New-York tribune., 1873-05-26
ALBANY.
TIE CONSTITUTIONAL AsfENpMyNrs

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THE ASSEMBLY FINISHES WITH TIE LEGISLATIVE
| ARTIcLE-MPORTAST PROVISIONS STRUCK or
BY THE SENATE AND RESTORED BY THE ASSEM-
blythe DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE Tg,
HoUsEs-Tn NOTORIOUS JAMES WOOD To Bl
! CHAIRMAN OF TIE SENATE CONFERENCE COM
| MTTTEE.
| TYRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.
ALBANY NAV $50 show the extent of the in
roads the Senate has made IN the work Of the Const
tutiOnal Commission the following is copy of those
parts of the proposed amendments to the Legislative
article which were voted down by that body. The
portions restored by the Assembly are printed in
fGIc 1t must not be forgotten that all the amend
ments 10 Article III. are embraced in a single
Concurrent Resolution upon which the people must
vote Yes or No:
known As senate Districts, each Of which shall choose
four Senators.
Kings, Queens, and 5uff iik.
The ia District consists of that part OF the City and
County OF New-YOrk situate south Of line drawn
through the middle or from the Hudson
River 10 the East RIVER
County Of NewIOrk situate north OF a line drawn
tnrough the middle Of rwentysixthst. the Hudson
the East River, ana counties OF Wesches
teI, PnInam dnd kockland.
Columbia, Orange sullivan, Ulster Greene, SchOharie
a Vh District consists Of the eountes Of RepssoIaer
Washington. Saratoga. Warren Essex Clinton Frankin
St. Lawrence Herkner, Montgomery, Hamilton, Fulton
Ta- vfh District consists OF the counties OF peIaare
Otse 90, Bro1me, Chenaugo, Madison, Cortland Toga,
TOmpkins, Chemung, Schuyler, steuben, Alegany,
Tic Vita District consissof the counties Of Jefferson.
OsWeSo, oneida, Onond1ga' Cayugl, Wayne, Ontario,
TIE vIIn District consists OF the counties OF Monroe
Orleans, Genesee, wyoming, Niagara Erie, CattaTauus
So soon the senate first elected under the provisions
OF tLis article snail meet. 10 snail the Senators
nv Ia foIr
Ia the classes be numbered first,
second tr ana fonrth The seats OF senators OF rhe
rst class shall De vacated the end OF the first year.
OF the second class at the end OF the second year. OF the
OF the third year; OF the fourth
class the end ~ the fourth year ana after the first
election there shall annually DO elected Senator in
each Senate district
TIE senators gho shall have been elected at the time
this section takes effect shall hold their office ~ and
clndIng the 3ist day D5cemDer thereafter.
Eaea member or me legislature shall rsceirs for
hs serraeeS an annual salary or $1,000 tChansed by the
30 pirate special loeaE LaW shall embrace
more han o.e subject, and lat snail be named "a the
subject shan be rOid. No ldV shall be rerired amended
bg reference % It's ute oH tuf he aet rerioed, ne
section Sef0fs amended shall be inserted length.
No general Law shall embrace any provision OF private,
special, OF local character.
SIC. II. Every Dill snail be considered and read twice
section Dv section, IA the senate and Assembly. Every
bill shall have three readings, no two OF which shall be
the same day and the bill ana all amendments thereto
snail be prnted aud distributed among tho members OF
each House at least one day before the vote shall be
taken on ~ unal passage Ine question on the unal
passage shall be taken immediately upon Jne last read
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Nays ana ths Yeas aud Nays snail be entered upon the
journals NJ 5 shall be passed unless by the assent Of
Siahttduy restored by 1te Assembly. See belOp
SIC. iS No prtpae SPECIAL. local b snail be intro
eoqDeeemsI thereof lriiEoui ia each case recorded
consent by Isas anu Nays, Of freeOrhsct al ne meB-
no sroh b shall pIssed unless public notice Of he
eHon 20 apply therefor ana Of ne general objects OF the
at ne HeIf session aJIer tie adoption ~ his section, and
from time 10 time Thereafter, ,shaH prescribe ts ne and
MOTE Of gril'g sueh notice ne esidenee thereof and
hOi5 such ersdeAee shdA be preSerpcd.
Section 10 provides that the Legislature shall not
pass private special, OF local bill in any Of . num-
Der Of specified cases, of which the senate have
struck out the following:
Changing ne names Of persons
Laying Oif. opening GteT4Hg, U9rfing or dtscOnhnu-
ing roads higSlys streets Or ALLEYS, Or for drains"g
SclHps, maTstcs, Or other lg0 tdid.
RegaLafHg ne Internal dgiirs " t0r-ns eountes
Changing or amending ne charter " any riitage
Tie sue sOrgage ~ real es1aIe belonging - MINORS
others under disability.
HeiattsiHg triieS, peaallies. or f0TTeItlres.
Changing ne TAR Of descent
The following is the 18th section as amended and
adopted by the Assembly:
SEC Every bill shall be considered and read twice
In the senate aud ssnDy Every Dli shall nave three
readings, not than two OF which shau be on the
day, and the Dill aud ali amendments thereto re-
ported Dy standing committee shall be printed and dis
Tbuted among the members OF each House. at least one
day before the snail be taken on its nnal passage
InedlateiY upon the last reading winch reading snail Oe
section s-ctOu ana nr question suhil BN taAou W
Yeas and Nays aud tho Yeas and Nays snal be entered
on the Journals No oil shall be passed unless by the
assent VI a majority OF the members eleeIe1 " eAch
House.
The Assembly, by rejecting the James Wood propo-
sition 10 gerrymander the Senate districts leaves
the Senate just as il is now, e. each Senator to be
chosen for Two years from separate district, the
districts 10 be reconstructed once IN ten years on the
basis of a census taken by the State. The following
is the full text of the Senates rejected proposition
which james Wood will doubtless do his best to
force through the Conference Committee
SEC. D. The senate shall consist OF IS members. The
Senators shall be chosen for four years. .
SEC g. The State dyiled INTO eight Senate districts
The existing judicial districts are constituted senate
districts They numbered one 70 eisnt Dy he same
numbers as arc gwen 10 the several JldlclaI us-
triets TERRITORY annexed 20 the City and County
OF Sew-Yurk from WestcAester county shal' upon
such nneHation, become part th OF tle e.,ocF Of
the existing judicial district 5hau make no GI1L5S OL
the Senate districts hereby established IAs sLst Us
shall choose hve senators; eaeh OF ths oenoa @
districts snall choose four senators. AS sVon
as the Senate shall meet, after the nrst sieVllon
held IN pursuance OF this section u snail cause tuo So
ators to be divided by into four classes, number eu
FIRST second, trd fourth, IN such manDeI nat tAe f+s
sicr -na nave one Senator Ot the first class, two Ci
class the Second District shali nave one SonatoI
each rst, second, and thlrd classes au wv III ~
tie fourth class and Of the Otner districts shAu
nave one Senator uf each class The seats OF senators
m the t class shall be vacated at the end OF the nrt
year, OF tue second class at the emu Oh te me
OF the third class AZ the end OF the thlrd year o4 uo
fourth class the end OF the fOurth year % ti.,
thereafter there shall be elected annually one sasoI
m each district In the First District, ohe aiult1hai
senator every alternate year and the Second DIS
trict, one additional senator every Iodrth year
QUARANTINE QUESTIONS.
ALBANY. May 24.-After the Supply bill had