New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-23
THE CONVENTION.

ALBANY, July 22.-The Convention reassem-
HE'D this morning at II ocOckCharles j. Folger Pres,
dent pro tenn, in the chair
MEMORIALS.
BY Mr.. C. L. ALLEN Qep., Wash)-Against donations
70 sectar!an institutions. Case on same subject
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mt LAPHAM Gep. misunderstanding the Com
mttce on Banking Insurance TO inquire and report
& &c nTovi1e Inv law the form Of policy Of insurance
aud rendering provisions in such contract void except
By Mr.. WALES Rep., sunyan)-That the following
be made TO the fifth section OF the arce re-
ported u the Committee on the Organization elo o INC
S .asry Of 81 600 shall be for attendance upon all
the Of the Legislature for or upon actual
duty with some Of its Committees; and the amount pu1
G G S5 T Attendance D shall bear to the whole
number o days the legislature shall have been IN session.
and tn LEGISLATURE at lis first session after The adoption
Of this shall prescribe the manner OF ascer
tnns the actual ATTENDANCE OF me mGmDefs IespeG
OF their respective salaries" keierEed: rbo rovod
That ia he referred 10 the proper Committee resolution
iuquirug the expediency prohibiting the authorization
corpora ons while the aggregate capital OF the com
pscs be consolidated shall exceed $l5oOOOoO and pro
hMng consolidation in any case without the written
81 threefOuTths OF the stockhOdSIs- t 60
BY NJ GREELEY Qep Westclesteftn it tT ~ m 10
upon the article reported by the Commee on me
Committee OF the Whole. Every amendment that shall
have been or which may be proposed snl DC n 9
plain ana commend it. with like Sppof1n I IoG G
having
the vote shall be taken by Yeas ana Nays OH inc 'o
"Ie LH on R TTs iRcp Iewis-That the Commit
zee on Cities be requested 10 report as 10 te PROPHECY o
constitutional provision prohibiting the snialgenSn1 or
fp boundaries OF cities by amendment OF their chtcf
under acts OF the Legislature or otherwise without le
previous consent a majority in number OF the TAX pay
e representing than half the assessed value OF me
property the district proposed TO DC annexed 20 SUN
CIV and III 50 prohibiting tie taxation of such annexed
district for the prcGxstng Indebtedness OF such city he
Mr. LI-DINGTON Rep. Sullivan presented the follow
FJl-cqs The present Capitol of the State, with the
improvements recently made IN the Assembly GhsmD,
thrrein will many years to come meet any Just ana
Tie,5ss Heavy pecunary burdens both Of general
and local character, chiefly consequent upon the EIS
civil var are bearing heavily upon the revenues VI 'n'
pSraGgas Recent legislation. having in view the expen-
dlc ~ millions Of dollars for the purpose OF DuldhS
gyr5 That the Committee on Finance he requested
10 indre into the expcdiency of amending the Con-
situation prohibit any further appropriation on lho,!
Tor thc purpose indicated in the foregoing preamble for
fine period Of five wears such other period Of time as
will batter enable the people to meet such expectations
Referred -..uou
The Convention then went Committee Of the Whole
on ehts Of Suffrage, Mr. Alvord CRep onondagD ii
MI CASSIDY Dem, Albany took the floor in ylndiea-
tion OF the minority report of the Suffrage Committee IL
vas m sts that the last submission of negro suffrage TO
s, op EOS In favor thereof 1t was in 1867 that the
amendment that effect was forgotten IN the pigeon
holes of me Executive office To him there was mock
Ing irony in the citation in the Declaration OF Indepena
enee that I'll men We're pern e s ~ tbeen save
boidn aud save-trading colonies applied to the
fafion o the spectacle in the cabin OF the May Hover o.
body OF men framing form OF government lOI lana
they had seen, and prOelalmng ther 9omon oyer
the people in possession OF 1t and whom tey Welc %
tined 10 exterminate Yet these ana tae scenes upon ty
Western borders, whore the rifle OF the Wmte settler
clears TIE path of CIVILIZATION through Ile huntt.
sGuav 81 mon in their respective communities, but the
Equality u races. As he understood the votes OF last
nes 9Se Clause nSo5 sSp@ done by the Convention
tltgt To- urfa IA lac
Tie Inference to submitted this Fall on the suffrage
1uesoi viii he the difference between the Constitution
Of 1876 ard the proposed Constitution OF 1861 IL should
Dc submitted in the naked FORM whether the property
SuafrotiOn should be retained abolished altogether
Eerc vas not a respectable state the globe that ala
recognize the difference in the races what Wonld
tied down and Africa Better an age Of European
civilization than whole cycle OF Aslailc or A4ichu
dOminstna lie regarded nc negro az 3o ,t &
and caIbc n cultivation aud development but as Iey
iy r REGARDED as dependent and entitled to protec
zion He would preserve this Government in the hands OF
In it all Indians negroes and Asiatcs 1t was not pro
gess make an alliance with these races II we are 10
partnership let 1t be the falr hand OF NO
man instead Of the duy hand held out TO us no matter
now cd with brides The effect OF universal negro sui
rag yosld he 10 give up the Gulf States hybrid Arr
San polaton and surrender the Pacific region TO tine
those who made the history Of the world. There no
progress the contrary ideas II was retrogression III
government He closed by saying that WHOM the qOes-
Jon up on the amendment OF the gentleman from
Richmond County CIr Curtis), providing for extending
suffrage women he should move that 1t be submitted
TO the goe 2s SeRaTaSe PTSpO ReSseaer referring to
the on put forth by Professor Agassiz and Professor
Tdeber " IN reference improvement Of the
said ne had been able ~ find any race that was not
capable OF Improvement except the BOurbons; They
only OF people that he knew OF that learned
nothing forgot nothing He proceeded TO wiser ar
gment with regard 10 sOthermal lives and procla ncd
hem saciOus, had been shown by the history OF emf
grafton Those who came over in the MayhoWer mace
laws for the government OF themselves .. o,o~,, tho
Mr. NJ l. TOwNsEND-The rules made in the May
DOT apply to others. and it wond De found upon
intelligence and usefulness, and distractions III this d
cectiOn should be removed.
Mr. BELL rep, JehersOn) said the gentleman from
ALBANY cassidy had referred to woman suffrage he dc
aired TO know whether that gentleman III favor Oh
MIR CASSIDY said nc should vote for submitting that
question separately to the people.
Would the gentleman vote for female sufragei
Mr. CASSIDY said he would determine that question
Mr BEIISis the gentleman in favor Of extending suf
Mr. CASSIDY would sooner make such an alliance than
with inferior II the question was submitted
ne question Was further discussed by Messrs KINNEY
Dep. Togal, BECKwITH rep. Clintonl, SMITH Dem,
Clinton. lrd HAND REP Broomel, when progress wa
reported and leave granted to sit again Recess to u
O'Clock.
The Convention resumed the consideration Of the Suf
frage question in the Committee Of the Whole p 2or
steubeuj and SYLVESTER rep, COlumbia), argued
The question Was then taken on Mr. Curtis's amend
ment giving women the right TO VOTE and 1t was lost by
Mr. CASSIDY Dem, Albany called attention of the
Chairman 10 the fact that there was no quorum present
The Committee OF the Whole then dissolved, and the
The PRESIDENT directed the Secretary to call the roll
OF Convention and n members answered 10 then
The Convention then adjourned to Il O'clock tomorrow
morning.
THE STATE CANALS.
THEIR COST AND REvENUE-REPoRTs TO THE
CONVENTION.
From rho repoIfs made fO the Convention.