New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-27
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED.
WORK OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CON-
VENTION
RECOVERY FOR LOSS or OBJECTIONABLE
OF MEASUREMENTS

RECOVERY FOR LOSS OF I1FE-PROBABLE
COST OF CANAL IMPROVEMENTS.
lrHoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT oF mp rRIBUvvI
Albany July 1-The Constitutional Convention
took under consideration to-day william J. Roche $
amendment to the Constitution abo.ishIng al kinds
OF pensions except those for policemen and fremen
in cities Mr. Roche after advocating earnestly the
passage OF the amendment declared that In his
opinion the State must keep us pledge 10 those
Judges Of the Court Of Appeals and Supreme Court
who are now entitled 70 pensions He then offered
an amendment continuing such pensions. Michael
j. Mulqueen opposed the amendment. Mr.. Spencer
also opposed the amendment az too sweepinx In
character and argued that the pension was part
OF the compensation OF Judges, a permanent addi-
ton 10 their salaries
Amendments being offered by Mr. Mclaughlin
and Mr.. Ho.comb tie convention concluded to de-
bate It further. and accordingly ordered al proposed
amendments TO IT printed. and postponed the con-
sideraton OF the until next week.
The Convention then debated the following amend
ment to the Constitution drawn up by special
committee improving the methods and .essening
the cost of transferring land OF which Andrew H.
Green chairman:
All laws relating to the transfer OF titles to. or
interest in. land in this state by conveyance de-
wise or descent or the recording indexing Of in
struments providing for such transfers. shall here
after be general laws applicable to the entire STATE
The Governor is directed. at the first session OF
the Legislature after the adoption of this constitu
tlon. 10 appoint. with the advice ana consent OF
are counsellors-at-law and have been admitted 20
practice for not less than ten years. who snail be
Records OF tn. State Of New-York. whose duty it
shall be- anong other things to be prescribed by
the Legislature In connection herewith 20 consider
and from time to time report to the Legislature
such bills as In their opinion should be passed by
the Legislature 10 reform. simplify ana cheaper
the transferring and dealing with the titles TO and
interest In land In this state.
Any vacancy In said board shall be filled in ike
manner the original appointments
Said commissioners shall serve without compensa-
ton and shall be- allowed for their reasonable ex-
penses and clerk hire such sums as shall be audited
and approved by the state Controller.
MIR Green described AZ length the land transfer
laws previously passed by the Legislature and drew
attention 10 the present defects Of those Jaws He
was followed by John II. Peck who declared that
the larl transfer system Of the state a5omni-
bic The Convention was obviously Interested In
these speeches and then laid aside the amendment.
uniu the coming week
Ex-Judge Nelson smith ~ New-York. presented
AN amendment the Constitution to-day which
has application to the Lcxow investigating Commit
tees witnesses and the testimony given by them.
Tho amendment snys. In part:
~ person charged with criminal offence or
under suspicion of having committed criminal
offence shall DE compelled 20 testify or 20 produce
any paper or give or furnish any evidence agains,
himself 40 person shall De deprived OF NE, liberty.
property the possession and privacy OF the person
or the enjoyment of any natural right without due
process ~ law This State shall not make nor en-
force any law which shall ahrilg" N" privileges
" lnmunies Of the citizens " the State or u The
United State. nor leny 70 any per'vl within T.
jurisdiction ne equai protection o; lis laws No
person shall be- Required or omp"Ncl 20 submit %
a physical examination In cases 10 recover damages
me convention j. DESTROYS Of knowing what
would be me probable cost u cua-ging The canals
%. ne stat" and e.. Therefore. recently requested
Edward HANNAH. the super n'~n1'nt Of fu1ic
Work =, supply lnformniion upon t'ls sublec,.
Mr. Hnun-u'- reply MAS received today one -
;hc quee'ions which be wa- ASKED . answer was
10 probable cost - deepening the canh.S - a
dep'h q mn" feet and The consequent land Images
MI Hannah r"pa"- that M approx .mhlr coz, ~
making ne -npr1 yement- u t!c several canals
would be Fri. He.l.c, oswego nc,co9 cay ,is
$ s;aSr Mr. iIrnnan dds TIA; il NJ BACK river
Jana. enlarged 20 dep'h u m" feet no cost
Of This latter Improvement w'ad o. between ~
The convention further asked Mr. Hannan to state
thc probable rofi 81 cleaning ont me canals 70 az
- giyc fuu SO u them FOR navigation. lie gives
The following estimate - - ..oo,.
Cayuga and seneca. rop' Total s. s5'")
II ne Black H'yst canal should be a-rp"nc c
~. IMPROVEMENT would cost $4,000"
q n.,n ns" All oeSs u UNIFORM length AMI gave
I'm ,etnll tNe estimated cost Of tho necessary
Engineering Of locks under this plan
In reply - an inquiry as TO the probable cost ~
constituting suitable ship canal IN place Of and
Hannah stated tina, no reliable data existed from
which ANYTHING Ike a fair approximation OF IN"
neer Sweet estimates the cost Of constructing a
canal with bottom width Of lon feet nnt hspth
~ n foot With locks 80 feet IN length. hay
lng A uilth ~ n feet AT about $50 5000 20 fi75,
o. 81 M.ssrs seymour and Sch"nck haze each
estimated that such canal. including land dam
agc. and damages FOR the diversion Of III" water
necessary for such "A canal. would cost about As"-
f.n ~ such canal would l." capable or bearing
the largest OCEAN vessels from Lax" IRE 10 ul"
water on the Hudson River An estimate made
r.csutlv shows that 20 construct u canal suthpl
FOR tho use ~ existing lake vessels or such "a VIII
rrnbnbly be built when the now f"enty.onF i""'
lake channels are completed. tn" sum of F--o'vv"
would 40 necessary. $3.50, ,.-,.
Tho Committee on Preamble and Bill OF fNSh'S
had under consideration this afternoon NJ LUCK.
90 Amendment 10 the Constitution proNllng thht
mo statutory Limitation shall be- placed upon ne
amount Of dan recoverable by civil action TOT
no loss OF human NE" william u. Dck"y ap-
pcnr-d before the committee AMI made an arEu
mont I'm favor OF the amendment 6 &. Phuglng.
Of Ncw-York opposed he amendmen; On behalf of
inc Hcw- York central The matter was one; ne
argued FOR Legislative enactment n" commute
decided 90 report The proposed Amendment a.V"rt'
is The vote was to 4. the ayes being M'~Sr'
Francis Alvery Augustus Frank Nhni'nherG;
woodward Bigelow. SchumaAfY and Phrker ana
IA. nays Messra \ n Green. Tuckcr ana N"rl"f
The committee on Preambl" snd i'l or Hlghts
apparenty intends TO put something ~ ~" 'onrt'
tntiou which viii repeal m" Ives Fool la" IN
committee viii meet tomorrow morning 10 con
slider IN. report OF n suh-commtte" consisting 81
Anlrcw II 'Grecn. ~ Hcw-Y Ork; eX-'onsr'fsinan
Tncier ~ I,rooklyn and Myron I. Parker. Of
o-lenns county on ar amendment prohibiting bets
on horse races and all kinds Of gambling.