The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-01-09
The STATE CON VENlION.
SESSION ABoUNDED
IN INTEREST


And Abounded in Resolutions-Ths
Most Important One Yet HeId-CIarH
of Haddam Would Have a Senate
with 72 Members and Davenport
Would Have Ia-Year Term for su.
preme Court JudSes-CoggswelI APP
pointed stenographer and appoint
ment Afteryvard Rejected.
Hartford, Jan S-To- days session of
| the constitutional convention was the
ton was convened on January 1. From
the moment Chaplain Smith concluded
prayer until the recess at 1 o'clock the
messengers were about the busiest per-
sons in the house, carrying numerous
resolutions, amendments, etc, to the
clerks desk. Some of these resolutions
called forth many speeches from the
| delegates and it was not until about
! $50 that the convention really got down
to the work for which it was sent to
Hartford
Part of the morning and nearly the
entire afternoon was devoted to discus
sion as to whether or not an official
stenographer should be appointed. 1t
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question among the delegates as to
whether the clerks of the convention
ations of the delegates, or whether Mr.
Coggswell should report in full every
detail. On very close vote the later
motion prevailed and Mr.. Coggswell
was appointed the official reporter Of
the constitutional convention at a sala-
ry of s1.500 per month with the privil-
ege, if necessary, of employing an extra
assistant at $500 per month.
The next business before the eonven-
ton was the appointment of an assist
ant clerk, and this matter was also the
cause of another long debate, some Of
the delegates intimating that party
politics were being brought into the
convention. Mr.. Brown of Norwich
stated that such a state of affairs
should not exist an dthat although he
now affiliated with the same party as
Mr.. Human, one of the candidates for
the assistant clerkship, he would vote
for Mr. Sullivan, democrat, merely for
the purpose of doing away with any
thing which savored Of party poll
tics"
Mr., Tyler's motion. however, substi-
tuting the name of Human for that of
Sullivan. as assistant clerk, prevailed
and the former was elected by large
majority.
At the afternoon session on the reso-
luton of Rev. Mr.. Smith Of Plymouth !
the convention reConsidared the APP
pointment of an official reporter and
after discussion of over an hour and
a half and the former resolution APP |
Mr. Coggswell official report |
er was killed
President Andrews announced that |
NV committee % " Niioic VIII w III /
session at ll;l5 tomorrow TO consider
the many resolutions now awaiting
their action
THE CON VENT1ON IN DETAIL.
The prayer of the chaplain had hard
ly been uttered at the opening of to-
days session of the constitutional con-
ventlon before the delegates began TO
lombard the president and the clerk
with resolutions. 1t was great day for
new business, and for time 1t seemed :,
as il every delegate in the hall must
nave a resolution ready for presenta-
ion.
The convention was called to order
at II o'clock by President Andrews,
Delegate Clark of Haddam was sue
,essful in first securing recognition. He
,ffered a resolution which provides for
he striking out of sections 3, 4, and 6.
,rticle III, of the present constitution,
md the substitution of sections which
n substance provide: The representa-
ives shall be sent to the house from
he districts in which they reside; that
ach town shall be entitled to two rep
'esentatives; that the senate shall con-
list of 70 members, divided by counties
Is follows: Hartford county, 10; New
haven county, Il; New LONDON county,
: Fairfield county, IA Wlndham coun-
" 3; Lltchneid county o. Miaoiesex
ounty, 3; ROLAND county, q,
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