New-York tribune., 1867-08-31

ton instead Of concentration of effort and ia all their
important bearings upon the state, tho people t 1 ae
which have already reported tins body desire to
10 very small class Of dependent people They are
willing to make provision for the education OF the deat
and dumb, the blind the insane, ana diOtc, ana fOr
class Of juvenile delnquents but whatever Tor our
hospitals our orphan asylums our dspensaes, iot Pro
vding medicine for the sick poor for the homes OF the
fendess for established houses Of refuge for eye and
nfmai1es, for institutions for Omdlings-One Of
which is established TO prevent cmd-murder, which mas
become the great crime OF the gEefor local prisons and
reforms, or for charity except those now established
by law and under the supreme control of the State Your
Committee do not propose general and constant relief for
cept where be shown 20 be the duty Of the State to
grant IT, or where such aid cannot be defended upon
worth saving and the morals Of the people worth pre-
serving, so long as the prevention Of crime and other
evils are objects worthy Of human effort, just long is
the State bound to nterpose its power and in be-
half Of those charities which, upon proof and trial. shall
he found worthy OF public aid. And let IL not be said
that the support OF such institutions belongs either to
local corpoTaons or alone TO citizens When the state
has done all that 1t will do, all that 1t can or ought to
do the demands upon counties towns, villages ana cities
able to give are quite enough to exhaust Inc means m
communities objects OF local. social domes state ied
era and foreign charity IL i te dn NY SI S cothe
the naked minister TO the SICK comfort the IOisakeh
their felow.men But when all personal, local. moral
political and religious duties are discharged, vast wOIK
remains the State. We educate the children OF the
people at the expense OF the state We Impose taxes
upon the chidcss for the support OF those VINO nave
children We build canals through the State and across
the State. and impose equal taxes upon p0fnOn Oh inc
people who live hundreds of miles from those who are
directly benefited by such improvements, To tho same
end we have given 100000 to railroad and s5OOOO
and southern parts of the State should pay their
share Of the taxes In like manner the state IN various
ways taxed 10 support local or partially local objects
from the general fund or general tax your COhlt'ee
do not complain OF this, but insist that Just ana g
erous people will never rest content with unlimited eA-
pendure for objects OF material use at he cost O those
public benevolences which now tho brightest jewels
I'm the crown of the Empire State. In 20 full years we
paid, state for all the public private ei90us,
oducatOna and charitable institutions SG92Oss and OF
this amount the orphan asyuns and kindred institutions
have received coli 100 10, the hOspitaS ana hldled
$40 O5 making total in 20 years OF Sl6s2Sl a. Tho
academes Which, for the objects and purposes OF your
Committee form no part Of the State charities have
received in the time sl6Gl 72 aud the academies
and colleges together sl,lS77si &c. Add miscellaneous
items f2s?0 40, aud have total OF sl565,l9O 05,
which is nearly equal 10 all that have been expended
upon institutions throughout the state t0r al 0yse 81
and dumb blind, idiots, insane, and Juvenile denquehts
ana fr mere canal rrpars SO57s 26l in IA years. all
wellrcgunted private and local charities dhlsh Ihe
larger charities and lessen the taxes OF the people Tho
Infants whose lives daily taken In bs state by thSr
wreichcd parents is placing the moral character oil te
commonwealth beneath some OF the NEST dcspOc ana ue
based Of the Old World there also crimes
which shall be nameless here which are largely on the
recent lctmate childbirth in OF the New, York CITY
l,Iusutons which the state has nom tno 70 tlme adeu'
the mothers Of only 30 were born or reared III te cty
In the same city there 200 advertised places devoted
divine assures us that in New ERgand the families do
not average more than y peSons ana ths Is piooaDy
Is Infinitely common N Protestant than III Catholic
Yo Committee protest against emitting of the nd and
rely the future, ss IN tie past, upon WISE timely ana
efficient action to extend the gteaest good To & gs.sto't
number of people, and AZ the least possible cost
The proposition 70 tax the proper oi a m fs
sam, time deny them State aid seems step toward the
dark ages, and an act wholly repugnant 10 Christian
I ueopic aud free Government.
The Committee reported the following Article:
SECTION 1. The Legislature may establish a Board Ot
Commis. ouers Of Charities consisting OF eght persons
] Of n
have power visit Inspect and Ia require reports fn
charitable institutions Of every nature and description
whatever. whether established by individuals or sup
ported or aided by tho state, except religious organz
stitutions aud educational institutions, otherwise
troed 10y law. Such Board shall report to tho LeglSl
fure IL shall also give notice To the Attorney General az
any breach OF trust IN the nanageinent OF such stu
tons or their FUNDS, "no sau leieI o qT q
ton Of such breach oI trust 10 INC proper c1ult -"
members oi such Board shall be appointed by TIE GoIer
nor with the consent Of the senae Iher term OF ope9
shall he rht years aud they shall DO 30 CLASSIFIED tit
ypo shaP 90 out ~ oflce in each year.
Agc p ANY person persons may establish or increase
ho .,oyct ~ able institution for the support
OF poor, the advancement OF !enng ana 3,her aw
fu and public purpose Sech institutions shall pe estp
s0d and its funds administered ia hccpiaoe IN h .o
rules Of Courts Of Equity; but the LesatuIe Sha na'e
az bcoueafh for charitable puruoses No charitable Ift,
Jesf or bequost shall be declared invalid for want of
trisee whenever property devised bequeathed in
trus; for charitable purFo1es but nov 10 ah
shall inquire report whether there IL any ODecoh 10
trust growing out ofhe condition OF te es'at9L @
mind or n there are any claimants on his bounty lhe
report is I'D verse, the charitable provision sh l IL II
favorable, the proper court shan carry INC us , th dp
10 Is perpetual The Board OF Charities may ht the emu
years after the establishment OF cAarlty lhqire
whether II IN practioabo that the property hhOuu poco
nucd in its present employ On thclr report that
such employment is no longer pracucaDle suel ptopey
may under the Gncon OF the court be deyot 10 o.ner
public uses. This section shall MOI Apply ptSo inS'''u
fons excepted ~ the first section OF tis article -,
SEC No charitable institution shall receive stae ala
except under the following conditions: diIst IrCa
ton for such aid shall be made TO the Bnhrd 3l IaicS
M least two months before the meeting Of the Legislature
Second The Board s1all examine mo tle
OF the case, andrcpOt that the INSTITUTION oaI SS %
aid tends to relieve the state ir0m eAense VIII .o
amount Of suck relief and that u II h3t "a
tartan in its character. ana that mOoy ol MS mn
agors are not members OF one lelSious,
1mrd II the same institution mas prNlos3 ~ he
State a3d, il must bc reported tlat snch ana has peeh
fairly applied 10 the purposes for whlcn II wac ] ~
SIC l. The Legislature may provide that any 9oloi VI
charitbe funds NAV direct that such funds shall be IN
vested in the registered bonds of TINS stare OF Oh tne
United States, TO be held IN TIE name Oh t,e
The Legislature may further provide that the ust@csoi
charitable institutions may aVail thehsoi'cS Vi 'o OoHo
Sir LIVINGSTON DEM Klngsl presented a minority
" port from the same Committee fayOrhg conpletc
ng Of the door against al oDp"o nj nu
Mr, BPENCER uep Steubcnl made veIDai minority I!y
report y favor of leaving the wnoT tSip their rToY
ince ard feeling hat might properly ana saioy Oe
iet A., ~ MttipJs Diam Putnam moved that when this
Convention adouIn tonight adjourn to Monday even
ing & at fpW 7Dor NewYorkl moved TO amend that
when the Conyauton adjourn this morning 1t adjourn 10
The Yeas and Nays werc called upon the original mo-
tion, and ii was lost by YSe ~ io'o"S'
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Allen cL, DWIGHT C c. n%alsT''' 1as. scSS%as,r. SsS
Bsadle, Garyla Morf ssr%.n ssSy"roSr
brook. g., 6erTg MSrTS M,rrs ToTns.aa NJ l.,
hoo5 J' SoSir@h Hs.pn Touensrsd s..
cl.d;%.. 1.l;l r6Gsrt''"'' rSst1l Va" S'cc coi..
CoeAra"' HhtA ,,t Ra,,.i L. W., YOSng-t.