New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-05
VOTE FOR THEM ALL!
,.ss THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENTS!

MENTS!
r,,REE SEPARATE PROPOSITIONS SUBMITTED BY
, CONVENTION: APPORTIoNMENT. CANAL
IMPROVEMENT. AND THE OTHER THIRTY
ONE AMENDMENTS TOGETHER.
,raa Tribune this morning prints compact
mary of the proposed constitutional amend
MFG which are to be passed upon tomorrow
=. the people at the polls. The convention
hitch met to revise the Constitution of the State
~, Of all the schemes presented 10 It adopted
onIv thirty-three amendments. and decided to
snhrnit them to the popular vote in three dis.
,,nct propositions, as follows;
r.rs,-The Legislative Apportionment-the only
.,nos,, which could possibly involve considera,
.,.ss Of craftsmanship. (See No. IS below
so.ond-The Canal Improvement Amendment
..,.0,v,nc the expenditure OF public money. (See
No q below
Th;rd-An the other thirty-one amendments
IA, Of which were adopted without any con-
.,aarable opposition in the convention. and whose
.,ootion is deemed necessary 10 pave the way
q, many desirable reforms.
yo,s for ALL the amendments.
ro,owing is the summary:
"a hermit the Legislature to abolish coroners.
NJ
Y. Office. This branch of the public service is
s.se.raly regarded as being in an unsatisfactory
~ require that all bills shall be printed in final
form at least three GAYS DeIore ,ner passage. th,%
I:Ison. ,..,.. ,so so.,,a, .. -. ..ssro,,v -
eli q vacancy as Governor after the Lieutenant
Governor thus defining more fully the succession
70 i ne abosh the limitation OF 5000 for damages
,nm injuries causing death. This limitation seems
from ~ view of the fact that damages which may
a producing death
Unlimited. ,so pr..,,or. ., ~. Senate 70 oct
- Lieutenant GOVERNOR. thus enlargng the express
asors.ItlItonal powers of the former.
TU among among those whose inmates do not acquire
~ lose residence for the purpose of voting.
To remove the prohibition h agans the sale OF
the Onondaga SAT- 'Spiiiss' WHY" arc 'o"S'""'
loss TO 70 hermit the trial Of voting machines or some
rns,bod Of recording and counting votes IL found
70 be superior to the present system OF election by
'sNT To- abolish the Code Commission, whose work
A ,s r. prohbit riders" on appropria ton bills.
Another safeguard against ABUSES /" legislative p'o-
es1ul IT, REQUIRE period Of ninety days instead of
vote can be exercised. This is designed 10 do away
x Won The notorious grinding of citizens the
sxs Of elections and will tend to induce more
reid inquiry into the qualifications OF applicants
'JIs To change the date of meeting of the Legis-
ature from Tuesday to "Wednesday SO that the sun
SsY taken Ssip' up by the SpeaRership contest;
IL To prohibit the issue of passes by railroad
telegraph and telephone companies TO pubic on
GERS Obviously a step TO lessen the opportunities
for corporations 10 make tools Of public servants nnyic
labor thus forbidding the competition of prison
work with free and honest labor
* To provide for securing fair elections by re-
curing that the two principal parties shall be
equally represented on all election boards ,or ,-sa
rbe schools in which all the children of the State
may be educated and 70 prohibit absGneY ,b me
carving out the American principle OF complete
separation of Church and State. ,u
H. To secure more speedy and enective ADMIN
,strston of Justice throughout the state by such
revision of the judiciary system as WI reinT ia
Calendars and Of the calendar of the Court Of APP.
reals The principal features of this Amendment am.
with the supreme Cour, and the establishment, In
place Of the nine general terms now exsSin n ,S S
Supreme Court who shall form court of last re-
sOf upon all questions Of fact ana , upon ns al DE-
pavtments. The imposition Of A none unit , upon
the right Of appeal TO the Court OF Appeals 10.
rs TO provide for new apportionment of sen so
.ors aaa Assemblymen the membership e, OF h one
cases the distribution is made with entire fairness
and in ss.ei la coup %yn hea permits
10 To prohibit the sale Of public lands In the
lVf measn o preserve the Water supply the
principal streams and health resort ior '"e peo
> To establish in the Constitution the prss oI
satisfactory system Of registration foroiddhg; now
the first day Of registration in the thinly SCI
tel regions outside OF the cities ana large VII
lagos . I'LL, ,,,o,
and % To separate in the larger cites muhC
nal Elections from the State and National eiec'oS
TSis l. 10 be accomplished by re-arranging the
terms Of office and times Of election OF certain pup
lie servants that State officers VII DC eiss'S
in even-nunnbered years and municipal ofhcers N
odd.ruTnberej years This proposed separation o,
securing the reform of city governments, as u VIII
tsn1 ~ promote the m sndgcinent OF municipal az
fairs i,,dn their own merits: ana it will also per
nit TIE determination Of great issues al stake N
National and State elections upon tnelT H'!lto,
without d.moraizing arrangements with purely
local questions and contests ,, ,., T.,
q To permit the sale Of the Hamburg 'dhal III
Buffalo .,a -
"a To authorize the Legislature to provide LOT
the imnrovor,on, of the canals. without however
borrowing money for that purpose: unless ne pto
pe authorize IL according to Article VII, SeCuph
u Of the present Constitution. Unless such au-
thori,y is given. improvements must De psia ~.
as they 20 on. in the same way that Tie e1
pense Of maintaining and repairing the canlis y
defTayed present: 50 that the tNpe,iul,tnae mI
always remain under the control OF the peo-