The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-08


Morton's plurality ............... 1853. SAG
Morton's majority ......,........... 1928
The adoption Of the constitutional
amendments, Of which there is little ques-
ton, establishes the following principles:
Laws authorizing pool selling and all
forms Of gambling are prohibited.
Election and registration boards
throughout the state must be bi-parti-
san.
No public money shall be granted to Sec
tartan schools
The legislature is forbidden to enact
laws limiting damages for injuries re-
sultlng in death
Personal registration is not to be rquired
in towns of fewer than 5000 inhabitants.
Public officers shall not accept passes
on railroads, or franks from telegraph and
telephone companies
Cities are divided into three classes.
The time which must elapse before an
allen can vote after the grant of citizen
ship is increased from ten to ninety davs
Returns for the vote in this city and
Brooklyn on the greater New York;
scheme indicate that a majority of the
votes have been cast in favor OF consoli-
dation.
A tabulation of the returns at police
headquarters this morning shows that
the vote In this city on the consolidation
issue is in round figures 11s,QO0 for and s3.-
600 against. 1t is evident that a portion
of the voters neglected to cast their bal
lots upon this question. 1t is estimated
that the majority in New York city in
favor of consolidation will reach at least
10000. The vote in Brooklyn is close and
the returns not conclusive.
The scheme for the greater New York;
proposes the consolidation under one city
government of New York and Brooklyn.
the whole Of Richmond and Kings counties
with portions of Westchester and Queens
The whole comprise more than 317 square
miles and the population of the cities
counties and towns will be only a few
thousand short of 100000.
In the bill which relates to the subject
provision was only made for an expression
of opinion on the part of the people as to
the advisability Of consolidation, and this
is what the vote of yesterday means
The consolidation will not take effect until
legislative provision shall have been made
upon the subjects of taxation, refundlng
of debts, etc.
And important question settled by the
voters of New York yesterday was that
relating to an underground railway. The
law authorizing the submission of this
proposition to vote of the citizens de-
clares that the rapid transit commission
shall within thirty days after the affirma-
tive vote is announced take steps toward
the construction of the proposed route.
The corporation counsel must approve Of
all contracts entered into.
New Yorw, Nov. s, 2 a. m.-AlI of the
constitutional amendments have been car
ried. The complete figures will not be
known till the full vote of each county is
canvassed, but there have been big pIu-
ralities for every one of the amend
ments all over the state. The approx
mate majorities for the amendments COM
piled from the returns received up to
midnight are; For reapportionment
$4,000, for canal Improvement 1885, for
the constitution 80 230, for the Kings coun-
ty judges 1890, for the supreme court
Justices IA, ,43O
There was close vote on the appor-
tionment in the city, but that was car
ried by about 40,500, and in every county
Of the state by substantial majorities, ex-
cept Schoharie and Warren counties.
which went against it. The canal i'm
provement amendment was carried in all
except Schoharie, Tioga, Ulster and
Yates
schoharie an Ulster were the only
counties which gave majorities against
the revised constitution by about
10000 majority. Brooklyn voted
5000 for It and 33,sOO against it, Rich
mond county voted 1900 for 1t. The vote
in favor of municipal construction of un-
derground rapid transit was nearly 10 900
more than that against IT. Owing to the
passage Of the antl-gamblng amendment,
racing men may as well make UP their
minds that there will be no betting rings
on race tracks in New York for the next
twenty years.
Revised election returns from every as
sembly district in the state show that the
republicans have elected 106 assemblymen
and the democrats o.
Brooklyn, Nov. THE entire republican
city ticket is elected by a plurality rang
ing from 10000 to 10000 The vote was
against consolidation, and the apportion-
ment was lost by about the same vote.