New-York tribune., 1867-03-29
ALBANY.

REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION cMIED-THE PAS
SAGE OF THE CONVENTION BIIL-THE NEGRO
suyyRIGE oUESTIoN-THE VOTE ON THE EIGHT
uorR MI-FRIE CANAL ENLARGEMENT THE
QUARANTINE BILL PASSED THE ASSEMBLY.
" ALBANY March %. 1887.
ALBANY, N. y, March 20, 1867
The Constitutional Convention bill having passed.
tln Renublican General Committee, Hamilton Harris
Chairman and James Terwliger, Secretary have issued
call n state Convention to meet at Syracuse on the
10th OF Ap TO select delegates at large TO be support
ed by the Republican party at election to be held on
The 9Sd Of April each Assembly District =" '""" '"">
delegates. ,, l., o
The Senate tonight was engaged all the evening IN CON
siderin canal bills in Com""eo Oh Tue "uOIo -. 81 -
rmpt was mad ia the Assembly TO bring up the Metro
ooaD Cunnel Road for consideration but it failed, re-
ceiylns ouIy votes. The bill allowing designated
commission establish Quarantine grounds anywhere In
York harbOr passed by vote OF Alto 3d. Ihe BROOK
lyu delegation especially Mr. Jacobs bitterly fought It,
The merits Of the question debated so long that no
chance was given bring up the Wharyes and Piers
Commission bill
Julge Edmonds was before the Senate Committee on
Muncpal Affairs this afternoon arguing against the bill
making the City Chamberlan's office saared one A
t. Lawrence, the lawyer Of your City Hall ring IS here
for the same purpose
Mr Mnlspaugh, Democratic representative from
Orange is the best abused man. especially by his own
party on the floor Of the Assembly this morning AS
teegTaphed last night, the honorable gentleman was
entitled 70 the thanks OF the friends OF Constitutional
Convention for to his efforts mainly indebted for
the passage without further delay, Of the bill providing
for the Convention He needs these thanks as his own
party friends are stinted in their advance crit
icsms on his impotc (at least in Demo
cratic party sense) speech There is no doubt
in the world that the Conference Committees
report the bin would have been Seeced as the 9p'
ponents of the Senatorial plans and the TRENDS or Ie
negro suffrage question had communal anu Wouo h4Ne
sbc did not care however to be bedfeowS with
party of whose shining lights so rOundly abused the
Sc made the speech with fun previous knowledge Of its
cans ON the record as voting against the principle
Of extending the ballot to The negro, when
OF the south. The gentleman, however, put his foot "
IL IT, an" TPy he contest @ @ o h hs b T SeTe
not suge gentleman on the Republican side rho did not
,sd man he same as to ne che man. Those who voted
against allowing negroes TO vote for delegates who had
10 vote for members of the Legislature did it solely the
ground that % Reyed 5sf s SSd mot aas
body that principle and we had better wait until the body
Clinton there has not been single Democrat who said
word in favor OF negro suffrage OF course they all
the ground that the Constitution prohibited this kind
suffrage on this question but not single member
OF tho party, except one-and this one in a private
way-in addition 10 Mr.. Weed, has said
Sy E8n or ES0ad Aye the neW Constitution
il 1t contained that principle SO you will see how much
bin had carried last evening it is than prob
able II would not have passed law n at an
until within few days Of final adjournment The Sen
ste would not have backed down on its only remaining
position 1t had yielded two, and it had on that, II
would have asked that negro suffrage be incorporated
which would have been repeated In tho Assembly:
Senator Williams had the night idea when he sald
that although he favored negro suffrage this coming
election yet he afraid If he and those who believed
would be- defeated and the coiOred man would have been
debarred of his rights for year longer He chose TO
fOregO his preferences and have convention knowing
fun well that that body would form Constitution which
would protect the rights OF all men. .
There was not as much opposition last evening" to the
Eight Hour bill expected. Neither was IL made a
party question gentlemen OF all political persnasons
Voted both sides Mr. Ransom was the only member
from your city who recorded his vote in the negative lie
said ne favored the rights OF wOrngmen but he Thought
this bill unnecessary The other NewI Ork gentlemen
whose not recorded, absent legitimate
aud not for the purpose of lodging" Mr.. Wagstaft
stated this morning he would have voted IN the ata
tive If he had been present last evening The vote IS as