New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-11
STATE LEGISLATION.
A REMEDY FOR PRESENT DEFECTS SUGGESTED IN
LETTER FROM soLON ROBINSON.

. prMrpY FOR PRESENT DEFECTS SUGGESTED IN
LETTER FROM soLON ROBINSON.
TO the Edit0r Of The Trt0une
SIR: The Rev. Rowland COnnei's letter In
THE TRIBUNE's most valuable Sunday issue June
13) has reawakened in my mind subject that have
long pondered upon-hat is how to remedy tue dofecis
OF state legislation, few OF which you have pointed
ont n such ineflcieney of members exists In the Old
BAY State" pray you think and judge by comparison
of our condition in the South where majority OF mem
bers are negroes who forbidden to read curing
slavery or white men who probably never read hun
dred pages book cOnsecutively and understand
ingy In all their lives no" Gun sue" inoH ''"
upon any questions
- Now what Is the remedyi I will first state that
have been all my life opposed to universal suffrage
hut that cannot changed, nor Will the free-sun
aeists ever give the privilege OF eecnG the members
of the Legislature Very well, let them one by each
townsbip or ward These snail meet once ear at the
county seat at expense OF county aud here pro-
pose and formulate laws which their constituents wish
enacted They shall also propose the name OF law
commissioner for each district Including ther county
containing say 200 900 Inhabitants or such number a.
would give the whole State say thirty Tue names OF
these shall be sent to the Governor and
by him TO the Senate for the frat election ana after
ward TO the Board OF Commissioners ana II elected To
he commissioned for five years, when onetbird by lot
shall give place newly elected members these coi1
mssioners shall be divided into hve m n a1
TO them uccordinx to tie supposed ness OF each sec;
ton 20 subject For instance al nnahcs
matters finance SECTION; everything reaunt 10
roads, aud transportation TO te u,
sec ION The educational section would have enske OF
shoos churches Societies. prisons ana persons herung
guardianship, etc. These sections %ouiu ORIGINALS a,
moi hing but would examine all propositions sent
up from the counties. and II approved nave them care
fully reviewed put into uncquvocal LANGUAGE ana SAP,
mltted 10 the whole body OF tue commissioners, and
ar nroye BY them the Governor then recorded and
10 every county tue State 10 be vo cd upon with
ont debate in this foIm; Shall this bill become law
of the State :" II majority says yes thea snail be-
upJn day fixed IN the b us sent out by tho eonnis
sioners and after gaving been voted upon proclaimed
nv the Governor 1hs Board sha be saaried aud per
| nianent, ST ting upon It's own adjournnen'.
| The senate being superseded by the Board OF Law
ssioners let them act ne the Governors C.unci
| ali va .anoies being hled by nominations from the
| counties. an $1,000,
This plan actually prevents all hastv or il-advisec
legislation and not only gives the people Tue oireetot
OF the initiation OF all laws, but Il gives them tue Vet.
| power do not how any system Of !ogroiiins
could carried the counties would All act mde
uepdenty at the tifnci aud II would br no uor'
for the town representative 10 meet AZ tn
cort mouse than Il Ia TO attend court Any man IN tue
county who wished an passed could attend and urg