The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-06-11
THE GENERAL. ASSEMBLY
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE TRANS
 MITTED,BY COY. M'LEAN.

Urging the Passage o If the Consultations
 Convention BiII-An Amendment ts
 Retain North Haven in the Second
 Congressional District-The Town
 tn the House.
 The house held long session yester-
 day. lasting about three and one-hall
 hours, and large amount of business
 was finished up. Shortly after the
 house had been called to order mes-
 sage concerning the proposed constltu-
 tional convention was received from
 Governor Mclean. The message is as
 follows:
 To the Honorable General Assembly:
 I am informed that your committee
 on constitutional amendments has re-
 ported to your honorable body reso-
 lution providing for a constitutional
 convention in the event such conven-
 ton is approved by the electors of Con-
 necticut.
 In my suggestions upon this subject
 communicated to your honorable body at the opening of it's session I opposed
 this method of amending our constitu- tion. Since that time a candid and earnest effort has been made to secure, in the definite way provided by the con- stitution, a reapportionment of the membership in the house of representa- tives upon a rational, conservative ba- sis most liberal to the small communi- ties. This effort has failed
 I now consider it my duty to myself to inform you that I look upon con- stitutional convention as far less dan gerous to the system of town represen- tation and the good of the state than would be continued failure to give this matter the favorable consideration it deserves before your final adjourn ment
 As citizen of a town of less than g., 800 inhabitants, and a firm believer in town representation as established by the founders of our government, l am convinced that we cannot too soon in- dicate our determination to treat this all important subject fairly and fear lessly if we desire to merit and preserve the confidence and support of the peo- pie of Connecticut.
 If the small towns ever lose their right of representation in the general assembly it will be due to their own re- fusal to so exercise that right that it can be defended by its best friends.
 GEORGE P. MCLEAN, Governor
 The reading of the governors mes sage was received with applause. On motion of MT. King, of Windham the house voted to have the message print ed in the journal.
 The house yesterday passed the Cheshire street railway incorporation matter.
 The committee on interpretations sent to the house a favorable report on the bill providing that any joint stock com- pany having voted to change its name or place of business may apply to the | superior court to have such change | made.
 An important substitute bill came in from the judiciary committee concern ing political primaries and caucuses The bill provides that there shall be caucus registration lists, where each elector shall be listed according to his political preference. If any fifteen elec- tors present so vote the caucus vote shall be by check list The bill is in the interest of caucus reform and against caucuses.
 The New Britain sewage disposal matter came up in the house as the spe- cial order of the day at i o'clock Mr. Whittlesey, of Danbury, opened the de- bate by long and careful review ot the situation. He said that hardly enough depth existed to make the fields proper filtration beds. He went into the matter closely and said that there was no precedent of a town going into another town to establish filtration beds. He said that the majority of the committee had decided that the city ot New Britain might have what it want ed if the superior court permitted it and if if was at first assured that the sew pge beds might not be established in their own limits.
 MT. Tyler, of East Haddam, offered an amendment to substitute the minor- ty report for the majority report.
 MT. Reed, of Stafford supported the minority, as did MT. Colt, of New Lon 1ony MT. Calkins argued for the minor ty report, stating that the city or New Britain needed to dispose of it's sewage now, without ueldy Ol Coul0' MI. Wadsworth, of Pennington, supported he minority. T. Chairman Whittlesey closed the ar- ,ument for the majority report. The amendment was then put to vote and tdopted, and the amended bill was then .dopted
 The house passed the state attorney jill. increasing the state attorneys sal- ries.
 The new military organization bill vas passed in the senate, giving the ad- utant general his position during good ehavior.
 The interpretations committee report d favorably on the resolution incorpor- c ting the Automobile Livery company, S f Hartford. The incorporators are J. Toward Morse, Thomas Hooker, James \. Turnbull, Everett Lake and Harrl- ( on B. Freeman, jr. The capital stock t , SIC, 900 and the companys object Is to T. and deal in automobiles of h Il sorts.
 The appropriations committed report I favorably on a bill appropriating 90 900 for the state board of education f the blind for the two fiscal years , d;,o, in Santan1bar 1903.