New-York tribune., 1867-09-25

moved that the Convention CONTRARY to re-
cont rosolve> do adjourn over from Saturday
noon to Monday evening; and TINS was c'r
ried by 60 Yeas to As Nays. Barely Wree De'h
ocrats voted against this adjournment over
while forty ticO voted for 1t. VI the hepuoh-
cans. eiqhteen voted for it to Jorty-two against
if. OF those who thus fixed on Saturday noon
rs the proper time for closing the weeks
lobors. so many left without awaiting that
bour. that on calling the roll next morning,
"no ouornmr was found-barely tcenty- t'co
of the sixty-three Democrats responding 10
their names Of the forty-two Democrats VINO
had voted to adjourn on Saturday at noon,
trentu-one had cleared out on Friday even
ingi So the Convention was compelled 10 ad-
iourn for want of a quorum.
It thus stood adjourned, by the Democratic
vote almost solid, to Monday evening; when
again. on the first division "no quorum" ap-
peared the roll-call showing Nty-Sir Republl-
cans and but tpenty-iC0 Democrats III the
House. Those who had fixed their own time,
both for adjourning and for meeting again.
obsented themselves on both days; leaving the
Convention to come to a dead stop Tor want
of their presence. :, -,
When. Yesterday morning, Mr.. Curtis called
IN his resolve proposng recess till after our
Fall Election. the very men who have persist
entlv favored every scheme of postpOnement
| and delav-who fought against the Previous
| Question. have voted steadily against closing
debate. and every other device for getting on
| who from the outset, had done thcr pcs''
whether present or absent, to Obstruct progress
and prevent the completion of the ruln-were
-, m nu,,,: III force to vote down the proposition
One Democrat from this City, who had not been
| in Albany for the preceding six weeks, was now
there to vote steadily against the recess one IRON
Westchester, who had privately declared that
he could not remain another week, but mus
90 home and attend to his private affairs fol
n month or so. voted with him throughout
On the journal, nearly all the Democrats voted
against Mr.. Curts's resolve, while nine-tenths
of them believed it ought to pass, and reJoiceo
that it did They voted as they did ioi
"Buncomber neither desiring nor expecting
to succeed. In fact, many of them wouid nave
voted Yea, could the adjournment nave no
otherwise been carried.
Mr. Weeds proposition to adjourn over 10
Nav was in effect proposal that the iuture
action of the Convention, and the peoples YER
dict thereon. shall be thrown into the boiling
cauldron of a Presidential contest. Surely, no
considerate citizen can seriously desire this.
As to submission, there can be no need oi
holding a special election therefor. In all but
two or three cities the people choose municipal
or township officers in the Spring; and they
NAV then vote to ratify or reject the Amended
Constitution. Though those elections have
hitherto been held on different days they should
be held simultaneously, and we trust they
henceforth may be. At all events, they surely
may be so held next Spring, and the Amended
Constitution may, at the same time, be accepted
or rejected by the people. The vote will then
be large, and the people less absorbed III PARTISAN
! ship than at q State Election.