The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-14
The Unsettled Canal Claims
Against the State.
Proposed Uniform Railroad
Freight Tariff
Coptinuation Of the Debate ON the
Suffrage Question.
wtent Report TO THE NEW Ycm MaAtD.


,xuR'onos AUTHORIZATIONS yoR snerAR'AS cHARlrAHn
PURPOSES.
Mr.. BsroSw'ra, trep OF Clinton, presented peuuon
a ezeus asking constitutional prohibition OF the
appropriation Of paoac money by the Legislature,
Boasds OF Supervisors and municipal corporations, for
ecctofa purely secarian Character Referred to the
0Onz1Aee the Powers and Dates OF the Legislatuse
THE DEFECTS or ASSESSMENT 1Aws
Mr. SHERMAN, srep) of One,da, presented memorial
on NE subject Of the defects the laws,
whereby large real and personal property in
ne State escapes taxation. AS remedy IL was pro-
psssd that taxation should DO imposed the actual
value of prcserty. Referred to the Commttee
finance
rrTUIoss PROHIBITION sABRAriHIASss
NJ GR0ss. dem OF New York, presented four petit
IRONS signed by severa. hundred cizens, protesting
against pronibitoy and Sunday laws Referred 10 the
sessct COMMITTEE the sale and adulterson Of u,oI
sssang liquors.
BRoHIBroN A PROPOSITION
The CHAR presented three petitions of citizens or the
State ssking the submission OF separate proposition TO
she people prohibiting the sale Of intoxicating liquors
Referred 10 the Select Committee
PRINTED DOCUMENTS.
Mr. sEAvER, OPP OF Franklin from tho Committee
Print ne, whom referred the resolution yes
'erday on the subject of the DELAY in the reception OF the
printed documents OF the Convention reported that the
documents were now in the hands OF the SsraeaDtat
Arms, and would be distributed to the members The
I'VE UNPAID CANAL CLAIMS OF TIE srArK
Mr. ScnoosxAKsR dem.) OF Ulster, offered tho follow
trg
port to This Convention list 81 the against
s Ss p@s and s
demanded by the claimants. and particularly designating
. Teicrense Z the Statute s"s giving
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
IN vERDlcrs
HI Gourp rep of Columbia, said that he had offered
resolution the 2Stb OF June with reference to tho
lToagh mistake, hao been printed He there
io'e made motion that the resolution be printed Car
sled
Tux Ap,ouRsxrsr TO MONDAY
Mr. snKRxAN offered resolution that when the Con-
venton adjourn il adjourn TO Monday evening at half
past seven o'clock Adopted.
UNIFORM RAILWAY FREIGHT TARIFF PoR STATE.
Mr. FULLER repl OF Monroe offered the following
R~soNed, That h be referred Committee on Corpo.
sAllons other than Municipal Banking Insurance
aS .ss ~ N. d n s n:
s.as Of pro rata ta,G FOR carving freight thereon sub
rbe resolution referred to the Committee indi-
saied
PROPOSITION ron EVENING SESSIONS.
Mr. BILL Tep.) OF Jefferson, offered q resolution for
sAs holding Of evening Sessions during he discussion Of
Debate arising il won't over under the rule
SUFFRAGE QUESTION
The President announced the Convention in Commit
ss Of the Whole ON the report OF the Committee on SUI
Mr. ALvoaD. rep, Of onondaga, called to the
The CHAmnAr announced the question before the
committee.
Ma 7. W. DWIGHT, trep) Of Oneida, said that during
che Of the debate yesterday alusion had
been made tho opinions Of his colleague, Mr. Leiber,
and he had risen 70 the then made
10 order that they should TO understanding
abe vexed question OF negro suffrage they ought 70
endeavor 10 come 70 some general conclusions - to
Abe origin OF government and the power OF government
restrict the right OF suffrage He held that out
side Of society. though they had certain absolute rights
development OF man. society necessary and
ssqnently had right perpetuate ITSELF Society," to
protect ITSELF had right either contract enlarge
the night OF suffrage. There classes whom
eiety could Justly exclude, those who unified by
city from exercising the right OF suffrage But who
were mentally incapAble2 Five attributes were
snSsDs.S.ucs integrity interest and ncorpora,cn into
che OF society. III such Q rule a. that were
adopted children paupers Aliens, and those who oetted
adopted n excluded account OF their color
reg,ou the question would be settled arbitrary
rule and any sound principle. Applying these
general principles to the colored man. il must be
stmr,,ed that being born the SOIL he was ncorpor
the OF society and that IN point interest,
and Integrity and independence he fully qualified
o. Z voter The only matter Of doubt seemed
70 De rs TO his intelligence. Property any rate,
arar ground OF disqualification, because II was
h. test VI capacity. aud purely arbitrary. Even
suppcsng property could under any circumstances be
regarded as Just suffrage the constitution OF the
state OF New York wroug because the present
property qualification required $3.50 ineres, in free
hold estate. and Q coiored man might $4,000 in
personal property and yet be unable 10 vote The
gentleman from Kings had coutsnded that the negro
aInerent FROM and mentally inferior the white man.
and bad appealed TO Professor Leber authority
for that statement What Dr. Ieber said wAs that there
were raccs-ths Ere Inca and the Bushmen
Of Arca~ho inferior; he did not say that the
Gro Inferior Dr. Lieber distinctly declared that
the Of Virginia was superior to the recently Inn
ported negroes OF the more southern States Piioso-
pliers the present day took such position as the
gentleman from Kings Yesterday avowcd. Professor
AgAssiz had recently denied holding any such views
Mr. Iow~rsn, rep Of Rensselaer,. inquired Il Pro-
er-or Agassz denied having said Charleston that the
races were distinct; because N he had done ne
lhonsht more creditsbls 70 him 10 deny that he had
made The utsrance he had made than TO persist IN
say such doctrine.
ar DwIamr continued to say that Professor Hum
eoldt had dis,incily stated TO democia attic member OF
he Convention, Judge DAILY, that there essential
difference between the negro aud the white racce He
ssd himself tune entertained preiudices against
,he negro but after seeing the black going the
war 20 defend white citizens, he had reinquished them
,ns S ss. be educated and was capable Of
. voter There mighs be individual cases IN the
GLASS nov proposed TO be enlranchissd where
other class nov admitted the elective franchise Re-
.ss no, ~hs.hsr they should he .sciased bo, Sow a,
shs polls their mental unsoundness could be de-
devised certain amount OF discretion and judg
mu-t be required from the inspectors, and certain
,omns to The question Of excluding persons under
xuardsanshtp while he had no doub that tho Commit.
- sn n sss .ns %s IA, s ns Sss ~.
OF the STATE they would act wisely IN waving that
NJ FH.s.rs trsp1 Of Rensselaer, said he thought the
sou.i,a,ou ought 70 he submitted whole II nero
suffrage presented separately the people might be
.ouSased The question OF submission was me only CUES
Mr.. ospvxa rspl Of New York, sss that Toe present
suffrage upon colorsd man The constitution OF the
tate Already guaranteed suffrage the negro The only
ss.son -as -S.,n', zoe property qnan...on snoala
sencs and property and 20 far regarded the white
nan, the property qualification had been abandoned
had "A TAR