Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-07
COMMITTEE IS DIVIDED.
Constitutional Representation Question
 q Stumbling Block.

which three of the committee reIuscu to sign:
 Article Third.
 Of the Legislative Department.
 Section l. The legislative power of this state shall be vested in two dis tlnct houses or branches; the one to be styled the senate, the other the house of representatives, and both to- gether the general assembly. The style of their laws shall be, Be 1t en- acted by the senate and house of repre- sentatiyes in general assembly con- | yened.
 l Sec ?. There shall be a stated ses- sion of the general assembly to be holden at Hartford biennially on the Wednesday following the first Monday of the January next succeeding the election of its members as now pro- yided by law, and at such other. times as the general assembly shall judge necessary; but the person administer ! ing the office of governor may, on spe- cial emergencies, convene the general assembly at said place at any other time. And in case of danger from the prevalence Of contagious diseases, in said place, or other circumstances, the person administering the office of gov ernor may, by proclamation, convene said assembly at any other place In this state
 1 Sec 3. The house of representatives shall consist of electors residing in towns from which they are elected. Every town shhall be entitled to send one representative
 Sec 4. The senate shall consist of sixty members, chosen by districts. One senator shall be elected from each district, who, at the time of such cleo tion, shall be an elector in such dis trict. The general assembly at the session next after the adoption of this constitution by the people, shall divide the state into sixty senatorial districts, for the choice of senators, which dis tricts shall always be composed of con- tiguous territory, and in forming them regard shall be had to population in the several districts. that the same may be as nearly equal as possible un- der the limitations of this section. No town shall be divided unless for the purpose of forming more than one dis trict wholly within such town. The districts, when established as herein provided, shall continue the same until I the session of the general assembly next after the completion of the next census of the United States.
 ! Sec ,. The treasurer, secretary and comptroller, for the time being, shall canvass the votes for senators public l ly- The person in each district having the greatest number of votes for sen ator shall be declared to be elected for such district; but i'll case no choice is made by the electors in any district in consequence of an equality of votes. the house of representatives shall designate, by ballot, which of the can dldates having such equal number of l votes shall be declared to be elected The return of votes, and the result of l the canvass, shall be submitted to the house of representatives and also to I the senate. on the first day of the ses- sion Of the general assembly,; and each house shall be the final judge of the election returns and qualifications of | it's own members.
 Sec 6. A general election for gov ernor, lieutenant-governor. secretary, treasurer, comptroller, and members of the general assembly shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday of l November, biennially, as now provided
 by law. and for such other officers as are herein and may be hereafter pre-
 scribed. The general assembly shall
 have power to enact laws regulating
 and prescribing the order and manner
 or voting for said officers, and also pro-
 viding for the election of representa-.
 tlyes at some time subsequent to the
 Tuesday after the first Monday of No
 vember in all cases when it shall sc
 happen that the electors in any town 1 C fni fIa,f T
 reSentative or representatives to whicE
 such town shall be by law entitled
 Sec z. At the general election fol
 state officers and members of the gen
 eral assembly. the presiding officers
 shall receive the votes of the electors
 which shall be by ballot. either writ
 ten or printed, and count and declare
 them in open meeting. The presiding
 officer shall also make duplicate lists
 of the persons voted for, and of the number of votes for each. which shal be certified by the presiding officers one of which lists shall be delivered tt the town clerk, and the other. within
 ten days after said meeting, shall D,
 delivered under seal, either to the sec . retary. or to the sheriff of the count, , in which said town is situated: whicI list shall be directed to the secretary . with a superscription expressing tn, , purport of the contents thereof; ant
 each sheriff, who shall receive sucl < votes. shall, within fifteen days afte said meeting, deliver or cause them |, ', be deliyefed, to the secretary
 Sec S. The members of the genera : assembly shall hold their offices fo : two years from the Wednesday follow : ing the first Monday of the Januar. |. next succeeding their election, and un a til their successors are duly qualified l Sec 9. The house of representative l. when assembled shall choose speak n CT, clerk and other officers The sen e ate shall choose it's clerk and other of il ficers except the president A majori S ty of each house shall constitute e quorum to do business; but smalle l. number may adjourn from day to day
 and compel the attendance of absen q members in such manner and unde f such penalties as each house may pre- q scribe.
 ' Sec 10. Each house shall determin > the rules of its own proceedings. pun f ish members for disorderly conduc a and, with the consent of two-third: s expel member but not second tim |, for the same cause: and shall have a