New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-27
NEw.YoRk MONDAY MORNING, July 81. 1916.
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time 70 coun; en-
A;-er dinner. today, motion was discussed hav-
inc Tor It's object % throw upon tue Legislature az
is next session the duty O: DIsrlctIu. the State
nr Senate Districts although Standing Commit
tee hes proposed plan and al the Delegates have
70 do is 70 amend il !. incomplete, as they were
sent TO 90
We are not vet arrived at " which would test
the question whether single Assembly Districts
are to be agreed TO, or the wholesale corruption
acknowledged by al! continued
The weather Is very warm, but these hot days
are memorable, July p, The day when Burns
breathed his last, and when Lord John Russell was
beheaded 23d. revolt IN Ireland. ending IN En-
NETS death. To-day. the anniversary OF Bo.Ivars
5icth-to-morrow. OF the battle OF Niagara Falls
and y 70 30 the great three days IN France. Hot
rnonth-hot work-and VINO knows but that next
week may DC memorable N the annals OF this Con
ventIOn
Everv man Of the los comes here prepared to act
on the general propositions before the body Why
deaten him win Geluge Of words. over and above
the arguments used pro and con- Ia private Some
errors may occur, II explanations are bne but they
can be reuedied IN the final revision, whole torrents
O.: eloquence stop all action. and are more suitable
FOR lecture room for schooiboys and Students than
Tor the ablest men NewYork can produce from
among her millions.
Listen 10 tue We" iAEA L k'i'' iSI -! Ji'N
-, Si3. under the caption OF The necessity OF
Convention -
Who mas no, !aIncned the spectacle presented a. Al
bsnv upon each successive triumph OF political party
the rush Tor ohce-the scramble Tor spos-tAe unai-
effort OF the v.ctOrs 70 OBTAIN the reward OF -e
patriotic ahors-the TAR from unanimous opinions As TO
whom ihev helonced-thc threats OF removal toward up
right public officers 10 make place for the leaders OF the
vct0rou. parry the BcncH it=c not beng too sacred Tor
the invasion OF the vcnal horde Of Office sceSers-tne
creation OF new Offices satisfy the love OF racctne
Executive mansion usurcd ~ The Office hrotS
and -hiiJ but unhappy occupant; TO cave his he';h
and lie from the expressions u Ms trends. driven 10
take refuge IN bars and bolts who has witnessed the
succession OF these scenes party rIumphed over
another ana wished from his nmos soul mat were
far otherwise and i0n-cd for the application OF strong
and efficient correction The difficulty IS obvious enough
and the remedy equally plain Is the che. corrupuons
OF the Legislature from the surrender 10 that body
by the and counties o: portion UI Their legitimate
power so the nisctcis OF the Executive department
us alluded mainly from Ike surrender TO mat
branch OF the Government oil the power whlch ought 20
remain with the Pcopic-to wit the power OF appoint
rnent TO Office The remedy consists IN reducing the
number OF officers and OF those tlsi remain, II allowing
the people to elect as many az possible
" hat has been done What is likely to be
done If members sent TO bring about useful change
shall prevent II, and OF them even boast OF so
doing
The times are favorable to reiorm-it is required
for the protection of property, lie and labor-the
State is tranquil il is prosperous. Now IS the time
to provide for the future. The effects OF bad, un-
certain laws ana corrupt institutions. will be felt
by thousands living and thousands unborn who
will no, from what quarter the misery comes
The institutions we create modify our hahItS.-
The prosperity OF a State results from good laws
well admiuistercd ti.d resolves itself into the lu
dcious exercise OF the elective power How I'M
portant then. that this Couy entlou may enable the
voter TO exercise II under conditions winch may
secure the best results.
AFTERNOON SESSION --.-.FtvE P NJ.
The Convention have passed over and got to
4 : and Mr. Cook OF Saratoga has proposed that
instead OF the Assembly. next session. dividing the
several Counties into l2- single Election Districts,
the Boards of Supervisors should do 1t. Mr..
RHoApES suggested that tue Boards should do II
after the Spring Elecrons-say IN June next
MesSrs CHRrFlELD and SWAcKHAMER opposed
this Mr. WATERBURY went for Single Districts,
would let every tub stand on its own bottom, would
bring Representation down 10 the dear People, IN
earnest He would rather u1st a Board o super
visors elected BY the People purpose, than take
the responsibility OF the division on himself As
Farmer he liked single Districts and 1t was the
general sentiment OF the County OF Delaware.
Mr.. CHArFIELus language and manner showed
that he would have been nothing 10th 10 re-
tain the eight Districts and the kind OF Senate
thence arising; one oi these Districts, being rs Mr.
Croker stated some $50 miles III extent. or he
would go for u double Districts. Now, IN the face
OF the many town and county meetings, editorial ar
suments packing convention ntr!gues, &c. &c Mr.
Chatield says tonight he never heard Single AS
sembly Districts spoken OF tall he came TO the Con
venti0n He goes against Morris, and with Jones,
&c. for larger Districts.
Mr. PERKINS takes the side, Of course,
and so does his old neichGor Governor Wright
and so did Mr.. Y all Buren, and the party when they
made their mammoth Senate Districts, and placed
the citizens OF New York their franchises, IL the
hands OF the intrgues OF Tammany Hall
The vote after last night on Mr.. RIcHMoND's
motion in favor Of Single Senate Districts
AYEs-Messrs Archer Ayrsult H. Backus Baker, Bias
com Bouck Bowdi-h Burr, Camorelens, D. D. Camp
bell 4 Campbell jr, CHIldee Clark. Clyde, Cook Crook
or Dana DaAiorh Dodd, Dorlon. Flanders Forsyth. Ora
ham Greene Harr- Harrison, Hawley, HotchAlss Hunt
er E. Huntington Hutchinson, Hyde. Jordan. Herman
Kingsley Kirkland McNrr Marvin, Maxwell Miller. Nor
Nels Nelson, Nicholas Parish Patterson, Pennlman
Powers Rhoadcs, Richmond Riker - john Salisbury
Sears Shaver Shaw Sheldon Simmons smith L. SpeL
Ger W Il Spencer stanton strong Syyackhancr, Taft
Tsccart Tallmadse ]. J Taylor. Townsend Wsrd, War
rem Waterbury Willard WII5eck Wood Worden, law
ger Young. founss-7a
NoEs-Mcssrs Angel Bergen Brown Bull, Cha;neld
Conely Cornell. Cuddebsck Dubois Hart Hoffman Hunt
4 Huntington, Jones, hernbe, Kennedy, Looms, MuE
ply SicoI- OConof, Perkins, President Rugges. Rus
eel Shepard stephens >tetsou lIidea TUthiL, Eache
Whte-3l
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