The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-30
Stormy Scene at the Constitutional
Convention Session.
Rule Adopted Requiring Twenty-Five
Votes for a Roll. Call.
Report OF Committee on Rules to BE
Voted On To-day.
(By Associated preEs.)

| detailed the Committee on Rules to put
the Cities Committee amendment to
vote at 12.45 o'clock to-day.
| Mr.. e. Il. Mclaughlin wanted to pre-
sent ar amendment to the article, and
IL this decision of the Committee was
sustained, he saw no opportunity to do
so.
Mr.. Root said that he did not know OF
any proposition TO amend the article ex-
cept that coming from the minority. He
was willing to have the matter go back
to the Committee on Rules for further
discussion, and that was agreed TO.
The discussion of MIR. Choate's motion
to reconsider the cities article and insert
In 1t clause allowing minority repre-
sentation in the common councils OF all
cities over 10000 In population, was
taken up.
Mr.. Holcomb CDemocraD, of New
York. was the first speaker. and said
that the proposition for minority repre-
tS %as smpy to prSTIae buffer
Jority and the minority. so as to keep
some of the minority In position to rep
resent Anarchy or Populism or Coxey-
ism.
This amendment would certainly let in
any class OF people who represented
m nnanI1 and what harm could these
hight In a body and assimilate with an
other small body Of indictments. He
argued that they might turn to be ma
1ority, and SO overturn the wishes Of the
Mr.. q. b. Mclaughlin (Republican) Of
fered substitute for the whole bill as
follows:
Section There shall be In the several cities
o. The state Common Council or Board Of Al.
| dermsn. to be eompossd of such membern and
70 be elected. and In such manner ss 10 or may
| be provided by law,
Sec TIL. Legislature shall by general laws
dsrmen Of the several cities Of this state ,De,aa.
Ing those that may be hereafter Incorporated. such
further power OF local Hesitation and adminis-
| trAtion as the Legislature may from time to time
deem expedient
Mr.. Blake of New York, speaking Of
Mr.. Choate's amendment, said that to
his mind II proposed a scheme that was
In every way un-American, and in every
wav an insult to a people that had
always decided to abide by the rule Of
the majority.
Mr.. Root. in a heated argument, de-
MED the statement that It was an un-
American scheme. II was time that the
great city of the State should have a
people and not a purchasable majority.
He intimated that II any other party
than the Democratic party had the
patronage u that great city, 1t would be
The common COUNCIL of New York,
representing majority, had been one OF
|
legislation that ne had ever seen, a
Disgrace to the country as well as the
State He, hoped that the amendment
Would M be ch0 saa Sou a Re ees snre for
ton of good government for large cities.
Mr.. Bush said that when the Judi
ciary article was under discussion the
ing voters 70 cast a vote for only one
additional Judge OF the Court OF APP
peals. He could see no difference.
y, N.NNW .NEtNN NNaN INW,
good thing why did not they extend 1t
SO that the Republicans OF the cities OF
Syracuse or Rochester could give the
MON V counelisF Why didn't the "e city 9 Of
tion?
scheme TO make the Democrats Vote
| against the whole article of the Con-
stitution and then the Republicans can
go to the people and say. We tried to
would not let US"
Mr.. Brown. of Jefferson tRepublican).
said that he was astonlshed that the
minority should take such an attitude
on the question. 1t was not new
had adoped this plan and had found it
Mr.. Holcomb-Is not the State to
which you refer Illinois?
Mr.. Brown-lt II.
| Mr. Holcomb-And is not the Governor
| of that State an Anarchist?
Mr., Brownies, he Is an Anarchist
and n Democrat
Mr. Needer. OF kings onered an
| OF MIR. Choate's amendment to the
whole state. II Il was good for one
city to have IT, 1t was good for all
cities to have II, and he wished to test
the good faith Of Mr. Choate and his
Il this juneture Mr.. Root, with a
| report OF the Committee on Rules in his
hand. asked chat the Committee rise
and report progress, asking for leave to
| There was a hubbub but the ques-
ton was quickly put. and the Commit
Mr.; Root presented the report that hat
pending amendments. thirty minutes for
substitutes and one and hall hours
for debate, forty-five minutes for each
side. This was on the cities amend
Mr.. speer. OF New York, arose to de-
mand roll call The Chair recognizing
Mr.. Root. the two men started to talk
the loudest ana the Chair banged with
the gavel. The members were all on
their feet, and the scene was stormisr
than many witness in the Assembly
Chamber during Legislative fights.
| Finally the Chair said: If Mr.. Speer
does not take his seat the sergeant-at-
Arms will remove him.,
cries OF Good! GoodH' from the Re
publican side, and Gag law" from the
! Democrats.
Mr.. Blake asked that the matter lay
over until Tomorrow under rule S.
| The Chair ruled the motion out OF order
Mr.. Cochran called for the yeas and
nays, and many Democrats voted for
| the Committee on Rules report SO as
to hasten the proceedings, but in ex-
planning their votes deprecated Mr.
! choate's disposition to not recognize
| Democrats. The report was adopted
and the vote will be taken this after
| noon.
Before the body had entirely Gained
| down Mr., Vedder arose and offered a
! resolution calling for at least twenty 1--WE
votes to obtain a roll call Instead OF ar
| teen. as now constituted. The Demo
| Gratis protested, MIR. Mulqueen and Mr.
| Platzek both saying that II was gag
law CT the worst kind and intended for
| the minority only.
The rule was changed by vote of
| yeas, so; nays. ~. Mr.. Needer, the In
PRODUCER, saying that Il was time that
gag-law was interfered with no longer,
where nghtins minority was obstruct-
ing lelialnilon by the body. ami he