New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-04

Continental Congress Leonard Gansevoort and william
Floyd colleagues Of his in all of these bodies and
James Clinton in the convention Of 1858 well as
in the Continental Congress
The next conventions that OF ISL, had smaller dele
cations from the several counties. Where there were
twenty nine counties represented in 1901, there were
nifty 1.-TWO in ISL. ON thiS OCCASION New OK h@l
eleven delegates. stephen Van cnsselacr, OF Albany,
and Daniel ID. TOmpnins, Oh Rchmond, and Henry
Huntington, OF Oneida, members OF the previous com
mission were returned, ana joshua smith, Ir, came
from suffolk. His father represented That county in
the convention of lsol The roll contained 10 dele
gates. Henry Livingston, a memDef' sat IN ne pro
visional convention and provisional Congress The NJ
bany delegation included James Kent; Ambrose spcn-
and Abraham Van Nechtcn tldt OF Duchess, Peter
X. Livingston: that Of New YORK, JacObu> Dyckman,
WcnGoyer that of 0Scgo Martin Van BnTen and
David Trip; that of Queens. Rufus King aud that OF
Westchester Peter a. jay and Jonathan Ward. Daniel
D. TompkinS was CHOSEN 10 preside ana Johh +.
Bacon aud samuel < Gardiner made secretaries.
into recess mill November TO- It's labors resulted in
the abolition of council Of revision and the transfer
mcnt was also abolished without dissent. The prlnci-
pal department officers were directed 10 be appointed
Subsequent joint ballot. The Regents and Supertn-
tcndet Of Public Instruction are the only officers now
cnor was empowered to appoint, by and with the ad-
vice and consent OF the Senate AT the election held
adopted by vote of "a 1872 10 4l.4O2.
The feeling prevailed that the power placed In the
hands of the Governor and Senate too great and
in $40 the question OF ordering convention 70 frame
a new constitution wns submitted to the people re.
opposed. Accordingly the conv ntlon assembled on
June l, 1S46. and adjourned until October .: sixty
counties represented by lbs delegates with john
Tracy. OF Chcnango president, and James +. star
buck Henry W. Strong and Francis Segcr secretaries
Ira Harris and benjamin stanton We're In Albany :
delegation benjamin +. BIucc, in MadiSon'S stephen
Allen samuel j. Tildcn, Charles OConnor, David Il:
r. i0S 81 john in 0tsccos William C. Douch in Soho.
harie's; James Tallmadgc j., OF PouGhkccp,c, and
yenfien of lS3i were returned This convention d.
posed Of is work I'm short order. The draft aere d
disep he Loo
ing great concerns Of the state. extended the
elective franchise. gave me people the SECTION ol
appointed IN the LeGl-aturc or Governor aud sen
ate. and erected an independent Court OF Appca';
This act wiped ont the remaining relic OF co'On.dl
DAYS. November D. 1910. the people vo'@l ON the
oIcd persons. s53oG: AGAINST, 22d, -34
BY a vote of $685. TO .25d,364 convention t.
ordered by the people at the general election In l'"6
and the convention assembled June 4. l7''; ana "''
not ado oE pn "e f Sm " scpemST p To- November
IL 1907 There were thirtytwo delegates at large.
b. Barto. sanford L.. Church, George +. Com~t"'! r.
Erssus Cooke. George William Curtis, william VI. w.,
convention Of l-4G) Waldo uchins. Francis Kern M,
Henry {. Murphy who was member O. me con
Pr1sser. Ancu.tns Schel. David l.: seymour Martin i
Townsend, Jochua W. Van C.tt smith w. rj,c cr
Luther Caldwell secretary. Inc delegates were
BY senatorial districts and. including tho al iarse'
able men such as Erastus Brooks. solomon Townsend
(who was In the previous convention, Daniel T. far-
nard Abraham H. Lawrence. Elbrdge /. Gerry:
Gideon j. Tucker Edwards Picrrpont, samuel
J. Tildcr John +. Devcn. Abraham u. Tappen'
stephen W. Fullerton. b. Plat Carpenter Frant> H{
vester tvlo was a member Of tho convention 0 l-&lh
William Cassidy, EraSfus Corning. Amasa j. Iarhcr
Marvin Schoonmakcr, ludson :. Landon, Andrew y.
Chcrltree Matthew Hale, Edwin A. Merritt. i<>Il" W.
HnSscll Milton H. Merwin. Theodore W. Dwight. Eich-
ard " sherman Elias Root, Thomas G. Av0rd l..
Harris UiScock who was killed In StauwI ian, JIhc
A. by General cole. and succeeded by Frank Ills
Lawrence David Rumsey and George W. clinton.
The proposed Constitution was submitted 70 INC
people in -60 aud all but the Judiciary article ~
icctcd Tie vote for the Constitution was 223 p',5'
against 900 $50 70. the Judiciary article. -3'.2to
against 94O.442. The property qualification cai,c iF
colored persons prevailed the vote standing -o-iO"
as against 24e. -03 opposed. 49, ,
AS the outcome Of recommendation IN inc a l'Ial
message of Governor Hoffman III l57S c"nml>sl'!
OF thirty two eminent citizens was selected 10 .nc,t
a thor,ncb revision Of the Constitution Robert H.
rlerk The commission assembled December ), l1'-,
and adjourned March 10. lr13. The delegate ItP
sentod the eight Judicial districts. and in their NUN
hor rer, George Opdv Ike. Augustus Schcl. Jonh D.
H-on I,uren Erastus Brooks benjamin ID. Hllliilai
William Cassidy George G. Burdctt, James NJ i'uncy
ArtomuS b. Waldo Francis Herman. Elias W. LchNcm
worth Daniel Pratt, Lucus Robinson. oco.ge b
bradley David Rumsey Benjamin Prngp' anu nv. VT
ian ROGERS The results Of the deliberations OF tic
n,,jsson were submitted 10 the Legislatures OF l.,
aDd 1874 The former made some moalnca'ons.. INC
propositions agreed npon by the Lcgi'laWle WI" ~.
tore the peope at the general elections III lo'4 anu
t-Tn and err