New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-10-07
.Juiy 24M, 1916.

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LOVE HER STILL.
Jvf, e4h 1916. 7. WEsTwooD
NETWORK CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
NINETEENTH wEEK-cvIIrH DAY
DIR. Waterbuy-Rights Of Skin-ReligiouS Tests
Abolished-Equal Rights to Clergymen-RightS
of way-Women's Rights
Loag, Leases ALoiisAed-Lae cf LnnoVord md
Tenant
ALBANY, Monday, Oct !, 1910.
To ne Editor Of Tic Tribune
SIR: [ perceive that in the haste in which
wrote last Thursday Friday, placed Mr. Watcrbu.
rvs name among the opponents to Negro sufrage-
This was a mistake take this opportunity OF saying
that SIr Waterbury has appeared me- throughout 10
be mn honest and sincere friend TO whatever he believed
to be tor the general good OF his country
The Electric FroHchiSc--D0Wgh FIRE Stock RS
iag.
Although the Convention had solcmnly determined
and placed on its journals its resolution TO 20 on and
decide the quesons in Bouchs Report on the Elective
franchise who may vote for and who are eligible
20 Office II threw the whole aside this mornine. by
pary vote the effect Of which will be TO place this i'm
portant part OF the Constitution in the rear to be crowd
ed through in the most hasy manner and so IS to serve
the peculiar interests of the South How will Jeter
SON. Onondaga and certain other libernl counties IKE
certain votes of their Representatives
The Reriscd C0RSt5tvtiOn
At half mast nine the Convention without acting upon
the Reports before it, took up the Report OF the Revs
ing Committee, and adopted as preamble
We, the People of the State vi New-i ork, grateful 10
Almighty God Tor Freedom in order 10 secure It's
blessings do establish this Constitution"
The LIST section OF Article LET was then adopted aud 1t
proydes that no citizen shall be deprived OF his rights
privileges unless by law the judgment OF his peers
The I'd section amended and adopted in this form
TIN. right OF Trial by jury, In nl cases In which has
been heretofore used shall remain nvoiac for ever but
Jury Trial may be waived By the parties IN all civil cases
th.u tn q
The Sd section was adopted and provides for the iiec
exercise of Religious Profession and Worship ms now
An Amendment declaring that person should cutie,
In person or for the free exercise OF the nights oil
conscience wAs lost--J2 TO ts.
MIR. TlccARr moved TO add, that
"No PERSON SNAIL BIZ RENDERED. INCOMPETENT TO ~
WITNESS ON ACCOUNT or HIS OPINIONS on MATTERS ot
RELIGIOUS BELIEF.
Mr SIMMONS said il was unsafe to have life liberty,
and property depend the oaths oil men who disbc
Neye In the existence of Supreme Ruler oil the Uni
verse and that the adoption OF Mr. Taegars amendment
would endanger the adoption OF the new Constitution
Mr. LOOMS said that IL not adopted, murder, theft,
crime might be committed In the presence ol amRn
moral aud honorable In his character aud yet if he
honestly entertained certain religious opinions he could
not be a wtiess in Court while the vilest oi the
ruuDity might be. Mr.. STow would trust nothing hu
man to determine what will amount 10 perfect recoe
nitpn of the Deity. lie had where Judges
decided the way and the other the other, 10
the competency of witness as TO belief Mr.. SIMMONS
declared il was farce to make man eweRr 10y God
he did not believe in. Mr. TAccARr asked "hethergentlc
men had considered that the hypocrc would not be
affected by tho system of eNcusoni The United States
Constitution recognizes religious test Of aman belief
MI. MuRrIr proposed to allow evidence TO be taken
in Court witnesses belief in the obligation OF
OATH so that the jury might Judge how far he deserved
to be believed on his oath, Lost Ayes l.. Nays 20
So
On Mr. TaSrarts amendment the Ayes were ~ aud
the Noes a6-msiority n, aud the scciiOn was then
adopted
The a,h section was STRUCK OUT AND rxrvNGGp, by
vote OF II to S3:
Ayrs-Messrs. Archer Ayraut +. +. backus IT, Backus
Eaker Baseon. Bergen. Bowdish, Brayoi Brown, Bruce
Dana, Flanders, Forsyth Greene, Harris. Hart Hoffman.
Hotehkiss, Hunt A. Huntington, Z. Huntington Hyde,
Maxwell Munro, Murphy Nes Nicholas Nicoii o Con,
or, Parish, Patterson Perkins hoades, Richmond, Rug
giss Russell Salisbury Sanford Sears Shaver. Summons
Tsggsrt, TAYLOR Townsend ,Tuhil snschocnhoycn
Waterbury, White, Willard, Wordcu, n Wright, ". d
Wright, Iawger, Young, Yoangs-7';
Nys-Messrs Allen Angel, BMrseasse Clyde, Cornell
Harrison, Hutchinson, kenblc, Kennedy, Kirkland Nc
Mel Mns MOs fe snss ESMs5 Pss4Sa Rs.
Ward, Warren, Wood, Chambcrlaa-a
Majority A, Il is part OF the present Constitution,
and reads as follows
"s4 ind ,rAsreos the Ministers OF the GOSPEL aye BY
their profession dedicated the service of God and The
souls and ought not 10 bc diverted from the great
Gospel, or Priest OF any denomination Whatsoever,
shs a, any time hereafter under any preenec dcscrp
eiv or military Office or place within This State
Ministers and Priests are nj length placed the
etisnenees will mix UP the Clerical duties with the Leg
islative Executive.
The writ of Habeas Corpus is not to be suspended un
less when IN times OF rebellion invasion the public
good shall require IL
On the 9TH section there was much debate about taking
private property for public uses The following amend
ment was adopted by eh OF majority and gives the Ju
dietary come patronage.
"whea private property shall DO taken .or any public
use, tho compensation be made therefor n such com.
pensa,ion Is not be made by the State shah he
tsiped By Jury or by no; less an three Commissioners
appointed by Court OF Reor shall he prescribed
law Prysie roads be opened in the manner be p
serleed by law but IN every case the necessity OF the
the opening thereof shall be determined hy jury OF
Frcehodsrs and such amount together with the expenses
Al, 4 this evening Mr., O'CoNoR began an ah!e speech
In favor OF keeping the Women DEPENDANT solely on, hr
husbands after srriase by revesrnS the section which
sssmilates our law nsch 10 that ~ Scotland IoN,r
Canada France, Lou,siaIa and leaves the ladies' The.
separate properly and nheritances, and obhges hesr
lovers 10 make ono bargain to- the LADY aud another
If IL lie her fortune be seeks more than herself Mr
OConoys speech the best that could be made BY
bachelor OF 10 on such subject and Mayer MoRSls
followed him with st more effective argument IL la
vor OF protecting the women against selfish fortune
hunters drunken ieprsYed. careless, spendthrih gam
hlng and bankrupt or nsolveni sweethcsrss aud has
bands he stated his own experience as Mayor and
produced deep impression on the Convention on the
right side OF the question mus, close before the hnsl
vote Is taken but have fear but that sss weeks de-
cision Will be sustained Mr. MrxrHN spoke OF the evils
OF this system. in countries under the civil law. Is
BROOKLYN more moral than Edlnhursht, Mr.. BROWN
declared that II this change be made the Constitution
ought TO bs rejected. Lett speSkinsl
fnnI 7raares-lahc Of Landlord aHd Tisss,3tt.
In.t SATURDAY. evening MIR. CIyps moved section
,vh,ch Mr. S1NS,oNs amended, rs IN italics and i, was
adopted "a TO IL. DO tenants like this Docs i, mend
rass,sersl What are feads tenures; What reserved
rents and services certain are meant "Aas does law
fully created meant
1S l. An rsrpat ,euares OF every description, wiih all
their incidents are declared 10 be abolished sa;,ns Aes
scr Oh and serrices ce,u'a ea ct G 's seFsf9eFr
6s,,< Aeen La-pfulip creassd o- rcscgSca.