The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-30
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THE STATE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
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MO QUORUM R1zxzNr.
A Call Of the House Proposed
on Monday.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TINE HERALD.

Albany, june %. 1851.
No business transacted In the constitutional Con-
venton to-day, no quorum being present The majority
Of the members have left for their homes and IL IL not
probable that . sufn;ient number OF them will return
before the sh Of July enable the Convention TO taxa
action any measure that Is before thss body.
Some discussion took place by few who assembled In
the hall this morning TO whether adjournment
10 the absentees between this and Wednesday next
before final action taken q motion for immediate
adjournmen was carried the yeas and nays having been
called Mr. Aivord gave notice that on Monday next,
after the reading Of the journal he should call OF
the house Under the circumstances this action,
ried out, will create some excitement
Proceedings Of the Convention.
ALBANY, June 20, 1867.
The Convention met At eleven O'Clock A. n Prayer
was offered up by Rev. Nj. Clapp The journal Of the
day was read and approved.
DDAn on ADJOURNMENT.
Mr. WEED, (dem) Of Clinton. asked leave Of absence
for Mr.. Bsckwith until Wednesday next. Granted.
Mr. RunEy, trep) Of Steuben. moved that when this
Convention adjourn such adjournment be till Wednesday
next
Mr. CooKz, trspl Of Ulster, moved to amend by sub
stsu,ing Monday next At hafpast seven p NJ, for the
time named In the resolution.
Mr. c. l. ALLEN, trep) Of Washington, moved to
past seven p. n Mr.. Allen gave his reason for
Ing this amendment that there would be quorum
present until after the recess, which, commencing
Wednesday would end on the 9th
Mr. RuHsEY accepted the amendment OF Mr.. Allen.
Mr. RAraBus trep.) Of csyuga, hoped the resolution
would be modified 10 hx the adjournment to Mon
day, the 8th
Hale trep) Of ESSEX, thought there had been I'M
ton who, some days voted 70 keep this body In
session. and yet had taken themselves away leaving
the few who were here TO continue the work Of the Con-
nnk,I a mi 4 roca
day nex for the purpose seemingly OF securing to the
absentees their per diem allowance He hoped the reso
luton Of the gentleman from Washington would prevail
Mr. WEED, (dem.) OF Clinton, thought that ~ there
was evidently NO quorum present, became the duty Of
the Convention 70 adjourn over TO the Sth prox II
members f to leave and not attend 70 the work OF
the Convention during the time intervening between the
passage Of the resolution and the sh the day fixed for
resumng the sessions they should not grumbls IL
prived Of their per diem during the interim.
Mr. COOKE. trep.) OF Ulster said he had voted some
days ago for the resolution fixing the recess from We'd
nesday next until the 9Th Of July simply to keep the
Convention here until Wednesday 10 working order
and he had moved his present amendment Tor the pnr
pose OF continuing the business.
mr. ALvoRD, trep) OF Onondaga said that as to the
compensation 70 members IL was fully understood at
the time the resolution fixing the recess was passed.
ing Monday carried with it the loss Of the per diem
He understood that TO be the effect Of his original pro-
position and no knew that the Comptroller o. tns STATE
ast drawing and they had Of necessity large
amount Of work TO do. even II they should conclude to
II they did not 60 on moro speedily than they had done
for the last four weeks they could get through only
small Of the business that ought 10 be disposed
Of by this Convention. II II were true that many Of
the members that voted for this amendment ab-
sent he left them TO mako their own excuses.
Mr. c. L ALLEN, (rep) u Washington, said hs wishod
that imputaon should be thrown the members OF
this and he should vote In favor Of adounng
until the 9th OF July Members would In any event
lose their per diem for the days Intervening between
Wednesday next and the 8th They must be all per-
fectly satisfied that business could be transacted
until after the Az the meetings OF the CON-
mittees they be that the majority Of the
members composing those committees already ab
sent and from what he had heard they did not intend
return until the eth. He believed quorum could
be Obtained any committee until after the recess.
After some further debate Mr. HApLEY trep) of Sen.
cca moved that the Convention do now adjourn, which
was lost.
Discussion was prolonged on the question Of contnu-
ing the sessions ill Monday next when Mr.. Avord
gave notice that Monday next Immediately after the
reading Of the journal, he should move call Of the
Convention
Mr. AxrxII, trepl Of Clinton. then moved that the
Convention do now adjourn.
The yeas and nays called for and the motion for
adjournment was carried BY the following vote:
YrAs-Messrs Alvord Andrews, Axtel, Blckford, z. A.
Brown Chesebro, Clinton, Cooke Curtis g. G. Dwight TW.
Dwight ddy, Field Fowler, RULER. Goodrich Gould, Kerr
man. krum Lapham, Lee Miller More, Paige, o. f. Parker
Prnde, Prosser kathbun, Rumssy, schoonmak er, sey
mour, Wakeman.-E
NAYs-Messrs G. L. Alien, n. n. Allen. Baker. Bell
Cochran, Corning Folger Hadley, Hale. Huntington
Mcdonald, Root. Roy. smith, Wales, weed.-l6
The PRESIDENT then declared the Convention ad
iourncd unit, Monday morning next at IL O'Clock.