The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-07

MT. Waller offers an Amendment to Ex- ages fin Acti0ns at Law at the Request of Either Party-President Andrews Deprecntes It-Report of the Commit :
 tee of Ninc-Stgns of Revolt Among Little Town Delegates.
 Hartford. March 6.-Nearly the entire session of the constitutional convention to- day was devoted to the discussion of whether or not it should consider the present procedure in trials in damage suits, and finally continued the subject until next Tuesday.
 While the debate was practically be- tween the attorney delegates, the lines which have hitherto divided the body were broken and while Delegates War ner and Andrews opposed any change Smith of Winsted dissented from their option. When adjournment was taken sentiment was nearly evenly divided.
 This afternoon there were signs of re- volt on the part of many country dele gates who did not favor the one-frorrs- a-town plan and they announced that a conference will be held at II o'clock next Tuesday, The Litchfield county men will also hold a meeting on the same day from 10:30 to 12:30 in the senate ante-room.
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 whon tbo npvant tio,, r,,o,s oailad +o or der at II o'clock this morning by Presi- dent Andrews, 1O3 delegates responded to roll call.
 The report of the committee of nine appointed to draft an article on the subject of representation, embodying the principle endorsed zy the commit tee of the whole, submitted a report Chairman Maltbie. The report was signed by Delegates Maltbiel of Granby, Etheridge of Thomaston, Pel- ton of Clinton, Brinsmade of Washing ton, Charter of Ellington, and Somers of Killingly and recommended the War ner plan of one-to- a~town in the house and sixty in the senate.
 The members of the committee who did not sign the report are Delegates II flulllflSlUfl s0l olu l@S iflci piStill uL Orange and Dempsey of Danbury.
 Delegate Huntington of Old Lyme said that though he was a. member of the committee he believed that the worst thing that could happen to the small towns would be the adoption of the report.
 Delegate Bryant of Orange said that he had not signed the report because he had been consistently opposed to the plan.
 The report was made the order of the day for Wednesday t. il o'clock.
 Delegate Warner of Salisbury offered ! resolution that all pending resolutions articles 4, 5, 6, ', s, 9, 10 and Il of the constitution be referred to the committee ofthe whole. Carried
 The convention then went into com ntttee of the whole with MT, Perry in he chair and immediately proceeded to , consideration of section 31 of the Dill of rights, which is as follows;
 "setion 21--The right of trial by jury 1 shall remain inyiolate."
 Mr. Waller of New London proposed | he following amendment: That the | fight of trial by jury shall remain in | violate and@shall extend to all hearings 1 n damages in actions at law at the | of either party
 MT. Davenport of Bridgeport and Mr | Waller made extensive arguments in | behalf of the amendment. The amend nent was still under consideration | when recess was taken for an hour
 When the committee of the whole re- assembled at 2:05 Delegate Webb of | Iamden resumed the discussion of the Waller amendment
 Delegate Andrews of Litchfield said
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