New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-05

penalty They exercise that discretion now, In many
Of rendering verdict not satisfactory 70 Themselves.
and OF allowing a very serious crime 70 60 unpunished
except by the light penalty attached BY the law 70 one Oh
EIGHT Hour LAW.
In 1870 what IL commonly called tho Eight Hour Law
was enacted by Legislature and approved by me. It
provided among ether things that eight hours should
constitute legal days work upon all the public works
Of the state that any public officer who should vio
late or evade is provisions might be removed by the
Governor or by heads OF departments 70 which such
ocer was ATTACHED. BY this act the Legislature In
tended TO hold out the PROMISE behalf Of the State,
the laborsrs who might be empcyed on any public
rates. for eight hours work. The spirit Of the
has Of not Sss
aborer understood the law 10 provide for reduction OF
ss me o. q
ton Of Its people. Its practice shouc ne IN ACCORD WIN
statutes and should itself set example Of srct
formty with its own laws. While the law stands upon
be made good by such amendments 70 II as win render
the fulnliment Of its purpose certain.
STREET PROFESSIONS.
The subject Of the regulation control Of processions
In public streets has made Of special interest
by unhappy occurrences IN the City of NewY in July
last The occupation Of the public streets by bodies OF
men for the purpose Of civic well military proces
sions hasbeen permitted under custom 10 long estao
Iisbed that has TO be looked upon a. common
right local police must have, OF course, great dis
creOnary power in the matter Of regulating such pro
cessons 1t has been the practice Of NewYork City 10
afford them protection bv the and escort OF part
the police force without reference TO the
70 the race color or senmens political religious OF
those engaged in them Our respective political
Election. Of getting up such demonstrations, not
only in New York but throughout the country with BAN
rejecting with severity upon those Of their
opponents; all which are looked upon usually by the
,o,sraton Noted events in our own history have been
cOInmemOrated by great public denonstratl0ns In the
scent have eeeb,ated occurrences remarkable in
civil military, religious record OF the country from
which they sprang OF the faith and church In which
they and their fathers were educated: This right of
considered TO be established BY Gus
the right Of the people "peaceaby to assemble"
by the Constitution Of the United States and may be
regarded in sense as practical exercise OF those
procession had been proposed for the 18th Of July
last 10 which objection made by persons holding
views adverse TO those to be celebrated, and they
solved g prevent it by Violence necessary 0Ppo.
for the same day, with substantially the same line of
T9S poe 81 e S c Soud and
IN order to prevent it, forbade both of the proposed
Sions was not submitted to me by the Police Commits
sioners consideration approval nor did they AJAX
them IN the exercise 81 their exclusive discretion and
lawful power, and 1t was not my lawful right on my
afternoon OF the day which the order issued and
published which the day before that proposed for
ton that local authorities thought my presence In
the city desirable geRIe6 6d rN1o
shed would generally be regarded as having been
and dciaton Of those who were not, subyersve
OF the equal rights Of men OF all races creeds and sent
70 a0d ant the dsTrbnce Of Se peace Of
the State, perhaps, for many years 10 come IN aeier
anthority which had issued it, My duty, then, plain
10 wit TO sustain by the whole power OF lhe stare
of oS ali s a The loss Of life that ensued from
eycr that whatever may be the cost the rights and
privileges all classes of men must be alike protected
Sion REPRESENTING one class OF sentiment to-day upon tho
demand of s opponents, or otherwise would DC taken
one rcpreenting the opposite views to the constantly
recurring disturbance of the public peace and TO the
alridQelnent the privileges OF ALL submit to your
Judgment whether any new provisions OF law are re,
CURED regulating this matter OF street 1 a
served have heretofore been harmless recreaons for
those engaged in them and for great numbers of look
cpson Whatever laws you may pass the subject
ionld secure equal privileges 10 all men OF whatever
religion Of whatever politics, OF whatever race coOf OF
UNITED STATES SENATORS.
recommend that You pass joint resolution request
u the Senators and Representatives from this State in
the Congress of the United States to their eorts to
have the following amendment TO the Constitution OF
the United States proposed by the Congress- 10 wit:
after the adoption of this amendment Senators from
sse state '9s o be S f tho
the term Senator is about TO expire ms successor
s be chosen by the people OF his state at the general
election for members OF the House Of Representatives In
such State occurring next previous TO be expiration OF
Sis tben by expiration of term such vacany shall be
aed at the first general election Tor members OF inc
House of Representatives which shall take place IN the
se i'm whose representation In the Senate the vacancy
shall have happened. not less than three months atef
dc GnVcrlior OF the state may make temporary APP
monument Of Senator until the expiration OF one month
after the election at which the vacancy Sha 10 per
The Legislature of a State has its own proper duties to
perform 10 that of providing good laws for the In
trna government OF the State, with which the choice
~ senator Of the United States has natural con-
upctOn; and the members Of State Legislature should
be chosen solely with reference to these their proper
or this OF that candidate for Senator 1t obvious too
that the distribution OF Assembly and Senatorial dis
ioritv OF the members OF the Legislature although
freshly chosen do not represent the popular majority IN
the State. In such instances Senator may be chosen
who not In accord with the majority OF the people
aud who in such case does not represent the state ~
lorre as he properly should do. good rea
sou for devOying the election OF senator upon the
Legislature; while the arguments against dong so are
MANY and, 10 seems TO me, unanswerable The people
quite capable of electing Senator ny their own
direct vote az they are OF ecng noo aH9
choosing Senator of the United States to any electoral
body.
AT its last session tho Legislature adopted concurrent
resolutions proposing amendment OF the Constitution
relative 20 bribery They have been duly published, and
win trust be favorably acted upon by you so that
they may submitted to tho people for their approval
az the next general election The proposed amendment
relates to the corrupt expenditure Of money TO influence
electors in voting and, IL shall be adopted laws may
be enacted which WILL If rgdly enforced tend TO check
an evil which has assumed proportions OF great magni
II may believe current runors. men OF other
good repute in the practice OF standing at the
polls IN portions of the State-oven this city,
the seat OF government-wth money carried openly in
hands aud OF paying it, the spot to electors for
fheir No shameless OF CORRUPT
means has been charged In the city OF Newfork, much
a. is said Of election abuses there.
that large OF money eXpended