New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-10

doubling whether the Legislature had the power
under the existing Constitution to appropriate mo-
ney or loan credit to Corporations, &C. This was
a new subject and should be sent to separate
Committee.
In the morning, Mr.. Strong rose to ask whether
the Convention was under parliamentary rules. If
30, they should be enforced Resolutions were
sent TO the Clerk desk without either movers or
seconders name, and although the member from
New York nigh, be named that conveyed but lit
tie information, for there were l6 of them.
Mr.. Taylor called for the consideration Of bis reso
luton TO have an established order for the business
Of each day, but Mr., Cambreleng appeared TO think
1t unnecessary, and eaid that the Coumttee on
Rules held it to be unadvisable. MIR. Hoffman had
supposed that Jefersons Manual was to guide the
| Convention in cases where no express rule had
been adopted. Mr.. Marvin remarked that the rule
would embarrass members, and that none such had
been adopted in 1921 in the Convention. II was
sent to the Committee on Rules
Mr.. Taylors rule would be sort of check on
hasty proceedings Peter Sharpe, last Convention,
Stones Report p. ll2, told the following story Of
New-York Legislation: " In 1920, the inhabitants
of Canandaigua petitioned have that village in
corporated; that bill passed under the eye Of the
representatives of that County (Onsario) 1t went
to the Senate and passed there 1t was sent to the
Council Of Revision read and agreed TO there also,
and thus became law. One OF the Members took
the bill home to his constituents and, strange to tell
clause in it provided that the Trustees Of the vii
lage should be impounded instead of their hogst'
The more haste the less speed, sometimes.
Mr.. Kirklands resolution, proposed on Saturday,
was adopted for list of all the functonaries in this
State who are appointed by the Governor alone, or,
with the advice Of the Senate together with the
amoun. Of their fees salaries and emouments of ev
cry kind 80 far as that can be ascertained That
and other returns would have afforded De Tocque-
vile some strong corirmations Of his opinion that
our State Governments are AZ much centralized as
those of European monarchjes.
In the division of seats, Mr.. Angel has been e
fortunate man. very. Every body else, including
President Tracy, has got seat and desk some
where but TO the jolly Delegate for Aegany there
have been two desks two chairs, two cushions and
two inkstands awarded. He can sit loll, place his
chairs IN the form of sofa or Grecian couch, and
take his ease on them. The boys bring him double
allowance Of printed documents for each of mis-
desks. This is right. Burke says that men have
equal rights but not 10 equal things and suppose
it is co. If civil society be the offspring of conven
,ion or expedency that convention must be its law
The notion of representatives is modern descend.
ing TO US from the feudal system. When people
choose representatives they part with 50 much OF
their freedom. II, in NewYork, we are bound by
the acts ofour Representatives and cannot for seve-
raj years and in many cases not at all reverse or
repeal what they msy have done; and then only
through other Representatives, surely the mos, &C.
crrae definition of their powers should be grated
on the Constitution.
Ny Saturdays report, it appears, is missing. 1t
was put on board the Columbia steamboat, and into
her letter or post Office box las, Saturday evening.