The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-11
FOR THE SEVENTH TIME
NEW FORK sOLoNs NILE MEET IN
CONSTITUTIONAL CONTENTION ~

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with the other officers to be elected next
fall the people OF the State will elect delegates
to the seventh Constitutional Convention OF
the State Of New York. These DELEGATES are
| to be chosen by Senate districts In sufficient
| number to give one to every Assembly dis
| trict composing tho Senate district. and
| small number at large The act as originally
passed provided for special election the past
| spring and tho holding Of the Convention this
| summer, but. In view OF the heavy expenses
| attending a special election. amounting to
about $4,000 and the questions raised as 70
the constitutionallty OF the Convention cot
| the act was amended as to require the eleo-
| ton OF the delegates instead OF the appoint
| ment OF some OF them by tho Governor. and
| the election was postponed to the general
| election In the fall and the Convention was de-
| ferred until the summer OF next year. 1t 10
| to meet In Albany next May and will continue
| In session until fall 1t will have the use OF
| the Capitol, and II will be held at the time OF
tho year when the members will be DESTROYS
Of getting through as soon az possible. The
summer time will be more convenient for law
yers and business mon who find 1t hard "
give up several months In the winter. ,..
Under the state Constitution II Is required
that every twenty years there shall DO sub
mitted to the people the question whether
there shall be IA Constitutional Convention. Un-
mitted In 1880 and the vote was overwhelm.
ingly in favor Of Constitutional Convention.
Nothing however. was done until it.cams
about that the Legislature and tho Governor
were OF one political faith when bill was
promptly agreed on and became q law.
Besides the amendments to the Constitution
by a Convention and the approval OF the people
at the polls. there have been number OF
changes with the concurrence OF both Houses
~ tha Taui alofu AZ
people. There have also been number OF
Commissions created In different ways which
have presented amendments. t,
The first Constitutional Convention was also
known as the Fourth Provincial Congress and
as the Convention Of Representatives OF the
State OF New York. 1t adopted tho first Com
stitution on April 20. 1777. After the adoption
tution e e SonSenton in iFss Whien rated tSs
Federal Constitution and amended the New
held; IN 1871 tho fourth. in 1916 the Nth. and
Some Of the same questions which cameup
before the sixth Constitutional Convention
viii viii come ' up again next year. but il Is not
likely that there will be any discussion upon
the first s Gonstititntional Convention: that Is
the extension OF the suffrage. The suffrage.
tsnaed until Il now WAS is 0e pPaetcaiy
outrage without tax or other auSlifsesatieens On.
few es has
An attem pt to limit tho suffrage in voting ON
%ar q s.I SH fsy tSn. H his
be seriously considered BY the Conyention;,
tho n .slsss Th VII LIZ. 2:
islature has felt the need Of some such reyl-
sion for years. AS q makeshift the Constitu.
sf ns Gss1 isss the
for the creation OF IN additional branch Of the
determined more speedily. Tho creation OF
the addtionsl court resulted in the ;, clearing lie
Sas eSs tser s
< connissioa COMPOSED ehIefy 81 lawyers
ments 70 the judiciary article which did not
Ths main changes proposed to tho Judiciary
article have been made with the intention Of
YoFf city The court Pleas the su
courts Ravs overlappine jurisdictions and
general terms Of their own which may make
BEEN made to increase the Size q ths COURT q
Appeals ana to enable it to divide itself 90 a., ss
calendar INC Bee becomes crowded These Changes.
however. are Of interest chiefly to lawyers
Interest Srs 81 and
Tss 81 Rf ss. Sasn ns ass
several years and failed to pass through the
ts rural Ths S
regard to home rule FOR localities. II is Pro.
b fHs i roiatins to Cities and That Il may not
alter these general PROVISIONS ions by passing aEsS
that 't they Apply to particular Localities only.
The provisSn p t. taTst0P P Gthsrwss
the powers Of local authorities SC. that they
may ds,fermine on what classes Of property
changes WIN $s e restrict the power q ths
resen eonsttutonai TSe IeS
isIature Of New York may not now pass any
persons. ieeislate in regard 70 hishwsys Or
draining swamps locate county seats. chang.
Interest, conduct elections. give sorporation
the right to lay down railroad tracks regulate
visors. audit claims. or interfere In several
9he 50 fer as has been heard
among am lawyers a and in The Various poIitioai
clubs and associations no suggestion has
%sd to e. a al IN e.
Constitution further restrictions on the legis-
stuion ' %Ssh shall g give TO oosites The
right, to decide for themselves everything
health Regulations. public buildings. waite!
supplies. and schools also the control b Of al
vided In the Constitution. "
There has always been better clasB OF men
| in the Constitutional Il Conventions than In tho
| ordinary Legislature. Constitutional Conysn-
| tions come so seldom and take up SO little
| time that many men who ordinarily do not
take part In politics strive to obtain seats N
| the Convention. Whatever it does will have to
| be approved by popular vote before 1t be-
comes the supreme law OF tho , State. H ts
delegates nre to be chosen they Will
be selected In reality by tho De i S tic
| people for in all the Senate districts. except
three or four the party majority Is 50 decided
| to the Constitutional Convention by the
majority party equivalent talent ox to "a
| a provision in the bill. that no man shall vote
for than hall the nSmber Of delegates r.
select tho Delegates. This VIII shut out many
amendments from reform clubs; trade unions.
anti monopoly ass1eiationsi and other similar
were the delegates elected by system OF
| ulntI VI Voting tha State nj largo.