The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-21
THE CON VENTION.
EFFORTTO FIX DATE OF ADJO URN
 MENT FAILS.

Question of Damages. for Death ol Injuries.
 Hartford, March 20.-Considerable time was devoted by the constitutional convention delegates this forenoon to a discussion of questions relating to final adjournment. The action of yesterday providing for Monday sessions was re- versed
 When the convention opened there was a general discussion of ways and means of hastening the work, and one result was vote to do away with de- Alterations in committee of the whole. Outside of the convention hall many delegates expressed themselves in favor of evening sessions
 There were 104 members present when the roll was called The first resolu- tion presented was that of MT, Osborn, of New Haven, looking to final adjourn ment. It provided that the convention take a recess after April 3 for the pur- pose of having the proposed constitu tion engrossed; that the president ap, oint committee of three members to engross the proposed constitution, and that when the report is submitted ana accepted the convention adjourn sine die
 Mir. Waller, of New London thought it wise to fix the date of adjournment two or three weeks in advance. The lieved to be questions of special legisla- tion which remained to be discussed.
 Mr Davenport, of Bridgeport, did not think the ropes should be cut and the ship of state be allowed to drift down the tide of destiny" as important mat ters are yet to come up for considera- tion His motion that the Osborn res olution be laid on the table was carried by vote of Y to 36.
 A motion by MT Loomis, of GIaston- bury, to reconsider the vote of yester- day in favor of holding a session next Monday was carried, and it was then
  be on Tuesday, according to the usual custom.
 Mir Perry, of Fairfield, moved that all resolutions now before the commit tee of the whole be reported back with put recommendation. The motion was 
 A resolution by MT Osborn, of New Haven, provided that hereafter q mem oer's right to the floor be limited to ten and that no member speak more than once on tke same subject | This proposition was characterized as m attempt at gag-law, and was defeat ed 60 to i6.
 MT Davenport, of Bridgeport, offered | he following:
 That no acts of the general assembly | ihall limit the amount to be recovered | Or injuries resulting in death, or in- | uries to persons or property; and in | ase of death from such injuries the | fight of action shall survive. The gen | ral assembly shall prescribe for whose eneft such action shall be prosecuted This was offered as a provision of sec- ion 21 of the bill of rights, Tn support ng it Mr Davenport denounced the present. law limiting liability to $5,0O0 n case of death. The resolution was go to 20
 A recess was taken at this point until
 o'clock.
 The afternoon session of the constitu- ional convention was devoted to the fscussion of measures introduced by Delegate Walsh, of Ansonia which pro ided for trial by jury of persons &C., used of contempt of court in failing to bey injunctions issued to restrain them rom soliciting. persuading or threaten lg others to abstain from labor or work )r any other person or corpora ton. here were two measures of this char cter and both were rejected without a ca and nay vote. The convention then djourned until next Tuesday at 12:3e
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