Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-02
FOR A CONVENTION.

Tho Senate Adopts the Minority Re-
port of the Committee Calling for a
Constitutional ConventtOn-Amend
ment to the Pool Bill offered by Sem
ator Holden-A Dog Bill Passed-The
House and Senate.
HARTFORD, Jane 1.-[Special THE SEN
ate this morning had before it two reports
on the subject of the revision of the state
which lad been reported by
the judiciary committee. The majority |
report, which was signed by all the repub-
licsn members of the COMMITTEES, was against |
all the bills calling for constitutional con-
vention, while the minority report was
signed by Messrs. Fox, Beardsley, Stod- |
dard and Judd, and favored the-bill pre-
pared by ex-Representative Walker.
On melton of Senator Fox the minority
report was substituted for the majority re-
port in the senate. The bill in short pro-
vidss that electors' meetings shall be held
in the several towns of this state and in
the several voting districts of those towns
which are divided into voting districts, on
the FIRST Monday of October, 1893, for the
purpose of deciding if a convention shall
or shall not be held, and for the further
purpose of electing delegates to said con-
vention If said question shall be decided in
the affirmative, but not otherwise.
That such convention If ordered shall
consist of twenty-four electors of the state
to be elected as delegates t-large, and of
two delegates from each town In the
state which is now entitled to send two
representatives to the general assembly
IaIonofo from other town IN
the state.
Section 7 of the act provides that If a
convention shall be called the delegates so
delegated shall meet in convention in the
state house in Hartford on the 18th day Of
November, 1898. They shall choose one
of their number to be their president, and
they may appoint such other officers as
they may deem necessary for the conve-
nient transaction of their business and
they may determine what shall be the
duties and compensation of such other
officers respectively.
Said convention shall be the final Judge
of the election returns and qualifications
of its own members, shall cause a record
of its proceedings to be duly kept, and
shall have power to make all rules and reg
ulations, not inconsistent with the provis-
ions of this act, which said convention
may deem necessary for Its own govern
ment, or for the proper transaction of it's
business. A majority of the whole num-
Der of said delegates, duly elected and
sworn, ahall be necessary to constitute q
the business of said convention, but q
smaller number may adjourn from day to
day and compel the attendance of absent
members.
Section 8 provides that said convention
shall frame form Of constitution for
this state, to be submitted to the electors
/ of this state, in the manner hereinafter
| provided; and said convention may, If it
shall see fit, franc and propose any article
or articles for separate submission to said
electors, and may provide that such article
said proposed constitution, If approved by
said electors, but shall not constitute part
or parts Of said constitution, If not 80 ap-
proved.
WANTS THE POOL BILL AMENDED.
Senator Holden this morning offered an
amendment to the pool bill, exempting
feats of skill and endurance on enclosed
grounds of lawfully organized associations
for a period not to exceed thirty days, be
tween May and November. The bill wal
tabled for calendar and printing.
BARKING DOGS.
Representative Lounsbury was all smilel
this morning, he having succeeded in hav
ing passed by the senate dog bill, which
says that every person owning or having
the custody of any dog accustomed to g
out on any highway or common and growl
snap, or bite, or otherwise annoy any per
son or horses lawfully using such highway
or common shall be fined not more thar
81 OF be imprisoned not more than ter
days, or both; provided, that written no
tice Of any grand juror of the town, wher'
said dogs are owned or kept, has been pre-
viously given to said owner or keeper.
ELECTION OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
i On motion of Senator Holcomb tn
senate to-day passed the bill relating t.
, the election of county commissioners. Tn
} bill provides that there shall be thre
county commissioners in each county, VIII
shall be appointed by the general az
sembly, not more than two of which ahal
belong to the same political party. Tn
general assembly, at Its regular session il
the year 1898, and qusdrennially there
after, shall appoint one commissioner ii
each county, and at it's regular sessionin tn
year 1898 shall appoint two commissioner
in each county, to hold Office until July
: 1896; and at its regular session in the yea
{ | 1895, and quadrennially thereafter, shall
appoint two commissioners in each county
The commissioners so appointed shall holt
Office for four years from the first day O
, July next following their appointment
| except those appointed for two years a
the session of the general assembly il
| 1898.
That section 1878 of the general statutes
. and all-aots and resolutions inconsisten
with section of this act, are hereby re
pealed. This act shall take effect upon II
passage.
The Senate.
In the senate to- day $50, 900 was apprc
priated for an insane hospital at the stat
. prison and $500 for experiments in tn
{ | culture and curing of tobacco at Windso
experiment station.
The bill establishing a troop of cavalr,
at Bridgeport was passed and resolution
authorizing the railroad commissioners t.
compel the building of union railroad sta
ton at Waterbury.
Other matters passed included inoorpo
rating the Warner Brothers of Bridgeport
J the New Haven Land and Cottage com
pany, providing for flags over schoo
houses, placing q tax of $40 on femal
dogs, appropriating $4,000 for the investi
: cation of the sewage question in the Naug
atuck valley by the state board of health
increasing the salary of the governor
clerk to 81 800 per year.
Senator Coffey was appointed on tn,
conference committee in disagreeing actor
} in the quo warranto bills and Senate
Crandall was appointed chairman of tn,
finance committee in place of Senate
Morgan, whose resignation was accepted
| by Governor Morris.
D Senator Fox presented substitute bill
providing for constitutional convention
which was ordered printed.
The house passed the resolution pro
viding for monument to Colonel Thomal
Knowlton, Revolutionary hero, at a cos
of 81 800, and large number of routin
matters.
| The bill providing for increasing tn
school fund to 81, 100, 900 was rejected.
A large number of electric railway
scattered all over the state were ineor
porated.
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