The evening world., 1894-06-14
NAY USE I1 rs A CLUB.
Rural Constitution MenderS See q
Chance In the Proposition 10
Separate Elections.
WANT THEIR AFFAIRS FIXED FIRST.
Report in the Trappsr Case in Favor Of the
Republican contestants-cu Cutting
Down Printing Bills.
Special to The World


ALBANY, June 13.-Tbe question OF
separating municipal from State and
Federal elections was discussed for
nearly three hours to-day by the Con-
stitutional Convention Committees on
Legislative Organization, on Governor
and other State officers, on County,
Town and Village Officers and on Coun-
ty, Town and Village Organization. The
respective Chairmen of these four COM
mittees are Messrs. Becker. Mcmillan,
Parkhurst and c. Il. Mclaughlin.
Besides the members of these commit
tees there were present many members
of the Committee on Cities. Tracy
Becker. Chairman Of the Committee on
Legislative Organization, presided.
The joint session was arranged to
let the city delegates tell how impor-
tant 1t Is that elections for city officers
should be held apart from elections for
State officers, and also to let the rural
delegates tell how important 1t is that
county commissioners should be elected
at the same time that State officers are
chosen.
JeSse johnson and Elihu Root spoke
for the cities in favor Of cutting of the
oppoikuhtg " NOleS anu OI re-
moving city contests from the shadow
OF State contests. Mr.. Root dwelt at
length on the wickedness Of elections
In New York CITY under the present
method. He said II there were sepa-
rate elections the decent element would
come out and work.
A resolution was offered in support
OF separate elections. but no vote was
taken. Discussion showed that there is
q difference of opinion as to whether
there should be biennial sessions OF the
Legislature and as to whether Assem-
years.
Mr.. Acker. of Hornellsville, attacked
the chronic reformer Judge Moore at,
sentative legislative body, Immediately
and directly responsible to the people.
that II the reformers would do their
talking before election, and II they would
at election really try to do the duties
which citizenship imposed on them. they
the fighting would be fairer.
Mr.. .Speer advocated letting the cities
elect IN the odd years their distinctive
city officers. having Assemblymen chosen
at the same time. His suggestion was
very nearly In line with that made edi-
torially In The World last Monday.
After the talk Elihu Root said he
thought the separate elections idea
will not remain idle in that belief, how
ever. but will work to bring 1t about.
let the cities have separate elections.
but they will insist that rural interests
ehall be protected first.
The joint meeting adjourned to meet
again next Wednesday.
The Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions decided unanimously to-day to re-
port In favor Of unseating the present
delegates from Erie County, Mcssrs.
IT ov,l xs,lt H. uNro "a,
the man who got out the writ of pro-
hibition to prevent the convention from
interfering Messrs. Putnam and Sulli-
van. the Contestants. are Republicans.
In the CT invention to-day the resolu-
tions on printing presented by Mr.. Root,
from the Judiciary Committee. were re-
ported favorably by the Committee on
Printing. and adopted after some de-
ton OF proceedings in Albany news
pap' rs. thus ordered. will save $4,000.
Mr.. Roche's amendment prohibiting
the granting OF to civil Gfesrs
policemen, was favorably reported and
sent to the Committee Of the Whole.
This IL the second amendment to reach
'Hr 70 oGst relieve the Judiciasy ae' Committee.
the following delegates have been APP
pointed a select committee to consider
al proposals. relating to the civil ser
Hill. Foote, r. M. johnson. Lincoln, Nc
Curdy. Countryman, .Bigelow and Os-
borne.
The Secretary of State reported that
there are l.0t5 manufacturing corpora
tions and 1,1s7 business corporations Or
ganixed under the laws OF other
States which have received licenses to
transact business In this State. but that
his office does not possess any informa-
ton that would disclose the reasons for
their organizing in other States.
Comptroller Roberts reported the
moneys paid by the State to institutions
not owned by the State. Most of these
were institutions for the blind, deaf and
dumb. &C. As to the s75 educational in
stltutions. the Comptroller referred the
convention to the Board Of Regents.
r. M. Johnson presented q protest
against woman suffrage signed by Brook
lyn women.
Matthew Hale. Of Albany. and the Rev
DR.. Spaulding,. of Syracuse. will be the
principal speakers at the hearing to-
morrow before the Suffrage Committee
for those opposed to the woman suffrage
amendment.
Judge Clement. OF the Brooklyn City
Court, gave his views on the judiciary
n of tho Constitution IN the IudIc-