New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-11
wew. York Constitutional Convention
EIGHTH DAY

An American Code of Laws.
ALBANY, Tuesday, June Oh, 1916.
To The Editor Of The 7rtbuae:
SIR: have not been Eve minutes absent since
the Convention began its sittngs, and only to-day
have thought that the public time was wasted,
and business unwisely delayed. Onehal the Sit
ting was consumed in a discussion-W neither
another person should be hired to keep the door OF
the Ladies Gallery, whether the three Door keep
ers already engaged were sufficient, or If 1t would
not be better that the Ladies should Sit below the
Bar and the Gentlemen up in the Galleries In
other vords-Whether this grave and really in
portant body should reverse its decision OF last
week, had after long argument, and again take ead
record the Ayes and Noes, ION the other side) al
the expense of the public time and patience; with
Governors, Judges Postmasters, Gentlemen OF the
Customs and other Revenue Bankers, Lawyers
Physicians, Merchants and Farmers obliged TO wait
and the appointment of the Standing Committees TO
be delayed the Previous Question, Amendments
Amendments 10 Amendments, Points OF Order Dr.
visions thirty Speeches and all Off to say whether
lad should stand at Gallery door, some of those
gentlemen already placed on easy duty go up ana
look 70 il, When Mr.. Russell OF ST. Lawrence
again raised the question, there were about dozen
ladies' in the south gallery; but the Convention
literally exhausted their patience, and a but iour
of them left Byron's picture of Napoleon, az the
oueller of the nations, now daily squsbblng Ger
disputed ratons" with Sir Hudson Lowe, bis
tailor, came into my mind there was this differ
ence, however-,he exile Of ST. Helena was peto-
,ba If (onerifn.inn nj
,ient, and displayed both wi: and good humor.-
Two days more and perhaps sixteen Committees
will be at work
Mr.. Russell, OF ST. Lawrence, moved resolution
for the a2pointmen nj Of door keeper 10 the ladies'
gallery Ladies DESTROYS Of Witnessing the pro-
ceedings Vt the Convention were crowded from
their seats by gentlemen. The front seats, where
they could best see and hear, were occupied by
gentlemen without regard 10 the notice put up to
the cou,rary and yesterday ladies had TO find seats
in the north gallery.
Mr. Patterson, former Speaker Of Assembly.
thought that the Sergeant.at-arms might be conve.
nieuly spared up stairs TO protect the ladies' he
believed that the act did not contemplate such an
officer; that there would be no need OF him TO grid
on his broadsword, and compel the attendance OF
absent Delegates that they had no other use Tor
him on tina, floor, and he would therefore send him
up stairs 10 take care of tho ladies. In the Assem-
bly, there is rule that gentleman shai! enter The
south gallery unless accompanied by iady NO
new door keeper was required TO enforce that II
adopted by the House and he suggested II ought to
be adopted.
MIR. Rtoades said that, if he had heard one, he
had heard one hundred ladies express their admi'
ration of his friend from Chautauque and consider
ing this as an appeal from the ladies 10 The gallant
nv of the Convention for protection he hoped that
a iudicious choice would be made, and door
keeper appointed who would be perfectly accepta-
bic 10 them.
Mr.. Paterson is a fine, large, stout, broad Shout
dered well built man, with the lungs OF a Stenor,
when he chooses 10 exert himself; his complexion
is horid his age beyond 40. He is little bald on
the forehead. hair cury-a hale healthy and appa-
rently good -humored Delegate; active and nhuen-
tial: speaks well. seems fond of economy and only
differs from graphic sketches OF the republican
leaders in the Puritan days Of the English Common
wealth, in possessing that jolly, good-cheer coun-
,enance seldom seen among Inc severe. acidulous
looks of many OF the men OF the Covenant a con-
venlion com posed Of rs of such jolly, Hte'lovlng
patriots as Speakers Crane and Patterson, would
have commanded, in ADDITION 10 the ladies OF AL
bany The admiration of the world Mr.. Crane
would have weighed down Daniel Connell when
in bis prime aud all three are men OF physical and
Intellectual powers Of no mean order.
Mr.. Crooker seemed 10 suppose thalt MIR. Patterson
had not been placed unfortunately under the gallery
80 that the fair portion OF creation were altogether
beyond his vison,) he would not have renewed his
to Mr. Russells gallant proposition Tor
proper attendant, TO keep order and prevent impro-
per inirasiops into the south gallery.
You will neither desire TO chronicle any more oil
the speeches nor TO record the Yeas and Nays. Let
il suffice for me 10 say that 81 votes went for the
dies Doorkeeper, and II against hln-so that the
last week vote was reversed this.
Mr. Crooker's resolution for the employment OF
one or more short hand writers ~ report the debates
and print the same in public book, under the super
vision of the Convention, was considered, and here
also debate arose-ihe Ayes and Noes were called
for-aud the proposition was negatived, l03 10 ).
Messrs Cha;teld. Brown, Loomis, and Ward
spoke against The reporters was admitted. were
accurate and faithful-they were in the pay OF the
people as their sentines and wsichnen, 10 tell them
W hat was said and done-if any thing could make
them fa,ter ard favor members II would be TO hire
employ and keep them IN dependence on the pay
Of thet body-if members talk idly let their words
20 forth as they utter them-let one be hired 20
improve. amend, and fit them for the press and
the public eye-no Legislature. twas said had ever
hired and paid writers to report the speeches oil It's
members nor did he know why one or two should
be selected and preferred 10 the others.
Mr Crooker was OF opinion that the debates, with
,he arguments Of members, were an important part
Of their proceedings which by the act were directed
10 be published-lhst the debates of 1921 are now
very useful and sought after and will continue TO be
so-hat the discussions thus far possessed bat little
interest, bur that they would 10 consider those
great. important, interesting, vital questions, on
which the Convention, like the country, is divided,
he wished that true record not only OF members
votes bu, also of The arguments by which on behal;
OF this grea, community, they might support them.
should be placed, at the public expense, in every
County and town clerk office for public reference
and also n the hands of members
Some hints were thrown out, that If the volume
of reports, announced rs forthcoming, were found.
at The close of the Convention, 10 be correctly Civ
en- and if the Convention had the power, copies
might be then ordered for suitable distribution al
the expense of the State How blessed are the times
we live in. when compared 10 the days in which
DR.. S. johnson and others in the back OF the
little gallery OF the House of Commons not daring
10 write one line there, but went home and wrote
from memory, and then published the Debates un-
der fictitious names and occurring in fictitious
boiy This they did 10 escape punishment for
breach of underlined privileges! 1 have been re.
baked by the keeper for looking at newspaper in