New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-10-05
NETWORK CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
EIGHTEENTH WEEK-CYrH DAY.

Convention to Revise the Federal Constitution
How shall the State Constitution be Amended
Hereafter i-Ruggles's New Tdea-Rights Of
Property Conceded TO Married Women-The
Elective franchise 90 Days Citizenship.
Guns for the WOmen-4 Portrait Of silas
Wright
AIaAyr, Friday oc, . 1870
To NE Editor Of TIE Tri5l7ae
SIR How it that Mr.. Marvin contrived 20
place nj Report on future alterations m the Constitution
ahead Of Education the Electro Franchise &c Snaz
not but It was acted on irst Tins morning.
Fr'sre Amendments Ia tie Coutifu,oH.
Nj MARTIN proposed tue adoption Of his two sections
proTiding Tor future amendment. in the Constitution
and that they should be referred the RevianE Com
ritce 70 5e By them incorporated in the Cons;i.
tuition.
You have already published these sections They
pro-lde that amendments ii agreed by majority OF
al The Members il senate and Assembly shall refer.
red 10 the next Legislature and II oirds Of al the
Members shall then there approve the people rnsy then
but not I'LL then, decide at the ballot5oxes on said
amendments after publication of three months Once
III twenty years the people shall vote whether or not
they desire Convention, and when they It's IA
yor the Legislature shall provide for The election OF The
Delegates But mere may be Convention al ay tIe.
(as now il the Legislature pass e law therefor and The
people thereafter sanction tina. law
Mr. OCoSoR proposed, that instead OF giving min
orty o: onethird. little more, the I'd Session the
prevent the People from expressing he:- deliberate
judgment any measure Of amendment; that the two
thirds provision should DC struck that any amend
Inent adopted year after year, By majority OF all the
members each branch Of the Legislature nigh. no
longer be withheld from the People.
Messrs. BAscor, PATTERSON, MoER!s, JONES. PER
RISs and SIMMONS advocated M O'ConOr's amendment
Messrs. HOFFMAN and KIRKLAND opposed Il, The
latter thought that If the public interest demanded
change, twothrds Of all the Members on the I'd year
would vote for ii and the former was sure that if
la
would DC often proposed.
The Convention ny a vote OF 30 to 20, adopted Mr.
OConors amendment, and thus ncgstyed the anti-re.
publican principle now in the Constitution. that MINOR
ties may their pleasure, oblge People to continue
under laws found 10 be DuTthensone.
The ayes 80, The delegates who did not vote 3j
the noes -. The gentlemen VINO opposed the amend
ment and required atwothird vote the second ses-
sion as necessary to permit the people to express
opinion al the ballot boxes were
Messrs Backus (hoihl Baker. Bruce. Bun. Burr Crook
eeT, cuddeback Dana, podd Dubois Graham Greene.
kennedy Kingsley. kirkland, McNitt; Marin, Ne.ls.
Nicholas, Parish. Penniman. Rhcades Richmond Rkei,
I'M, Van schGonhoveur Warren, boil W'shis, loungl
Il s probable that some Of the above Gentlemen voted
in the negative believing that Convention tie
better mode oi maxim. alterations for when Mr. RUs
SELL moved 10 strike out Nj. Marbs provision author
ling Convention oftancr than ia 20 year, at
such time the Legislature should by law provide and
the citizens approve. only - voted aye viz
Messrs r 'beckus, Bascom, Campbell, Cro"ker, Dana.
Dodd Greene Harms. Kennedy Loomis rortrr: Russell
Others whose names could hear distinctly.
In the negative. voted .. Mr.. CRooKER moved 10
strike out the section providing FOR taking the opinion Of
the People each twentieth year, whether Convention
required at any other time.
AYEs-Messrs: Chamberlain, Crooker, Hari, E. Hunting
ton. Paterson
NoEs-s0 or o.
Mr.. LOOMS moved an Amendment providing that the
second consideration of any Amendment that may be pro
posed the Constitution. snail be by the Legisla
iure after both Senate and Assembly reelected =
Carried-75 10 p.
Judge RuGsLEs proposed that the next Convention
shall consist OF two Chambers each body sitting scpa
rntey, and that no Amendments shall be made in the
Constitution except by the concurrence Of each House
OF the Convention
Whether he intended to have them number ia ana
%, in senate snd Assembly he did say,
whether they were to ire of Amendments each
other during period OF i've or six months or the
Upper New Branch act as a Council OF Revision
The votes Tor his novel scheme we're - AGAINST it
81 The AYES were
Messrs Ruggle-, Allen Burr crooker Dodd Doron
Dubois Green Harris, HaSley Hart, F. Huntington
Sanford Shaver Stephens Stow. Taggart Tsmadge, SIM
mons " ordeu, Young and Wright OF sullivan
Tie Marriage S;0tc-RightS Of UOm6n
Mr. HARRIS of Albany supposng that the Convention
would not act on the article from Committee No H.
Rights and Privileges of Citizens proposed that II
should forthwith adopt: and instruct the Revising Com
mittee 10 place in the Amended Constitution the follow
ing secti.n as reported BY the llth Committee with
slight modification
u All PROPERTY ot The VIE. owned by al The
the time her marriage that acqnred by her after
wards by Grr. DEVISE. DEsoEST, OF Otherwise Than
from her Husband SHALL sEs SEPARATE PRorusrY.-
Laws shall be passed providing the Registry OF lie
wies Separate Property, aud clearly defining the
rights OF the Wife thereto well Property held by
her with her Husband"
The above section ADoPED part Of the Con
stiiu.ion, Jy majority OF II, as follows
AYEs-Nessrs Allen Archer + ana II. Bsckus, Baker
Bhscom. Bowdish, Burr, Campbell OF Sieuben, Chnde'
podd Dubois. Greene. Harris. Hart Hoichkiss Futchin
son Herman, kirkland Mann, McNiu, Maxwell, Miller
Tracy, Riser. John salisbury Stanton stephens swack
ansF Tnimadg Iiaeu TSwnsenS Nan sSloo9h9 W
den, a. aud " B. Wright Yswger and Yoqng-5s
NoEs-MessIs Angel, Ayrenit Bergen, Brown Bruce
rahan Harrison. Hswley. Hunt, A and & Huntington
MunTo Nicholas Conor Patterson PenniInsn Rhoades
Richmond, Sanford, Shsver, Shaw, + Spencer Stow,
Sisong, Tan, Taggar Taylor Of Tioga Tuth, "i'oeck
There was considerable discussion on the above sec
ton and various substitutes and amendments were pro
posed ard voted but your crowded columns require
brevi,y even this interesting subject
The Electro Franchise.
From noon I'LL two the Convention discussed the
question section Isl OF MI Boucks Report whether
they would strike out the provision requiring any ct
ZEN who offers 10 vote az election have been such
strike outs to sand Delegate gave notice OF
motion 10 reconsider
Al halt past two the Convention considered the CUES
tion of what term of actual residence would be
sary in sn elective district ward, 70 enable
citizen 20 vote where he resided We are therefor as
Yesterday on section st OF Boucks Report Vas nj
rrt in urging through The Tribune the early considers
non OF that Report M Shaver and Mr. Stow spoke
well on this subject The former Is an honest Dutch
man OF this county and speaks seldom but 10 the pr
pose.
H.sl,oo chen out Of tee Uaods-The Marriage
.StIi,:e
When Mr. Young nominated for Governor al
done in peace and Guietness but when MI Flsht
friends had agreed 10 propose his 20 the electors
they chose the time when the Convention was in ses
sion and set up such n.ise with cannon As seriously
to disturb It's abors They rejoice in the hope That q
las W right the mere trading politician, who tined
10 prevent the people from eecung their own JUS
tices OF the Peace who was the steady enemy
of the Canals and prosecuted Clinton rom me ana
Rod for being their ;ruest friend who might
have prevented Texan Annexation and corrupI and