New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-22

ALLAN Saturday June 2osn' !sio.
To the Editor Of The Tribune;
SIR: There is little of order, system and science
in The laws 10 be obeyed when taken az Whole3
there ia perhaps stillfess in The laws Vfcn are ~.
TO afford the reans whereby redress Is 10 be han
for the public or individuals in cases OF esooedience
This absence OF all system produces some curious
results here. the statement OF this morning PFo
ceedings IN Convention about = members oe'H5
present. will show.
Mr.. Morris from New York moved resolution
that the Committee No i might be directed 10 IN
quire into the expediency OF adding TWO secHoHS
TO the Constitution as follows:
g.. No citizen by any means be cotnpeeu. ~
contribute any gift aid losn tax uaPositon' OF o
Ike charge which is no, imposed upon and required o'
all other citizens irrespective Of class calling OF oceu
patton. he,
ness or occupston shall be assessed IL the to"n OF
where the trade business occupation IS conouc'ea
M Murphy from Brooklynl said that Inc oolecI
of the Hon. mover was apparent as regarded me
latter proposition. II intended manly 10 eHsct
tro cities in the southern part OF the state BROOK
lvn and New-Yorkl. He was decidedly opposed
10 the principle of the resolution, and thought mat
il ought not 10 so to the Committee NO. IA tof which
heis Chairman
Mr. Morris would be willing TO have II 10 Com
milee No. - Brown. Chairman HIS wish was
TO eqnalize taxation on personal property-tha per
sons for instance, who live in Brooklyn and co oo-
sness in ewf ork, should be assessed In 4Nt VI
on The business they do there.
Nj Brown gave il as his opinion that the matter
did not belong 10 No. Is, but that Committee No J
,Hotfman's) ought to look into lis merits. 10 this
Mr. Morris bad no objection.
Mr. Richmond IA member o. No 3 rose and re-
marked that gentlemen would discover on a closer
examination Of the resolution tina, Committee No. 3
had nothing at all TO do with it In his judgment II
ought to be sent to Committee No. p
Mr.. Murphy admitted that il neither belonged TO
No g. to No. II, nor to No. l5-it belonged TO Com
mittee No TO consider it-or rather it was sub
ect oordinay legislation, and did not belong to This
body al sll
This called up Mr. stetson, chairman Of No. >.
who did want the charge OF it-feared he shoulc
be against Mr.. Morriss yews-and hoped \ o. !
would be relieved from considering it.
Mr.. Loornis went somewhat into the merits OF the
Resol1iion--as did Mr. Perkins, with the intention
of sho wing that ii ought 20 No =.
Mr.. Van Schoonhoven differed from all the proceed
ing speakers. He thought il belonged 10 Committee
No Il TO consider the Resolution-the Committee
on the Rights and Privileges OF the citizeps de
could trust the Hon. Chairman OF that Committee
[Tallmadgel with 1t.
Mr. Chattield wanted il 10 go 10 Select Committee
of FIVE. but not TO iscude him on that Committee.
Mr. Shepard of n. Y. did not view the matter in the
same light rs Mr.. Van Schoonhoven. He endeavored
To SHOW that part of the resolution belonged TO
Committee No H. and that considerable part ought
TO 20 20 No. or No ,. He also discussed its merits
declaring ihatit unjust 10 his constituents that
citizens Of rook IN should be permitted 10 trade 10
the amount of millions of dollars in New York, and
vet escape taxation on the business done there.
Mr.. Strong, though opposed TO the principle OF
the resolution. willing il should go 10 Special
Committee of friendly character.
The Convention voted down proposition 10 re-
fer it 10 No. 3.
When the question was about TO be taken as TO
No. II, its Chairman, Mr.. Tallmadge, said he was
neither satisfied with the resolution nor with the
reference. No. IL was TO be converted into sort oi
omnum gatherum Committee, where all things were
10 be sent that appeared 10 belong 10 no one He
thought the resolution clearly belonged to Commit
tee No H.
Mr.. Rhoades saw that no Standing Committee
wanted 10 take charge of it, and that when Special
Committee was spoken of gentlemen rose TO express
q hope that they would not be on that Committee.
The mover of the resolution wished TO tax every
man who might happen to be in New. York dung
business-but he should recoect that there are such
places as Boston. Montreal, Quebec, and New-Or-
leans and that course might he pursued by which
trade would be diverted from New. York. He sug-
gested the idea of Special Committee 10 be taken
from the New York delegation
Mr. Rhoades's remarks elected from MIR Morris
one of those brief displays of eloquence, wit and
dry humor, which his figure. countenance and man.
per with the earnest way he has make more I'M.
pressve. After Messrs. Waterbury and Hatfield
resolve to Special Committee of five.
The reader can have no conception Of the time
wasted in this way have shown that when question
of inquiry offered be referred, there were among
those who spoke nine opinions to what class OF
investigators ought to be sent to. Some were for No
2-some for No. 3-some for No. ll-some for No. ID
some for No l5-one gentleman for 9 or and ID
and finally Committee had to be selected. Does
hioa bn ni,h ~ -,
preheuSion OF it, The resolution itself Is plain enough
In the midst OF war and iumut in l777, who Won
Ger the laws AM law books of England Ghe only
ones the people could get) adopted as part
OF the Constitution The fathers OF the Republic
plshed mucl-,hey could not do every thing. But why
should fsudal system, which suited King George Ill
impose his colonial subjects 20 years since which
no Two eminent lawyers judges agree to what
It's; and which few OF mos; wealthy and vsga-
bic citizens can know much about; why should il be i'm
posed any longer upon us, part OF constitution
when the sec Of uuscentc arrangement OF the rules
governed by such evidences the above
imperfect an;-repubcan scheme be placed before
the people?
Are these lbs gentlemen to separate their prede
did in ls2l and leave many hundreds of volumes
OF chsncery and common law books as the guide for
every of millions of farmers, mechanics and
irsdesmen, who know their contents and
will they sgsin call that collision of the elements
OF strife and endless litigation, CONTRIBUTION and if
not why is that bit By o, reforms pressed
many words. and the main business lei. untouched =
Let us keep steadily in mind who it that banded
themselves together and assumed the responsibility
Monday will begin toe fourth weeks deliberations.
and there has not even been argument sots.
ry section OF the proposed amendments. Will aot mem
beers ret wesried aud main business be hastily done
tina, gentlemen may get homer begin to dread that
sulsl
sr Conely moved sad it Rssolos9 That it be re-
isrred the third Committee inquire ia; the xpe
dency OF making provision in toe Constitu ion that
nothing shall De received in payment OF dues By this
Government except gold and silver coin and such evi.
deuces OF debt secured by the bonds ofths
and issued by institutions which do issue such
evidences OF a lower denomination than omit.
There 4 long discussion on this reference as
20 whether The inquiry did not properly belong to
another Committee; whether. although a Sub Trea.
sury might be good for the alton il would be good
for the State; and whether its adoption here would
not have just such baneful effects the small bill
law had. One gentleman referred TO a bank or
banks in the West which had given way-and then
the resolution was referred the mover had re,
quesIed-