Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-19
WAITING FOR TIE PRESIDENT
Ex- Governor Waller Called Con-
 vention to Order.

Adjournment Was Taken to Await
 the Arrival of President Andrews
 Waller Was in the Chair Yester-
 day at the No-Quorum Session.
 His Rulings Not Relished by the
 Delegates Whom He Called to Or
 der.
 Hartford, Feb 19--Vice President Waller opened the convention at II o'clock this morning and l23 dele gates were present. 1t 11:20 the convention went into the committee of the whole with MT Perry in the chair.
 MT Waller said it would be unfair to take any votes in the absence of President Andrews and other dele gates. Mir Perry announced that President Andrews would arrive within an hour and a recess was ta- ken until l o'clock When the con- vention re-assembled at 1 o'clock President Andrews had not arrived, but as he was expected momentarily another recess was taken until ? o'clock.
 President Andrews arrived shortly before 2 o'clock and the convention went into the committee of the whole, with MT Perry in the chair.
 4 motion offered by MT Waller of New London was discussed. It pro- vided that the resolution of Mir Waller should be taken from the table. which resolution provided for the submission in sections to the people of such pro- posed amendments to the constitution as may be adopted by the convention Mir Waller argued that the question of representation should he considered by the people apart from any other amendments proposed by the convention. that the whole work of the convention should not be voted down because of dissatis- faction with one part of it.
 MT Clark of Haddam regretted that Mr Waller had not thought of that plan last spring.
 MT Brown of Norwich suggested that before taking the resolution from the table it would be well to know what proposed amendments were to be submitted to the people, MT War
 
 The constitutional delegates are hav- ing barrel of fun at Hartford. Yes terday's morning session failed to bring out quorum, and the following from the Hartford Courant is a sam pie of the business transacted at the afternoon session:
 When Vice President Waller took fIa aIoi af fI,,N. 4I .l ance of delegates was small Delegate Clark of Haddam said that he did not think quorum was present
 Vice President-The chair sees a quorum unless the convention is count ed.
 Delegate Clark of Haddam-I move we adjourn
 Vice President Waller declared that the motion was lost. Delegate Clark of Haddam said he doubted the decla- ration and the vice president said that the doubt was withdrawn.
 Delegate Clark again doubted the vote and Delegate Northrop of New town asked that he roll be called. Be- fore the calling of the roll the vice president requested the messengers to notify the delegates in the lobby that the convention was in session.
 Clerk Healy began to call the roll, and when he reached the name of Delegate Perry of Fairfield that dele gate asked what the roll was being called for. The vice president answer ed that he was unable to inform the delegate from Fairfield.
 Delegate Perry then suggested that the calling Of the roll was not in order.
 Delegate Waller-The delegate from Fairfield is Tot in order. While the chair gives due deference to the par l;amentary knowledge of tie gentle luan from Fairfield, in this case he must de eide that he is out of order
 Delegate Warner callaz attention to Rule (. which provides that tl.e yeas and nays shall he ordered on request of one-sixth of the delegates present.
 Vice President Waller-This is not a yea and nay vote. Rule does not apply. The clerk will read Rule ].
 Clerk Healy read Rule-, which pro- vides for the calling of the roll at the beginning of each days session.
 Vice President Waller then said that under that rule it was the first duty of the chair to order roll-call, and he instructed the clerk to proceed with the roll-call.
 Delegate Huntington or Old Lyme raised the point of order that the con yention had voted to dispense with the daily roll-call Vice President Waller said that the record did not show that the vote had been adopted by two thirds vote.
 The roll-call was then taken without further interruption and the count showed that 77 delegates were present and 91 absent.
 Vice President Waller-The report of the clerk shows the lack of a quo rum and the convention, without the aid of the chairman, stands ad burned until Wednesday morning at Il o'clock.