New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-16
, TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE rRn-Y

BOTH wAYs-MoRRIs TEKULsKY IN THE
ROLE OF REFORMER
.,ox TIE RrGulAn CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRrB-NE
,hanv. June l5.-The Constitutional Convention
aaa preparations to-day for a large number of in
-~s,,ng hearings on next Wednesday. The Canal
Committee will give hearing upon the amendments
.o,os,ng n sale Of the Erie Canal to the United
s,ates Government; the Committee on Charities Will
,,,en 10 arguments the several amendments in
ended 10 prohibit the granting of public money to
,,s support Of sec,aran institutions, and the Com
.,,ee on Cities Will give hearing upon the amend
m separating city from State elections.
Many pet!tions were received to-day in favor of
,ha civil Service reform amendment Among the
.s,ers were John Burroughs. Robert Olyphant and
George Foster Peabody
An interesting letter written by Judge Mott of the
,,,,el States Court of Claims and containing
,r,n,sed amendment TO the Constitution. was read
"a the Convention. 1t was addressed to Mr. Root
and is in part as follows:
,,tsr having watched the operation Of the veto
.aer AT the seat OF the National Government for
NOR than twenty-five years-its effects. errors and
Emissions am Of the opinion that the best H shns
York will so back to the Constitution of Ia.
with modification which embody in the following
THE Governor and two Judges of the Court OF
APP AI ,,stice shall be council of revision Every
IN before it becomes law shall be presented to
With the Of one Of the Judges he shall
sgn H. II II be not approved by the Governor anc
- anprovel by the two Judges. they shall sign H.
II # be not approved by two Of the council II shall
he returned to the house In which II originated
", There are two distinct objects upon which the
veto povb5 sa ee5nd aC detective aF oS biz
The attention Of the public always and the atten-
t uoT r. but the latter is followed by train of
evils uncertainty. litigation ohicla errors ana re-
nnssrenced ridges would in time teach legislators
how 10 frame laws. AS 1t Is now, the work OF
neyOnd the reach of amendment and is critlclsed
by the courts at the cost Of unfortunate sult9rs A
member VIII draft amendment to a Dill Affecting
the business interests OF 10000 citizens ana give less
care and forethought 70 1t than If he was drawing
As TO pernicious measures which should not be,
come laws, though embodied in well-expressed and
nnambisuous bills. and as TO reformatory measures
which should become laws In pursuance OF ,nS VIII
through their representatives. it Is manifest that
the association of two judges of the highest court
governor where he is weak and check him where
he is wrong and raise the veto power out OF the
sfrised FOR Of he 's general welfa%e
0mr statute law State and National, is our dis
grace II there be one duty before the OomEen' ION
palmer than another IT is the auHy 81 NoT
Washington May lS. 1894
Three woman suffrage amendments were offered
providing for woman suffrage. one was submitted
by John Bigelow. ex-Mnister TO France. 1t pro-
xides that the Legislature shall have power TO ex-
tend 10 females all or any of the rights. privileges
they would be entitled or TO which they would be
liable If the word male" were stricken out of the
Constitution ,. -
Vssco p Abbot presented an amendment pro
yiding that the Legislature shall enact laws ior
the enumeration ana registration OF all iemaie
ci,izens who can read the Constitution ana write
their names. and who would be entitled to vote II
they men and providing f9G me s., hs,ber
the rights duties and responsibilities OF the SUI.
frage Shall be extended TO them. II majority OF
women vote in the affirmative the suffrage s"a"
limit TOD
amendment providing that at the fail election the
question of striking the word male from the Con-
iemales who would be qualified. If they Were males
to vote. shall be allowed 10 vote by coiorei @Io,s
vote in the affirmative the word shall be stricken
out The amendment further pFoDqes nnj upon ION
breach OF promise 10 marry shall be aooiished tha
H. rgnt 4 for Donsnpport Section s Of the Code
q Civil Procedure. declaring when a woman may
0n al9ony be allowed the wife against the husband
that woman shall howeyer BE- REQUIRED 10 pear
States or the National Guard of the State or on
me rsSus9R OF se SRern or S Sna De required 10
Norris Tekulsky president OF the State Ale Wine
OF 1900 HQuor dealers. astonshed every one by
coming out as reformer He suggested an amend-
ment designed TO put end 10 the Ives Pool Tax
law and 10 legaze betting on horse-races by de-
clarng the sale of pools on races to be lottery.
duced an amendmen, exempting from the lottery
prohibition the distribution by lot or Otherwise by
duly incorporated art companies among their mem
bers OF pictures. sculptures. etchngs. engravhss
and works Of art
Mr. Porter, of Buffalo. introduced an amendment
10 bring about minority representation in the Legs
lature II provides that the Senate shall consist OF
sixty members and the Assembly OF 49, chosen for
two years The State shall be divided into twenty
Senate districts each 10 choose three Senator'S Each
party shall have two candidates and the three re-
celving the highest number OF votes shall be de-
clarei elected. There shall be an enumeration in
1876 and every ten years thereafter The population
Of the State shall be divided by the number sixty
for Senate districts No district shall contain less
shall be divided into three Assembly districts. and
the ratio shall be One-thrd that OF the Senate
Three Assemblymcn shall be chosen as Senator'S
will be chosen under the amendment, 50 as 10 insure
one minority member from each district
The following amendments were also submitted:
BY Mr.. TOwns-Provdlng for a Senate Of 100 MEM
bers delegations OF five. one from each OF FIVE
political parties from each district, and provldlng
that each Senator shall the final passage or DIS
cast as many votes ne has constituents
BY r VI. JohnsOn-Making the Governor ana the
Chief Judge OF the Court Of Appeals board OF
pardops 10 pardOns in all except treason
and Impeachment, and In those cases 10 suspend
sentence until the Legislature meets; but no pardon
shal be granted until the application has been pup
pshed for three successive weeks IN the city or
county where the conviction obtained
BY Mr. Footed fning the word ballot TO Include
any method of voting authorized by law which shall
receive an equal opportunity TO vote freely In
secrecy