New-York tribune., 1867-07-31
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION.


The Convention resumed the consideration OF
the repor OF the Suffrage Committee, Immediately after
the reading Of the journal. Mr. FOgcr ep ontaro) IN
the Chair Section Of this report was under eonkidera-
"asTcTIoS a Laws shah be made for ascertaning by
nroner nToofs the citizens who shall he entitled TO the
right of suffrage hereby established And the Legislature
rrh Of sfrage in each election district shall be made
and completed at least six days before any seeon anu
been registered according to law but snen laws shal Dc
uniform in their requirements te ~ bo IN
the amendment Of Mr. Champain 70 strike o1, ine ,oun m
section relating 70 TIE hssy Se a% Sr anS when
the citizen offers his vote At the eleSii9, mSpcr
Mr. ykNSEY cp Tioga) moved amend 70 strike
u,,orw In their reauroments throughout the state
Mr LIVINGSTON CDem,, Klngsl said' without pro
wonld have power dsfranohse large portion OF tne
community residing ctes Voters are now davs
before the election and must be regstesd ~ person
such not the 10 therural dsrcs Much had oeea
certainly white should be placed on equal terms one
with another not right to put upon .he h
directly On behalf Of his constituents he protested
against dlsemnaton IN thls feSPeo mi.
one OF the most important questions that eouu De pre-
Rea fST the s yeas oSSr nH was opposed to the
amendment Of the gentleman from Alleghay, ana ia la
S Of u the former had struck him with snrpse
lie had found him. aud those who voted with him, here
fofore seemingly in in their endeavors 10 purify
te ballot box But when come 10 the best nethod OF
AN for this publication then gentlemen proposed 70 sTKe
n ont He hoped the proposition would meet win suon
response as would show the people OF the sc thht tne
Convention were In earnest In Their dese 10 purify inc
ballot ,,-,-t-.-s -. .,ax,,,
views I'm his Of the question. lie found ~ the
report of the Suffrage Committee provision Tor uniform
ifv Of registratioI brought forward by tier dstln
gIished Chairman whom he believed 10 be - sincerely
desrous 10 promote the purity elections any person
i'm the State lie was favor OF fair reasonable regis
try law desired 10 TO be uniform He would not nave
laws discriminating between section OF the state and
another They should by law prevent this uuiarness OF
discrimination. ,.,. a.. .,.
men from Oneida eTnanl and Ontario aphalnl agreed
with respect the necessity OF registry law He DC
Deved that registry law should be made as UNIFORM as
possbe but circumstances may concur 70 make diner
ence ts action as between city and county, The
present Registry law that no man should rear,
and should hesitate to stand by 1t Is only because
the great majority OF voters in cities are on the sdo
Of the opposition Che would speak boldly) that
they desired to place anNonerous burden upon the
country districts It s time TO speak plainly Those
men who speak OF harmony here have pushed forward
every their party schemes and II Is time for the
majority this matter into their own hands and 20
in their way, and leave these men to their yaga
The Yeas and Nays were taken upon Mr. Kinney's
amendment, and it was carried by vote Of II to A. as
follows Dcms, italiCl