New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-21
NOT TO BE ABOLISHED.
DEFEAT OF THE PROPOSITION TO DO
AWAY WITH STATE COMMISSIONS

ROOT on THE JUDICIARY ARTICLE
oRoM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF rRIpuxD
Albany. Aug. N-The Constitutional Convention
had only "a of Its l75 delegates present when 1t met
this morning but before the session closed l6 dele
gates had arrived In the Assembly Chamber. and
had responded to their names upon the rolicall
The Convention. at its morning session. disposed
Of two proposed amendments to the Constitution.
The first taken up was that Of Mr.. Dean. OF Chau-
tauqua County, abolIshing State Commissions Mr..
Dean. in support Of this amendment. said that there
were fifteen State Commissions. eleven Of which
had been established since 1880. These commissions
in 1880 CO only $1,000; they cost over $1,000
900. The people had direct control OF them In
his Judgment. the Insurance Department was con-
trolled by the insurance companies, the Railroad
Commission by the railroads. and the Banking De-
partment by the banks. The corporations paid for
the support OF these departments. and naturally
had commanding Influence In them. The State
ought to pay for the maintenance OF these commits
sions itself. II they 10 be maintained. Mr..
Dean showed from statistics that the commissions
extremely costly. In the last thirteen years,
he said they had cost the people 100000. In his
Judgment the commissions should be abolished, and
| the Legislature limited to creating commissions with
a life Of only three
The Democratic members through William D.
Veeler. attacked the amendment scheme Of
the Republicans deprive certain Democrats OF
their offices Mr. Dickey. in reply said the Repub
cans coming into power In the State. and there
FORE Mr. Dean could have such object.
Edward Lau,erbach opposed the amendment on
the ground that 1t would destroy the Electrical
Commission OF New-York. which had done good
work. Mr.. Maybee thought 1t would be calamity
to destroy the Dairy Commission and the Court Of
Claims.
After further debate c. H. Mclaughlin moved
that the amendment be rejected and his motion
was adopted by "A vote Of Is to 20.
q ,>,o maid. ohp on
proposed amendment providing that for the pur-
pose OF voting person shall be deemed TO have
gained or lost residence by reason OF his pres
| ence absence while kept at any almshOuse or
other asylum 'or institution wholly or partly sup
ported at public expense or by charity" This
! Amendment relates TO the inmates of the Sailors
Snug Iiarbor. After short debate the amendment
ordered to third reading by a vote OF -
| to q.
DEBATING THE JUDICIARY ARTICLE.
| The Convention this afternoon debated for the
| first time the judiciary article Mr.. Root. chairman
| Of the Judiciary Committee" opened the debate with
careful statement of the chief points OF the ar
| tcle saying In part.
one trial Is given litgant IN most OF the States.
review the business done by the lower courts. ex-
cept for the vast number OF lawsuits in this state
But three four courts cannot settle the law. II Is
to the interest OF the people to know what Is the law
a Judicial system may be a harmonious whole. me
! law should be clear and harmonious. some supreme
| Court. therefore i needed 70 declare me law bui
| for that. We could abolish the Court OF Appeas am
! C-eate appellate supreme courts. When the fenera
Terms were constituted II was believed ohE -, Ger
tain number Of appeals would go 20 me court OF
Appeals !, was 80 FOR some time. but Is so no
longer The result is mat such Arg Keen %
up with ii. business We therefore have laborea 70
S w9s C,I.tute to TO- d,-laTe the law We found
! the General Terms TOO small Frequently also tne
lse ir9m Tn9m ro5 an an' the wa" other wo JUDGES
Concurrence rather than Disagreement was me rue
,ure has opened the a.or i95 a Up st,,e into four
Io,r,,n.nts which will take the place OF the General
Terms Of the supreme anl Sug"ri9r c@", ,bis ap
give nnnlity 20 the LESSONS 81 ' ,o ,Sp,
curt II win a real court and worthy n Oh ,n
name OF an eya Tcmbers vii have 10 consult They
viii 40 better work and betier-respe1in ali other
relieve them o, ~, make /, 50 they cannot be called
upon 10 do circuit work W. mar, ,he ,nno,ntive
sf.,.n as able as Efficient as any court Of x
resort in the Ini3n We ee"ye T from than the
| present General Term
| THE LIMITATION OF APPEALS.
| MI. .orr.lo,iye 10 this plan IS the Limitation vi
o,rcals 70 the Court 81 Appeals we Try 10 man
| line ~ distinction between th's o"''' ~
| lower courts. We propose To unit .re ''''
! , o. tho review - questions Of law anu 10 "P'
,.,ls Tor new trials In cascs OF stipulation, i"'lr
Arreais will only consider questions 81 Tbcrc is to
~ of
be an end Of controversy on ,,or'e,,i,s or re-
~. do not touch tn" questions OF non ,s,,S ,'iges
yer versus. ~ cav that when questions OF fact ere
,,icI ,hcy shall not 20 on TO me tourl W NJ, ,ho
We give INN INN, Ne believe this change VIII so
creatly decrease the appeals To the Uu u,,h ~.
| pnais that 1t will be able TO Keep "P WI"
W" have also increased The working power OF was
sested that we could limit appeals by s m'" n
suhh', iut we do not believe that Is wise PR,
c"'ns a. veil as great ones. We desire the Cout our,
Of Appeals be the court oil thS o, ,.n or Ger.
| as the court Of the rich man we u'h' VA 49,
" Norton wanted 10 know why the terms OF
| ,be surrogates of Brooklyn had been increase" "
r",,r,onn years instead Of six. Mr. Root repl'ei
| that the representatives of Kings county ""
Mr. Morton said he did not desire IT, ana hn'' nv ~
hoard II person who did. Jesse Johnson ana ''''
Jacobs said that they had not asked for III or,,cr
| The Judiciary Article was made EPc'''' ~
| for every session until disposed oil.
| 4 recess was taken until D. N. uh,,o y, tho
rnG,cIarv Article at thu evening session TIE con-
yention reconslIered the vote by whrn II n, order
ciiei to make the article standing spe'i'' o'''''
and laid the motion on the tape rro,, had offered
At the afternoon session f. K n9" lover to pro-
an amendment giving the l.egisature ptes instead
Vide Tor eleven supreme Court Just,,T R-o,yn
Of providing for them IN ne at timing session met
some delegates thought the amenirhe"' rsIer sniI
be- taken up u,, would encourage shf,lessness
ana innttenton TO duty. ana the ""'e'''"'"'
taken debated anu lpSt. -, ,,akipg the
| Mr Platzek moved 70 amend py rn WorH civ
Judges Of the abolished courts IN ~" IN m
i,rnot vn and Buffalo eligible 10 appolnim'n. !" ~
anpeate division of the supreme Cnu ,,b rs %,
daaa,,ek saI that these judges had as fnucn ~
- sit in thai division as had the regularly eiec'en
Supreme Court justices. ,, .,, ,be LAWYERS
r., 'Tew.York CITY were satisfied with the c'ause d.
IL stood. ,,o,,a1 "a we're several
The amendment was deleatc"' 10 W."
II Green OF New York offered an ainehii''cs en-,
reGnclng tho term Of office OF justices OF the ~
nrcme Court from fourteen to eight YEAR, -, ~
Amendment was lost Mr.. Pratt moved INA, ,v ca
,arm mo reduced to years. The afnendineL'. W,
LOST and the convention adjourneu uhth to-n"0'"
morning 10 o'clock.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Cities to-morro" wiz
sent TO the Convention the following a'"e'''
relating to the sale of franchises py '''' on,
Article VIII of the Constitution Is herepy ai,e"'
| ed nv adding "A new section. to read as iVlioM