The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-23
TALK OF THE CONVENTION
EX-GOVERNOR WALLER MADE 4 NEW PROPOSITION YESTERDAY,

Ho Would Have a Senate of I23 Members Nominated Rt tho State Convention and Elected nt Large Other Speakers Yesterday-ResoIutionb by MT. Stevens of East Haven,
 Hartford, Jan. 22. - Again to-day when President Andrew called the con- sttutional convention to order at il o'clock there was only standing room in the house. MT. Smith offered pray CT
 The resolutions introduced by the del- egates became fewer and fewer each day and the delegates are getting down to the present question before the com mittee of the whole, namely, represen- tation.
 This morning but two resolutions were offered and the day was left open to the discussion by the delegates of the question of representation.
 MT. Stevens of West Haven offered 8 resolution providing that no bills shall Dt DdSSGu Ol DGCQIlb ldNS uulGSS Ilty shall have been printed and upon the desk of the members in their final form at least three calendar legislative days prior to its final passage unless the governor or acting governor shall have certified to the necessity of it's imme- diate passage under his hand and the seal of the state, nor shall any bill be passed or become a law except by the consent of the majority of the mem- bers of each branch of the legislature, and upon the last reading of the bill no amendment shall be allowed and the action upon it's final passage shall be taken immediately thereafter and the 'ayes" and nays" entered in the jour- nal. Also that no private or local bill which may be passed by the Legislature shall endurance more than one subject and that subject shall be clearly stat ed in the title.
 MT. Stevens also offered a resolution providing that an oath shall be taken by members of the legislature and all aficers. both executive and judicial, eX- cept such officers as shall be exempted by law.
 The convention then went into com mittee of the whole with MT. Perry of Fairfield in the chair.
 MT Hubbard of Durham was the first speaker. In his speech he advocated the town system as it is now.
 MT Chandler of Thompson followed saying that the present condition of living was more progressive than for merly; that the condition of the la boring man was better, and that the ,r,;1 q io1 t1 ep- ciety were now being removed.
 MT Chandler was followed by MT. Waller of New London. He was greet ed with great applause, and it was sev- eraI seconds before he could commence speaking. Governor Waller opened his address as follows:
 While I am not, as so remarkable a proposition of my colleagues in the con- vention are, to the manor born, for more than fifty years Connecticut has been may home, my hospltable home, too, and I beg you to believe that grat- itude makes me as ambitious to do the state some service in the great work that engages us as any of her sons are.
 q have advocated for more than thirty years the calling of a convention like this, which. thank God, l have liv- ed to see and of which I am proud to be one hundred and sixty-eighth part.
 "Connecticut no longer differs from every other state in the union in pre- venting a candidate who gets the most votes from obtaining his office. You must not think that 1 speak of this wrong because of any personal feelings because I was one of it's victims. It's only baneful effect was to send me to her maiesty's kingdom in lucrative honorable exile.