The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-15
THE STATE CON YEN NTION.
LARGE NUMBER OF NEW RESoLU-
 TIONS PUT fNs
One for Imprison nment for Debt-Onc to
 Have Power to Grant Diworces Taken
 from Legislature-An Earnest Plea
 Made for Equality of Representation

from Legislature-An Barnes. Plea
 Made for Equality of Representation
 Small Town Delegates Meet.
 Hartford, Jan. 14.-President Andrews called the constitutional convention to order at 12:30 to-day and Chaplain Smith of Plymouth offered prayer
 Delegate Mort hrop of NewtoWn intro duced resolution providing that each town having a population of 1000 or less shall be entitled to its present repre- sentation; that each town having more than 5000 population shall be entitled to two representatives for the first 5000 population and one additional repre- sentative for each 10000 population in excess of 5000.
 Delegate Davenport of Bridgeport in- troduced several resolutions. One re- quires cities to be classified and a uni form charter granted to each. An other provides that coroners shall be elected by popular vote. Another pro- vides for the strengthening of the gov ernor's veto. Another prohibits the is- suance of municipal bonds until the proposition has first been approved by a popular vote Another amends the provision in the bill of rights concern ing trial by jury. Another provides for the election of certain classes of judges by popular vote. Another provides for the liberalization of the provisions con cerning religion.
 Delegate Hubbard of Durham intro- duced a resolution forbidding the legis- lature to grant a divorce.
 Delegate Maltbie of Granby offered q resolution concerning default in dam age suits.
 Delegate Walsh of Ansonia providing that local judges shall be elected by popular vote on nomination by the governor, who shal make dual nomina- tions, one from each party.
 Delegate Stevens of East Haven, pro- viding for the popular election of all county officers except as otherwise spe- cihed.
 Delegate Northrop of Newtown intro duced a resolution on the subject of de- faulters in damage trials.
 President Andrews announced the ap- pointment of the following committee on contingent expenses: Hall of Will lington, Bailey of Groton. Bryant of East Hartford, Coe of Cromwell and Barnes of sherman.
 Delegate Hayes of Bethlehem intro duced a resolution that no person shall be imprisoned for debt unless upon re- fusal to deliver up his estate for his creditors,
 Delegate Stevens of East Haven sub mitted a resolution providing for a house of 175 members. Each town to have one representative except New Britain, Norwich. Meriden, and Water bury, which shall have two each; Bridgeport and Hartford, three; and New Haven, four.
 MT. Stevens also submitted resolu- ton providing that in 1922 and at such other times as the legislature may name the question of holding consti- tutional convention shall be submitted to popular vote
 At 1 o'clock the convention went into committee of the whole, with Delegate Perry of Fairfield in the chair and took up the question of representation. Del egate Holcomb of Southington deliv- cred a set speech which was in part a reply to the address made by Delegate Davenport The speaker went into the historical aspects of the question to some extent. He made an earnest plea for equality of town representation in the house and equality of popular rep resentation in the senate.
 Delegate Dempsey of Danbury was the next speaker He replied to Dele gate Clark of Haddam.
 CONFERENCE. OF DELEGATES.
 Hartford, Jan. 14.-A meeting of the Conference of Delegates" representing the small towns was held in the retir- ing room of the senate to-day for the discussion of the matter of representa- ton.
 MT. Clark of Eaddam was the first speaker He said that he favored two representatives from each town. He said the corporations want to have one representative in each town as they want house thta they can control. It would be better to have two large and unwieldy bodies than smaller one that can be corrupt.
 Mr. Griswold of Guilford said that the convention was called to reduce the power of the country towns. He dis cussed the Fyler amendment and said that it would eventually lead to the crippling of the country towns. The speaker said he found the sentiment everywhere against reducing town rep resentation,
 MT. Waldo of Scotland adVocated representation by one member from each town and senate of the same size to guard against corruption in a small body
 Mr. Clark called upon Dr. George Austin Bowen of Woodstock and he re- sponded by saying that not a town in Windham county voted for the conven- ton, but he believed they were fair minded and would do what was right.
 THE MEMS CLUB TONIGHT