The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-04
THE CONSTITUTTONiL CONTENTION.
That Of Next May viii he the seventh In
New Iork's Ilis,OrN-.Thc Preaching Dues.

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IL tho act providing LOT CONSTITUTIONAL con.
'eh'oh W hee' III A'oa"s ".A' .'S - Nv"
AMENDED or repeated. 'he peon'e o, Ne" '"rk
Will nave the opportunity IN inc laii 10 pass U"
the work OF tho seventh constitutional Con
vention held since New YORK ceased 10 he
british colony. Besides the co'npiets 'chs''-
| tuition framed ny 'he conventions. "ohs
amendments nave neeh supht'e" 20 'he Peo-
pie ny the Legislature ana through comthls-
SONS appointed ny inc Governor some 'i
| THESE amendments nave ie"h a"ni'e'' "r"
| some OF th"n nave oeeh aeieH'eu' ihe "heh"
| Hent cohierrInE eau"' suhrase vi c''''c"
| persons with "hlse persons cum" UP Se'ef".
umcs. IL was ueles.eu III i"f' IVY '''' VI
three to one ana IN lS'o pF Vo'e ol almost
two to one. 1t was not adopted un'i h'ter inc
| clfl! war. ana 'heh only 10y slhhIl 'h"lolly'
| Inc trst constitution OF the say" OF New
Aork was Drawn ny inc rour.n iI"f ''''a' '"-
| gress. which met IN july. l ~. Inns conEress
assumed tho name OF the convention Oh hepre-
sentatves OF the state OF Ne" YORK. IL was
the hrst Legislature oil the state as well rs 'hs
| Fourth Provincial congress. ana the hrst con-
Ventlons OF representatives a cohn'''ee. V.
when John jay was the heao' was nppoih'eo
to draw up form OF government me COM
mlttee reported on March W. lI| me re-
port was discussei ana on Aprll ~. 200 inc
first CONSTITUTION OF the state OF Ne" iork was
adopted. Inc courts nave oetiueu Una. 'ne
origin OF the state government was inc -o'h
OF AIti. l'lL
Inc next convention was the "'ate ,on'e"
tlon "inch met IN LOS 10 pass on 'he cue'"
constitution. before mat Ne" io'A WIS 'o,neu
to tho other states by inc .on1ea"fa'ioh' ne
convention met "t r""''l,Aeets'S III '"ie. anu
sat q little over month. By u vote OF 10 to
~ seven not voting It ratified the Federal
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constitution. NO "'".e 'ohs.n.''on ""S
drawn them but the ratifytng OF the Federal
st,t,,tion no nnaor tha Stat, Constitn,ion
stltutloh. rs uhoer the "'a'e CONSTITUTIONS
there Were o%'TS
ti,.sl' ,m y, . %nu an '7,'nrsa,,.I hn th n
Analrs. an Oh 'am E ~et" II ,a,ns '' '"e
At this Convention held over hundred
counties was almost as plain MS it has appear.
sttuton was adopted by the vote of the New
York. Long Island ana Mestshester aelesa II,s
Whlle the Aioah'' 20, ".ioia ioh' s''ie''' .i',
ter sd
solidy against ti!e oonss'tu.loh or ala not s0.e
nutahsss S s votsd ns I while
one Suffolk man cast the only negative vote in
a.. ono .,.,.i. , -, 49, yo.,. E;nrs onaans
the couhtes Oh Ne" iorN' hlhsS. Queens
Richmond. Westminster. and Suffolk The
county of Richmond had the same representa-
ton a. the county OF hines' queens nau twice
the representation Of Kings. and Suffolk had
W. n',t +,n dirisinr ~ intarsSt sa.r.
New Aork. bnt mo nN,sioh Oh ih'eres. seeh'
recant wears between the farmers up the state
and the commercial and manufacturing inter.
es iS " NeM ~ h,,,u,i,,,l rrr,,.ion ,,d ~,
ln it.Iu & ~ un gnu Th e
second state non hd were N iSi. Ihe
in the main to cIsar up some disputed points
Of the the Council Coz Of ApDontm"nt and liked the
per OF Assemoiysnen nt IN, 70 ne increased a,
nmhes OF iH ks Hurr Was the
OF nh an ConIsSl0n w"e Is known as inc Con
I'm ths s,rint, Of 1891 II WAS decided bv
popular vote OF io'4I hEnlnsr ii n TO noi IL
anhlher nohSentioh' h'S Tohv"h,Ur nnf' IN IN
ara the GouHs 81 who .6 9St35s
ne ,atY ana q the m th G
iranenifs and ,psrs"s"i If nSmbsr d Si,lssa
20 nS ,et ~ ~ ate nres nnt ind Nv aector
byths people were e be selected b tho tws
Wl o., 'ne e9nteht % in 1hs ohrar consul
nntn"s NV lima ~ Ais c"nyopt lion md III.
20 H natH nu"er d u
w. ''ie @ Iiro mer" a rat,r,
on my wera chnson Nv " tHe ne''nis sne
nn WI VIE f,,I T ,y ae IeIFine. 70, ~
ci, I'M Tee. 80 aiae,in
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. two OF the most prominent members of thi