The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-25

and 70 no purpose did NOS prevcns nAuus - 70.
been shown by results There were registry avs esss-
ing In only four Avo States, and they were msny
Southern States. Il was an odious burden anu wnen
law was found TO DO odious IL should DO fepeaed. ne
was opposed 10 having system OF registration IN tne
constitution. The time was coming wnsn me Wy
name would be odious There is registration now
going ON in the ten States Oh inc ohion 'A1'' ''@'
M CRry,xy said that all the New England States had
what amounted TO registry law, and one allowed
10 vote unless wat the list not required that
person shall 90 and be REGISTERED this Is only re-
tngulsh the voters from the mass Somethifg was ne
cessary as q check on the voters He voted In New
York for years. and never knew half dozen
voters at the same polling places. He had mayor
Of York elected by voters on the day
such thing He wanted the registration to go on
fully he would have naturalization perfected II was
TOT TINS reason 'ha me n5Sa SpUn aHys nm @
offence at this as he was In favor OF having every for
eigner who came TO this country naturazed and the
sooner the better II was not with . Wow OF placing
distractions in their way. but to prevent abuses He
wanted TO prevent tho practice of dragnetng cities just
before an election 70 SEQ who voters or who might
be naturazed In order TO VOTE He was opposed to al
lowing paupers to 0gces who took advantage OF
move the temptation Reference had been made TO
idiots, lunatics blockhcads &c. Tho gentleman from
Brooklyn ir Bamard) had attempted to create fore
who could measure yard OF cloth, tell the day OF the
week and count twenty was not an idiot In the eye
OF tho law. The gentleman from Kings mr. Bar
nardl might calm his apprehensions therefore, as he
would not DO disfanchised under that head. Laugh
Mr. Champlain's amendment was lost
Mr. LAPHiM moved TO amend the payment OF the ex-
Of nS and o. p Sa sa
and inrm electors TO tho polls are excepted from tho
operation Of this section
amendment. II included too much, and would leave
wide breach for the expenditure Of money for election
purposes If determine TO prevent bribery and
rupiion let Us do go without any mistake. If this
amendment, is adopted 1t would open the door for the
repetition Of all that Ia complained or
60 10 some expenditure In conducting an election,
especially for The purposes named HIS amendment
had never heard OF any complaints under II.
Mr. WEED dem Of Clinton hoped the ,, amendment M s
we hoped to do to prevent the corrupt expenditure Of
money at elections
tive to conveying sick and in0rm persons to the polls
The amendment was then adopted-66 to 81.
MI CoNGER moved to amend as foows:-Laws shall
be passed excluding from the right OF suffrage any per.
son who may have been convicted Of any infamous
crime, or who shal make any bid or wager depending
the result OF the election who shall pay give or
receive promiss directly indirectly to pay
give money valuable consideration, with intent to
influence any eector in giving his vote or to deter any
eec,or ION voting and excluding him from hold
Ing any alice voted for at such election.
fhe amendment was lost
Mr. FoLGER, trep) of Ontario moved TO strike out the
following from G. c. Dwghts amendment:--
But such citizen shall have been for thirty days
officer chosen for whom no offers his vote Lost.
Mr. FULLER, trep) of Monroe, moved to amend 80 as
eiiizon. Lost.
Mr. VAN CAxPrs, trcpl of tatarausus. moved to
amend By making the residence In the country two
months instead OF four months.
Mr. CoxsrocK, (dem) of Onondaga favored the amend
ment The voter must have resided In the state
year. and thirty days in the official district from which
the officer Is chosen. He did the necessity Of
requiring residence in the county for four months.
Mr.. FoIGER said the object was to prevent colonial
ton for instance take the county Of St Lawrence with
it's seven thousand surplus voters In time OF high
New York with Its fortysix thousand democratic majority
given purpose This was why the time was fixed ct four
months.
the only reason; residence of four months county
was necessary in order citizen to become assmi
lated with the interests Of the locality. This him
sirons er reason than colonization The amendment
was lost
Mr. MERRILL, trcp.) Of Wyoming, moved to amend SO
that laws nay be passed excluding from the right Of
suffrage idiots lunatics and al persons who may have
been or may be convicted Of bribery, larceny, &c.
M Axrnl. (rep) of Clinton, moved to exclude from
the RICH. of franchise all dessrters from the naval
military service all who have left tho State to avoid
CONSUMPTION and all who have boon voluntarily engaged
in rebellion against the United Statos This amend
ment would dsirancbise $4,000 In this State. There
should be some distinction made between tho true loyal
man and those who had escaped from their duty or
LcAn engaged In open rebellion.
Mr. II, PNARD suggested that the amendment should
,,ride thos who had paid $500 to escape the draft
Mr. BcKyoRD opposed the amendment He did not
approve OF disfrahc. sng any man VINO now had the
Mr. MSIcnNs aS rep OF Now Fork prepared
TO say that he would, as matter OF "oncy or eypedi'
was an cs Law il Tue sense Of the Missouri case
u !nc. case minister had declined to take the 'tron.
United States Supreme Court and decided to be uncon
sillutlonai
this post facto law not the purpose was to
punish thirty forty thousand persons In this state
Punish men for whaii For DESIRING during war that
was some thirty months pas2 He thought during this
would have died out This class had been already
world haa 4 people been punished as The South
ern people had been and those who bad beeh
engaged In rebellion had nov bsen sufficiently punished
10 had thousands OF the Southern people in q
starving condition. and thankful Tor the meal sent
them from the North and West in order to keep them
alive.
Mr. MERRITT. trep.l OF St. Lawrence, asked the gen.
tloman II he regarded this as partisan question.
Mr. BROOKS sad he did most certainly. It was en-
tlrcy partisan. He pleaded for forgiveness for these
people.
Mr. ~ J. TOWNSEND, trcp) of Rensselaer, said tina, II
II could he ascerniucd who tho deserers he would
vote TO dsfranchise them. But inasmuch he knew
OF no way in which this could be done he would oppose
Mr. GouID would dlsfranchisc the man who had ccoy
deserted the service OF his country In its hour Of peril
He thought there was no difficulty IN finding tbs
serters Let DO incorporated In the OATH Let them
that they deserted cm the army and never
loft tho country to avoid draft If they swear false
Mr. BARoESBurcn, ldern.l Of Ulster, said that this
amendment could no, DO adopted without doing inus-
tice There many cases where had been
obliged TO 10 the muster rolls In the Adjutant
Generals ONCE and get the word 'deserter erased
from before the OF those who died In battle In
order 10 preserve their regulations II impossible
10 find gu. who were descrtsrs. He would ask the
gentleman nom Delaware tNr. Grant,, II ho was
30 strenuous about Furnishing those who had
borne against the laws. whether no would
include the great body OF no include
themf II he did he would dsfranchse majority Of his
own constituents who were anti-renters. a
Mr.. wAxENAy saw difficulty In finding out who wer,
amendment
NJ RATHBuRS said most OF the deserters were young
men, There was at tue timc strong feeling for and
against the manner in which the conducted.
He would not hold the young responsible for what per-
haps their fathers might have advised them 10 do
The question was thon taken tho amendment
separately. That portion dsfranchsng descriers and
persons who had left the State 10 avoid the draft
lost Tho portion disfranchisipg those ycun.