rect the present constitution. In presenting the bill Senator Seymour made short argu | in0Ab III AIb 4dfO1, "uCu 1G WdS ldD1co 1O printing. Tie bill is as follows
 GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
 STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
 JANUARY SESSION, 1891. An act to provide for the calling of con stitutional convention.
 | Be it enacted by the senate and house O representatives in general assembly con vened:
 Section 1. The question is hereby sub mitted to the electors of this state whether @ convention shall or shall not be called ! for the purpose of framinga a form of constitution of the state of Connecticut tt be proposed to the electors of this state fo their adoption or rejection. The reg | ular electors meetings which shall be helt in the several towns of this state, and il 1 the several districts of those towns whicl | are divided into voting districts, on tn, Tuesday following the first Monday O November, 1899, for the election of stat, | and federal officers, shall also be held fo the purpose of deciding said question, ant for the further purpose of electing dele gates, who shall represent said towns re spectively in said convention, if said ques tion shall be decided in the affirmative but not otherwise.
 Section 3. The ballots to bs used there for shall be printed on plain white pape furnished by the secretary of state, as pro vided in chapter 247 of the public acts g 1889, and shall be of uniform size, color | quality and thickness for each ballot, t. be determined by the secretary. In addi tion to the official indorsenent the ballot shall contain only the name of the politica party issuing the same, the words ''consti tutional convention, yes," or "constitu l tional convention, no," the word s'dele l gate" or delegates" as the case may be and the names of the candidates for tn office of delegate.
 Section 3. The ballots herein provided for may be distributed from the ballo booths at said electors meetings in tn same manner as other ballots then to b used and not otherwise within 100 feet o any polling place; and except as hereil otherwise provided, the submission of tn said question to the electors and the choic of delegates to said convention, and tn submission of the proposed constitution and of any separate article or articles, said convention shall be held, shall, so ia as applicable, be conducted under the pro visions of chapter 247 of the public acts o 1889, known as the secret ballot act, an, under the provisions of existing law here matter referred to.
 Section 4. Such electors, as are in favo of calling convention for the purpose o
 
 proposed to the electors of this state fo their adoption or rejection, shall place il the official envelopes then to be used als in voting for state and federal officers their ballots in the form hereintofore pro vided, containing the word 'tyes'' printe thereon, and shall thereupon deposit sait envelope and it's contents and shall vote i the manner prescribed by existing law Such electors as are not in fs vor of calling such convention for the purpose aforefaid, shal place in such official envelopes their bal lots in the form hereinbefore provide containing the word "no" printed there on, and shall thereupon proceed in th same manner hereinbefore provided. If majority of the whole number of such ba lots, 80 cast in this state, shall be in fave of the calling of such convention 6 aforesaid, then said convention shall h deemed duly called-otherwise not. Fac elector in any town which is entitled two representatives in the present house ( l representatives, may vote in his town c district, for two electors of the statt and no moro, as delegates of sai
 town; and each elector in any town whic
 is entitled to only one representative i
 the present house of representatives ma
 vote in his town or district, for one elet
 tor of the state and no more, as delegat
 of said town. The election of said del,
 gates shall be determined by pluralit | vote, in the same manner in which ele,
 tions of representatives are now detel
 mined. If it shall be ascertained, in tn
 manner hereinafter provided, that sai