The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-12
DIVIDED MORE THAN EVER
FORMER TIES BROKEN IN CON-
 sTITUYIONAL CONTENTION.
Walters Amendment to the Biil of
 
 Rights Causes Serious Differcnc ces-- Disaffe elton on Both Sides es-Mr. Smith Formerly n Strong Warner Follower, supports the Waller Proposal

Hartford, March 11.-Delegates who have heretofore voted as unit, and
 who have stood side by side and fought the battle of representation, pro and
 have heretofore bound them when it
 came to a question of the order of the
 day, Delegate Walters amendment to
 the bill of rights, as it now appears in
 the constitution. Delegate Smith, l chairman of the Litchfield county cau-
 cuses, took issue with his fellow dele gates from northwestern Connecticut.
 and opposed the views of President An
 drews and Donald T. Warner. On the
 other hand delegates from the cities
 who have fought desperately for repre- sentation based upon population sepa-
 rated and now opposed each other on | the question of the bill of rights. Proceedings tn Detail,
 When the constitutional convention met to- day Delegate Davenport of Bridgeport offered a resolution relating to the declaration of rights. The reso- lution provides that no act of the gen. eral assembly shall limit the amount
 to be recovered for injuries resulting in
 death or to injuries to persons or prop ety; that the right of labor shall have
 just protection through laws calculated to secure to the laborer corporal reward
 for his services and to potect the in- dustial welfare of the state. The legis- lature by appropriate legislation shall see that such laws are in force. That the general assembly shall pass no re- irrespective laws impairing vested rights, but may by general laws au- thorize the courts to carry into effect upon such terms as shall be just and equitable the manifest intentions of parties by curing omissions, defects and errors in instruments, and pro- ceedings arising out of want of uni formity with the law of the state. Nor shall it pass any law making irrevoca- ble any grant of special privilege. The last section is to the effect that it shall be the duty of the general assembly from time to time as necessity may re- quire to enact such laws as may be necessary, to prevent all trusts whose combinations or other organizations from contrivins to depreciate below its real value any articel or to enhance l the cost of any article above it's real | value. This resolution was referred to the committee of the whole.
 Petitions were presented from attor- neys of New Haven, New London and Norwich favoring Delegate Walters resolution for an amendment to the providing that the right of trial by jury shall extend to all hear ings in damages at the request of either party. These petitions were referred to the committee of the whole.
 When the convention went into the | of the whole Mr Et theridge I of Thomaston took the chair, and the | proceeded to consider judi ciary questions, continuing the debate of last week.
 The first speaker on the Waller to the bill of rights. which provides for trial by jury in damage suits, was Delegate Dempsy of Dan- bury. In 8 strong speech which lasted nearly quarters of an hour MT. |
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