The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-11
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more only being heard in dissent
CONSTITUTIONAL PROHIBITION.
Mr. AxrELI trep.I OF Canton, offered the following
Whereas the evils OF intempersnce are widespread and
Increasing In this state and whereas vas. proportion Of
The crime and psupsr.m Win the resulting there
atcmpersnoe stimulated By open sale
these law prooCied; and whereas the rgA.
il all civilized Communities Involving as does the right
Reso,ed That be referred TO the seleo. COMMITTEES on
e consider the Of placing in the
the sale OF alcoholic Beverages
Referred to the select Committee on the sale Of In
REoUIREo SAL. OF CORPORATION rRorxRrr
Mr.. Brooks offered tho followiug:-
Essoyed That the Committee Cities take n,o consider
require municipal corporations 10 sell ali public property
OF those holding Office 10 said cities.
Referred 70 the Committee on Cities.
JURISDICTION COURTS srscgN sEssiovs.
Mr.. FrLIIsR (rep.) OF Monroe offered tho following
Resolved That it be referred to the Committee tho
sndcsTy 70 naar into the Popresy Of inserting
Courts q Special sessions n the several counties q this
mine ali eases Battery ciared
been ecmited rio'oIy upon any puslc oacsr all cases
cases ntoscaon; provided however that accused
in such court"
Referred to the COMMITTEES on the Judiciary.
RETRENcHhFHr THr Nsw YORK JUDICIARY.
Mr.. STaArroS frcp.) Of New York, called for the con-
sideration OF his resolution Of yesterday requesting
Comptroller New York transmit statistics
as 10 the expenses of the Judiciary OF that city, which
was then adopted
AN ELEcrIos DAY FOR WOMAN suFrRAcn.
MIR. GRAVES. trep.) OF Herkimer called up the con-
sderaon or his resolution providing Tor general cleo
ton throughout the STATE ct which women alone shall
vote on the question OF granting them suffrage, aud
amended II by fixing the dao Of such election as the
frs day OF June, 1908.
Mr.. G. DwIour, tre7) OF Cayuga. moved the refer.
ence OF the resolution 10 the Committee OF the Whole
Carried.
THE VETO POWER.
Mr. S. TOWNSEND, dem of Qaeens offered the follow
ing
Resolved Tha, section nine OF article four oons
aa 81 " ssrn the he wasd the
The resolution the object of which is to require two
third vote OF all the members OF zach branch OF the
Legislature instead Of t~o-thrds Of those present,
pass bill the Governors veo, erred TO tho
Committee the Powers and Duties OF the Legislature.
THE EE'g CANAL OUTLAW
Mr. VEEPLAECK, ltem.) OF Erie offered q resolution
calling on the Auditor Of Canals to INFORMATION corcer
The number breaks that have occurred in the Erie
canal the cost Of repairs thereof aad tue periods o!
time navigation has boon interrupted thereby. Laid
under the rule.
PREVENTION Ustisy ExHoFBTASr
Mr. DUGASsE, (rep) OF N. Y, offered the following:
Resolved That the following proposition be referred to
The legal rates Of Interest chargeabe for the use or hire
loaned the legal interest collects BILE
per upon real leased rened
the use and hire OF money or real estate exceeding the
above specisd rates salbs doomed ussTioas aud Illegal
Referred TO tho Committee on Fuanco.
THE DEnArf rdE SUFFRAGE REroar
The convention then resolved itself INTO Comvnittes OF
OF Suffrage, Mr. Avord again taking the chair
The CHAIRMAN announced the question before the
Committee.
The SECRETARY read amendment 10 the fret section
Of the report of tas COMMITTEES Suffrage, proposed by
Mr. IapIam yesterday, and the amendment TO the
amendment proposed i,y NJ Bicxford OF jefferson.
Mr. BIcsroID sad that after carefully examining isr.
Lapham's amendment, he had become convinced that
n hv
his own further sncadmen, and therefore withdrew
the latter.
MIR DuaAsss, frcp.) Of New York, moved TO amend by
inserting the folowiog clause ia the section:-
And the Lcsst,rc slian have payer regulate the ecc
holding right suas from persons registered by the
police professional and notorious vioiaors OF TIE law
pursuit. pa sifiss'AS ~ anu ~ 'A' pe'1' u '''''''
The CnsnMAs stated tina, although in tho legislature
plac under the consideration OF House
time, lie Thought best that the rule should
that the gentleman from New York defer the PROPOSE
ton nc bad just presented.
M hnvs rs e. snsn r 0rsrea the M
ham, TO make II read sIdots iunatcs and persons
OF unsorrd mind, Incapable Of managing their
AFFAIRS whose persons are under the charge Of com nit
tee should not be entitled 20 vote"
sr. LAPHAa, trepi Of Ontario, said no thought Nv.
Krums amendment was unnecessary, except 80 far
IL PROVIDED that the deprivation should apply only while
the porsonS were under the disability. He was Wiling
to c"nsent to modification OK the original proposition
TO tJat extent.
Mr. KknSAS, tdeTn. OF Oneida moved 30 amend 20
to make the section read. "prcvided that persons
convicted OF olony or bribery unless pardoned or other
VIE restored TO civil rights, shah not be entitled to
VOTE Mr.. Herman added that ne opposed to in
No prsclics, de,cai,y had been exporienced Hitherto
far he had observed this point. Election IN
spccos were certainly not the proper judges OF man
sanity.
Mr. GREELEY trep) OF wcsichcsier, said he had soen
ono in which great practical difficulty had tcsa ez-
perenccd in consequence OF unaic presenting him
sell the polls. only lass .a IN the county hsrcprc-
seEicd In the Convention, an idiot, who had been
raacea oy New a'rS court unaer tae s'.ardan-
county consequence only OF that decision, he'd, ri the
instance OK his father, offered his baoi and his vote
had been accepted although every one knew lie was
unit 70 decide pubic questions The iss; speaker
IN! said that Inspectors OF elections were not proper
judges n 10 who we're idiots. But srpPosng man
known 70 be an idiot pres sn'e him e az ,hc pollhow
was he to DO excluded unless the election inspector
empowered 10 reject him
Mr DAY, dem Of New York, said II the facts rere
ss the gentleman from Westcne4er had gatei, that
there had been individual In which person was
improperly allowed 10 vote II no reason why they
should make any important change IN the fucaneutal
av. Even II I. the fact had been stated N tho
debate Yesterday tina. .; had oseA .he custom IN the
city Of New York for The inmates Of the
almshouses to vote they instructed NV the Eecr-
ers and superncndens Of those nsttrions that rar-
tculaT instance OF local abuse would be 10 round i1r
alteration Of the organic Law % the State whereby
all persons maintained az the pubic expense should 10
deprived Of the elective franchise Inc gentleman from
wesicheser had stated yesterday that certain election
in the city OF New York bad been carried By tho pauper
vote That election occurred no les than tNeatyoar
years ago
nr. GsfxLry lrep) OF Weslches,er said LIE thoeght
| the election he referred occurred in 1s46
Mr. DAILY said the particular election referred 10 oc
Cured he thought, in 1872 he had been resident Of
New Yers during the whole Of his life and could only
remember one instance In which such an abuse -
that alluded 10 by the gentleman from Westchestor
had occurred ard hst instance had taken place in 1884,
In regard 20 e-cud ing raupers he would add thar hav-
ing both officially ard IN he private capacity been con-
recied with the puoc charitable Institutions or the city
Of New YORK, IN his opinion their inmates might be
clssscd. the point OF intelligence. on an equality
With the average OF their follow citizens They werc
generally perss 10 advanced age in many cases suffer.
Irs incrrasle physical nlrmlties, but in mental
capacity they were fully equal the average Of
| KIND. lie in favor Of Mr.. Laphan's amendment
making ten. and not thirty days the necessary term
I Of residence in n cistrrt " qualify percon
to vote The enec; @. the section N passed rs II now
stood would be OF al persons from exercising the
right OF suffrage next wear who had IN the lost three
years declared their Intentions within thirty days pre-.
vous 10 the election. The courts OF New York had
already interpreted tho State constitution IN liberal
and had refused na.ualze within days Of