New-York tribune., 1867-06-21

ALBANY, June 20 1867.
Thrrc was a good attendance of the members o
the cnton the opening OF this mornings session
several memorials presented, the most important
which that of Mr.. Fuller of Monroe in regard 10 th
Judir5iy, embOdying the ideas Of Judge seden' Whcl
wa appropriately referred The business that occneo
almost thc entire session discussion OI the fcor
~ Csc Committee publishing the debates OF INC 70"
yoiiou in The Albany Ere"iAg Journal ana INC A'gsS
w,icl, pr0traced 20 the limit OF tediosi'S'' iA'
report was finally adopted by decided majority anu inc
Convention las taken It's first step beyond the wise ne ol
stst aad lawful economy which il had at the hrst laid
down Tor ITS govcmarce.
Mr Francis Of Rensselaer, editor Of The Troy Da''y
Fiasy led of the speechmakns by rcadn an argument
p favor of the report of the Committee, "a WDch ne W
g,i,tu,n He believed that the sum asked by the two
sbrv papers was reasonable ana the plan the BEST lo
hl convenience Of all concerned I'll, .
Nr CrcceC said that he had listened very carefully TO
lc reading Of the report OF the Committee ana also 10
Zoe speech OF ms friend from kelSselael lor hs upon
onc question importance 70 the Convention ana thus
Tar had listened n vain. what reason was mere ior pay
Sug ri al That Is the practical point. !! the debates 0
Convention such as the people OF the state would
TO read IA Jdey M "9a S De & &%lE bad So 9 a9yTed M for
months previous 20 the meeting Of the Convention
. dI,5ve received additional subscriptions sufficient
~ frnv the cost The Convention had elected steno
n oi It's proceedings 1t was their report paid for
bg ic people that they would iuIhlsh II tncy Iunsheu
s2V Ti,c newspaper men had simply To take that re
so5 s was proper and right for 1t should be open 10
svciy journal which the Convention employed compe-
nv np 10 that point Now if this were SO in regard
Nc two Journals, he failed to comprehend the
,cd!uSs were published elsewhere, say In New-York
i;gtion is mainly or largely other States and this
ri win not be Of interest TO the great body of my
eubcrs." In that case there might be color Che
d not say clam in any easel Of justice in awarding
eton ior RIg n m crd SfT o tbS fU nnrn cSp 70 9
1-R he resolution, the proceedings OF the ConNen
ssd 9e as o1 tbeF Columns aS Amy oy and he Rcreoe @
that If the convention furnished ~ ready Tor
: hands and free Of expense, they had no
'nne said that the printing thus far had been
~ a. Mr.. Alvord thought that as the Controller
dy made the contract for printing oil tine pro
- cs of the Convention. il would lead 10 endless diff
m ~ ttbey took away part Of it and bestowed IL upon
d nco papers Beside It would create an indebted
70 I'd would be setting bad example and pre-
Fi H. &C. Murphy of Kings. said the question was pre-
ee1tcd IN two lights first as 10 the power and secondly
~ 20 the pedieney OF eoncurring IN the report OF the
that the Controller would not pay the debt
tcted This was obvious; but il did not follow
Onvention was TO be hindered in it, proper work
! rechnicahty of the law under which they were
assembled When the PeoPe, ordered ord, t9s o5 G0nysn ESTc
an the power that was needed As 10 the second port
j. cf ed u necessary for their own convenience -
- esble for various reasons, that members should
y that falls IN debate yet II Is mpotanI Know
o. BY means OF these simultaneous pnoicat,.ohs ne
wGid know It. and 1t could not be known otherwise.
Lgan ,f thus published, members VIII De Greln Mnt, VIM
fey say, and u Will exercise whOeSone lIuenco uio
the debates Members will not be Iett 70 the iec OF
but, newspapers must
precise proceedings of the previous day before tnoin
NJ Barker Of Chautauqua introduced an ahtnumrht
rc ding that the Controller should order tie printing in
qm ,Iiun done, making the contract with me AihbhE
some OF the genticmel, inasmuch as the law authorized
the Controller have al the printing done for the Con
AftSr further remarks by Judge Parker Of Albany Mr.
Aly0yd. and Mr. COrOett Intellectual attempts Weie Hae
10 law INC matter ON table, and % refer II 20 the Com
mttec Contingent Expenses l}oth PIolodtions WEI
speedily voted down the convention eN9ehIy lhIenulhs
81
Judge Nelson Of DntChess said it was apparent thar the
most convenient method for getting al the debates a far
as the members were concerned, by means OF the
newspapers. But the public was more lu POI % .9i cor
sderHOn. The people who ieel an interest NJ th,s @ i ~
ter the editors and instructors Of the people VIII De
reached 10y the Albany papers ana the local PaerS MI
ycpublish whatever Is OF inter- 81 III iei I2cls &
Clinton of Ere had additional objection 10 those that
had already been stateu. lnG m III" Ply c' t'' 1i
Controller shan PRINT an heeessas! - ~
provided that two copies OF the papers should
DE furnished each member trec OF cAafge ana ne 'ouu
Mr. Mcdonald opposed the mourning q any indebted
lengthy argument upon the law under which INC ConV en-
met it affected expenses ino9IIea y nS ,nS ,co
not preserved; while the pamphlet "Oulu dc S'eu lo
NJ Murphy Of Kiags said that it true tha. two
Abauy papers published the debates OF 1870 Dut ht3
most ftned themselves In doing IT, As 1t was they d
moi report the debates In full Nothing Is saiu th'iG ~
an extended debate upon calling Iute oC, 40 %
discussion Of questions IS OF little yaiu, u.9s ~ ny e.
1,rescrved for future reference, and ioi & @
Information Of the people This could pest DC uOe D 'e
OInu contemplafed IN the original report
Nj Greeley said he should support the anehaIeI ol
the gentleman from DutcheSs, ana ne chtdtcu lHe SvI
venOu TO settle the question fOo. ~ Mo9 i %
yhe gentleman from Kings that 10 money was PAU 10.
publication Of debates by the Convention OF 1872 Ine
question for the Convention was is ~ Ne.iyi ne
az TIE Convention would he worth puDnshhgt re
EhOucht they would and would 0eheht any papsst P""
Tshng them The Convention had already provided ar
great expense full report OF lhs pIoSc s an" 's
upers in question were welcome 70 u licc ol
1Ie did not wish 10 advertise 70 the people thdt
1he Journals OF the State would not puDhsh the t
debates OF the Convention unless pdlu lOI ~ ,lVt
sion the Deope would want 20 be paid Tor feadlhg
them Nauchter.l He did not wish II 70 go OUT
IN the world that their proceedings were devoid OF lner
s lie lived in county Of 10000 inhabitants, among
whom he that not biIty copies Oi IHt So1II
md 4rs were taken His constituents who paid large
.io,, an the STATE taxes could not afford tOpay for
enlighteuing other parts or the stare ne tog. en- tro
pfrr made by the resolution OF the gehtiehdh HuiI
I1t, = was generous toward the papers concerned
Al ANY rate nc would oppose the pay teh III any oIh
m was stated as a practical fact by MI fItcl5 Oh
enseiaer that the Albany papers NOuld nor Altehpl
N ,lish the proceedings OF the COl fen0h uht,' pid
Yr h. The debate was further participated IN Dy DlossIs
TIdcu Cooke, Dugsnne and others. Ihe LOie lhcn ~
ing taken upOn the amendment offered by Mr carpenter
Of Dutchess rejected by vote OF - 1eas 10 %
Mr. Field Of orleans offered an amendment providing
5r the payment OF the cost OF publication by pro 1a0
sessfient upOn the memLers OF the Convention inns
W. voted down with exceeding unanimity
Mr. Mcdonald OI OhldilO oHocu ~, ,s, ~ \, "a
dlc f0r 500 pamphlet copies and Mr Fowler 0i Manl
n,r sfil ar0ther providing for but single daily pam
inlet copv OF tine debates for each member. , -,
Of Columbia maze y acdpltd bpetChth
NJ fI,c plau OF publication in pampheI Iorh Al tnt
Albany papers had not enterprise enough 70 pepsn
6ates ht knew OF two daies in the City OF Hudsoi
id 1IslI,, come forward and do the business
After further debate, extending 10 - COSh, w 9I
ron hcug taken upon both the above anenuneits' Vi
we're lost by very decided maJOilltcS, 40 ~, Cor ~
another introduced at this point by MI COhget
The question then coming upon the original resoluoi
81 the Committee Printing me DsDates oi eiie tIn
result
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