Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-09


 Cut Off All Debate Except Pertain ing to Representations Many Reso-
 lutions Offered in Regard to Repre-
 sentation-All of Them Tabled for Consideration by Committee of the Whole.
 Hartford, Jan 9.-For the first time since the constitutional convention was convened the members to-day entered into an actual discussion on the repre- sentative question, which is the chief end for which the convention was called.
 President Andrews called the conven- tion promptly at Il o'clock and Chap- lain Brown offered prayer.
 A resolution appointing a committee of five on contingent expenses was passed.
 A resolution was also passed grant ing to the present and past executives and the judges of the state the priv ilege of the floor of the house.
 Delegate Davenport of Bridgeport who had been written up in a Hart ford paper as trying to put the gag on Delegate Perry, made q public apol- ogy, and said he had no such intention in the remarks he made yesterday Davenport's speech of apology was greeted with applause. Delegate Perry responded and said he placed no such construction upon MT Davenport's re- marks as were attributed to him by some of the reporters.
 MT Davenport presented a resolu- ton which makes citizen of the state of every person who having reached the age of 21 years and shall have re- | sided in the state one year, and in the town where such application is filed six months. The applicant must also De able to read in the English language the constitution of the United States. must De of good moral character ana take oath to the same. The resolu- ton was placed on the table. NIT vance presented a resolution making the membership Of the senate thirty, and the house membership to De one to every 5000 of population Towns not having 5000 will have dis trlcts containing that number formed. The resolution was referred to tho committee of the whole.
 NIT waller moved that convention ~ once proceed to consider the repre- sentative question, and dureject all other matters until it was settled. Delegates Osborn, Pierce and NiIner made some pointed remarks on this question.
 Charles Hopkins Clark of Hartford at this point presented a resolution that each town having a population or oOOO or less shall be entitled to one representative; 5000 and less than | lo,OOO, two representatives 15.OOO and less than 25,00O, three representatives 1o,UUO and less than 5O,OOO four rep- resentatiyes; 5O,000 and less than l00,oOO, five representatives over 1OO.- UOO, six representatives. The resolrl- ton was tabled for committee of the whole.
 MT Clark of Haddam asked that the convention get at once to the question at issue, the question of represents tion, and said lie hoped further discus sion would be confined solely to that subject. He offered as q compromise a resolution that each town have two representatives and that the senate consist of anywhere from 36 to 72. He said that the town of Haddam will not agree to a raise in the representation of the cities by making the towns less.
 MT Pierce of Bristol contended that two from each town would make an unwieldv house. MT Davenport fol ] lowed MT Pierce in a long statement on the subject under debate.