Connecticut western news., 1894-09-27
WORK Is FINISHED.
ALBANY CONSTITUTIONAL coNvEN-
 Tio> READY TO ADJOURN.
Thirty-three Amendments Out of tho Four Hundred That Were Proposed Have B~sH Adopted. .ud !. New Consultation wnl B. Submitted to the People.

Hundred That Were Proposed Have B-s~ Adopted. .ud !. New Consultation wm B. Submitted to the People.
 ALBANY, Sept so.-The constitutional convention finally concluded its labors 90 far as the passage of amendments Co Che constitution is concerned. Thirty three amendments have boon passed. out of a total of over 400 offered.
 The convention has been In session since May \ almost continuously. The amendments are of m important nature in almost every onse. They will proba. hly be presented Co the people in the shape of new constitution.
 During the last day several important amendments wero passed.
 The drainage of lands amendment was taken up, and Mcssrs. Marks. Green and Hottenroth tried to got their amendments added to it to allow trial by Jury In con demnation proccedingS. All the amend. ments except to the bill proper were de. feated and the amendment was passed as follows lyeas, lo4; nays, i7l
 cant~stant-' Claims Tabled
 The claims of Harvey Putnam. James w. Rigg, Eugene Curran, Georgc w. Rod. erick, W. NJ. Mullen, Thomas W. Fitsgor- ald, William II. Davis, William WinAns and Albert winterson, contestants and oontestees, for counsel fees were laid on the table
 In committee of the whole the antipooi selling and bookmaking amendment was takan up,
 Whom the convention assembled nt night little preliminary routine was disposed of, and then the roll was called on the amendment of Mr. Marshall, which had been ordered to a third reading.
 It provides that all future amendments shall become laws only by vote of the pco- pie.
 President Choate started to explain his vote when Mir Vcdder raised the point of order that explanations hAd been prohib. tied, and after being upheld hc asked unanimous consent to allow the presi. dent to proceed. No objection was offer. cd, and Mir Choate voted No" because, he said. it virtually prohibits the holding of any future constitutional conventions
 That Is A typographical crrorr shouted Mir Marshall. That was corrected In committee Of tho whole"
 Mir. Nedder moved n reconsideration of the vote. as tho amendment had been an. nounoed passed as road, and asked for the yeas and nays on tho motion to reconsider. Tho Republicans objected, and tho Demo. crats yelled, Point of order, Mir. Chair manr' In various phases of unanimity.
 Mir vedder withdrew his request As he did not wish Co ohstruot the noble work of the majority"
 The chair, however ordered the roll to be called. The motion to reconsider was carried, as was also Mir Nedder's, refer. ring lt to the committee on future amend ments with instructions 10 report forth. with as corrected. The vote was taken on Shc final passagc of tho amendment, and sit was adopted by n vote of loJ 10 iS.
 stooIhold rs' Liability
 Mir. Mnrshall's amendment relative to the liability of stockholders of corpora tions was mex. taken up Thero was no objection. lt was adopted by n single vote-yeas, sa; nays, sa Applause from the minority side greeted the announce. mont of the vote. The amendment reads
 The stock holders of every corporation and Joint stock association for banking purposes shall bo individually responsible to the amount of their respective share or shares of stock in any such corporation or association for all It's debts and liabiil. ties of every kind
 Mir storms antiRamblinR amendment was next taken up Mir Choato moved to amend 1t by striking out the words Tor any other Kind or RnmhHnH he eniu that it was exactly nc lf it said any gam. bling shall bc prohibited ft would stop little game in family circle for fcw ocnts. It would stop the church fair, books and lotteries and would even stop the small games in the clubs.
 The discussion wAs brief. and the amendment unchanged was sont to third reading It forbids
 Tho sale of lottery tickets. pool soil. ing bookmaking or any other kind of gambling hereafter to bc authorized or al. lowed within this state. md the lsgiHla. turo shall pass appropriate laws to pro vent offcnses against any of the provisions of this section" 1"
 The military amendment providing that thora shall be no less than 10. 900 men in the national guard. all fully equipped and ready for action, and that tho state shall provide for their equipment and maintenance and recognize the naval reserves, was taken up and briefly dis cussed.
 This amendment was defeated and the amendment ordcrcd Co a third reading,