The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-02

New York couId not Be- MAJ ana senate district
must be divided eight districts we're to 30 made aud
IN tn State, or at the Ave. He cited figures from
the csnsu, :" show that under the apporouent OF the
ne frs sss '0 sadE ss 1SSn
and wescheser, would be entit.ad TO eleven Senators
instead OF nine Senators as PROPOSED ae aenoanGed
reference to population taxable property II was
party trick TO prevent portion Of our population from
Their jssa right Of ~, representation ,,., vno
| were hard TO- DO suited; but II We tried TO suit
the ideas of all individuals what kind of a
people! The ergumsn. against the report wa was
| that the committee had not made asuficisnt num-
with reference TO lines Of travel and identification Of
interests New York had been fairly treated by giving
contain population enough for separate d.s.rcs and
hence Westminster had been added 70 He reviewed ns
formation Of tho other districts claiming that tas oess
thought gentlemen who opposed the report should pro-
pare peter scheme So far the political eompec-
pubcanN five districts and the democrats three and the
former would have twenty Senator'S and the latter ter
teen. csvefu examination Of the geography q the
State would demonstrate that the plan proposed was
fair one and believed the best that could DO devised
here was VII ether vs would adhere to ts Prs.snt
system or adopt the plan OF larger districts ne was
IsUr o. ~onS sss the STATE and
intelligence In ID hsher branch Of the legislature He
rspssd the thu. It'll tho report q osa S come che
charge charge could only come from gentleman who
had come here os party puruSs0s Ihs S"u
the minority had sg the freely and frankly
after hearing all ycassions that were had in making
up the apportionment II unpleasant task Tor
tho COMMITTEES to make NO the districts and one which
he would have gladly deferred. For one he would
lature but the Commit asked 10 perform the
duty and did so ia obeo fence to instructions tue
por,enm.n. Sn to the " nsx, Legislature he
would be content to allow II to DO done
as and e
other counties Taking the ba s OF representation upon
population excluding persons pot faxed only, he pro-
s1ss sss ratio psr ssusssr rs 900 Elrss senate
dsscspCpu,ou excess Il, ia ss .xo sss
oisnes sss1o S foaS alsPstFspua',oa
2 265 Fifth dsriot-Populasion, 435, 1853; def
cheney, 2as42 sixth dis Population, 4o7 isI:
deficiency. 81 $685. Seventh dstr c-populaon 399 743
deficiency, % 301. Senate strict No exceeds dis
trict No. by 1875 100; No. ~ by IS o9l; No s. by
90 600 He claimed that these facts demonstrated that
the apporlionment as reported houd not be adopted
self compelled to oppose tho pan Of the COMMITTEES as
reported He had doubt that obey had attempted to
discharge Their duties faithfully put he es ms aa abs
single district system as at present established II was
not necessary to have large districts in order 70 secure
in the Senate who were the peers OF any man 10
the large district in which 1t was proposed to locate
tho dial II never had boon successful but once,
and that by Almighty power He could not
do it, and If the attempt was made ne dd not Deieve
the people would endorse IT, 1t would restore the poll
ticans power and make the Capitol the Mecca for all
political aspirations and dcslrea He did not believe
that all tho wisdom was in the past; we must look
ahead, and examine the present IL this system was
endorsed then but thing more was needed TO make
the scheme complete aud that restore the power
Of appointment to the Executive Then the old polti-
cal machine would be fully restored, and the people
would be placed in the same position they were previous
TO 1S46
Mr. DAILY said the representation OF tho city Of New
York should not be fixed below what II was at present.
That city was rapidly growing. and the organic law
should bind that city TO standard below what was now
accorded to It, He hoped to be able at the proper mo
to offer amendment that would do justice to the grow
ing population Of that city.
would be presented here for return TO large Senatorial
districts that he could support but there was 80 much
apparent injustice in the one proposed that no
must oppose II. He would not charge partisan
that the great OF population should be In the
First and Second districts, which were largely demo-
cratic. Albany county also placed In the district
with St. Lawrence, which he deemed unfair arrange
he should feel compelled to against the large DIS
tric plan. and in favor Of thtywo districts, as at
| present organized
Mr. FULLERTON rep of Orange said the present sys
tenn had worked WELL and he saw no good re- ason for
change Ho opposed to going backward and adopt.
| ing the old plan OF large Senate districts
Mr.. ALvORD rep Of Ouondaga, was in favor or the
large district plan. Is had worked well 10 the past
history the STATE and he doubted not would secure
the result the future II adopted He hoped no
hasty would DO taken In tho matter, but that the
question would be weighed carefully.
The committee then and reported progress, and
leave was granted cit again, and the Convention i'd
journed to ten o'clock to morrow morning