The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-09-25
State Constitutionol Convention,

"WEDNESDAY, Sept 23-Mr. Yawger presented petit
ton from Cayuga county for equal distribution of the
Literature and School Funds to the of Education
Referred On motion of Mr. Mann, the secretaries
directed to notify the Chancellor that the Registrar and
Assistant Registrar of the Court of Chancery have not
made return TO the resolution Of 18th August and that
the Chancellor be requested to cause said return to be
ton OF report No. ,, of the finance committee ION the
power to create future State debts" &C. The question
pending before the Convention being the amendment
Of Mr. f. Huntington, striking from the 9Th section of
the report the clause requiring the submission OF laws
borrowing money to the people. Lost-1o to 81 The
question then required upon the motion of Mr. Shepard
proposing to amend the 9TH section that the State shall
hereafter control debt Liability. Lost-7a to a.
The section then agreed to12 TO 80. Mr. Chatfcld
proposed the following additional section
No direct tax shall be levied the people of this State
SO long the Of the State shall be sufficient
meet the demands Of the several sinking funds pay the
debts Of the State in the preceding article provided and
the expenses Of the State government
Mr. White moved to add to this section the following
Provided however that no more than 5000 900 annually
shall be taken from the canal until the Erie
canal enlargement and the Genesee Valley and Black
river canals completed.
The amendment Of Mr.. White was rejected-s7 to So,
and the section offered by Mr. Chateld reected-72
to ~; and then the Convention took q recess.
AFTERNOON SEssIoN--Mr. St. John offered the follow
ing additional section:-
rs The provisions contained in section three of the
next preceding article for the disposition of the canal
revenues, shall continue in force until the LIST day Of
January 1885, and after that time the whole of the ord
tons thereof as shall be provided for by other
than by direct tax shall be paid from the said canal
no ulrect shall Thereafter levied
the people Of this State pay the whole any portion
Of such expenses, unless there shall be deficiency
the said canal revenues to pay the after comply
ing with the provisions contained in sections and
two Of the said article"
Mr.. w Taylor offered the following substitute
y - II at any time after the period Of five from
the adoption of this constitution, the Of the
State unapproprated by the last preceding article shall
not be sufficient to defray the necessary expenses of the
government, without continuing laying direct tax.
the legislature may at its discretion supply the decen
canals after complying with the provisions of the first
two sections Of the last preceding article for paying the
interest and extngushhg the principal Of the canal and
general fund debt; but the sum thus appropriated
from the surplus of the canals shall exceed
annually $3.50 600, including the of 5000 00O pro-
vided by the third section OF the last preceding article
for the expenses of the government, until the general
fund debt shall be extnguished until the Erie canal
enlargement and Valley and Black River canals
the said canals shall be completed then the sum OF
S672 500 much thereof shall be necessary may
be annually appropriated to deray the expenses Of
eminent"
Mr. Smith moved to strike the word five and insert
eight Agreed to- ayes 61 So Mr. Tsylor's propo-
sition, amended adopted, ayes 70, noes "a MIR
ST Johns proposition, amended WINS agreed to- ayes
5S 80. The 7h section then adopted; and the
article amended laid the table to be printed.
On motion of Mr.. Looms, the report Of committee
number H. taken up, 81 to 81 The article relates
to the powers OF corporations other than banking With
out progress this article the Convention adjourned
MIR Brundages name was included yesterday in our
report in the affirmative Mr. Whites amendment to
MIR Russes resolution relative to tho disposition OF the
surplus Of the canals MIR. D. voted in the
gative.-.aibany Argus