New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-30
WHOLE NO. 1851.
THe Ml,,in 81

The Militia Sc
General WARD, from the Committee on Military
Affairs reported for she Constitution the following;
ARTICLE
81 N;Ens Officers shall be chosen appointed IS
follows Captains Suoslierns and Non'Conniissioned
O+sccrs shall be chosen by the written OF the
members of the respective Companies Field Otcers OF
Regiments snd separate Battsios by the written votes
of the Commissioned Officers OF the respective Reg
mems ana Battzhons BncsGier Generals and Brigade
INSPECTORS by the Field Officers OF their respective Brs
sde, MAJOR Generals, Brissiier Generals and Com
,uand.ns officers Of Regiments or separate hAsH'!us
shall sppon, the SAT- Osccrs TO iheif respective u
visions B-isaieS Regiments or separate bSttaiohS'
s. The Governor shall nominate. and wan 'he con
sem OF the Senate appoint all MAJOR Generals ana the
Cormtssary General The Adutsrt Genera. ana other
Chiefs OF the Sts Departments. and The Nddc-C amp Oh
the commandment Chief shall be appointed BY the Gov
error and their commissions shall expire WITH the tiine
for which The Governor shall have been elected The
Comrssay General shall hold hs oihcc tor Two year.
J The Legislature shall by law Grect the uf'ir snG
uffrner OF selecting Militia Officers and o! certifying
their elections 10 the Governor.
&, The Commissioned ohcers of;hc Militia shall be
comm ssonet bv the Governor ana no commissioner
Ofcer shall be removed from office unless by the Senate
on the recommendation OF the Governor, stating tue
grounds on which such removal Is rccomIncnded or ny
the decision OF Court Martial pursuant 30 law The
present Officers OF the Militia shall hold their commits
sions subject 70 removal as before provided
In the mode OF election and appointment OF
Militia Officers hereby directed shall not De found con
ducvc 10 Improvement OF the Militia, the Legiss'
rarc may abolish the ami provide By law for their
appointment and removal ii SSoihrds OF the Members
present in each House shall concur therein.
AARON WARD, Chairman.
The Legislature
Mr. TAYLOR of Tioca. moved al excellent amend
ment this morning to the lOthl-lt was this II
any member OF the Legislature shall receive any
civil appointment icth the Stntc, or 70 the nited
States senate whether from Governor, Governor
r,i during the term Tor
which the people had elected HIM, SUCH APPOINT
MESr SHALL BE VOID. There was relolced TO
see it. very little opposition. That Is one real
check on the intrigues any way.l gu passed
without being objected 10.
Nj Hunt proposed to strike the words :" not
taxed out of So the effect Of which would have
been 10 leave all the colored people out of the pop
ula,ion returns on which the representation is
based as is now done with aliens. The motion
was lost Mr.. Hunt said that all colorcd people
were taxed through the taxed articles they con-
sumed paupers and robbers excepted.
Mr. HARRIS submitted section III lieu OF y,
embodvn, the amendments made by the Conven-
ton therein which was adopted, and thereafter
amended.
Mr. RHoApEs said there was nothing in the laws
or Constitution to prevent the electors OF any Sen
ate or Assembly District from choosing represcn
tative residing beyond the District. but the custom
or usage was not to do So he wished provision
placed in the Constitution TO authorize the electors
of any Assembly District to choose representa-
tive from any part of the County.
The Conv cnton refused to make any such pro-
vision. and | suppose that the electors OF each
District are free 10 choose resident III or out OF
their District. (which take to be the right sort OF
liberty
Mr. KENNEDY. OF " Y said that the delegation
from Ncw-York had taken part III this Single
District system except to oppose II, as they were
bound to do. The City Convention were sitting TO
al, thotf fD,y
be l6 Districts 81. He suggested that It might
be expedient TO make it the duty OF the Common
Council or some other suitable body, to rearrange
the Districts every ten years.
Mr. MURPHY proposed to leave the division OF
large counties for representatives IN the Assembly.
to special commissioners to be elected by the towns
and wards. He complained that Brooklyn with
9.lOths OF the population OF Kings County, sent but
half the Supervisors.
DR.. TAYLOR wished persons elected for this spe
cial work ii the Convention should choose to de-
cline making the apportonment. Last election, a
majority OF the Boards of Supervisors throughout
the State were Wing and they varied as TO poll
tics towns with 1000 inhabitants sent one super
visor 70 the Board, and towns with $4,000 sent no
more. He wished the vote about reference OF
this duty to the Supervisors reconsidered
Mr.. CRooKER said that II We could not strike out
the word Native from the Constitution IN less
than three weeks, how long was 1t supposed that
it wonld take to apporton the Districts oy nuiner
ons Commissioners He had been supervise.
for 20 years and believed the Board a safe means
OF doing this work.
Mr. MURPHY amendment was lost
Mr.. SwAcKHAMER proposed that the Supervisors
should have their votes counted not by their own
numbers but by the numbers they represented
This he proposed by way uf carrying out Dernocra-
cy Lost
After tedious discussion about the representa-
ton OF Wyoming and Genesee, and discussion
I'll. IEl uu.ia
be added to the Senate District OF Kings as de-
sired by Mr. Harrison or 10 Westchester us sng-
sested bv Mr. Shepard or 10 New York, ms spoken
of bv Mr. Cambreeug. or to Queens and Suffolk. as
proposed | think by Mr.. Murphy the Convention
adiOuned 10 dinner.
Ia the afternoon. Judge RuoGIEs mentioned that
if the gentleman who represented Staten Island
could not get { united TO Kings he IS willing that
II should be united 10 Westciester, which would
remove difficulties in the way OF This apportionment
Putnam might be united with Duchess, Columbia
with Greene Ulster with Delaware, &c. The Com
mttee
General WARD said that if kept iii Committee Of
the w hole they would never finish this Report. The
time would be consumed with hundred PROPOSE
tons all of them requiring more OF less discussion.
The Report was laid the table, alter Mr..
RHoADEs had remarked that the people were per
iectly well satisfied with 80 and l2e Members IN
Senate and Assembly.
Whole on the Report OF Committee No. II. on the
Rights and Privileges OF the People. and after iew
remarks from Messrs Taylor Nico!l and others the
Convention, 80 Members being present adjourned,
- minutes before six
pretend but little knowledge OF public senti-
ment but If il is as Mr. Rhoades states, regret It
When the population OF this state nearly ~ years
ago vas not onequarter oi It's present number the
senate was liz ed al 81 and the Assembly at l2e
Many an idle day has been paid tor since for want
OF a quorum as the Journals show and 1t Is clear
10 my mind. with some experience OF their duties
and not little OF observation that some 90 which
is the average you may expect TO attend out OF
Senate of 49, is by far TOO limited a number Mas
sachusetts has 40 Senators so has LOUISIANA
England mas 800 the United States So Illinois
50 Indiana 80; Virginia 80; Peunsylvania 80
Georgia ~ little Rhode Island 33 North Carroll
ma so &c but these not the best reasons tor an
increase Tha. is based on the nature and extent
OF the duties required.
have iust been informed that Mr. Browns Com
mi-,ee mas had bat one meeting. Notwithstanding