The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-17
THE GENERAL ASSEM- bly,.
SEATS ASSIGNED TO MEMBERS OF
THE HOUSE YESTERDAY.

Bills fog Constitutional Amendment
Presented In the House by MI. Wood
ruff of Orange and Mr.. LiIley of
Waterbury-A Bill Concerning De-
pendent Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
A New Clcrkship Created.
The Senate yesterday morning, on recon-
mendation of the judiciary committee and
the committee on engrossed bills, for the
| creation of new office, that OF clerk OF en-
| crossed bills, adopted.
| Senator Kenealy stated that the clerk or
| bills has for several sessions been over
whelmed with work. 10 his personal
knowledge he said the press of business in
| the clerks office hampered the general as
sembly to such an extent that the session
| Of 90 was delayed for several weeks. He
said that committees were unable to report
| to the House and the Senate measures
! upon which they taken consideration be-
| cause the clerk was unable to investigate
| the bills prepared and to pass upon their
correctness legally.
| He explained that the creation of the of
fee of eIgrossing clerk would permit that
gentleman to perform the duties signihed
BY the title, such as transcription OF Dllis,
the correction of typographical errors, the
supervision of the printing of bills, public
and private, and other matters that would
naturally fall into that division of labor
The more exacting legal work could tn III be
attended to with better dispatch and better
results by the clerk Of bills. The salary OF
each office is $4,000 Mr.. Kenealy related
that 1t often happened that members OF the
else terms just what they desire to place
upon the statute books. 1t often happens |
also that chairmen of committees lind them |
selves unable to put in. words the exact |!
of tbnir poplmittpnS Ha md other /
lawyers of the general assembly have been |
compelled to spend much time in assisting |
such members of the general assembly to |
frame bills that would stand legal test.
The rules of the Senate were suspended |
and the passage of the bill and its trans
mission to the House Immediately followed.
Samuel A. Eddy has been appointed to
the new position.
Mr.. Eddy was clerk of bills in the legis
lature of 1899 and was n candidate for re-
appointment this session. Frederick Scott
who was clerk of the Senate in 1899, was
also candidate for appointment as clerk
of bills at this session. 1t has been the
custom for some years to appoint the clerk
Of bills. Mr.. Scott in accordance with this
custom has been appointed clerk of bills
and by the creation of the new. .clerkship
Mr. Eddy is also taken care of
In the House Representative Woodruff, Of
Orange, introduced the following important
measure for constitutional reform:
Each town in the state shall send to the
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be an elector of the town from which he
is elected. All towns having over 5000
population shall be entitled to one extra
for each 10000 population
over the first 10000 or for a fraction of
more than onehalf that number.
"All towns having more than two repre- |
sentatives shall be divided into districts
md the representatives shall be given from
he districts.
In case that any town is entitled to
more than two representatives the general
assembly shall divide the said towns into
districts, allowing one representative to
ZACH. Said districts shall also be composed
II contiguous and compact territory ana ,
he population of each district shall be as
learly equal as possible, providing that no ,
hange shall be made in any district nor in
he number of It's representatives except at
session of the general assembly next af-
er the completion of Il census of the Unit
d States and then only according to the I
principles above described.
Resolved, That the foregoing proposed ,
mendment to the constitution be continued
0 the next session of the general assembly {
nd be published with the laws of this gen
raj assembly" 7
The bill was referred to the House com.
littee on constitutional amendments.
Representative Housed, of New Haven, in
reduced a measure entitled IAN act CON
erning dependent soldiers, sailors and ma
ines" 1t is as follows
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House I
Representatives in general assembly
onvened: All honorably discharged sol T
lers and sailors and marines who served =
! the volunteer OF regular army in the <'
te civil war In regiments of other states 6
IN tae navy ana were credited on the b
uota or any other state and have resided :,
this state hve years continuously before d
akdag apPh t to Tor admission M and are
e application for admission and who have =
ecome, from n, wounds or disease, unable to =
Urn a llEenhood or nave become insane, O
ay Apply ior ADMISSION to t1tchs home O.
u the soldiers at Darien, or to the Con +,
ectlcut hospital Tor me insane at Middle =,
Wn. ana may be admitted to said homo l
sa ga, hospltal IN Ihe same manner and be RI
itltled 10 al the dement's provided for by =
e general statutes ana the expenses Of
re ana treatment, rood and clothing shall
betrayed by the state
me BIZ was referred to the committee on
Iha1e mstitutions;
Lllley OF Waterbury intro
lced blll to amend the state constitution
'oVlding that any town having popula- s..
On OF less than o,ooo snail be entitled to =
IL one representatives towns of 5000 or o.
ore Two representatives, and towns includ- :.
cities OF more than 10000 one add
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