New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-19

THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION COM
MITTEE VOTES 1T DOWN.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS REJECTED BY 4 VOTE
OF 10 TO 4-THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
FAvoRs TIE CONSOLIDATION OF
THE COURTS HEARINGS on
OTHER QUESTIONS.
IRr TTLRGRAFH TO lie TRIBuNE.l

OTHER QUESTIONS.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEI
Albany, July lS.-Woman suffrage is dead. That
is. 1t Is dead II the Constitutional Convention de-
cdes follow the advice OF its Committee on Suf-
frage. That committee early this evening voted
against all the proposed amendments comforting
the right OF suffrage upon women, except that con-
ferrng upon them the right 10 vote for school
officers. The vote I'm the committee so de-
cided-ony four of It's seventeen members favoring
the proposltion-that II seems likely that the Con-
sttutional Convention itself will follow its advice
and oppose woman suffrage. except, perhaps. for
school officers.
The committee held n twenty four hour session
before it reached a decision upon this important
topic. The decision will come with rather IA shock
to the woman-sufrrage party, whose members for
several days have been hoping for the submission
separately OF the woman-sunrage amendment AT
the November election. But the committee thought
that the convention itself should pass Judgment
upon the matter, and not seek to evade response
bility by turning its decision to the voters.
The committee first took UP the main woman-suf-
frage amendments and by a unanimous vote decided
TO report them adversely. The amendments thus
condemned the following: Mr.. Moores. per-
hitting women to vote upon all questions relating
to schools, excise or taxes; Mr.. Mckinsleys' au-
thorizlng the Legislature TO confer the right or
suffrage upon women; Mr.. Lncons. permitting
authorizing women TO vote at the November cleo
ton upon the question of whether not they shall
vote: and Mr.. Foote's. authorizing both men ana
women to vote upon the question of woman sur
frage a majority OF both classes of votes to decide
the matter.
ONE AFTER ANOTHER DEFEATED.
The committee, by a vote OF IL to /. the negative
vote being given by Mr.. Abbott. decided To report
adversely Mr. Abbotts amendment directing the
ff..n Of
frage to the male voters. Another contest followed
upon Mr.. Bigelow's amendment authorizing the Leg
islatur,e gradually 10 extend the right OF suffrage 70
women This was defeated by vote OF 10 10 = the
negative votes being given by John Bseiow ana
Gideon j. Tucker. y two hours contest then ioi-
lowed upon Mr.. fuckers amendment providing Tor
the shnls sion separately the voters at the NO
vcmher election OF the question " permitting women
10 vote Mr.. Lauterbach made an eloquent speech
in favor OF this amendment. but IT wa beaten by
vote OF T. The four votes In favor OF submit
ting the question to the voters OF the state were
given by John Bigelow. Mrabeau J.. Towns Gideon
J. Tucker and Edward LGutorbach three Democrats
and one Republican. The thirteen nesaiiv" votes
were given by william T. Goodclr. OF syracuse
Henry j. Cookinhlm. II Utica. John T. f"rkh"FH''
OF Bath: Henry ". HI. OF Buffalo. Nhsco }. AID
bott If Governor. i. Gerry Wellington. oi hhn"-
ton; John W. O'Bricn. Of Auburn. Henry W. VIZ
gins Of Mddlc,own. Thomas e. ANord. - syria
cuse: DAVID Mcclure. Of New-Nork l'e i~'nc
NicoIL OF New York. John \. Dcadv. oi N'w- OK
and William H. Cochran. of brooklyn
There is still before the Committee on suffrage
however. an amendment permitting women 10 vote
for school officers. and probably this may 10 re-
ported favora ply.
Tho Judiciary Committee has about completed
its work upon the judiciary article ~ the 'o"ru-
tuition To-day the committee decided In favor "i
consolidating the superior court Rni ~" court "i
Common Ileas % Ncw-i DIRK. D." superior court
OF buffalo and the city Court % bro"klyn. Win
the Supreme Court The present Judges ~ IN"
abolished courts are 20 become members ~ tr
Supreme Court. and viii hav" chefSr ~ common
law cases. while the supreme Court juls"- WIN
iniftcr has also about decided IN favor 81 n"
creation OF court 10 b" Known - Npp".@l@ :"
larinents and nye Appellate Suprcw" ''utt jrls'-
in each department Ihey are 1l 70 40 ~, ,,e So,
prene Court bat ar" not 10 do any ",N'I H"',
Court business IT - ne aesis" 70 nav liz
posed Of by the-~ App"iInt Supl"in,, ' an, M'
r,ton Of H. present work ~ this way It is be
iicved the people OF the state VIII J." TcieNrl 'i
and that court therefore wiI be- LEFT with seven
Judges. az At present
\ CONSERVATIVE COMMITTEE
The Committee on State Finances AMI Taxation.
which has Milo NJ Acker. OF liornells'!ll". "S U.s.
chairman. t. a most conservative body. ms att"t-
noon &, decided 10 report adversely the amendment
suggested
vding for the taxation Of all property s.crpt that
owned By the United States or the State Of New
York. the amendment Of benjamin ;. Dean, apoI-
ishing the exemption Of church property from taxa
ton. The Amendment OF Mr Kellogg. proFln'hs
Tor The taxation Of property except that owned ~
IN. I'uii.l State the state. county. city or
80 '''n,,,le,iDn ~ he new. CAPITOL by contract
an expense not 10 exceed 4ovl.Vn
Mr. Sprngwellcr. Of Buffalo. appeared BE- Tore the
on Trades ana Industries to-day and
advocated the passage Of hs amendments TO M
and lcgalizing boycotihs IN M aISu i H. H.
said that the Legislature had rtri'k'ii Town h'
ard fhe.c laws were sustained by the courts Work
ingmen were not permitted by certain cpiporauoh-
thoyz"I agents Of trade unions have been arrested
Tor the mcr. distribution Of circulars. AZ IN the
ba Ifet BOTH Of HcwYork Ciy These men
Imprisoned for from two months to ,"o >c,dS ana
however humiliating 1t may De- haS b".n sn nm,
princillcs OF equity. the lawmakers have MANAGED
vorbingmen have been ceaselessly the victims OF
intIsice and under the decisions Of tn" courts the
wrongs inflicted have been 50 numerous ana int
the courts organized to convict thr poor and
let the rich 20 free. The wAsc-work"Is OF tnlr
STATE must have some protection. 80 that u we
send bin 10 the Legislature. that body cannot say
that It IL unconsiitntionaL ana II ~ ,han Sn,d
Executive he cannot veto IL on account Oh ~ "tnS
or II he should sanction me p,i
that no corporation can carry II INTO me courts
and have them say that the action OF thc I'rgisia
ture and chief Executive mas Deem uhcohs''u-
tiOnal"
BANKS AND TRUST COMPANIES
The Committee on Banking tonight gave a sec
ond hearing the question OF the taxation OF
banks and trust companies David Mcclure" 81
New York CITY. argued against the taxation Of
trust companies.
C. r. Lewis OF the Guarantee and Indemnity
Comp?ny. Of Ncw-YOrk city, presented tn. quota
tlons Of bank and trust and trust company stock OF
70 showing that the three highest BANKS
quoted in the aggregate four times as nu"h
as the three highest trust companies. There was no
reason he said why the trust companies should be
singled out for taxation
samuel H. Benton Of NewYork city. represent
lng the National banks. said that there were two
classes Of financial Institutions which wcr" organ
izc1 for the purpose OF making moncy-thc National
hanks nd the trust companies The banks had long
been obliged TO submit 10 taxation on the shares OF
its stock. Why should not the trust companies