New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-11
NOTHING DONE FOR CANALS.
TOTAL FAILURE OF THE EFFORT TO
AROUSE SENTIMENT IN THEIR FAVOR.
THE NIAGARA POWER QUESTION FRUITLEssLi
DISCUSSED IN COMMEMORATIVE STATE
OFFICERS AMENDMENT GOES
TO THIRD READING.


poses was not disposed L Dy the NoHslitu'"""i
| Convention this morning. When the adjourn
| ment came on Saturday the pending motion
was that OF Mr. Acker. 20 strike out the Whoie
amendment. This morning there was dticu.ty
| in obtaining a quorum. one was many o.
! tanned however by the president ordering tne
| name of Joseph Koch OF New YORK, 10 De
| stricken from the rolls because Mr. koch mad
| never reported for duty. This made eghty-ioul
| a quorum just the number Oh ueieSates aireau9
| IN the chamber -
! AS soon as the Niagara amendment was called
| up. Mr.. Bowers offered (. substitute proVloihB
! that the Legislature shall not grant any more
rights to take water from above the Fal.s, except
| for sanitary. domestic fire purposes. ana con-
| nrming the right of tho companies Wnich nans
| been chartered or when nave Deeh tdhihs ""'ei
| Andrew II. Green Offered a substitute provid-
Ing that the Legislature shall grant no rgnt WIN
| out adequate compensation, mat any INVERSION
| of water not injurng the Falls may go on, ana
that the rights may be revoked at any time.
| Mr. Green who is one of the Commissioners
| Of the Niagara Reservation, said that ne hoped
I some attention would be paid 70 ms substitute
! The truth that nobody had snow on tils
great question but the corporations. ana they
| had been. and still were. well represented on 'ne
| floor Of the Convention.
The chair has no knowledge Of that as a
fact" said Mir. Choate To this Mr. Green re-
piled: Then the chair cannot be very opserV-
ing What l have stated is well known 10 ali
| who have taken any pains TO find out
| Mr. Becker offered this substitute:
| The right to divert the waters OF the Niagara
| River aOoye Niagara Falls. pursuant TO any gran.
or license granted by Legislature, and the rgnt
OF any corporation other tnan municipal eSrpS ora
ton. and OF any person actually engaged on the tst
day OF september 1894 in the diversion OF the waters
OF said river above said falls Tor business or manu-
featuring purposes. shall be subect 10 regulation ~
the commissioners OF the Land Once IN sucn in an
ner that any diversion of said waters snail not I'M
pair beauty and grandeur OF the american r a.
OF said river or OF the state reservation a, &
rails. said commissioners OF the i'anu -
from time TO time. after notice TO the Soiniilssio
ers OF State Reservation Aforesaid ana 70 an
other parties Interested. make sucn orders anu S
such directions in regard 10 sald diversion anu US
| ton shall not be deemed to recognize any right
privilege license under which any person or cor
sai river or to affect the power OF the Legislature
to regulate the diversion OF said waters ior me pui
or for canal slips leading 10 docks ana wharves aDs
the Of said river. or for sanitary or domesuc
| purposes.
Mr. Roche proposed to add, after the words
| use OF such waters" in Mr.. Bowerss SUBSTITUTE
the following, and the COMPENSATION 10 pe
paid by the State therefor Mr.. Johi'so"' Vi
| Wyoming, offered this substitute:
| The Legislature shall grant. sell. lease, or
otherwise dispose of any right. title or interest," S
| thereof but the same sna remain the property
OF the State, and under It's management anu wi"
| troll forever.
| Mr. Mcclure said that the question had be,
| come SO muddled that no one could understand
it. He therefore moved that all the sups.itu :,
| be printed and that all further discussion .e
| postponed until after the printing. 80 man!
| amendments were made to Mr. MCCLURE ~
ton that both II and the substitutes Werc .,- -.
| ferred II the Committee on Rules iol iSppi u
| The committee reported that the matter sApuid
| be taker up directly after the third reading 81
the seventeen bills now on that oraef, "a' -,
had been made special order LOT .- -, .,'|
| morning and that the debate be limited TO one
h"mr n" speaker having more than i've min
| u,os The Convention agreed to THIS put thG
| amendment is not likely 10 be reache" u'ii
| Wednesday. .., 49,, -, 49,,
| The Committee OF the Whole then took up
| Mr. Lauterbachs amendment relative ~ VIZ
Office Of the Governor ana other Sta'e ,x
4 .h A
| Governor should hold office for four years ana
! his successors for two years. ms was ne
feated. and also an Amendment s a III Gnvernors
The amendment was then ordered to thifd
rcadS III Of Arc!e IL Is hereby amended to
section The executive power sna ,; De -, res ,wa
ears. Leutenant-Governor shan be- CHOSEN az IN.
time and for rne src,eI next preceding the
| time when this section shall take erect snail no.u
oic vi ss "a and their Successors shall be chosen at
the general election IN that year: ,,on,ea 9, &c =,
section Of Article is hereby amended 50 as %
'y SScon i rh Secretary OF state comPtrSI,er
| Attorney General Treasurer and state Engineer
| and Surveyor shall b. chosen al a general election
the times AID places Of ecns ne bor es or
years except as provided in a., section 0 oI Ias
eTcepne ten Speaker Of the Assembly shall
stated times during his continuance IN ottcs receive
| increased or dni!nishe1 during the term for which
| hn shall have BEN elected. shall he receive to
| compensatioi No person shall be elected to the
office or State Engineer and Surveyor who is not
Amend Section Of Article so to read as fol-
Sec . The first election of the Secretary Of state
| Controller Attorney General Treasurer and state
f sss be- hr in the year @ and
their term Of office shall begin on the lst OF January
eral election in the year 1898 and every two years
thereafter their successors shall be elected for the
| term of two years.
The long-deferred canal amendments were
/ then considered in tie Committee Of the Whole.
| 1t will be recalled that the Canal Committee had
| already voted against these several propositions:
Mr. Roche's. providing for the improvement OF
| the canals and the election Of the superintendent
! of public works: Mr.. McDonoughs. giving the
| state authority TO sell or lease the canals 70
| the Government OF the United States: Mr.. AL
worlds giving authority to the State To give the
| canals To the Government Of the United States
| on condition that the latter should maintain
| them turn them irto A snip canal and build
- ship canal around Niagara Falls on the Amer-
| can side. The favorable report of the commit
| tee was upon the three following amendments
| only: Mr.. Cassidys. striking out the obsolete
| provisions relative 10 oils. taxes and revenues;
! the Canal Committees allowing the imposition
| Of tolls on Canadian produce; the Canal Com
! mittee's taking the Hamburg Canal OF buhain
| out Of the canal system 50 that 1t may be SOLD
| or otherwise disposed of
! In the course Of the debate these amendments
were introduced: BY MIR. Cady. providing that
| The canals of the State may b" improved in SUCH
| manner as the Legislature shall provide by law,
| and n date may be authorized for that purpose
I'm the manner prescribed In Section IL OF Article
| of the present Constitution.
| BY Mr. Baker authorizing the Legislature IN
| It's discretion to impose tolls on prouucts "r
| nronartv Of the Dominion Of Canada passing
| through any canal f this state, and such tolls
! shall not be imposed or collected after the
| Dominion of Canada shall have ceased 10 I'M
go or collc,t tolls on American products pass
| INC through the Welland Canal and other canals
~ tho Dominion of Canada; also providing mat
~ 90 ,aIs of the State may be improved in such
| nnanner as shall be provided by law, and the
| IepislatIre shall have tie power 10 contract
| debts for the improvement OF canals. such DEBTS
| 70 he made payable at srch time snd In such
! Inner as the Legislature shall direct.
| ~ Mr. Roche constituting a commission OK
| ,ha State Engineer and Surveyor. the Superin-
/ -, =, public Works and three citizens 10 be