New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-24


,,o,,,s CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBTNe
~" .,.nv May 23-Controiler Roberts les been ctiI-
ADaH' ,,sr,ion of the prominent members o. the
ms inc 60" .',ol convention to the large prin ms
Consul" o.bich II IS tire ltcnel IL consel -c2cc
bis WI ".,on Of Democratic stat ofiic r. in lS5
Of W. ,Inc contract for printing all the co-n
naAe IN, Convention. To-day the fact was
me that Frank Rice the Demccratc S'cre-
tscl''.es go and Frank Cinapbsn, the Democratic
M controller or Decembe' 20. 1Ss, or within
~" - the expiration OF their terms OF once
oas ~sso such u contract with Governor F.o"erS
hsd H' here TIL Albany Argis." This coz
rss'p1s.ac,,,auy covers all the printing OF tAe
cnnauoh' a..
III ~yention. however. resolved to smut Gown
TX .xtrayagance Opone by the DemocrIuc
~ gaoi.ls II r fusel to order som print
-" urcs Mr. Roche, d mocrat, CT Rem soIae.
u" was apparently attempting 10 inVeisle H.
CO.' 'Hss,,r,c.el the Printing Comaitiee to max"
a-'~s, inves ig ,tian o, the c.nrlc, made IN
uo'''s srous, Company and endeavor 10 l.9rn It's
TIE Controller Robert. on rs pare
pN0','I oudit strictly the his Of The Argus
sgee" An effort will also be made b. legal
V0'p' .. c,t off some of the printing Ine Con-
ns1as rad only $4,000 approl rat Tor lis sup
Seh."n il does not intend - iuin. 'ae Demo-
p''r .as,o,,on that It VIII incur Exp ms 5 amount
hg 10 ssootW
rur PROTEST or THE ANTS"
.,s g Alvord presented to the Convention
a.,,,on agalns, woman suffrage ssneI by MIS-
80. Andrews. wife Of the chief Judge OF the
eDs.. -, Anpeals Mrs. Frank Hscock, wife OF the
0-,.,,s5 states Senator Of that name; Mrs. James
q o,a,D wife Of the Congressman OF the Onon-
,.-..Nadison District, and seventy-eiGht other
o-s 1 ~ syracuse on the other hand. Mr.
NVMN" and Mrs
Dn u. prooss Greenleaf, president Of the State
!saD Suffrage Association. both OF Rochester,
VIM . ne,,tion In favor Of woman suffrage
pcs declared was signed by 24,3H citizens OF
sD,,- Mr. Redman presented another petition
so, ~ woman suffrage signed by 5000 citizens
:, vo,roe County living outside OF Rochester
rr., Goodeue. chairman Of the Committee
p"" wa,0an suffrage. announced that tomorrow
'..,,oon the committee would listen 10 an address
= cnsor p Anthony Miss Anthony Is going 70
y.r.a. on Friday. and hearing Is therefore given
!. her IN advance Of the other speakers upon he'
hvorite topic. . - ,,,u,
a,.. rbomas B. Reed. ex-Speaker OF the House Of
n.".as.,,atlyes Is coming here upon invitation Of
49, woman Suffrage party AMI Will make an ad-
s,sss IN favor Of woman suffrage
Thu Convention passed. resolution calling upon
c,,,ronsr Roberts TO furnish any information he
assessed about the State funds
- ,,x,v nroposed amendments 10 the Constitu-
~, rsrs submitted to-day. II. Marley Platzek,
=, New-York started the series Dy Offering
one increasing the salary Of State Senators
s,orr a yo 10 $500. and Of the Assembiymen from
81 40 10 $3.50; and another amendment providing
that the opinion Of three-fourths or jury IN any
case shall constitute 4 verdict.
William T. Emmett Of the XVIII District. offered
,wo amendments. one DISTINGUISHING all persons
convicted Of bribery or Of any Infamous crime,
and the other depriving the Governor CT any au-
thor,y to restore 10 citizenship persons who have
been convicted Of bribery or any infamous crime.
REPUBLICAN CLUB AMENDMENTS.
Edward LautcrDach, Of New-York. presented the
chief amendments Of the day They were drawn up
by the Committee on Constitutional Revision of the
Republican Club Of New-York. whose members
have been at work upon them for the last six
months The Republican Club formally approved
them Monday night. One OF these amendments
provides for a Senate Of seventy-nve members with
provision that the Senate may be increased in
numbers as the population Of the State Increases
Such Senate is to have forty-hve districts, and
the counties to have the following number Of
Senator's:
Allegany. Broome Cattaraug1is. Cayuga. Chau,au-
qua. chemung Clinton, jefferson, Madison, Mont
gomery Niagara Oneida, OnOndaga, ontario, Os-
wego Otsego. Queens. Rensselaer,, RICHMOND, St
al0 Meslchester. one each. CnenangO and Cortland.
Columbia and Greene. Delaware and Sullivan Dutch
ess and Putnam Essex and Franklin. Fulton and
Hamilton, Genesee ana orleans, herkimer ana
Lewis Livingston ard Wyoming Orange and Rock
land Tioga and Tg:npkins Schenectady and Soho
hsre Warren ana Washington. one u each pair OF
countless; Schuyler. Seneca and Yates. one; Albany
and Monroe, two each; Erie, three; Kings ten: New
The Assembly. under this amendr ent. win have
~ members. appOrtOned follows.
Chenango, Cortland, Essex. franklin, Fulton.
Hamilton. Genesec, Lewis Livingston. orleans.
Putnam, Rockland. Schenectady. schoharie schuy
sr Seneca, sullivan, 11oga, Tompkins, Warren,
Wyoming and Yates. one each; Allegany, BroOme.
Cai,araugus. Cayuga. Chautauqua, Chemung. Gin
toa, Columbia Delaware, Duchess Greene Her
kimer, Jefferson. Madison Montgomery. Niagara.
folk, Washington ana Wayne. t,go each; Orange.
st. Lawrence. Steuben and Ulster. three each;
oneida, Queens and Rensselaer,. four each; Onon-
oaea and Westchester five each Albany six Monroe.
siss sdiv Erie twelve Kings 'hr'y-fhree NewYork'
Another important amendment following the Ohio
Sslrcts provides that every ten years there shall
s reapportionnent by a State Board Of Appor-
ssonment TO consist OF the Governor Secretary OF
governor In such manner that Of the said board
which cast the highest number Of votes for Cover
n az the last preceding election. and two Of them
lan belong TO and represent the political party
' s1leh cast the next highest vote for Governor at
A.. An Increase in the number Of Senators and AS
,subymen for various counties every ten years
: provided for, according 70 Il certain ratio Of
representation.
"A another amendment introduced by Mr.. Lauter-
e%ssn provides that an appellate court may award
;1segment on the record. grant new trial, as
'Hsce may require
REGARDING NATURALIZED VOTERS.
NTH amendment provides that no man shall
.0'e IN the State unless he has been a citizen for
s"ee months; now citizen Of ten days standing
nay vote Another amendment DISTINGUISHES per-
s VINO. at the time Of an election. are in confne-
a Ssn. under the judgment Of a court for penal
'Ipsnce, or are In an almshouse
vass Ine provisions Of another amendment every
VIZ M, N cities and towns adjoining cities and In
sn stro having 1900 inhabitants or more, must per
rcS'y register MS name. In order - obtain the
nss.. 70 vote, and this registration must be
' o. al least four weeks before Election Day
tr sI amendments provide for blanket ballot;
Sas ,equa division OF the election inspectors Of the
M. ,,uorever between the two great political par
Ns INA. snat the Legislature snail pass laws limiting
d., rpenses OF candidates political committees;
nary s legislature shall pass laws 20 protect pr
sa.ectlons that the Governor and Lieutenant
bn shTi snall be elected for two years; that no
Wn. M, become law after the final adjournment
socs.. legislature; that chief judge and ten as
seessS Judges OF the Court Of Appeals shall be
have ~ maj justices OF the Supreme Court shall
any d. J jurisdiction to make any order perform
hr vs rcial act save within the judicial district
"ncn lney are reSpectyely chosen TO which