The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-14
REVISION OF CONSTITUTION
NO PROGRESS BUT SOME TOTING
 OF SALARIES.
ChapInins Brown and Smith Voted @1OO Each, Clerk Heaiy Sa,5OO and Assist ant Clerk Hinma n sI ,5D0 0-ComptrolIer Authorized to Procure Transcripts of Cog,weIps stenographic Report at Cost Not to Exceed a2,500.
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Hartford, May 13.-The constitutional
 convention was called to order at 1 | o'clock to-day, and after roll call and
 prayer the convention preceded to con-
 slider what has been discussed as the Chatfield plan It was introduced in | the form of resolution by Delegate
 Brothwell of Chester. The plan pro- | vides for one representative to each town, one representative for each sena- torial district with a senate of from 45
 to 4s. each county to have at least two senators.
 Delegate Perry of Fairfield speaking in favor of the resolution said that 1t provided for the best system of repre- sentation brought before the convention
 thus far. He said it would provide peace for many years to come and felt that if each delegate would forego his favorite plan and unite upon this one they would be doing what they were sent to Hartford to do.
 MT Warner of Salisbury said that of all the plans that had been offered this one possessed the most objectionable feature It looked attractive at first, he said. but it is very deceptive It did not provide manhood representation. While it appeared that the resolution called for senate of 45 as a matter of fact it called for 90, 45 in each branch of the general assembly.
 Delegate Hotchkiss said that putting senators in the house would not make them senators. He had been asked to take the plan home and pray over it, but found so much evil in 1t that he could not begin to think of praying.
 Delegate Smith of Winchester called the resolution an anomaly. MT Brown of Norwich favored the plan. Mr Os- l born of New Haven said that while he would neither favor nor oppose the bill he felt that his constituents would ap- prove of it. MT. Brown moved that | the resolutions be tabled, but later | withdrew his motion.
 In reply to a question from Mr. War. ner, Delegate Perry admitted that the |
 
 not think that the convention was legally bound to act,
 Mir. Etheridge of Thomaston moved | the previous question, but as there was no other business before the house his motion only resulted in a laugh, and business came to a temporary stand still. The debate continued in desul- tory fashion until Delegate Fiske of Branford sought to revive the one-and~ sixty plan by the introduction of res olution embodying this principle. This move was met by a hastily raised point of order. President Andrew sustained the point of order and the convention sustained the ruling of the chair The then returned to the de- bate.
 The vote sustaining the chair in it's ruling against the one-and-sxty plan was S7 to 6. Delegate Wenzer of New brought forward a resolution for representation. By this resolution every town of less than 5000 inhabit- ants would have one representa- five. twons of 5000 and more two represent tatives, and no new town would be al- lowed q representative until the pop- llation was 2,500 This resolution was defeated by vote of "A to 34
 The convention rejected the Osborn llan of representation by vote of 106 o 26 Appropriation of $10O each were made for Chaplains Brown and Smith; g, 300 was voted to Clerk Healy, and I 800 to Assistant Clerk Hinman. The was authorized to procure l of Cogwell's stenographic | eports of the convention at a cost not o exceed $2, 800. The convention ad- burned to II o'clock tomorrow morn- ng, l.