New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-09-21
EW.YoRK CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
SEVENTEENTH wEER-XCud DAY.

Lain W la
The Normal School-The People wearied of all
Talk and No Work-Belief, Real or Pretended.
No Test Of Truth-The State Canals-Wbat
should be Done 7-Loouiis's New Proposals
Ill-Timed DiscusSion-Wrshfs Policy.
AIBASr, Friday, sep. Il 1916.
To he Edtor Of Tie Tribune:
SIR | went to Or. W-yckotF Church last night.
Immediately after mailing my daily letter hoping 70
witness some part Of the closing exercises of me sum
mer term of tina; exceen; institution TIE State Normal
School but vas too late some of the members of nv
family were present and much gra:ifed by VIVA: they
and heard Among the 63 graduates, male and a.
male who then there received werneri,ed diplomas
from the attentive and able Principal M D P Page we
ulay yet ind men and women and the instructors of
and women VINO viii rank dese-vedly high IL the
estimation OF their uluniicent and hoerl county
Long New FORK great powerful and nee have an
abundance OF funds spare Tor sending the school
master abroad among people perhaps destined long
70 hold aott their native mountains The torch OF lib
erty. guide world better. tr1er systems of GOV.
eminent and greater social happines than former ages
ever knew.
Mr. Ezra D. Barker OF Genesee county one OF the pu-
pills comp osed some verses which We're sung as part
OF the exercises. have only room tor specimen
lei the light spread and wide, away hill ana vale
let II be our Nations prldeihe star OF Science bail
No longer pent in or6ly hsl. among the favored
The boon Of God-ts free 70 all as drops Of heavenly
dew.
Then radiant wiki eternal truth, the soGl earth shan
shine.
And early les-n in infant youth the way 10 worlds divine
Then Teachers With cheerful zeal and mould with
skful art
Take virtne5 ene Gods seal impress the youlhfa!
hear.
The Convention invited but could not attend
TIE Country sonse1ciat impatient
Mr.. RUSSELL rose to make an effort TO do away the
impression, very preTsent in the country that this
Convention Is not dispe'ed 10 go on with the public
business The impuiatton WAS made, not only by the
public press every quarter but by the people every
where that by everlasting talk speech after speech of
internnable length and upon subjects long and we'll
discussed there Is tie part OF certain members dis
position 20 give the goby to some of those reforms
which the country has called for. He would move to
close the debate both the Financial Reports this al
ternoon al o'clock thus taking them out OF Commit
tee and leaving the Convention TO dx on Tuesday or
some other day for finally disposng OF them.
Mr.. HOFFMAN suggested that II would DE better 70 ap-
ply this resolution only OF his Reports-he nrst
Mr.. RUSSELL said that his resolution did not prevent
such debate IN the Convention a. II would endure. i
debate subject discussed for years and well under
stood would not ii il should last Tor fortnight proba
bly, change single vote. He wanted 10 close proceed.
ings the whole question OF Finance Tuesday 10
leave deys which do justice other matters
No action was had-Hs resolution was laid on the
table.
Rspolt on Ofcial Oaths and AGfy1aGtiols
Mr.. RHoADEs, from Committee No. reported for the
ConstitutOn-thc present article without amendment
Mr.. CORNELL from the minority Of the Committee
agreeing IN BOoVe. Dut
man. proposed, in addition,
, No man shall be deemed incompetent witness in
any Court matter proceeding, account OF MS opinions
the subject religion; shall witness be oue-
stoned nor any testimony be taken or received in relation
thereto either before after such witness shall have been
tworn affirmed.
Mr., Cornell is right The man who mas no principle
no reCion-no truth, mas often, "tor mantle large
and broad, wrapt himself up in processing belief
whatever would promote his interests. in the persecu.
ions for opinion from coo lGes England and Scot
land Of proigste lives were houored and promoted
For protesting TO believe tic religious majority in
power while honest and true Christian men and women
were tortured banished imprisoned and beggared be
they spoke they believed. To make belief the
touchs:one OF truth IN viii do in lai6l
The State Canals Finances and De6t Ii1Gt
SholGd BE- D0ael
Mr.. LOOMS, the colleague of Mr.. Hoffman, proposed,
this morning certain amendments, which very much
n variance with those CO rcd by Mr. Hoffman As the
Convention have caused them TO be printed. and they
change the whole aspect OF the Committee Report,
place them below-Mr Loomiss amendments being in
italics.
NJ. Hegmaa's Canal Rep0rt. ,rih .Nr. Loomiss
ARTICLE -.
On he eaug Debts and Lia5ties Of tAe STATE and to pro-
Jide for The payment thereof
l. After paving the expenses OF collection, superlnten
dance and ordinary repairs there shall be appropriated
and apart OF the revenues OF the State Canals in
sum million and three hundred thousand dollars
until the first day OF June 1852 aud from that lime the
of milton and hundred thousand dollars IN each
year Il sinking fud pay the interest and redeem the
principal OF Thar part of the Stat. Debt called the Canal
Debt, 1t existed al the time aforesaid. and including
Iree hundred thousand dollars Then 10 be borrowed until
the same shall be wholly paid; and the principal and IN
OF the saG sinking fund shall be sacredy applied 10
thai purpose
. After complying with the provisions OF the frs,
ZION OF this article there shall be appropriated and SET apart
out OF the surplus revenues Stale Canals each
year. commencing the rs day OF June 1876 the sum OF
three hundred thousand dollars unul the ine when sum
cieni sum shall have been appro anu SCI aPa ul
der the said frat section TO The interest ana eNnsuis
nod then the sum million and I'VE hundred thou
sand dollars each year sinking fund 10 pay The IN
Debt called the General Fund Debiuc.udIng the deb, for
loans of the State credit 10 Railroad Companies which
have ia led 10 paw thereon, and the
tingent debt Stocks loaned 10 Incorporated Com
panes which hitherto pad The interest thereon when
aud lar any part thereof may become charge
on the reasury General Fund-unl the shall
wholly paid principal and income OF the said las
mentioned sinking fund shall be sacrediy applied the
purposes aforesaid aud the payment OF any part OF the
said sinking lnd shall any time be deferred by
the priority recognized N the rst section of,s article
the deferred, win quarterly es thereon, al the
then shall b. paid 10 TIE last mentioned sink
ing fund the sum deferred shall be received
INTO the Treasury
with the provisions of tic last preceding sections shan
be appropriated al the discretion OF the Legislature 10 de-
fray ordinary Of Government and for other
Pa pOseS ". ~ - - l., ~ y -. -
or Rsilfoad any part such beyond those
a. the time OF passing such law
2 J. The CLAIMS Of the State against any Incorporated
Company 10 pay the interest and redeem the principal OF
The STOCK of tie STATE loaned advanced such COrnpa-
ny shall be fairy and duly enforced and 70. deferred
leased or coprumise and The arising from such
claims shall be sci apart and applied part of The sinking
fund provided IN tie fourth section OF this article.
6 II The sinking funds, either OF them proTiG-d IN
tbs article shall prove insufficient 10 enable the >aie
the credit such fund procure The satisfy the
claims of the creditors the they become paya
be the Legislature shall by equitable taxes. increase
lie revenues Of The sad funds them respec
lively, sufficient perfectly - preserve the public faith
Every contribution advance 10 The Canals, or iHeir debt
from any source other than their direct revenues. shall
quarterly interest The rates then current BE- repaid
,no the Treasury OF the State. OF the Canal
revenues rs soon as BE- done consistently WIKI the
JUS, rights OF the creditors holding the said Canal Debt
z The lie gisature shall Dol sell lease or otherwise
dispose OF any ofihe Canals the Stale far the
are now finished and navceb!e but They shall remain The
properly Of r State under its forever
M WoRpES said tha; If he understood Mr. Loonls's
propositions as hastily read they appropriated certain
sum 70 pay the Canal debt and interest and left the sur
plus the disposal Of the Legislature lie would pro
pose an additional section, as follows
The residue OF the surplus revenues OF he Can.i5
after complying wiki provisions herein contained shall,
until the Canal OF this STATE and interest Is ay Paih