Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-12
DEFEATED TO-DAY
Griswold Resolution Giving Two Representatives to Town.
REPORTERS GETTING ANXIOUS

The Warner Resolution Delayed py
 Several Amendments To-day-os-
 born of New Haven and Clarke or
 Hartford on Anxious Seat-Griswold
 Amendment Calling for Two Repre-
 sentatives from Each Town Was De
 feated-Warner Resolution Giving
 One to a Town Carried.
 Hartford. Feb 12.-The constitutional convention was called to order at II o'clock this morning with Presloent Andrews in the chair. Immediately after prayer the convention went lnto a committee of the whole, with Dele gate Perry presiding.
 MT Warner of Salisbury was first recognized and he sent a resolutlon U the secretary's desk which proVloeo that each town would have one repre- sentative
 Mir Griswold amended this resolulion by substituting two for one in the reso- 1ution. This plan was supported py MT Chandler of Thompson.
  amendment to the amendment provid- ing that each town from 400 to 10000 shah have one representative. two in excess of 10000 and one additional for every 10000 in excess of 10000. MT Davenport of Bridgeport supported this amendment.
 Mir Loomis of Glastonbury raised a point of order here and claimed that this amendment had been passed upon yesterday and could not be brought up again today. The point was overruled by the chair MT Smith of Plymouth then came toward with point of order running on similar lines and this point was also overruled. Mir Loomis of Glastonbury appealed from the de- cision of the chair and pending action there was further debate. MT Brown of Norwich supported Mir Loomis.
 At this point Mir Clarke of Hart ford asked MT Osborne to withdraw his amendment. as he had an amend ment he would like to submit. MT Osborne deferred to Mir Clarke. who did not at that time make his amend ment
 Here the committee decided. to take up tho Griswold amendment that there should be two representatives from each town. MT Davenport of Bridge port. who had been interrupted on the points of order. resumed his debate against the Griswold amendment He was followed by MT Vance of New Britain who spoke in favor of equal representation according to population. After he had finished a vote was taken on the Griswold amendment calling for two representatives from each town. and this was defeated by a vote of 1n6 to 36.
 After the Griswold amendment was defeated vote was taken on the Warmer resolution which provides that. there shall be one representative from each own. This resolution WIS carried hv vote of 106 to 42.
 immediately the question of the sen ate was brought up by MT Waller of New London in a resolution which provided that the senate shall consist or - members allotted to districts composed of contiguous territory and or equal proportions as near as can be determined, the number of members to be determined later.
 MT Davenport offered an amendment mat the senate shall consist of not less than 24 and not more than 36 members. That no town shall have more than five and that each county shall have one.
 MT Warner offered an amendment which he later withdrew. as it was similar to the one presented by Atr Waller Mir Davenport spoke in ia vor Of his own amendment. and he was followed by .A1r Waller in an exten- sive argument for his resolution. He was speaking when recess was taken and he was about to have the floor If ter the session resumed.