The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-05
A SEMI n-coNTTNUoUs SESSION.

N H. Journal and Courier:
 I notice you have addressed a let ter to the members of the legislature of this state asking what changes, if any, should be made in the present methods of legislative terms, in order to expedite and facilitate the making of our laws.
 Now, am not legislator of the state, and in way the writing of this letter is an intrusion where have not been invited; but my excuse for the intrusion (if you shall so consider it) Is the fact that I am citizen of the state and deeply interested in all that pertains to the welfare of our com monwealth, especially in regard to its laws.
 The present way of having the leg islature meet once in two years, when the representatives of the people try to do two years business in the first five or six months and then go off duty and remain idle for year and a half, believe to be all wrong. They are elected to serve two years; and why not have them live up to the con- tract and be on duty two years, so that during their term of office, citizen of any town can approach his repre- sentative in the legislature in regard to legislative matters. As @ citizen, would suggest the following methods for the sessions of the legislature of the state;
 1st-That (excepting the vacation months of July and Augusta the legis- lature of the state of Connecticut shall be In sessionlat least five days in each month during the two years for which the representatives of the people are elected, and that the first Monday in each meath shall begin the monthly session.
 2d-That, upon the presentation of a petition, signed by one-third of the registered voters of any town, to the selectmen of that town, asking for a special town meeting for the election of new representatives to the legisla- ture, such meeting shall De held and new representatives shall be elected to represent the town in the legisla- ture of the state.
 If you will allow the space will try and briefly give @ few of the reasons for the suggestions have made,
 (a) By holding weekly sessions once in each month (excepting July and August) the full term of the leg is1ature for the two years, would be in the total, only twenty weeks, unless special sessions were held, which pow CT would be vested with the legisla- ture, Instead of being held by the gov- ernor, hence, saving of time to the legislators.
 CD By having monthly sessions the legislature would always be within reach of the people, in case of an emergency
 Gel By having monthly sessions the legislation would not be a hurry up job to be rushed through as soon as possible, consequently, new legisla- ton could be introduced as new con- ditions arose in the state.
 (d) With a continuous session of the legislature from month to month, immature, ill-considered and "half baked" laws, would be less liable to be placed upon our statute books. There would be no necessity for "hur- ry.up' and Hast of the session. laws,
 (e) Our state does 8 business of millions of dollars each year, and what directors are to the stockholders of great corporation our legislators are to the people of our state. The stockholders of no great corporation would for one minute, consider a proposition to have their directors meet when they pleased for the first six months in two years, and then let the business slide for the following eighteen months, and if stockholders of a corporation would not sanction such methods, why should the citizens of Connecticut sanction them?
 If such a line of procedure is good why don't our legislators make it into laws to govern our banks and our great industries? Think of the situa- ton where our banks and our great corporations did not hold a directors meeting for eighteen months.
 (f) When a man leaves our employ from choice, or by death; or when a man has become inefficient through indifference or dishonesty, we all ex- ercise the right of replacing such ar agent or employe by another man tc fill his place. And l would ask this question of the voters of Connecticut; Why should not the citizens of this state exercise the same right and privilege when one of our represen. tatives does not attend to his duties IT dies, or is thought to be dishonest
 q "crooked?" It would not be