New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-23
New. York Constitutional Convention
EIGHTH wEEK-XLIt DAY.

The single District and Twn-Year Senate
System-The Observation-Disclosures
Aliens. Paupers aud NegrOeS-The Veto.
ALsASr Tue,d.y. July 81 isio.
To Tx Ed..or q Zhe Trt5aae:
SIa: Il neve, coald comprehend, said Ca7di-
nal de Retz, low can be angry al what col
lective body does For a long and tedious month,
an assembly OF perhaps the most intelligent men IN
this State have talked and talked. and taken breath
and talked again. about Repos; from Committee
/ on which the Postmaster of New-Yosk wss Chair
| man and which proposed no reform thst any body
! cared for or had asked. This Report :" the PARTY
had pu she'd forward tub 70 the whale. IN prefer
ence 10 other matters in which the people feel very
deep interest; and what is the amount OF their last
! FIVE weeks abors think We They have STUCK
out the word - NATIVE. That's a That's all
Candidates for Congress nave flied the public
journals with speeches which will operate have
/ no doubt favoraoly with superficial! minds 10 their
advantage But hope that the country will judge
them bv their ir0rkS. and not BY five weeks oil
I windy haraDsues, ending n the change OF word.
u loved my wife" said waS. who had been tour
months married. a. much es any body ever did low
2 wife For the first ttro months, actually wanted
! TO eat her up AID ever since then re been sorry
did Mt The State has been fascinated By the pow
fu eoquence of the learned do nothings OF the Con-
venion, for nearly two months, but II they don
mend their hands by October, public feeling Will
veer round as i; did with the male four months mar
| ried.
By the way, speaking of marriage Mr.. Swack'
] barer made q motion this morning which was
| agreed TO. and which liked much, This is 1t
Rs,olrsG That the Comptroller be requested TO furnish
statement aouat of money or property apPropri-
aed or leaned the several Colleges, Semnares, tnst
tues aud Academies OF this State, and the University OF
the CITY OF New York since ls2 and also the amount a
propraed 20 these Institutions, respectively. from the
Et~I4 r-fnr th.
practicable what proportion Of the sum so appropriated
has been used TIE BESETIr OF FEMALES
An instructed educated people, II their rights are
withheld Justice lried with and the treasury ritied.
! mr. i,s contents wasted will look TO it. II We give
! the WOMEN their full share of the means OF educa
lion thew will look the instruction Of their chill
dren The men OF the republic set much OF lie ele-
uenrs of useful knowledge under the parental root
+. and am told that, with reference 10 public appro-
(. priations the ladies' do a fair share.
| MIR CAMBRELESo reported the following resolu'
/ tons which he should otter when in Committee OF
, the w hole on the Report on Currency aHd Bank
! ing
towers shall be subject visitation and exanina
ton at the instance shareholders or Of their cred
iors under regulations be established by the Legsla
:ure OF the failure OF any such incorporation
association. TO discharge lis ceos OF liabilities OF VI
any of its members to discharge the debts for which they
may personally liable members of sucn incorpors-
ZION or provisions shall made Tor the speedy
and equitable settlement the affairs OF such ucorpora-
ton or association and for dissolviDg the same.
The Legislature shall provide by aW for the exclusion OF
the Of Banks OF other States from circulation within
| this state.
The Legislature shall limit the aggregate amount OF
NIX issued by all the Banks and Joint stock
Associations in this Stale. now existing or winch may VIC
( hereafter established.
! When the Executive Report was got through
| with this morning, | was agreeably surprised TO
| see Mr. BRuwN rise and propose TO take up Dr.
Taylor's Report, from Committee No l. and SUI
| more that II WAS essented TO- Ihis Is oeetHnthg
The work the Delegates were sent to do in right
earnest.
Mr. TAYLoR's Report of the standing Committee
! No l, on the Appointment, Election, Tenure Of
Office and Compensation OF the Legislature, was
taken ~ at ten and the Convention went into Com
n,iitee Of The Whole upon it-Mr Patterson IN the
! Chair.
! & lst which declares that the Legislature shat
consist of Senate and Assembly was agreed &c
unanimously. r.
S I'd was read Il provides that the Senate shall
consist Of 80 members, and that the Senators shai
/ be chosen fortwo years aud the Assembly or year
aud consist of 12s members.
! Dr. w TAYLOR introduced the Report by stating
! that the Committee had shortened the term oil Sena
tors from four years in oder that they might
be made more directly and specially Responsible 70
! The electors.
Sir. RICHMOND of Genesee wished Senate Of
! SO member. a. the apportonment for 80 Senate DIS
,ricts could be made with more equal justice &c
every part of the State Than by having only 81 sen
ators. the Senate were not 10 meet, he believed
hereafter, as d Court of Errors, with payment :o'
real journeys, and payment for CONSTRUCTIVE jour
neys THAT is. for journeys they never travelled i
He also intended 10 move that each Senator snouu
be elected for years instead OF = as proposed oy
the Committee.
Mr. CHArFIELD in,iusated that if 80 failed. he
would move to increase the Senate TO az.
Mir. RICHMOND thought the pubic would e1pec'
10 fY detDteIy number oil lie
gisators A $ 10 holding on for 3 years In the sen
ate 3 times l3 was 80, and would give 10 new sen
ators each year.
Mr. " HrE spoke next bu, as have one of the very
w,, of positions for seeing and bearing could neither
see him nor hear him had also much difficulty in hear
Ing Mr. Burr and Mr.. CAMPBELL OF SteUbea.
Mr. YoUSG, OF Wyoming, believed New York
The only State that had great disProportion be-
tween The number of Senators and Assembymen.
If more equality could be got by Mr.. Richmond 3
proposition il should be tried Mr. RUSSELL and
Mr PESSIMAS also thought well OF II.
Mr.. TALLMADGE wanted the Senate and Assem-
oily remain as now, 81 to l2-. With more mem
bers than were in the Convention, talking with
friends conve.sing ogeher and passing through the
chamber. it would be more difficult 10 hear one
another Than al present
Mr. BAscea was for Senate Of Il members.
Dr. TAYLOR said that from no quarter had there
been single complaint that the present number Of
Senators and Assemblymen was too few. he
thought the Senate, as revising body or check on
the Assembly. numerous enough, with the Govern
or's veto check on both.
Mr. SALISBURY thought the Senate might be in
creased 10 As and that the representative body in
Assembly should be as large a number as could
conveniently act together
Mr. PERKINS said that an increase might not be
aniss but noa large one and wished 1t 10 DC LETT 10
the Legislature increase the Assembly 10 l92 eno
the Senate 10 a. He preferred TO elect he Senator.
for THREE years. as they would have more e1pe-
rience than II elected for only two. he would pro-
pose three. bat had heard very little complaint
against FOUR years He suggested. that II place OF
single districts there should be only 10 or Il dis,
t-ic:s and one mem Der of the Senate 10 be elected
Annually from each of them He wanted 10 strike
on, 90 and insert not less than 80 hor more than
AZ for Senators
william Of Orange Is the last King Of England On re-
cord who has vetsed bill. The bill he vetoed was one
for enabling the People 70 choose their Representatives
oene- and hi. reason tina. it would Increase too
strongly The power OF the House Of Commons. Mr. Per-
kin.'s Democracy and The Dutch MSnSrchs AutocEscy