The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-28

1 member of the committee of twenty 1 four, explained the minority report (the l Bennett plan). He favored every town 1 having forever representation in the | general assembly. There was a way to insure this, if the delegates got together In right and cordial manner. There was a great jump from MarlboroughS l 322 to New Haven's 108,000 population,
 and to give fair representation some plan must be adopted by which the equal representation plan for all towns under 300 and the population scheme | should meet at a fair medium. Adding few representatives to the larger | places would in no way endanger the
 smaller towns. There need be no at tempt to get a ratio of representation;
 simply give the larges places what is
 right and fair. Unless this was done,
 the work of the convention would be re- ! jected by the votes in the great cities. | Mir Jarvis, of Berlin, asked whether
 indefinite postponement ended the com
 promise The chair replied that other proposl-
 tions might come up. It simply decided
 the pending questions, the Merritt res olution and amendment. | The vote on the motion to indefinitely postpone was then taken up, with the
 result as noted above. | Mir Warner, of Salisbury, offered the | following:
 That a committee of nine delegates
 be appointed to draft an article of the
 proposed constitution, on the subject of representation, embodying the prin- l committee of the whole, and make re- | port
 MT Waller-'I move to table the res olution and ask the yeas and nays on
 my motion. I have given notice of
 motion to reconsider the vote of this
 morning, not in tiilbustering spirit. | for we have had nothing of the kind here, but we have seen on this side the effect of nights repose and reflection on the other side. Let us see what the effect may be by rest over sunday. don't want to see the question of fair representation put out of the way with opt few days to think about it. Let the motion to table prevail so that the motion to reconsider can be taken up
 next Tuesday"
 The convention ordered the ayes and nays on MT. Walters motion to table, and then, on another motion from him, the convention took recess at 12:50 to D. m.
 The convention reassembled at 20:5 p.
 m., and the chair announced that the pending motion was that of MT. Waller, of New London, to table MT. Warmers resolution for a committee to draft representation article for the constitu- tion.
 MT. Davenport, of Bridgeport, desired
 to speak. but MT. Loomis, of Glaston-
 bury, raised the point of order that
 motion to table WAS not debatable, and
 the chair so ruled. MT. Davenport ask
 ed the courtesy of the convention, but
 objection was made.
 The roll was then called. and by
 vote of 7S nays to 6S yeas the conven- ton refused to table MT. Warmers res
 olution,
 MT. Waller then asked that further consideration of the whole subject go over to next Tuesday and be made the special order for 12:30, and he suggest
 ed that it might be well to adjourn to
 that time.
 MT. Warner, of Salisbury said that if
 the matter is not to be further consid-
 cred then the convention might as well adjourn to Tuesday. MT. Davenport objected to further de- lay, but Mr. Walters motion was car ried by rising vote, by vote of SO to
 5S
 The close result was greeted with
 mingled laughter and applause and the
 convention then, at 2:30 p. n., adjourn
 ed to next Tuesday afternoon at 12:30 o'clock