New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-17
ALBANY.

n rrr,rrToyAI, AMENDMENT QUESIloNo
/ ~ on THE AssEMBLY--A TRICK pi7'o ' -,
",rRruER ILLUSTRATION OF THE poN'
yVE LAST LEGISLATURE ,,rrvr
TUE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF r'h
p,.xy. Jan. l6-The remainder OF the prop's,N
A...,,;opal amendments were disposed OF IN tnc
erblv Committee Of the Whole to-day, anu an
-, with the exception Of those to article VIZ
". recommended for passage. This art'cie ""'
Nv progressed" for the reason tha' no"
,-ader has been discovered in the proceea'ns'
a, last Legislature. which raises stu aho.nei
-,sstion a. TO the validity of its whole ac''o"
sord IN these amendments. The ieadihe
ut to Article VII is that which perfhi'S ,i'0
!, ali tbe State canals with the exceptionoi S"0
ramnlain. Oswego, Cayuga, and Seneca Inv
"a ~ the last Assembly shows that these "oio 'N0
n, canals excepted although strong atVo"p. "~
AZ in the House. and also in the conference Ooii-
i,tce Of the two houses. TO include the biack Noi
81 among those that could not be sold. By some
-. Tho nnblication of the amendments made m
sasysnapers prior to the election, in pursuance OF
" Constitution. included the Black River Canal
- ras stricken out by the Legislature, and II
.onsars in the proposed amendments that were
80 an file in the office of the Secretary of State
a. question now arises whether false publication
- bs acton of the Legislature is not equivalent 10
"hL,,tion AZ all at least 80 far rs Article VII. is
mod and whether, therefore there having
- failure TO comply with the Constitution
a.. article must not fall to the ground. Inc
,.somhly called for the opinion OF the ATTORNEY
n.n,ral on :he question, and meantime Article VII
sheld in allegiance
In compliance with the resolution adopted yes'er-
,,v tbe secretary of State to-day furnished the AS
,mbly with all the information ne could ma IN 'ne
scords Of his office about the manner IN which one
,nepdinen,s were advertised prior TO the Iast
ton The records show very little, Dut MI "'o0'
The deputy II the present Secretary Piouro''Soo'
furnished the statement that the same puDIica'on
,as made of these amendments ~ Is OroinaiIF
made Of the session laws. namely, they were pup
Shed in the state paper daily for three months prior
a, thc election. and once each IN TWO papers
:, oppoSIte politics in each county. Whether
,Ds vas such publication "a the Constitution re-
,r,res or not Mr. Wood claims that II was the only
rhlea,ion the Secretary had the authority tn make
q, The money % pay for. II different publication
rere required IL was the duty of the last Legsia-
AZ, % have given the directions and provided the
mean, u deiray the expense. MIR. Wood thinks,
borever that the courts will decide the publication
% have been sufficient and says the Secretary has
,be opinion OF r. W. PecSham, jr.. to that effect.
Bot should the amendments fall TO the ground
through defect in the publication, II will add
smother item to the innumcrable bunders of the last
legislature.
The only objections that were offered IN Com
ri,.ee to-day - the remaining articles of amend
usat were two To Article VIII. Mr.. Weed objected
y .he amendments in this article, prohibiting the
s. from In4ning its credit TO auV private enter
prse and forbddng towns 10 all private capital IN
bal improvements. He said that both of those
,uendrncnts while they appeared at first sight to
n in thr interest Of the people, were really IN the
rieTe,t oi monopolies, and would prove in prac
hce II Ncw-YorS were to maintain her CONNER
"a. supremacy against the rivalry of other States 1t
nlght become absolutely necessary for her i'll some
49, to aid private enterprise by the loan Of her
r,it No ono answered Mr.. Weeds objections,
Nd al the other amendments were favcrably re-
sritd without opposition.