New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-06-29

Committee Official Corruption, m accordance with ~.
resolution offered some days since by Mr. ondvLn
Messrs. Opdyke, Flagier, and NJ. l. Townsend Rennbu
cans, and Messrs. Tflden and Loew, Democrats. Tia
original resolution reads as follows: Resolved rbar
select committee Of five be appointed 20 consider tha
practicabity OF suppressing official corrp,iop No.
means OF constitutional provisions with in
structions to report TO the Convention" Tn.
letter of Mr. Wilson Of New York published in Tbursdav,
TRIBUNE, referred % this Special Committee mi,
morning with evident disposition on the psrt NJ th
Convention to insist upon his telling all that he tnov
upon the subject of Legislative corruption and shst.
tiating the broad statements made by him resoluon
of Mr. Sylvester of Columbia upon the same subject
proposing Acknowledgement punishment for the n,
tense, received similar reference After the storm ~
tiOns for universal suffrage this morning nj tba
hands OF nine or ten different delegates Mrs Stantan
and Miss Anthony were in the gallery watching the effect
of these missions and awaiting the promised pnort q,
the Suffrage Committee The memorials presented on y,
BY C. G. Dwight Of the ladies of Auburn; BY Mr. coo,.
Of the ladies OF Kingston; by Mr. Archer tile citizens "a
County; by Mr.. schoOnmaker MI. Houston Mr. Rathbsn
and Nh j. Brooks In addition to memorial upon th:s
subject, Judge Graves OF Hermer presented memorial
OF 22 citizens of Seh0hare County for prohibition OF tha
sale Of intox cating liquors as beverage
The President presented memorial from McDonouob
bonds legal tender for Indebtedness thereby saving
interest its debts. Referred r. - "s
Judge Strong Of Suffolk notice that tomorrow or
some subsequent day. he would propose addition or
the Constitution shall be adopted except the arms
tive vote Of the majority of all the delegates to this
Mr. Greeley said no had been instructed by the Stand
ing Committee on Suffrage TO make report In writing
which should also embody the for the chance
made In the present and for Others proposed
changes being rejected 4
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE on TuR RIGHT or SUFFRAGE
AND QUALIFICATIONS TO HOLD OFFICE.
Your Committee having given careful attention to the
subject referred 10 them, have prepared as substitute
for Article H. Of the present Constitution the following
ARTICLE :. SEC. l. Every man OF the age of year,
xuha aha haV of hfe o..
year next preceding election and for the last 80 days
citizen of the United States and resident the election
vote at election in said district and not elsewhere
for all officers T, elected ted, by the people
ship, feons and persons convicted OF bribery unless par
doned otherwise restored to civil rights shall not be
entitled to vote No person who shall any time within
30 days next preceding have been public pauper shall
vote at any election No person who shall receive OK
pect 10 receive pay or offer to pay any money or othO
valuable thing TO influence reward 70 be gwen
at election shall vote at such election; and upon cha
fore the Inspectors his vote swear or affirm be
fore such inspectors that he has received does NOT
money other valuable thing influence or reward
vote to be given at such election Laws may be passed
shall have made or who shall be nterestsd h. bet or
wager depending upon the result thereof.
SEC. O. For the purpose OF voting person shall b,
deemed to have gained lost residence by reason Of
bis presence OF absence while employed In the service
the United states, while engaged In the navigation
the waters OF this State OF the United States or OF the
high nor while kept in any amshouse OF other asy
lie prison And the Legislature shall prescribe the man
in which electors absent from their homes in time Of
in the actual military naval service Of this State
OF the United States may vote, and shall provide FOL
| the canvass and return OF their votes.
SEC. 3. Laws shall be made for asceTtanlng by proper
proofs the citizens who shall be entitled 70 the right
suffrage hereby established And the Legislature SHAH
provide that register OF all citizens entitled to the right
Of suffrage each election district shall be made and
completed at least six days before any election and no
person shall vote ut such election who shall not have
been registered according 10 law but such laws shall he
uniform in their requirements throughout the state
SIC T. All elections by the citizens sha be by ballot
except for such town officers may by law be directed
To be otherwise chosen.
SIC Mo eoh gp h SGI b ~ sny oe aader thu
Constitution All officers SHALL beiore they enter on the
GSs Of ts re take anu inc
II do soIemny affirm that will support the
Constitution Of the United States aud the Constitution OF
the State Of New York and that will faithfully dis
charge the duties Of 1.-THE office he is to hold according
the best OF my ability"
1t viii he that the existing article has been 70
tanned by in substance and that the qualifications os
legal voter proposed by us be:
/. Adult rational manhood
Citizenship of the United States of less than thirty
DAYS standing.
s. Residence in the State for the year preceding.
Residence in the election district for the last thirty
s Freedom from crime
s. Exemption nom dependence on others through pau
persm or guardianship
The material changes recommend are these:
First: Strike ont All determinations based on color
Slavery. the vital source aud only plausible ground OF
inyidious discrimination. being dsd not only IN
FSNt'
we trust Throughout this hemisphere We can Imagine nc
toerabe excuse for perpetuatng the existing proerP
aenco laws and punished In Ike measure fof
their violation Whites and blacks were ndlscrlmnaey
drafted and held 10 service 10 Ill our states quotas IN the
war whereby the Republic was saved from disruption
We trust that we are henceforth deal with accord
the fact should he embodied in the Constitution
We ask you abolish the present requirement Of foui
This exnction bears hardly on such residents citei
ms spend their summer mainly IN the country, and
ffk~AgA rnntnf raEt0
sands OF intelligent aud patriotic young mechanics
employed carpenters, bricklayers painters, plumb
ers gas-htters, &c. by masters located IN our great
cites are sent out 10 work in neghbOring counties
Tor periods which they have no control, and in
onable not invalid. Hundreds OF Methodist and other
clergmen who are assigned 10 new charges III summer
find Themselves DISTINGUISHED when our State election
comes around. Under circumstances which mpel doubt
as the right OF citizen TO vote the CONSCIENTIOUS &c
fran while the INSCRIPTIONS insist We hold 10 wise 10
abolish requirement which debas thousands OF capaOe
and worthy citizens while u IL constant Increment 70
distortion or suppression or truth, TO DISSEMINATION and
perjury - -. ~ ,,. n,oo,h. e.
allowed 10 vote the poll OF any district wherein he
actually resides the day Of election though he may lie
total stranger in that district and does not pretend 10
have resided i'm IL two days. only he must vote to NIL an
office could not have VOTED To MI before his chanse OF
HS 9 And ho are TO be
In districts where the prcpondeTance OF one party over
whelmng II seems Advisable 70 your C 81 ~ oy. To
the district where he tenders his ballot TINS VIII give
time for proper scrutiny ana Will when asSOnpe sns
SranJ And the eases must be few indeed where the re-
tnire n,ent OF days residence before voting VIII
work Individual hardship affect the result OF an in
portant election. -. ..,,..,,,,
our present Constitution requires that nalulalhaNon
sholi precede voting BY at least days memorial re-
ferr, to MS asks that this interval be extended 10 %
We have yed on 80 days aS the proper time we Syu
dnerent and often reluctant grants in order 70 crowd
rast az pendng election This is the object OF the pres
emf re0uiienen Of ten days interval and Will De lar
more by extending the peserlOeu
ts 10 thirty DAYS Is WELL moreover that the terms
OF citizenship and residence IN the election district
should be identical as to avoid compieNy nhd posi-
re misanpeheIsion. should extend the lhtervaI pc
tween naturalization and voting 20 odays, te csns
would lie inveighed against impeled Dy splil Oh
tli,v 70 adoptet czeus, by desire 10 impede halu