Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-22
WALLER'S PLAN
Addressed the Constitutiona1
 Conv ention To-Day.
HAD BEEN WAITING TO SPEAK

He Was Greeted With Rounds of Ap- plause-He Advocates Giving Each Town One Representative and Ina
 creasing Number in the Senate-Del-
 egate Stevens of East Haven Would
 Have the Members of the Legislature
 Take an Oath Before Beginning
 Their Duties-Appointments Made
 by Governor Mclean To-Day.
 Hartford, Jan 23.-When President Andrews called the convention to order at Il o'clock this morning, there was only standing room ill the house. Afr smith offered prayer.
 MT Stevens of East Haven present. ed the only resolutions of the morning session. The first provides that no pills shall be passed or become laws unless they shall have been printed in the calendar three legislative days be- Tore the final passage. unless the goy- ernor or acting governor shall have certified to the necessity of their pass age, under his hand and seal of tue state; nor shall any bill be passed or
 
 majority Of the members, and upon the last reading of the bill no amend- ment shall be allowed, and the action upon it's final passage shall be taken immediately thereafter and the sayes and nays called No private or local Dill which may be passed by the legls- lature shall embrace more than one subject and that subject shall be clear. ly stated.
 He also presented another resolution which provided that an oath shall bs taken by the members of the legisla- ture and all officers, both executive and Judicial, only such officers as are excepted by law.
 1he constitutional convention then went into committee of the whole. With MT Perry in the chair
 MT Hubbard of Durham was tho nfst speaker and he advocated the present system of town representa- ton.
 AIT Chandler of Thompson followed Wlth a speech on the improved condi. llons or this state under the present form of government.
 he third speaker was ex-Goyernor waller, and he was greeted wjtb rneers as he arose to address inc con ventlon. It was several seconds ha. Tore he could begin, so enthusIostio was the aplause. He made a briIllont ofation in favor of changes and nro- posed an entirely different plan. Tfis pan was to give one representative ta 1acn town and then to take tho snr- 'lus that remains in the present ho,ise ma gIEe IL to senate of the people
 At l2;4o when he concluded his TO- llaIks. on motion of AIr Clark or ! ,iaadam the convention adjourned till CLOCK. Just before adjournment 1onild T. Warner of Salisbury wos 'ecognlzed and he was given frst 'hahce to speak after the recess wos
 AT warner occupied the floor during ne aIternoon session. He argued foI. ne protectloh or the town system or epre9eiiaation and expressed d pre- eieiice or q senate based on popula- lon. Much or his address was his- orlcal, partly in correction of certain statements made by Mir Dayennort or Bridgeport, which Mir Warner soid were erroneous.
 Hartford, Jan Ex-Governor Mclean las appointed Willis l.. Mix of New laVen to be commissioner of phar- macy Tor two years from June l. 9o2. board of survey has also cen appointed by the commander-in- hlef to convene at the state arnory inspect military stores property of he state and the United States. re- orted by the quartermaster general s being unserviceable The board i'll consist of Colonel William E. one, retired, Captain Charles w. ewton, retired, and First Lieutenanr richard w. Delamater of Company k. irst regiment The board will meet n such dates as Colonel Cone may ppoint.
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