The New York herald., 1867-06-21
N E w Y ORK.
THE STATE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
Newspaper Publication of the
Proceedings.
A LONG DRBATE---VlRIOus PROPOSITIONS.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF TINE HERALD.


ALBANY June 20, 1857.
A tho committees are not a. yet fully under way,
many details Of organization being ss be perfected
tcdays session OF the Convention without any
pert Indeed such action Of any committee maynot be
expected for many days yet Several resolutions were
introduced, and the remainder Of the day con-
sumsd In wordy discussion on the subject Of
PRINTING TnE DxBArss
viii be remembered that the original committee ap-
pointed 10 consider this matter reported resolution
authorizing the publication or the debates Of the
venton in the two principal papers Of Albany at the
rate Of 50 so per column. Now, the length Of the
debates will daily average from ten to twenty columns
you can imagine what nice windfall this printing
would be TO these veteran political organsone cop
psThead democratic Journal the other obviously
publican sheet-whose combined circulation is in the
vicinity OF twelve thousand copies Allowing four
readers to copy, It will be seen that these papers
would be read by only per cent OF the population Of
the State. Mr. Greeley did sensible thing in op-
posing the resolution on the ground that the debates
should be printed by the papers In tho
interest Of their readers He ccntended that the people
o. the State did enough In furnishing gratuously
these papers the stenoghc report Of the proceedings
of.the Convention AZ the pay of each delegate is 50
daily and as there hundred and sixty members
ana clerks and officers in tho Convention the
debate to-day on the proposition to give the printing
Sneee two concerns cost the State over 81 000 The
Convention finally agreed to give each paper 900 for
printing the verbatim report OF the entre session. the
money therefor to be appropriated BY the next Legis
latura
STATE BANKING INSTITUTIONS.
is said that among the matters which will meet the
sarly consideration Of the Committee Banking and
Insurance s the proposition for the revival Of state
banking Institutions and the conversion Of the national
banks into banks, subject which was under legs
tion last winter 81. which is still capable Of great
reform the hands OF tho Constitutional Convention
REF0RH JUDICIARY.
Among the documents presented to-day was one from
Mr. Fuller OF Monroe containing the outline Of reform
In the judiciary proposed by Judge Seden, OF the
Csurt of Appeals This plan proposes the retention Of
with appellate Jurisdiction consist Of judges and
two branches; and eight District Courts The Superior
Courts to be abolished Three branches OF Common
Pleas may be adopted IL the business OF the courts
should increase require them No judge is 10
bs eligible for reelection within two yeas o tho sxpI
ration Of hin term Of Office.
"wHo WOULD BIZ Eaxkn xrc
The coored people have taken the matter Of their
the following document, whicn has been circulated
among the elegatss-
STATE OF New YORK.,
CoLoRED CSrrEKHs' STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE, :
HEADQUARTERS, ALBANY, june IL. 1857.
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