New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-29
WORK OF THE CONVENTION.
cr,rrNENT OF THE PROPOSED CONsTI-
TUTIONAL CHANGES.
rt,,Rry-oNE AMENDMENTS OFFERED TO THE
rr-DGMENT OF THE PEoPLE-THE MAJORITY
u,sTIFIEs THE WISDOM OF ITS
PROCEEDINGS


JusTIFIEs THE WISDOM OF ITS
PROCEEDINGS.
10y TELEGRAPH TIE TRBuSRl
.,,rv Sent 2s-The Constitutional Convention
,rac,,callv completed its work late this afternoon
The Republican delegates held a caucus, ana ai'e.
long debate determined to have the 'hi't! oi'e
proposed amendments submitted TO the Peopie "'
the November election upon three separate ucke'S
There will be yea and nay ballot upon each one
of these three subjects: The reapportionment cala
improvements and the rest of the amendments 40
q whole
when this MAN was submitted to the Democrats
Of the Constitutional Convention. Mr. herwih I"
Democratic delegate, moved that the prison iapoi
amendment also be made separate aine'u
for the purpose Of securing a separate vote upon "
tlihu Root opposed this notion stating that aV'U'
In New-York City voters would nave I'M 1
lots thrust into their hands on Election Jay
yv.h ,hese six ballots added there would be nine
teen ballots nut In the possession OF the Ne"-ioi.
City voters A further increase OF bahotS "ou''
confuse voters Mr.. Kerwins motion was '",
voted down. also motion VI @'
jerks Democrat that the prison LABOR ah'ehul'.. .
should be substituted for the canal ahehuiiie'''.
r, rorostion Of the majority then adopted
by a party vote of a to 49,
The Convention followed up this action oy auop'
ing an address to the people explaining caieiu"'
the proposed amendments This aduieSS was
P EIeb brown Chester i. Mclaughlin Dan
lei H. Mcmillan NJ. II Hirsch6ers, Joseph ,S h, "a,
party vote OF a to % ordered that TINS ADDRESS pe
attached to 5000 copies OF me ,f% the STATE
The voters will learn more about the prop tse
amendments from this admirable ADDRESS .haH te
viii by reading the new Constitution. Inc auufess
is follows:
The delegates of the people in eOnyenGn a Of
the state present to the a Reope articles In this
hav rpta
and substance of the existing Constitution ana
ner,ence has shown to be desirable, without yenturo
Ing upon undue experiments Out OF more .n"h Nave we
adonted thrty-one. besides striking out obsolete
The main features which propose are as fol-
the N o, r the GSn
NV reon,rinc general laws giving the right Of drain
age across adjoining lands
SEPARATION OF ELECTIONS.
second-We seek to separate in the larger cities
municipal elections from State and National eiec-
TONS to the end that business anairs Oh our e,ea'
municipal corporations may be managed upon their
own merits uncontrolled by National and STATE
polt,cs and to the end also that the great issues
Of National and State politics may be dsterm' apd
often demorazing effect of local contests For this
purpose has sssn the terms Of Office
times OF elections of the Governor state Giice an
and a N oson on the sHa
Years and the elections for municipal offices on the
ThIrdwe have provided further sa 1sa5s
against in legislative 5er by or
at least three days before their passage pT0n1 n6
ing riders apprOp,aHn BILLS epeea acts re-
atng TO the larger cities can take effect pr1h' and
nE the SsSs of e public
express constitutional powers Of the or res annual
the set sepa'e Of an the from Tuesday
Wednesday that the speakershp Hnane of the
not occupy the Sunday before the beginning Vi ''''
FoUrthwe have removed the prohibition against
tho sale OF the Onondaga salt springs, whch are
source of annual loss to the state we san Of the
smOSsd The sn pT0h IN Bn asaH Which me is about
nile in length. and which serves no pnrpSse es tSpt
to preen pands in the forest preserve shall never
be sold leased and that the timber .nereo
ne viii preserve the water supply of our principal
streams and health resort for the people Vi ''e
Fifb-We have removed from the Constitution . al
n @i 's ea freely With that Of The
pubic service. now in such an uHSa''S'"''0'' W."
dition.
SUPPRESSION OF POOL-sELLING.
s,xth-The passion for gambling to which the sys-
tenn OF lotteries formerly minstered has found ires
.o-.,n,,v under the so-called Ives Pool BILL and
WIDER color and pretext of betting upon horse races
,s working widespread decentralization and rum
among the young and weak throughout the g sGn
ntteriss so as TO include all poo-seling bookmakd
Ing and other forms OF gambling 1t IS c,a "a ma
ha, this provision will array in opposition 10 os
proposed Constitution great ana r, a5 sonnS
money power but we appeal 70 me n s,on which
judgment OF the people to sustain the position "'''
have r sGs n ree os fof
cansing death to 500 There Is little or no at
s baTs seems 10 no adequate for fixing limit
by statute upon damages 10 De @bicS does not pro-
S 2, uea Ssa,h thew are unlimited. The control OF
courts oveI excessive verdic's iufh''"e' "''
lection in either case
SAFEGUARDS OF THE FRANCHISE.
r,a,,,--wa have sought to throw greater safe
guards around the elective franchise by prescribing
a period OF ninety instead OF ten days OF cluzehshp
before the right can be exercised so that
ton may be taken out Of the hands Oh ''e 90
paign committees and removed from the period I'M
WI nave found that in some cases. upon the eve
o, n1 an 1en at the rae Of more than
n day Such a procedure, OF course Prec:uuess q" a..
sq1sy niS the cHaensSip and every
citizen whether native or foreign born So much
nave also Included institutions supported by
prvate charity among those whose inmates go h ~
acquire or lose residence TOT '"e p''''''
We have modified the language relating to cleo
tons so that II any mechanical device for record
ing and counting votes is so perfected as 10 be
superior to the present system the Legislature may
We have established in the Constitution the we'll
tried and satisfactory system OF REGISTRATION OF
voters forbidding however; any requirement o1
nersona attend ance the first day OF registration
IN the thiny settled regions outside Of the cities n
and large villages, where voters would nave ioNg
distances TO travel 10 the place Of regisraton ana
we provided for securing an G",dn ana board
election officers shall equally represent the TWO
principal parties OF the State.
THE NEW APPORTIONMENT.
We have provided for a new appo"ionment OF
Senate and Assembly districts, and for that pur-
pose have fixed the number Of the Senate al MY
and that Of the Assembly at 49,
The number Of Senators was first fixed AZ thirty
two in 1901 With this number the Senate districts
formed under the Constitution of 1896 were OF
reasonable and convenient size. so that each Sen