New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-09
THE STATE CONSTITUTION.
IMPORTANCE OF TIE FORTHCOMING CON
VENTION.
HOW IT WILL DE FORMED-soME OF THE ToPlCe
THAT WILL BE CoNsI DEEED-HoME RULE
FOR CITIEs-MINOMTY REPRE-

THAT WILL BE coNsI DEEED-HOME RULE
FOR c1TIEs-MINoRTY REPRE-
eTNTATION.
.-,ov -ur rvc,1 Ar CORRESPONDENT or THE THiBCNE.l
Albany. Jnly 4-Thc seventh convention 10 revise
,,o Constitution OF the State Of Ncwlork VIII be hrl"
On 1soA and the delegates to ii will be- elected Il" 'n'
general Stale election Of November Of inc prs'"'
year In Wow Of the approaching election u u','
ga,es there Is already considerable dcha" j" '"'
cartons counties Of the state concerning what changes
.,ou,d he made In tho Constitution ana aiSo ""''
mon ought 10 be- chosen a delegates.
IT. ers, Constitution Of the state was adopted 10y
,,o 9ConvcntIon OF Representatives OF the >'a,e Vi
New York" on April 60. III Othcr CONSTITUTIONS,
conventions were held In 17os, 1oOl lo-l' l7+' "'u
1867 The people have always r'cogmzou ,l' t.'"'
,,o-tarco of the conventions. and have elected rs
nombers OF them their chief citizens Thus among
-, o,ohors If the first convention were John Jaw
Rohert r. Livingston. George Clinton ana "o"N''h'"
Morris Tho second convention I'D l'0o' III" ~ ~
prcs,ding officer George Clinton, thch Governor VI Wv
e,a.e II also had members Johh JAY .A'N"""'i
.y~mvton and Robert r. Livingston. The president
81 ,ho third convention held I'm 1901, was Aaron BUR
:" y, y,o president Of the United states. 1t
-. ,aa oe mon,lcrs Daniel d. Tompsins and Dewitt
clinton both afterward Governors oi Inc Slh''' Inv
fourth convention. that or ISL eiccteu D'""i ~
Tompkins rs president and also h'u ~ "r""
- Kent Augusius Porter and Martin Van buren,
no
member, Ira Harris aferward United s'a'rN o"na,or'
pichard p Marvin Charles OConor. SamuH ). liueh'
orervard Governor John X Porter pahe' ID. :"
,o,r ,rd william G. Bouck. who had served term
Us Governor. , $50
put 81 was the Constitutional Convention OF i'"'
which embraced "all the talents. N"n'" a.
wheeler oterward vicc-Prcldnt Of the United S'acS
,r,s the presiding officer of the convention. 1T n'u
-, rs mcmhcrs Horace Greeley. who i'" N''rH
,ator IN 1870 was to be the Liberal Republican can,
a,dote for President; Charles Andrews ,ne -
Chief Judce OF the Court OF Appears 'i'' , ln
(,homnoin Attorney General; Hahlo'u +" ,,.,,,
~oorco T. Comstock George william Gurus N''i'''
~ rvorts Charles j. Folgcr, Ira iiarI'S' i,'"
-, wo,do Iutchns George Law, J"hH '"s 20
,,rrv r Nurphy Homer 4. Nelson, "oor-' Np'' Nv
Aurustus Scheli, Martin T. ToWhN'i"' wt1
Won Co4 smith VI. Weed. Erastu' hIoonN' ~
p barnard Charles p. DAILY. Abraham H. r,,ao
- proo,s Edwards Picrrcpon Samuel j. ll"c"'
Jam Irrcmoro John NJ Francis. Whn;'h
C.,a- rros+us Corning Amasa J. Parker '"uNU"
g ,ondor Matthew Hale. Edwin A. MeIiI''' ~"
w Russcu Theodore W. Dwight, IhohaN '" ,
FRANK IIscock. 1Iorato Ballard 'h'I"e ~ W.
r,d,,dro G. Iapham. Freeman 'ar"' ",U,r
~-I,.on au,,stns F. Allen and Norman VI M'c,'
~" - 81 In ~ members Of the Constitutional
s.,,on y, 1904 ono hundred and sixty OF Ue,'
,ors orc 10 he elected from the imfN-'"o 'o"",'
y,,s,r,cts-fve members from each -eha'' Dr'
r,or tbere are to he fifteen deegateS-"''' .,
o.ms 70 be n mistaken impression ree"'i"-
.,orates.otlarcc namely. that there Is SOM P'V
teton of law BY which they are to DC oi>'"
'. oo. ro,itIcol parties. This Is not 'H' cd,o'
,rh,ohoror nolitical party has the most WV. w.
,,e Observation-Disclosures viii get the ce'u"'"
,,or ~ them. Probably THIS erT"n''" ni,...
.rosc from provision Of law respecting .'' WV
who were elected members Of ''e ''""
..,o,o, Convention Of 1867. In 'hi' Nc" NM
s.,orotoe.atlarre were elected ana V'rr' VIZ M
"e. - ,.o,nr for sixteen In TINS mahhVI "''
soto..otlarre we're divided between the TWO 'n''
,,,,co, narties OF that ycar-the Kcpuoli'"n All" Wv
Democratic ,.- % largo is reduced.
nc COMPARED with the convention VI -. a,o
reruon OF 1904 will have larger h""pyI ~ Geo
~. - tho senate districts. There VIII p' L,
s,s1,t.s from each district instead CT lou' "'
,oe7 There Is only one senate blS"''' a..
e,oto which has more than i've c'un'i'' "'
~, rh,s Increase of thi, class Of delegates VIII
oh,o therefore political conventions 10 '''' =
si,,o tnr delegate from every comfy III c"'"
-. D,st~ic, y Is therefore probable t'A' every
~ % the sixty counties in m" ~ia'' VII" nav
aros.,totvo IN the Constitutional 'ohN'""'" .0'
~. vvIst senate District which has seven con'''~
within It's limits can have rPr'''n"'"' "
y, lie conntIcs among the dclo-a'"Sa' large. .
~, ,.ooor SuGrori have tho opportunity oi 'h'r
,,i, i've. for the G institutional Convention "''
ars hat the electors "mav elect a. d'l"-1' '''
,uoIc or female citizen Of this stare "p'>' nv
=, ,ron,v.onr years" The convention j. I" I'''' ~
.,,o,r on ,bc second Tuesday In May I7"i' viz
=, lbc fret documents which lis members VIII nav
.nbn,i,tcd 10 them viii be rnahul EN.'- VI
..,,,. - Tho state tho condition OF IL finance"
Ia Tho number Of rs officers TIL" constitution
,rh,ch Tho convention will prepare l. to b' Shp'"'''"
,o tho peoplc Of the stat" for Their approval vi VI
oro, AZ tho fail election in 1895 Al inc am"
app."," .s...or. 70 Governor Flower and 10 Lieu
.onontG Governor shcohan ar" to b" cho'en '"' ~ '
.,aroforc will be one OF highest Importance
PROPOSED ,MENDMFNT|.
o y, the s,biecr, which will be con
,., nv the convention OF 7oi are under dlSo"'ol,
.monr men who are likely 10 h" members o' ~ NV
lawyers are much interested in IN" pr"Po>'u A"''"
mont OF the judiciary Article by whioh Inv '"I'
Arneals shall be constituted that u va" N''P "P
i,, ,+s work Recently. it will be remembered
ora h,vison ~ the court created 70 ald H. an"
adjourned only in November last after c'''l"E up
LARGO mart Of the calendar Of the court. b' cN''H
ono recognizes that the Court II Appears VIII III "a
oor ~ "a again fan behind hand with H. CASES ANU
that some permanent relief 10 IN" court sh'"in ~
S,scovercd There Is a scheme also t. ainaleahd'e
into one court the superior Court, the Conr' ol 'o
uon' Plcqs and the supreme Court Of N""Nork MY
Mon who have had experience In the Legislature
will attend the convention with tDe lu'a % "'""7
.h CONSTITUTION Sc as 10 secure HON" rule for Giles
Tho recent arbitrary act OF Governor i'o"cI "i''
lieutenant Governor shcchan In dcprNl"S M'no'
Iishop Of Buffalo of bis right TO appoint the ponce
Commissioners OF that CITY ha- brought nom l@ ,
,o,iyc intcrcrcncc with the rights OF ctlc'' nP"'o
tonably an attempt will be- nadt 40 R"rini ,,p -
ssuosiation for cIc, BY limiting the Legislature "
nossinr general law, for cities >.,, an.
SOM, Of the leading Democrats OF Nc" orN ,hi ;r
-o,,., Who rcrc here recently say that they tmhk
~ oG2n,titutona prohibition should be remover
,.I,oI declares county containing SIH ~
90 600 inhabitants, such city, snail De
allowed to become indebted for any PrpoS' or III any
manner TO an amount which including cH'N ,h an
dohtcdness shall exceed 10 per crh OF l' a.
sessed valuation Of the real cstdt" q" sucl ro"iN VI
rity subject 10 taxation. n appeared by tn' do'
mcnt rolls o, said county city on thr Ii, 49,
n,ent Tor state or county taxes prior u me ihcurs
NJ a,c% ,ndch edncsS' Tho argument mad" against