Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-15


 He alluded to the statement of counsel for the antisuffragists that only harlots and vile women would vote if the ballot was given to them. That was a vile and unworthy statcmont, n disgrace to the mouth that uttered 1t and insult to the mothers, wives and daughters. The in ference sought to he given was that the female vote would be purchascable. It was not reason. It was ridiculous.
 Mir. Cookingham spoke at some length against the proposition. He ridiculed the numerous petitions by demonstrating that there were not 226, GOO actual petitioners, but 200, 900 short of that, because in q vast number of cases secretaries of lodges and granges and other bodies had signed tho petitions for their full number of members. It was n fraud on its face and did not represent GOO. GOO people. Refer ring to the petitions from his county, he said that the names in no way represent cd the educated. intelligent and respected class. That was so in every case. So too, he had found that some persons had signed two or three times.
 Clergyman Signed Three TIme=-
 In some cases ho had found names re- peatcd four times, and in the case of Oneida county. he had found n clergy mans namc signed thrce times. He denied that tho advocates of women suffrage were the only friends of women. The majority of the committee was the real friend of women. He believed that the proposition was illogical and unreasona- ble in the extreme.
 Mir. Kellogg also spoke against the moa- sure because even if the petitions were truo the people who did not ask for it werc as 10 to 1.
 Mir Rocho of Rensselacr spoke in favor of the submission of the matter to the pco- pie. He was not himself in favor of wom- an suffrage, because he thought that it would be detrimental to the best interests of women and the home, but he did not think that there would be any harm done in allowing the pecple-thc men of tho state-to vote on the subject. Ho went on at length to show the progress of the movement in the past 20 years. He said that by letting tho people act upon it it might be settled forever.
 MT. Hirschbcrg spoke against the prop Osition to submit on tho ground that there was no good reason for the extcn- sion of the suffrage at present.
 On motion of MT. Alyurl and with tho consent of Mir. Goodclle, who was to have delivered his speech, adjournment was had, although the point of order raised that it had been decided to vote on the question at this session finally.
 The Pool Selling Amendment.
 The matter of making pool selling gam bling by fOrbidding it in the constitution will be brought bcf"ro the constitutional convention today by the report of the com mittec on preamble. The matter was first brought to the attention of this body by an amendment introduced by Mir. Tekuls ky defining tho selling of pools either on or of race tracks as gambling and forbid ding 1t. Mir. Tucker had n similar amend ment A subcommittee was appointed, and they reported both ways upon It, the committee dividing. Both Mir. Tucker and Mir. Tckulsky are anxious that the matter should come be- fore the convention, so the committee dc cidcd to report all propositions on that sub iect adversely. Mir. Tucker will disagree with the report, and there is likely to be | a very warm discussion.
 l The judiciary committee completed its l consideration of the proposed amendment, | and it is now ready to be submitted to the convention. It is unchanged in any i'm 1 portant way from the synopsis of it sent | out before.
 Tho committee on preamble will report | favorably Mir Roche's amendment divid | ing the government into three parts-leg islative, executive and judiCial-and for i bidding the interference of one division l with another Also Mir. Francis provid. l ing that the free exercise and enjoyment | of religious profession and worship with out discrimination or preference shall be | allowed in this state to all mankind, but | without peCuniary aid from the state, and | no person shall he rendered incompetent to be a witness on account of his opini m: on matters of religious belief. but the lib erty of conscience hereby secured shall no be so construed as to excuse acts of liCon tiousness or justify practices inconsis en with the peace or safety of this state.
 Government of Cities Discussed.
 The home rule for cities amcndmCn was taken up during the day.
 | Mir. Dean Rep, ChautauquaD read n lon, argument in which Inc sct forth that tn article was against tho first principles O good government. He did not believe il tho system projected of compelling tn representation of minority. Ho believe, that one of the leading charactt Iistics O our government was the rulo of the ma iority only.
 MT. Mulquccn (Dcm., New York; sai , that the amendment should bo labeled '' bill to prevent home rule for cities" H did not believe that thcro should bc an . incorporation of cities by special law. H proposed to limit the term of service c tho mayor rather than extend it Tn present bill would extend the torm of tn mayor of Now York for one year. Ho prC , posed that tho mayors of cities be clecte for one year until 1895, and then th mayor could bc elected so that his tcrI would expire in the odd years. In class fication hc would havc three classes citicS-one of 25O, 900 inhabitants and uI ward, ono of 5O.OOO and upward, and til third class to tako in all others.
 Ho found one serious defect, one thi killed all home rule in the section thu allowed the legislature to pass gensri flaws for one class of cities and have thu law apply to one or moro cities of anoth' class. That would allow the passing of petty law for tho smaller class of citIc which would also apply to New York. I advocated the removal of police office
 and commissioners by the mayor only ar on charges. Hc could not see why tho go ernor should have to interfere. He q nicd that tho police officers and commi sioners of q city wcro state officers ar said the putting of power of removal
 police commissioners iu the hands or tl - governor was very bad political movo.
 st. Louis Has a scorcher.
 ST. LOUIS, Aug. 15.-According to tl
 local signal service bureau the wcath
 yesterday was the hottest that has be-
 experienced in this city and vicinity f
 eight yeArs past Tho official thermom
 ter registered 100 , 10 degrees, at whi,
 point it remained for two hours. In q ,s full glarc of the sun tho thermometer re
 istercd 1l5 degrees.
 Kaiser Wilhelm on Horseback.
 ALDERsHoT CAMP, Aug. 15.-Emper a- William, wearing the uniform Of | n IL