New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-30
WOMEN STILL PETITIONING.
v HAVE OVER 100000 NAMES ASKING
FOR EQUAL SUFFRAGE.

oor RIFLES FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
.oxsr1rrr1oNAL CONVENTION ADOPTED
VARIOUS SCHEMES FOR REVISION.
-u, s,dulAa CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
.,,arv May Civilian J. Roche Demo-
o. delegate from Troy. to-day moved an
snent TO the rules Of the constitutional
a.or,,on TO allow any delegate to speak more
w orce on the same subject in committee Of
"' uhole He said that the rules were 90 drawn
wv or,,,it the Committee on Rules TO run the
",.rt;on and to allow a partisan majority to
,hroush such amendments as it chose. The
''9 ..,,,on was in danger Of losing It's character
Aeuherative body if the rules under consid-
-, vere adopted He declared vehemently
-. exnected the Republican majority would
n,e upon the rights Of the minority. HIS
arn as a whole full of denuncation OF
~ panublcans for a secret intent TO prevent
Dar,ocrats from having an effective voice In
the convention 49,. ooh o,a
.rs,t,ng to have the Republican majority
r,n,s upon him, Mr. Root quietly said the
nrhlicans accepted Mr.. Roche's amendment
=, seemed to them a reasonable one. and then
80, his seat Mr.. Roche looked intensely sur
go He was not martyr; the Democratic
.,v had not had any gag put in its huent
r.r,h. half-hours 81 eech had been wasted.
Tho convention gave ~ nearly its entire Gay
:. ashating and amending Its rules
Tho Woman Suffrage party continued 10 pre-
..r, ne,itions in favor Of the extension OF the
,..,cbise There were the signatures OF 1900
H@".' ona y. 5O4 men upon the petitions pre-
'.n,sd to-day. SOO59 in all. Up to to-day peu-
49,. IN favor Of woman suffrage containing
haa nTpSpnte0.
-.,,,ons came from Duchess, Herkmer Steu-
~ sullivan. Warren, Washington. Westchester'
u,'o,n,ne Suffolk and Essex counties.
", rocker of Buffalo. presented the petition
,ho Nadico-Legal Society Of New-York ana
a,rr,r, association Of the Medical University
lse pmSalo asking for the abolition OF the once
Of coroner; 49,. u,,,,hor of nroposed amend
ants IN the Constitution, many Oh 'he'h "a o'i
,nterestng nature. was presented. oa, m
HS,anben B. Jacobs. of Brooklyn. proposed an
.msndment providing for the elecuon Oh So az
sa,a ~ nineteen members. 10 hold once lOt
go years and TO have yearly saIary Vt
.SOO0 peculiar provision OF this aineh9liien. ", -
- follows: Every elector may NoIe loe Oii,!
svsn candidates for Senator. Inc o ',.1eoT
ee,. ,I ,hus have eleven members OF one pontcai
nsrv and seven members or another P2 ,u a.
rp.rtv Under such system repiVseii." -,
iS Sanste would be limited 10 the TWO great
nol,.ical parties. ,,.o,.,,.r
pV WiSiam D. Veeder, Democrat. of BrooKlyh,
s,,antad a proposed amendment giving the
Court Of Appeals power to ,b Dp's State every ten
va Us and N compel the Legislature 10 reappoi
hon the legislative districts. and an ahehu'et ~
nrovidlng that TO cities or villages shaii DS
Consolidated with one another, OF Cit.eS w"
eO,r,,es "untl the lawful voters or the terri
,orv nroposed to be consolidated shall nave oS
majority vote declared In favor OF me satne;
W,Iism Burr Democrat, OF New-ioTk'
,n,rodnced an amendment prohibiting monopo-
lies and trusts ,.. o,ol
Mr. Hottenroth proposed an amendmen, ao3l,
,shing the right of dover, courtesy anu lIst.
- nonrtesv" This last suggested amendment
was referred by President Choate 70 the C Vl,-
rni,,ee on Suffrage and the Committee snllle Na
Mr. Chip presented amendment intendeo
N give the right to the Legislature TO authorize
tSa use NJ the Myers ballot machine or any
similar mechanical device for recording the
will OF voters on Election Day. -
William J. Roche Democrat. or Troy SUD
,n,t,sd an amendment providing that no pen
sons shall be granted by the State or by cites or
counties except to policemen ana nremlsn, NJ
Roche also offered an amendment proViuihs 'isa.
any male citizen who has been citiZen Tor
thirty days prior 10 Election Day, Tor iour
months resident Of the county, ana ror thliy
days resident Of the election district IN Which
he desires 10 vote may vote on Election Day.
Charles H Moore. Republican, Of Plattsourg'
subitted an amendment providing for the cleo
lion of two judges of the Supreme Court In eacn
one OF the eight judicial districts Of the STATE
IA serve especially as General Term judges.
C. A. Fuller offered the following amendment:
The State Of New-York Is an inseparabe part
0. the Nation. known the United States OF
America The Constitution. laws and treaties
Of the United States are the supreme law OF the
land. To the Federal Government every CID
zen OF the States owes paramount allegiance. ana
there is no reserved right in the people to with
draw therefrOm.
Mr. Lincoln. Republican. Of Little Valley, Cat
taraugus County, offered four amendments the
Arst that all voters must have been citizens for
at least six months before Election Day; sec
ond. giving women who own real estate the
right 10 vote; a third, prohibiting the acceptance
Of any vote unless a voter shall have been reg
istered for at least thirty days before Election
Day; the last providing that no lease OF farm
lands shall hereafter be made for longer period
than twenty years.