New-York tribune., 1867-08-28

MONDAY evening ard yet .a.'A 10 appear last evening Ill
,rcc au,, ,gH their votes. The following Is the lis, Of
tacsr incj.si tent 5o,8l.t-s:
a.... a. e. s''' 6. ......
B,s-a a. H,a Lr-.'iert Tins.
t1 .lcr action, Nh. HulcAl,s amendment would have
Tto Coritu,ional Convention assembled at 10 O'Clock
this morning seycIa. petitions were presented dud Ii,
N.' ballard Gep.. Cort,audj moved that the Com
iice on Revlson be instructed to amend the article
relating TO the powers ANA duties Of the Governor as 70
gvo ten days after tho adjournment Of the Legislature
V thin which Ds sent TO tho Governor may be signed
when thai time has not elapsed during Tie Session 1'
Mr GI.EEIEY Gicp Wc-tehesteu called W the reso-
luton ,r amending the rule, to abolish the Com
ritce of the Whole with al the requirements that re-
Af'er debate. Mr. AiVORD rep. Onoudagal moved to
lay tht resolution on the table which was carried 49,.
directing the Committee Revision 10 strike from tie
article ON the orgqn1oa Gl ihe LEGISLATURE 'hc "olu'
Afcr debate. Mr.. CONGEB Dem, ROCblandl moved
% 8y fhe resolution on the table, which was carried
Clarke correcting cieuC error In his minority report
b~ Convention thri went into Committee OF the whole
the report Of the Con,ti' on INC faoiiiE MI
lrnul1s lUfs'-%oh % MS 2 nDtii n snail I've examined
y BOARD or Pardon and u every case except Ia q case
uf treason. the reasons therefor shall he gNeh.
Nj Gould a.er Columbia) defended his amend
,Its Tbe (overor y-oH d De relieved Of vast amount
OF responsibility that Uur1ensOme To him II WOuiu
and which is impossible 20 be resisted in the case Of
powes being vested in ono man; II would prevent W.
success special appeals which would IN tue case Dc
calmly judged. TIE umc has arrived IN The history o.
this great state w1 th. 'N To9f 5noHu De ,t
hun 4. 10 indOrsDg us reasons upon tho face on par
0ons. 30 wiz bc cheek upou the hasty or ncOhsueidle
action ~ an Executive could conceive of no reasons
that should prevent such sgns oeing soeh, S1'sI In
could be given, viz. tat lt for the public good
Mr. NIRPLANCk Dem, EIie) Thought statement OF
nclt!o is made the Governor who has clerk for par
donsj wies the WardonOf tie Prison where Tie al-
rcant is confined, ard iuquiIcs as 20 his conduct &C
He then writes 70 tEc Dlafct-Attoncy who prosecuted
the case. aud the Judge VINO presided az t, t '' % g
have bearing on the lie also consult the A.
state Of affairs the ,soruor as competent TO judge
whether pardon slOuid De granted as any olct lndu O
body of men He was opposed 20 new board entains
new oltrials with new expenses The responsibility
should be left with tie Governor. .- o,,,.oo o, q,
MI GRAVES ucp, herkneTl was Opposed 70 ~, a
change which was not geheialy Ge5aH5o9m Ra m % 1 o
people NH5,eo er oGo II D' gog j NY n.y. a. % liiS wound
cruor could 90 as WcA I,,H me .4l.2 - - win %
be concentrated IN the future as u had been m inc pas
The present la had W'ihcd wen enough aho Ho ol''H
mT ii. l. TOWNsEND Rep. Rensselaer,, thought the
esf8hl slunpnt of a Court Of PardOus would double the
am9'i o. @l o''I,5 iI nv ,d 70 the changes TcIosed
Nj MCDONALD Ueir ontario coheWred III tDeoo
views. -. o.,., ,..,-, O..
s,-rrethcn his views by The authority OF others lie had
stated that tie accessibility OF tht EASitIlo VIZ & m
why De should not have th- power IHi9 pOstoH ~
Tended bv quotations FROM be Tocqueye CmefJ uSice
Chase, Gov Hunt tlc Warlc Oi our 9talo tiios SOL @T
He coutcuded that tho power OF PARDON Noua DC oAti
cised m more beneficial luanncI II placed IA tle hau7
az a Court OF PardOu4 and would relieve the Executive
IIa coutcrded that the f'e nope o. Ffuon 1 m y
very bad effect upon .ic convict when ""uiu he r.
moved when pardon was made more " JudciaA ana
Sir YERPLANCK Dem. Euel gave from the records
no against a Ghs & i ~ i % %e,ed aS an yoelts
Toll par0u Ia
mower had Justly aud carefully exercised by our eA-
orarno,. ne TOOK occasion 90 eulOHze ex x-GOvernOr
seymour o. granting third less paIdons than any
Governor WhO has lately filed The Executive chair.
NJ POND Rep saratoe,U a-1eed with the last speaker
other states was decidedly IN iaFOr OF the "he-Hui
sonierIated change was ,hat De dd not believe in put
ting experiment IN tie fundaIncntal "a" Oi Ine aale
f1@aI ing ~ stait .'ddS Of Sow.Yofk
Tie question t..leu upon Mr. Goud's amendment
Dwight vas then Pu, M 70 vote and lost ,,oo, to
power constitute Court o. PardOns IN che Legislature
member moved 10 strike out the word treason"
where, or it occurs, ana insert Impeachment Lost
Mr.. KETCHAM rep, Naynol moved to amend " tha' @
the Governor shau annually communicate 10 tue Lega-
ture tine for each case Of Communication o. par
A member moved 10 amend so that when the death
penalty shah be cOmmuted by one Governor no OlhtF
Governor .h3 nave power over inc GasS % unless " O'
Mr. GOULD Rep Columbia moved 10 add the wOrd
habiiations" to meet the Of persons convicted
10y mistake. NJ. Gould said that tins class OF innocent
persons were entitled 70 something higher than pardon
Ii was official declaration ~ the mans innocence, and
restoration TO MS place in society.
Mr VERPLAHCK Dem, Eric cOncurred In this view.
Tie aieCudment was lost
The Committee then and reported the article to
the Convention. .
Mr. KETClHAM renewed bis motion 70 amend so that
the Governor shall annually communicate to the Legisa-
for each pardon on Communication granted
Mr G. G. DWIGHT nsep., Cayuga) moved 70 amend by
inserting rOvsO Tor the iehaDatlOh OF person cffO
peOusiy convicted
Mir WARTS rep, Eew-Yorl should regard this as a
blcmish introduced foreign ideas. II there had beeu
auv ocsasOn for this power IN this country should
have ,ad q word lifted for g. Pardon Is a word large
enorcL 10 cover the whole ground; and for anything
thai Is lacking the Legislature has the proper remedy IN
Nj M J. TOWNSEND IRcp. Rensselaer, thought that
mi. amendment would have the practical effect OF turn
ING tlc Executive Chamber into Court OF Appeals The
sdf1-bi0ned word pardon" was ample enough fOf all
Tic Yeas and Nays called upon Mt. G. G Dwight's
Amendment. and II was lost by vote OF 81 10 t9 .
Tc ulcv0us question ordered on the chtlre sec
ZION ard the article adopted ana cOmmltteu 10 he
Committee ~ Revision , -. A.. ,,.
Mi ALVORD Rep OnOndaga moved that the Com,
mtce Of the Whole having charge OF the REPORT oI t
Committee Finance have also charge OF tie luaHCEii
bpction. OF the report Of the Committee on Callals
this motion. The report Uf the Committee Oh FINANCE
Cas ample enough % cover tho whole ground
Blr ALEORD rep, OuOudagaj deemed n 70 be JUST 20
both Committees that this should be done, IT Woua
avoid collision and a difficulty II was 0ue 10 the pi"
via -.s.r lis act of me-