New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-11

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that no Sne % ge T5o ss 20 a%s
the hsigt mouth Of oetosei When the earth II es%ns
with plenty, and when any man who wants TO can ear.
plent Of public Aims and under control Of public on
GERS IS hut right thar yon should not Try to 'herss.
putting H. and opens the door 10 resumption 81 tbe
privileges when they zee IT, its effect Is sinpy 70 &c
prive managers OF Aimsliouses from WELDING an I'M
n Gmq pqpAffSYl Ro s@ yewyo sod II the fact were
IS the gentleman from Wesehester stated that he knew
OF an improper IDIOT vote being cast IL would not make
would SF tact Ra Managers Of + control the
vote Of its inmates be proper cause for taking away
sonai election OF which the gentleman spoke yesterday
being influenced by the paupcr vote, occurred IN S3,
and is not likely to occur again The management OF our
| vii not he disputed no Institutions in the world are
managed with more ability integrity, and economy than
the one to which reference has been made Tho nnfotn
bounty stand On an equality with Their fellow citizens
IN regard 10 Intelligent ability to exercise me e,c-
gear when the gentleman westcbester wants beso
power 10 vote that our courts arc filed with persons who
getting out their naturalization papers Tho practical
clause prevails f they accustomed 60 apply for 20
days preceding tho lddays previous to election Th.
the Constitution have been in the habit OF rcfosns 10
DatualiLe any persons applying within these 10 day.
IN the wisdom of this course he Illy ana hedily COZ
| Mr. GERRY Dem. New-York) inquired whether tho
practical effect III the report of the Suffrage Committee
would not De to cu Oh from the right Of yotIS sod"h
who had served their country faithfully, bat whom
wounds or sickness had compelled TO accept public
IL.
Mr. BARNARD Dem. Kings thought that the report
OF the Committee was ali 5or The benefit OF the rich and
not for the poor man, Why change the law requrnga
| for such change The courts Of our large cat
TIilat tS " laws in an omen and Just manner
But This new Will disfranehse 1900 or 5000 e,tilcnr
wlO, relying upon the Constitution had declared their m
| tention 10 become citizens; and 1t would compel tho
aburing to lose valuable Time IN TINS new node Oh
cities They were about away votes from tie cities
by the 30 days CLAUSE and II they ~ % TIE
warned the majority in the Convention against any party
sSc ac" e dd I not believe IN ne Necessity pc
teal corruption nor in the fae' II his party Were o, ,e
been thrust under their nosef they came up to the polls
with clear heads lie hoped the ten days clause would
Nj MuTCHINs rep, New-York), intsrruptins said
Understand the gentleman rom Mugs 70 ON lasor OF
the tendays elausemay ask why he u In favor VI mat
Mr. BARNARD said because it was in the Constitution
of the state He Conservative In principle, and
did not believe in changing the law OF tne Iand ns
people asked for II; ana this amendment wac not asked
MI I'1FiIINS-wbv was il nut in the Consultation OF
lo4G, when It was not in the Constitution Of 1923
| Mr. BARNARD-It was enough for him that was put
into the Constitution of 1916, and ratified by tho
! people That was enough OF a reason for him The
second objection TO the report OF the suffrage Colntee
smais SANITY II placed too much power in hab,is
and gave them too wide field for Judgment
Mr.. GREELEY-is not that the case to-day do nos
judges ana inspectors Of election have the decision ts
Mr. BARNARD-It may be so II so, it ought not TO he
put in the Constitution What field o. nyesugalion
this section would open. question as 10
tues unsond mind occupies onr courts for mouths
aud months. The Parish will ease is well known 10 COR
signing the G9iIbOna q -. Jefferson stSInS DsVs
prove that inspectors of election had too wide field AR
the exercise OF their Judgment as to who were dGts ana
unjust those whom misfortune had made the recipients
Of public charity As well might one exclude al thoeo
who receive money raised by taxation even II they hold
office. The Legislature might provide by law bab tho
keepers of amshOuses should not exercise improper
/ influence those their charge but 10 eSeynde
those unfortunate from then privileges as citizens would
Mr. HERMAN briefly defended the amendment offered
~ mee, All reeiTemenis Mr. GREELEY thought tho
evil complained Of would not be remedied by the amend
dryene sensecss IDIOT is brought up TO vote, how 10
! he to he excluded without this lswf u 10
the subject which will provide against all contingencies
to The poor soldier his pension s,a s1f I'd h %
pauper while the Government was paying HIM for past
labor on ITS Ge9 S X 10 one man n Tn s ooTp me he
when he lives the city The law does not refer 10
in town. and who are compelled TO work out Of town
during the summer TIL rich man has no trouble about
his vote but the mechanic. the laborer would find 10
difficult TO prove his residence, and who would be apt 70
wholly the Committee had acted In reply 10 Judge
DAILY he stated that while he did NOT deny That an
TO which he had reference took place in ls.o.
As TO voters anshouses he believed that last Fall
Was SroTeht out 10 Vote for John T. Holman The Con
en1ion Mould be guilty Of abuse y 1nsy e! n . ss,e
was not as 10 how often this power had wrongfuy
exercised whether il could be exercised at all Tho
man who earns dollar day is not dependent upon an-
other; but when man ceases TO do anything iof bsown
support he's brought within the influence OF tho man 70
whom he looks for his daily sustensnoe In his eond-
ton he cannot freely exercise his right OF franchise
rrsncbs6e pnbe nanpers There were large number
OF persons who only IN part dependent on public
charity whom this report would exclude In 1860 10000
persons had received assistance from public officers aud
in 1868 27sOOo This would show how large was The nun
bOasted philanthrophy Is the rsing tiue OF pupe yn
patty lift up five or six thousand poor ignorant negroes
10 strike down at the same time the rights OF twenty o
thirty thousand unfortunate white menl yhe law VIII
associate him with criminals while he Is untouehea
by anything darker than poverty lie did not believe IN
discriminating between classes OF citizens so as De
hat right uHder certain restrictions when they
possessed they should not be deprived OF IL except LOT
tutonal argument show that the provision Ia The re-
port the Committee requiring that person shoid 20
a violation Of the right which the citizen who
natuIazed acquires under the consultation ,an ,s ca
General Government the right q nsturai1.ton and
when under the laws Of the United states person &C
Essedd te eset Of which IS to prohibit him in any state
IRON eIslSspg ali sfe ennpo by semnste and
saw that a nstuaized citizen must have been 80 daysa
citizen before he vote while as to other citizens there
ON motion of Judge ESDREss rep. the Committee
rose and reported progress and the Convention imms
Prominent mem5ers Of the Citizens Association are
here armed w.a sSsedy hearing before tho 2an
mittee on Cities. They fnd that Committee very maoS
conceded that majority of the Committee on titles are
Opposed to the New-Y0Ik Commissions ~ ucy or ~ az
minority i'm our cities unless be found in connnisS
voting for municipal officers TO me s NJ,
lug the Mayor chosen by them responsible TOT DIS jo
dicton .,.,.. oo,s,a ,,a. tna
charge making seetsrisn appropriations ior me o9e
of any one sect cannot be made against them lpey
s1r, and charities and 30 to Catholic with amoyots
about equally divided. They promise 10 give "e "s"~"