New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-13

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Skidmore's Complaint against v. r Aansl-
Magnetic Telegraph, Albany and NeW-iofA-
Vacancies in U. S. Senate-Educallol-
ArsAsr, Friday, July 10, 1876
! To The Editor of tn. Tribune
congratulate you Sir and every true friend OF
free institutions. on the announcement, this day, in
the Report of the Committee on the Apportionment,
Election. Tenure Of Office. and Compensation OF
the Legislature as presented by Dr. w. Taylor
their Chairman ba; they in favor Of single cleo
ton districts 80 for the Senate and l25 for the AS
sembly-,be Senators TO be elected for two years
in place Of four and ls 10 retire and 10 be elected
annually This great and mos, desirable change
you have long contended for, public opinion is with
you, and have heard OF very few dissentients in
the Convention.
In Committee OF the Whole to. day the question
was taken on retaining the guard, check restr;c
ton the free choice Of the qualified electors Of
years residence an essential qualification in the
person 10 be chosen az Governor. and decided in
the affirmative by a vote ESQ TO Al. Whether il
will be thus sustained and become part OF the new
Constitution know not, nor do deny the fac, that
it may be ost and proper restriction. My dislike
10 il arises from the undenabIe truth that press
es disrust by the Convention, OF the pacty Of the
people for self government and that if adopted by
The electoral body, il will be an acknowedg ment
on their part, also of ds,rus, in their fitness
Practically it is Of consequence, for party will
surely be able 10 nominate and carry stranger
into power, in the face of 100000 qualified resi-
dents and with their assent al the polls
Tho weather is exceedingly warm, but hear OF
no member being out ofheath the Charnber OF the
Convention was not ss cool as might be desired and
yet could have and listened for hours longer this
,irh nj MI Tha tola yed
here am utterly Incapable of truly describing. |
have never seen 1t surpassed in deliberative body,
and had | no, Witnessed its exhibition during the
last six weeks no statement that might have read
would have convinced me that even the first State
in republican America possessed and could elect
such men have occasionally doubted the capa
city of the people for self government under rep
rescnta,ivc democracy but hen see it's products
in 1916, candor compeis me to say that The Rug
glescs. Morriscs. Portcrs, Tallmatges, kirklands
Jordans and Snmonses, who have voted TO retain
this las, frail check upon Democratic equality. that
they surely too diliident TOO modest, by far
The 80 years qualification and the Nayism OF 1921
are swept away.
This has, in truth been day of progress and
form but that is nothing new for the 10Th of July
on that day were born the Genoese, Columbus, and
the Genevese Calvin.
Dr. Taylor when introducing his interesting re-
port intimated tina, every proposition in il had bad
the vote of majority in Committee, and that for that
reason all the members had concurred in requesting
him TO present il the Convention but that w hen
it's prov isions should be discussed ne himself, and
every other individual member on the Special Com
miItec would feel themselves at perfect liberty 10
vote in opposition TO whatever parts Oft should be
found unsuitable. OF in favor Of whatever would, in
their judgment, be an improvement The Commit
miuee are Messrs. w. Tay lor r. Campbell. Sails
bury, White, Burr, Sanford, and w. b. Wright;
their report is referred 10 the Convention when sit
ting Committee OF the Whole, for consideration,
and is as follows:
Amendment of the Constitution-T The Legislature
-Apport0nmen, (Singie DISTRICTS Tenure OF
OGfce-C Compensation, &c.
DR.. Tay Tor, from Committee No. l. submitted the
following article;
ARTICLE l.
l. The Legislative power Of this State shall be vested
In the Senate and Assembly.
2. The Senate shall consist Of thrtytwo members.
and the Senators shall be chosen for tro The AS
scmby shall consist of hundred and twenty weight
who shall be annually elected
So The State shall DC divided into thirtytwo districts
te called Senate dstric each of which shall choose
Senator. The districts shall be numbered from one
10 thirty inclusive. Rne shall be divided into two
classes be called the first and second classes Numbers
l. g. 8. T. 9. II. l3 49, II, ie. 81 o. 25 %, 90 and 81
shall the hrs class and numbers 2 T. 8, 10
- a. 10 49, 90 22 "a &C. 2s 30 and 80 shall constitute
the second class The OF the Senator'S first elected
pursuant this Constitution OF the first class. shall be
Gated at the end Of the r aud OF the second class
the end Of the second In order that sixteen Sena
shall be annually elected.
District No shall consist Of the Counties of Suffolk
and Queens Population sst5 The Representative po-
pulation for n Senate District is q. 9s5)
No. Kings and Richmond, ga, 024)
No B. the LIST. ID 81 18th 9Th and 9Th Wards of the City
and County of Scw-York, (6I, s2s.l
No 4, the 7th. 10Th, 18th and lih Wards, (75,s45)
No S. the s,h, 9Th, 18th Wards, al ,020)
6, the llth 18th, l6,h 18th and 18th Wards. (sl-
s69)
land los .3s2)
No ), duchess and Columbia. (sl O62)
No g. Orange and sullivan (66si0)
No. 10. Ulster and Greene, G5,eoo
No. II. Albany and Schenectady, (si3s2.)
No. H. Rensselaer,, (5s.6Il)
No. l3 Washington aud Saratoga, (Is,92l)
10. H. Warren. Essex and Clinton. (6a.271)
No. Is, ST. Lawrence and Franklin, (7S,222)
No. l6 Hevk!mer, Hamilton, Fulton and Montgomery
(s4slS)
No II, schoharie and o,seso (sl6a6)
No. Is Delaware and Chenapso, (75,5i5.)
No. 10 Oneida (7s,696)
No. 20, Madison and Oswego, ts6.s22)
No. 81, jefferson and Lewis. Isl ,16U.)
No. ~ Onondaga (bI.ltS)
No. 30 Cortland, Broome, rioga. G2,l66.)
No. n, Cayugs and Wayne. (es,5S2)
No. 2S Tompkins Seneca, Chemung (s5,051.)
No. o. Steuscn and Yates, (1i237.)
No. 81, Monroe, (63Ss6
No, IS, Orleans, C;enesee and Niagara. (s5 ,02s.l
No. 20 outsrio, and Livingston, (12.9s7)
No 30, Aleeany and Wyoming (b5,Ssl.)
No. 81 Erie. (6s61ll
So An eau lera;on of the Inhabitants OF the State shall
be taken under the direction OF the Legislature IN the year
1885, and At the end OF every ten years thereafter ao the
said districts shall PC altered by the Legislature az the
rst session after OF enumeration that
each Senate District shall contain Is nearly As may De- an
equal number OF Inhabitants excluding aens Paupers and
persons OF color taxed and shall remain uiiaefed
until the smother enumeration. and shall a. AL
Zines consist OF contiguous Territory and no county sAa
BE divided in the formation OF Senate District except
county shall be entitled 10 two more Senators
s.. The Members OF Assembly shall be apposucsed
snons the counties Of the Stste aS nearly IS may
be according 10 the number ther respective Hhsst-
sn's excluding arBs paupcrs and persons OF color hos
taxed and shan be chosen by districts The legislature
al itt AeAt annual Meeting shall divide The several eoan-
Ties OF the State into districts each county re-
specuvely how by law entitled Members of Assembly
aud shall DC called Assembly Districts and shall uumosr the
in each county entitled than Member
No 70 the number county is entitled 10 members
inclusive, each OF which DISH choose Member
OF Assembly. Each Assembly D,ici shal! al ali times
contain nearly be, equal number OF inhaoi.
an,s and shall consist o; contiguous territory snt NO