The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-11

ALBANY. sept w. lcots
The State Constitutional Convention met This morning
at nine O'Clock.
REPORT THE COMMITTEE on EDUCATION
NJ CURTIS from tho standing Committee on Educa-
tion, read the folio wing report
sNcnos 1.-The capital Of the common school fund, the
capital q the literature fund the capital Of che Tinted sses
he capital of the Cornell endowment fund,
osa mt e
oss S sas % fund .sso :GsPiS
: q
fund The Of college land scrip fund shall each
II he and purpose
81 s 70
!" Is. o e % IL use
src An the said educational funds, az they are paid
mo ns shall e S ys1 By The *. s.
20 20 ana towns Tor county and Town par
poses exclusively and the State shall guarantee said funds
n: legislature may 10 70, ~ ss Into
s s 0 literary or
this state FOR The Investment Of the same and for the pay
with the Of the endowment approved BY the LeEis
The Legislature A. s rs, session after the sdop
Se ea ss s shs bold once 10y year. until
prs;ssa y r.. p The a. ss s.. ;e.o"
members. q which board ne superinsenden. Of Pub
ss. f 6 sssssa ssseS;ss provided y
The State Board of Education shall have general supervision
e al the s ?. !. r. s s.s and ss
term q cce and compensation Of the members shall be
src Instruction in the common schools and union
the Legislature may provide.
TuE ARTICLE ON rHn FINANCES AND CANALS
Mr.. eErnrr called up the resolution heretofore
com m,,ses on Flnsncs and Canals respsc,vey be
instructed 10 report the same, with any amendment
they may made thereto at the close OF TO days
sion and tina, the Convention do tbereupon proceed to
consider such reports and all amendments that may be
offered thereto ven minutes e:ns aoweo ,or me savo-
ment of objections thereto; and that such report and
article articles be the special order from day to day
the 10th day Of septembsr-ths day which this Con-
vontion voted BY large majority that ~ deliberations
gate. having waited ss long :. he could has taken
q wife and left ne for Europe Others have
been called hence to The Preside or dying
may no, DO able 10 rejon u.s. and several inguishcd
delegates have privately assured me that they must
some Of them very important public duties, which they
had hoped might await The close Of deliberations
SSs . .n :ssy
material world has discovered an error 10 his insrpre
aOS Of prophecy Whereby the great Sysnt whss be
relief from tboss heavy lnsrninabls debates By the
unhi ConnhkTuhou VI III toinks YcfirHsDie tusy ~"
likely 70 be disappointed and the Convention held
until shall expire BY patura decay. The delegate from
Kings hr Barnard, who has held The door since Friday
morning last and SAL holds IT, and who will leave Us
trust somewhat visor - well older and graycr than
We were when be opened upon 90, will conclude his
readings understand, In the course Of this days
SION. / will, therefore, modify my 6rs. resolve 90 tbs,
shall propose 10 end the general debate not at
to-day but the cose Of this days sitting, which may
II we choose, be continued until tomorrow morning.
r. then future speeches shall DO limited 70 thrss hours
each, We may have 81 least four cot speeches " the
gentleman from Kings shall have concluded II does
seem 70 me, then, thst there ~ any dssire or hope
that this Convention shall conclude lie lsbo time
submit the result 70 the people at their election the
Law requires this debate shall DO closed the real
consideration OF The subject before u by sectons 10
commenced hs moved the previous question
The previous question wae ordered, and the resolu
ton was lost by vote OF 90 70 a.
On motion u Mr. Bioxsopp, debate Ia Committee OF
the Whole on the reports Of Committees on Finance and
Canals Wa limited 70 one bour.
hrRcnsBy moved 70 reconsider the vote on the reso
lution limiting debate offered by Mr.. Greeley
M. BBLL called up the resolution heretofore offered
BY hin. - follsws:-
lsresmept OF locks the Ee the Osweso and the
CsyugA and eeDees canals depends 10 great degree upen
The present capsv Of the Grating locks 70 accommodate
The present prospective business OF The eoupry and Ia
asmneh The rspos And documens submitted % The Cos
,sn.ion eon.sin scnaisiirs views .sd
hereby requested 10 make cause 70 be made such cram.
pAons subject the locks ne Enc canal or some
one OF double locks thereon such t~sts ss win ds
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