New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-02-28
ALBANY.

MISSION BILL TO BE REfOkIED AGA1Nol-Ahi-
wHARvEs AND PIERS BILL-THE OETEY CASE
SIrSiEsAArA !" 'AA ALBANY, Feb. Of, 1867
The subject of Constitutional Convention occupied
s of the session Of the Senate today and all that OF
s Assembly In the former body the matter taken
nm in Committee Of the Whole Immediately after the
rsadlng of the journal Senator oDOnners amend
mont which is similar TO that Of Mr. Little
tohp's was first taken up. On this Senator Whlte
said; There Is important question as regarus
the state Of the country aarge than this which we must
aecde Immediately. The whole nation looks upon the
action of this great State When the Governor proposed
that we should have 80 delegates at large tnihA the
.on,a az BODY rcoiced that there much states
,oanship left This plan insures 80 good men, one faut
in government is that narrowing down our cholce
NJ man 10 very small constituency The last news rom
Europe teegraphed the fact that the great man VINO ha
consolidated Central Europe had been elected from more
than 80 constituencies Gladstone rejected by O4loru
ali member Of the British Parliament This amend
out will tend TO lifting up from the error OF narrow
down our choice OF representatives 10 hheu t
sS tSe sS neif thing sn be said
nominated for Governor 1t Is Sala again I1ey VII |t
them there for Let them advocate their errorthe ruin
combat it Il said moreoVe 6hst tney % CaSs
ttons and parties in this state shows the contrary 10 De
tS case II is objected that these 50 will come IN
d he an afistocTaeya higher class-n the Convention
Is an easy thing for the 1913 other men to put qeus
t thew are worth in integrity and ability II has been
said that there high in judicial position who de-
CO. no harm is done Only men who carry Assembly
Districts In their pockets need fear any evil results IRON
having Judges the throne. hope this amend
neut will pass and trust that shall not make the mis-
take Of having this mere party Convention am glad,
also that the Committee report universal suffrage III re-
gard to the election Of delegates to this Convention
Mr.. Andrews SAID concur in what the Senator Wtel
said IN regard 70 the 80 delegates at large We want
something more than party measures o B K ReS
our wisest Republican leaders and we are not likely to
have them unless this amendment prevails Again, we
have in the rural districts leading Democrats whose
cOunse should be made available. We should adopt the
n0n-partisan principle:
HIM as party man for party purposes expect nothing
S w ws rG gd ts ee VIII be- emodeea Suppose
make it appOintve instead OF electiye' Will that be
popular with the people and will the Democratic party
TAI TO it against us Take the Canal question: and
tho question Of state debt; there feeling that the
mani II we make Changes viii the democratic party
fail TO It against usi Iexpeet nothing else But this
Democrats have voice in it they win be more apt to
support the Constitution than if they had none. We owe
It, also to leading republicans IA New-iork and ook-
lyn that they shall be represented in this Convention
II party necessity to us These 50 delegates would be
hs much representatives OF the people as our senators IN
Congress, The only aristoeracy ID the Convention viii
Senator FClger said 1t is unfortunate that the argu
ments of the gentlemen should clash on the subject OF
partsanship and non-partisansp. But they have the
same rOot-and that IS rear The gentlemen are afraid
Afraid Of what OF the people; and for their party.
Convention the party bantng that they forth will
not be adopted by the people The experience Of past
such question this There no need OF this Swiss
help-of the brbe of those seatO have proper COnst
tuition We need neither party at the Conventionnor
ought we to have party measures what will be the pract
them win come from orr large cites-not enough 10
anything but prOlOngatiOn of the plan proposed
Of the Senators nsensiby into party hut they
cannot expect TO gain anything from the Democracy
they viii go throughout the land and try defeat it, As
20 the final adoption Of the Constitution the people Will
have had hand in IT, II it be not good one trust they
senator Williams said The voice of the people every
where hailed with JOY this proposition Of the Governor
psrty spirit And this whole question 10 the COnstitu
ton should be placed upon this high ground TINS Is
because is just and wise The people viii see TO the
SENATOR W1ite-The Senator from the XVIII FOL
ger says that the taprOOt OF my argument Il fear
sm surprised at such language from the senator For
Of candidates from Senatorial rather than Assembly dis
iFcts from fear that candidates could not be elected
from the smaller districts have no fears IN TINS mat
Ter ITS fplo Justice 10 the other party and fair and
tihtto To- rgple At large This is the highest phase q
hive O. % u alafting their idoas mot pei political
Sehemes1 --4mework OF our new Constitution. |
senatl The senator from the &HNith (Fol- l
braetcs! The lion and the lamb win not ie down 10
Rether in this Convention. There VIII be contention
= fierce contention Parties Will array theiselNGs
pganst each other especially upon TINS question on UNI
Eersa suffrage and one the other will be victorious
We cannot and viii not be able 70 Ignore party. -,
Senator AndfewsThe people OF the state partsans
IN the same way that the senator from the XVIII FOL
ger and myself are partisans and in that alone. Ire
have no fear This is compromise, but geographical
rather than political Onerisng from the iact that AT
zach end Of the State different parties are III the as
tendency. 4. a., |
senator II C Murphywhe shan give my vote o. for FOR
his amendment, because think the sussSsof W a,y
Governor wise and good one, shan mol uO 80 io 49,
OF the reasons suggested by the gentlemen nom inc ~ %
side THO democratic party needs no concessions II u
had moi been fOr national issues We should nave Cae
Shen the people come to decide on purely stSIo
measure Therefore owe no thanks 90 the KepuD,l-
a fax
iicans nave voted interchangeaby III regard 20 Gaming
this II IS because we an feid oi d Ss1
are political nature except the question IN IeSu 10
negro suffrage But ths question o. 49, O sD'eS
changes in judicial system that justice may mort
sneody be rendered; changes IN our III III 3v and
which placed under ban, ana deprived OF beIeO
IN NeW-YoTk are irresponsible arbitrary, inefficient
almost quite corrupt, and repuRnaht 10 the genera
nTotected from c6rruptlOn on either hand, and
need impartial manhood respected IN our CUE ,
There changes enough needed 70 induce me 10 NOS
Tor f Convention and none Of these changes need cal
for parfisan spirit The Conventional 1870 tM WmCh
had the honor TO be member had no political cast Dut
The delegate were elected from three partiesBarn
burners Hunkers, and Wings The main idea OF that
make the smallest Office elective by the people If there
was an ascendency II OF that class OF politicians VINO
OF any party carry out strictly party measures 10
the new Constitution; for either the people VIII
against item We have Constitution something
MISUNDERSTANDING Wnlch VIII PfolecL inc lhOll!. 9
well as recognize the majority Therefore, favor the
election OF those delegates az aTgenOt liking the plan VI
voting 10 Of either party but proposing 10 throw II
open aud take my chances II Is no light thing 20 change
tie Constitution. II had my way would let different
casse OF men send representatives Of their different in
terests and then submit IL % the people But as the
division Is geographical aud sectional through the siate
am In favor Of securing able representatives OF DOth
parties selected from those sections IN the ticket at
large - ,...-..
senator Foger-It 20 me that all the advantages
desired can be secured without these 80 men chosen ~
large Though once a Democrat myseit-as the senator
imples-tlat party deserted when they forgot the