Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-09-11

| tee had made careful study of the mat ter and it was perfectly consistent and lawful. The timo for debate having ex- pired, the amendments and substitutes were taken up.
 Mir. Cody's amendment providing that debt may be contracted in the usual way for the improvement of canals was lost. as was also q prOvisO amendment by Mir. Floyd
 An amendment by Mir. Baker allowing the legislature to impose a toll on certain articles of merchandise WAS also lost Ono by MT. McMillan. striking out the portion allowing the imposition of a tax on all merchandise coming from Canada. was | lost
 An amendment by Mir Johnson prohib- iting any contract with any corporation for the furnishing of electricity or other motive power for use on the canals was
 lost
 Mir. DurFec's amendment, as above was l lost
 A phrascological amendment by Mir. l Sullivan Of Eric was carried. designating
 the Main and Hamburg canal as the Main
 and Hamburg Street canal. An amend
 ment by MT. Hottcnruth correcting a ty | geographical orrOr was adopted l \ substitute by MT. Roche providing | for perpetual state ownership of all canals
 md doingaway with all tolls was lost l The CommIttee'S Amendment Carried
 Mir. Ackcr moved that the committes
 rise and rCport favOrably the committees
 amendment tO the convention rscom- l mending it's passage Carried Mir. ROCks said the adoption of this l amendment meant the total surrender to
 the corporation whose lines parallel the
 canal. He moved n disagreement with
 the report of tho canal committee and the
 adoption of 6 substitute which he sent up
 He said the pCuplc shOu decide by their
 own vote oE so impO tant a matter. Let
 the legislature present this subject to the people It was n popular demand The substitute he proposed was but f slisht'y changed from the substitute just rejs ;.cd by the committee of the whole. Mir Blake said he did not think the com { mittcc understood the article they had roc
 onmcuICd for VaSSa-o lie agrcCi with
 Mir Ruch- that 1t was q popular demand. He was surprised at the action of the cum
 mittec and hoped that the motion of MT
 Roche would prevail He wished Ia hsEvc re- >or,l-L his protest from the people against .he action taken.
 N.r. ROchcs motion for disagreement and rcCummittal was lost MT. Baker moved disagreement with , the committees rCport and the adoption , of his amendment prov iding that the leg islaturC may make such improvements a.
 1t dCcms wise and in such manner as il } may dcCm most cxpCNlicnt- Lost ? MT. Becker moved d disagreement ana
 the adoption of mn amendment in sub \ stance the same ns that Cf MT. Baker cx , Cept that the lc-si>ll'Uu, shall sul'In,t t the people the question to whether th 2 amount arprnpr! !a'cd shall lac USCd fu such improvement Lost by viva v"c.' v"tE The question "f a,-TCs ing wiih the reI'OE
 of tn C.rm:nigt, . ni Jhc whulc yy.-s lost 0 yc1S. ID; nay. :'5-
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