New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-04

used Promised IF ss fdn the al. office
any no, oi ITS money or property for or in aid Of
Of any candidate for POLITICAL Office or or iG for or m ana
MONEY vr such ONCE or In any manner any OF its
ever @ or Sna Of
Evepr rrso a. Ior moneys or property so used.
section shall forfeit is charter and every foreign
tb e which violates this section shall forfeit
ny I'snt 10 do business IN this State.
f Pee. In all civil actions to determine the for
tions provided in this and the last preceding
OF laws made to enforce this and the last preceding
ing wes on sh ina be eScT ss IRON
shay TEND to cr,mnate himself but his testimony
him. except a prosecution for perjury commlttod in
giving such testimony.
After long debate. Section was stricken out
ana the following was added to Section T.
This section shall not apply TO any corpora ton
organized for political publishing purposes with
effect to prevent such corporation from using It's
property Tor such purposes to the extent made law
full In pursuance of Section of this article.
In this shape the amendment advanced to
third reading by vote of 70 to 90
TIME LIMITS ASSIGNED.
When the evening session convened Chairman
Root, of the Committee on Rules. reported regard
ing time limits on debates follows: That half
hour be given to the naturalization amendment:
one session of three hours the three canal amend
ments; a half hour 10 the terms of office of Coy
se ana s nRe t o
Thursday. All these limits were agreed to except
providing that five i've days debate BE- allowed for the
superintendent He said that on this most impor,
Legislative Organization. which drew up thc ap.
portonmert scheme. had never been informed OF
to debate it al once. At least two days and a half
should be gwen the minority TO express IFS views
Perhaps in that time such reasons would be brought
forward that the apporonment W s, be Ws
a b rh be ad to have pond out be-
fore the amendment was decided upon; a.,
and half to the minority to express its views. If
any suggestions were TO be made they coud all De
Mr. Bowers's amendment was lost
Mr. Roche moved that the vote be taken on l FRI.
John l. Gilbert said that though he ardent
Republican, he wished 10 enter reasonable protest
against limiting debate He suggested that the vote
be aiken on Friday at RasSs sc 6Hei he
Mr. Rochee amendment az amended adopted,
The Convention then went into Committee OF the
Whole on Mr.. Roche's amendment providing mat no
person shall have the right TO vote unless he mas
been a citizen for sixty days. ,...
Mr.. Roche moved to strike out the word "sxty
and insert thirty He said that thirty days wa, was
an opinion. After some debate the amendment was
MIR. Porter moved to amend. making sixty days
residence in the election district necessary to voting
The amendment was then advanced to third read
ing: ,. c...,,,oo ., tho
Convention
Whole on w II. Nicholss amendment directing the
Legislature to make laws for the registration OF
voters to he completed four weeks before election
In cities and in villages OF more than oVv II re-
oulres personal registration, but In other paces
personal registration Is not required on the nrst
Jay OF registration Mr.. Nichols argued at length in
favor of exempti1g the country districts from per
sonal registration. 1t not necessary IN connu-
nities where everybody knew his ncighbor. and II
would amount to a hardship which would amount
almost 10 Acknowledgement.
Mr.. Barhite offered an amendment fixing the last
day of registration at ten days instead of four
weeks before Election Day. His amendment was
adopted
AT this point the Convention adjourned until 10
a.. m. tomorrow.