New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-09-25
NETWORK CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
SEVENTEENTH wEEK-XcvIIth DAY
Use and Abuse Of credit-Chancery Cash-Bor-
rowing Laws-Stetsons Report-Sn Tor Seven
Per Cent-Sponging out the U. S DebtS-Su.
pervisors.
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rowing Laws-Stetson's Report-Sn Tor Seven
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ALsAST, "Wednesday. Sept q. 1916
To The Edaor Of The Tribune:
SIR: On motion of Mr. NAM. the Convention di.
rected lis Secretaries notify the Chancellor that the
returns required from the Esw-Yurk ana Albany Cir.
cults were still withheld and requesting that thev may
oe 10 longer neglected.
In ordinary sessions OF the Legislature the printed
Journals Kept up within one or two day OF IN,
stungs-Carroll and Cook are 20 days in alrear Per
haps Democrats Of stamp DIM, desrs tfe.e refs
to be completed I'M qftT he N0rea5sr elscou The Con.
tractors and the Caucus are one.
While considering the Finance Committee ID Report
Mr. Shepard Of y. y. proposed that the State should
hereafter contract debt. Lost - to 81 The 9TH
section then agreed TO- - 10 30 Ii provides thai
except million OF dolars meet casuates and in
cases Of invasion instruction for defence in war
no debt snail hereafter be contracted by the State
less Tor single object stated and providing direct
nuai tax TO pay II again. With interest within il years
When any such law, TO borrow money shall pass il
must be submitted TO the People at the ballotboxes
The lst and I'd sections were adopted. and provide
tha no cash shall be psid from the Treasury until
appropriated by law, specifying the and the OBJ
ject and that the State credit shall neither be given nor
lent 20 Individuals Associations or Corporations.
Mr.. BAScoM remarked, To day, that although there
were several very poor fellows in the Convention yet
taken whole, il The richest JoGy Of men d, had
cc1 assembled n tie CHjo1-and he hoped they would
not allow 1t TO be said that they wanted (by avoiding
drec; taxation because it would throw the burthens OF
the state in their fair proportion the r;c to press
too heavily on tle poor and laboring classes.
Mr.. Bouck did not find il necessary 10 dodge any
votes to-day. understand ne has gone to receive as
the reward OF ms sery 10 slave holding Interests the
Office of Sub Treasurer OF the principal collection dis
irict OF the Union at New-York
Mr. WoRDENi this morning stated that one great
reason why the people ne counties did
progress like those in the Western countess was the
icuda tenurcs III this district which pressed upon the
people, they did upon the county OF Delaware while
the Western counties were the free ones Of the soil.
Mr.. CHATFfELD said something about reputation this
afternoon, which did not hear.
NJ. PATTERSON replied, by affirming that he had
ike Mr.. Chateld lin lsil proposed to repudate the
whole debt OF the Union by going TO with England,
and thus applying sponge 10 il
Mr.. CHATFTELD supposed that correspondent OF
Newly Ork paper. who has this floor had given
him (fattcrsCn) this statement; On the question
OF trying Mcleod he (Chatfcld) took the ground that
Mcleod was indicted for murder, ana ought to he tried
for it and that il England should asserted she
would force into War ie; her do the peril oil
sponge being applied 10 hcr dSbt
Mr. PATTERSON said that he was not then in the
Legislature, but was present and heard Mr. Chatteid
make the remarks IN questici He had read Mr. Chat
fields remarks, reported ~ the Courier Enquirer
New; !ofk by it. then corra-pondent here which he
would refer to- He did so, and NJ C. is represented 10
have expressed great anxiety that there might be War
with England, in order tina, tye might sponge out the
debt OF the States 10 that nation. am able give
the exact words
Mr. CHATFiEID admitted that was reported bu in
correctly, and appealed to Mr.. Swackhamer, who
frmed his assertion. The Reporters, usual, We're
blamed for all this
Mr. r. CAMPBELL Jr submitted the following Re.
port
ARTICLE
T Of I Ros,5 ha S law Tor The
Counties the Stale, equal repre-
senation il said Boards and may confer upon the same
as shall from time 10 time be prescribed by law.
The sttngs of the Convention were limited 10
monlls-it called together in the hottest season OF
the yearandits closing were made introductory
to the November elections Some Dcega were can
ddstes Tor Congress. and probably some FOR any
- thing else from Governors berth down 70 a -
say il yourselt) The press i good means OF election
eeriug and supple politicians VIII write out speeches, and
explain them away aiterward mistake OF printer
il necessary Ia the unfortunate DR. Tayors case and
that OF his friend NJ Munro their votes were required
Ly the lawyers for the perpetaon OF their monopoly
on the one side and BY the electors, whom piecrust
promises have decoyed into eiectinG them this Con-
yCntion on the other.
Mr.. STErsoN has reported fourteen sections for the
Constitution the powers snd duties OF the Legisa-
ture chiefly made up OF extracts from Hssel and JET
Persons Manual. His Committee proposes that no
bill that has passed House shall be sent for
concurrence to other the last three days OF the
session unless two.thrds of each House concur-that
bill shall be presented for the Governors assent dur
ing the last twenty hours OF the sessionhat pro-
vision shall be made By law for bringing suits against
the State the Law Courts and for regulating such suits
this is valuable if the party intend 10 pass i, and that
Corporations not to be exempted from taxation 10
which individuals subjected To these Mr.. 81. John
added section with proviso that no law should be
passed fixing the OF interest AZ than o per
cent wish they would pass IL Why should discounts
be per cent Pennsylvania New England and Cana
da, and here Why should per cent be charged as
interest casual balances and book debts when our
neighbors charge but o. and even nonarchci England
only OF ) suppose, however. that the Convention
will adjourn the 9th proN, 10 please Polk and the
Slave holders and avoid discussion the knotty ques
tons involved in Mr. BoGcks Report II the Georgia
practice OF passing bills that mad not been published
in the newspapers for the information OF the people
grated Constitution, there would be the
check OF publicity bad legislation bu; do not hope
for such regulation from the gentlemen now in ses-
sion here. n.
10 MINUTES 10 Ga proposition is pending and Will
probably carry for increasing the appropriation from
the Canal Funds for the of the State Government,
and toward deiraying It's expenses, from 100000 TO
Sa,.D.000 after years.
Ii is ordered.