Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-09-08
TUMULT IN CONVENTION
The Apportionment Bill Sent to
 Its Third Reading.
THE DEBATE WAS LONG AND HOT.

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 Probably never before in a constitution al convention has measure created such heated discussion, aroused SO much Tar and caused SO much disorder. Members we're screaming at the top of | their lungs through tho chaos for recog- hilton on points of order, questions of | privilege and demands for counts.
 Tho minority charged tho majority with ] forcing partisan measure. and tho latter 1 charged the former with obstructing prog l ress.
 The minority thought the matter had | gonc far enough and began offering amendments
 Tho chair refused to entertain them, and then began in the woll a scene of the widest confusion. Democrats rushed frantically forward. brandishing amend ments which werc being manufactured by different members of the minority as fast as possible.
 Tho Republicans remonstratod, raised points of order, etc. which the chair was willing to hear, but owing to tho uproar could not.
 Tho monday recess cooled the mem- bers oil to some extent. and when they re- convened in tho afternoon affairs proceed cd in a moro orderly manner.
 Confusion In the Chamber.
 Mir. vcdder (Rep.) said tho amendment presented by Mir. Becker just before the monday recess in regard to tho assembly apportionment had caused a desire among n great many members to debate it, but under tho procedure established they were not allowed to do so. He moved that m hour bc given for discussion on this amend ment, and that tho voto on the full article be taken not later than | o'clock.
 Mir. Mcclure moved an amendment to Mir. Nedder's motion that all amendments that had been offered should come up for debate. He did not believe in such dis crimination. One mans amendment had as much right to recognition as another's.
 Mir. McClure's motion was lost-ycas, 45; nays, 77. Mir Vedder's motion was carried by viva voce vote.
 Mir. Durfce took the chair and put the question on MT Beckers amendment, pre- sentcd in tho morning. making senators terms three years. and it was carried.
 Then tho confusion of tho morning again broke out. Mir. Vcddcr moved that tho committee rise, report progress and ask leavo to sit again. Sustained-yeas, 72: nays. 4a.
 Mir. Nedder moved that tho support of tho committee of tho whole bO disagreed with; that this bill go tO a third reading, and moved tho previous question. Mir. Maybce called for the yeas and nays, and they were ordered Mir. Bowers. in vut- ing mo- said Mir Vcddcr's motion was in direct violation of the rules. Mir. Mulqucen said tho majority had reported the gag law to enforce their wishes. They would be punished when tho people cast this falls vote. Mir. Platzek said tho majority had outraged | every sense of right and fairness Several Republicans. explaining their votes. charged the minority with obstruct- | ing the progress of the measure from par | tisan motives only.
 MT. Veddcr said he had moved that an hour bc given for debate. The Democrats had not taken advantage of an opportuni- ty to speak when they had 1t, but they were willing enough to talk when they werc out of order.
 The previous question was ordered on l Mir. Nedder's motion to disagreo by a | vote of S6 yeas to 5S nays.
 Mir. Ncddcr's motion was carried and tho bill sent to n third trading by n vote of S4 yeas to 54 nays
 synopsis of the Hill. l As the bill stands 1t provides that the senate shall consist of 90 members. The senators elected in 1895 shall hold their offices for three years, and the assom- bly shall consist of 150 members, who I shall be chosen for one year. Tho arrangement of districts is un- | changed from that sent out previously. | except that the Fifth ward in Rochester is transferred from the Forty third to the Forty fourth district
 | Another change provides that every county having four or more senators shall have full ratio for each senator, and no territory or county shall have morc than ! one.t third of all tho senators unless the counties of New York and Kings or the | cities of Now York and Brooklyn arc con | solidatcd, in which case the city or cOun- | ty so formed shall not have more than | one half of the senators.
 The ratio for apportioning senators shall always Do obtained by dividing the | population. excluding aliens, by 50. and | the senate shall always be composed Of 5U members, except that any county hay | ing three or more senators at the time oi | any apportionmcnt shall be entitled or such ratios to an additional senator. Such | additional senator shall be given to such county. and the whole number of senators shall bc increased to that extent
 White winged peace spread its wings | over tho convention nt night, and when l the gavel fell thcro woro many empty seats. Tho convention took up tho consideration | of NJ. Nichols amendment regarding the | personal registration uf voters. but beforC debate began Mir Root. from tho commit tee on rules. reported fayorably the propo sition to take up tho consideration of final | passage of bills. This was adopted, and then Mir. Root announced that ho would
 ask for a call of the house on Tuesday l morning.
 Mir. Roches amendment to Mir. Nichol':
 measure extends personal registration
 to all country towns and villages by al
 lowing the legislature to provide 1t. Mir
 Nichols amendment makes personal reg
 istration in all cities and villages of ovei
 1000 inhabitants and personal in all oth
 CT places except on the first day of regis
 tration.
 Mir Roche vigorously upheld his own
 amendment and said that thero was mor'
 corruption in the country districts in theil
 voting than in the poorest and lowes
 working class in the city. He was agains
 excluding tho small country districts n
 proposed by Mir. Nichols amendment ana
 thought that the legislature should pro
 vide tho means for registration whencyo
 1t saw fit
 ls Colonel Morton and Mir. Goodello spok
 in favor of the orgj nal amendment. ana
 Mir Diokoy and Mir Mcclure against it
 the two latter believing in giving tn
 country the same laws as the oity. Mir
 A. B. Steele arose and defended tho orig
 inal motion, saying that thcrc wero few
 If any, illegal registrations in the country | The RegistratIon Debate. | Mir. Roche's amendment was lost, an'
 the committee considered the amendmen
 of Mir. MoIntyre extending personal roiss
 tration to villages and cities above 500 l inhabitants instead of 5000. Mir. Mcln
 tyre said that villages of that size had in
 eluded in their election districts largo ter
 ritories of tho town.
 Mir. Root from the committee on rules
 reported the time limit on these amend
 ments: Charities, four hours: forestry pres
 ervation, two hours, and Niagara river | 80 minutes. Adopted.