The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-03
LEGISLATORS ARE BARRED
NOTSI TO RECEIVE ANY CIVIL JOB
 WHILE IN OFFICE.
Action of the Constitutional COnven- tion-NIr. Osborn's Resolution Re- garding Civil Service Reform Rejected The Question of Special Legislation Discussed-A Vote Postponed Until To-day.


 l Hartford, April 2.-Wben the consti- tutional convention was called to order at II o'clock this morning 106 delegates responded to the roll call.
 Delegate Perry of Fairfield, called ed by him last week, providing for the appointment of committee of five to put the entire constitution, when finally approved, in articles before the conven- tion in proper form for the submission to the people A substitute resolution offered by Mir. Warner, of Salisbury, was defeated. The chair then appoint ed the following committee: Delegates Perry, of Fairfield. Warner, of Sails bury Sperry, of South Windsor, Brown, of Norwich, and Woodward, of Nor walk.
 Mr. Osborn of New Haven, called from the table the resolution, introduce ed by Mir Waller, of New London, pro- viding that no member of the general assembly shall receive any civil ap- pointment in this state from the gover- nor or the general assembly during his term of office.
 Delegate Waller spoke on the subject and said that while originally he thought that the resolution should make sn exception in the case of the United States senate, he now had come to the conclusion that the resolution should make members of the general assembly ineligible to selection to the United States senate He would not object to having the resolution limited to offices that are lucrative or to having notaries public exempted.
 MT, Webb of Hamden moved that the words 'to which any salary or emolu- ment from the state or the United States is attached" be inserted This amendment was accepted by MT. Wall CT as was the amendment of MT. Brown of Norwich inserting the words "or either branch thereof after the words General assembly, Mir. Waller pro- tested against any amendment which would permit members of the general assembly to be appointed county off cers or inferior court officers. The amendment was then adopted.
 MT. Osborn of New Haven called from the table the resolution which has been introduced at the request Of the New Haven Civil Service Reform associa- tion and which is copied from the New York constitution. It provides that ap- pointments and promotions in the civil service in the state and of all the civil divisions thereof, including cities and villages, shall be made according to merit and fitness to be ascertained so far as practicable by examination which so far as practicable shall be 
 Mr Clark of Haddam did not think that the convention should go into the evil service reford business and the resolution was rejected by vote of 51 tc As. Recess was taken at 12:45.
 At the afternoon session of the con vention ex-Governor Waller of New London made a long address on the res olution forbiddng the adoption of special legislation by, the general as- sembly The resolution was opposed by Delegate Brown of Norwich and Delegate Clark of Haddam. Tn the course of his remarks Delegate Clark referred to ex-Governor Waller in de r. g. tory terms The latter administer ad a scathing rebuke to him. The vote on the subject of the prohibition of special legislation was postponed until 1 to-molroW,