New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-15


tended to 1t the provisions OF the amendment. but
this seemed impossible. because all the other
small cities wished 10 be exempted. Mr.. Spencer.
OF the Committee on Cities. proposed 10 add
provision comforting exclusive legislative powers
upon the mayors and common councils Of cities In
special cases.
During the remarks OF Mr.. Spencer II was
evident that the members of the Committee on
Cities had become alarmed at the prospect OF
carrying the amendment through the Conven-
| ton. They held hurried consultation In one
OF the aisles. and sent 10 the smoking room.
ante-rooms and corridors for delegates who had
promised 10 vote with them.
Mr. jerks thought II was an amusing spec
tacle for Mr. Spencer TO present an amendment.
in manuscript which nobody had seen ana
which very few had succeeded in hearing when
It read Mr.. Root appealed to the Conven-
ton to pass the amendment and complete this
most important part Of the whole scheme rela-
tive to cities. He was against the amendment
introduced by Mr.. Spencer, but he would like
TO have II called up when the rest OF the CITY
Article discussed. Mr.. Telkulsky proposed
q section. providing that the Legislature
shall not interfere with the laws regulating
places of amusement, etc. but shall delegate. ny
general laws to the Legislative bodies OF all
cities. the right 10 make such reEulat tons Mr..
Roche moved to amend by striking out the last
paragraph so as TO remove all exemptions ana
make the amendment apply to every city IN
the State. He also moved that the Federal
census be used well the State enumera-
ton. in ascertaining the population OF cities
which might be entitled TO exemption in case
the exemption should be carried through
THE AMENDMENT ADOPlED.
The time for debate being ended the Conven-
ton voted upon the several amendments. all
being lost On the rollcal for the final passage
Of the amendment Mr.. jerks and Mr.: Nicho
voted FAYE" although they thought the pro-
visions should be extended to the smaller cities
The amendment carried lO7 to AZ. The fol-
lowing is the full text:
Section l. All elections OF city officers including
supervisors and judicial officers OF inferior local
courts elected in any city or part OF city ana OF
county officers elected in the counties OF New ork
and Kings and In all counties whose boundaries
are the same as those of city except TO III "a
cancies shall be held the Tuesday succeeding the
first Monday in November in an odd-numbered year
and the term of every such officer shall expire at
the The sna 1I a OF oee Of all such elected
fore the first day Of January 1882 whose successors
laws would expire with an even Numbered year or
in an year ana b a ng ay of D
cember next following the time when such terihs
w s"c oesf w6 under Existing laws Would
| pre in an even numbered year and before the enc
'' This IS section Shall not apply any city the pop
| ua;on of which. according to the latest state
enumeration from time to time made is less than
cept Judges and justices of inferior local courts.
Mr. Cady chairman of the Committee on Ca
nails, moved that his committee be discharged
from the further consideration OF the several
amendments referred back to II some days ago.
and that the same be ordered TO a third reading.
This left the canal-improvement amendments
|
cred at a meeting later in the day. without any
action being taken.
CHARITIES ARTICLE.
The president having announced that the Con-
vention had completed the order Of third reading.
! the Charities Article was taken up in Committee
OF the Whole. Mr.. Lauterbach explained at some
| length the history of the amendment. The Com
mittee on Charities wished TO prohibit the grant
ing of money to sectarian schools. but 1t ala not
want the prohibition TO extend to charitable IN
! stitutions including orphan asylums. The COM
! mi,tee had examined many OF these institutions
! and had found that no abuses existed IN mem.
| The State would be taking backward step II II
| prohibited appropriations to them. IL was the
! testimony Of the State Charities Ala Association
| that the best Of care was given 10 depehieH'
| children In the sec;arian institutions Such
| children could not be sent 10 puDnc scnoo i
! Such institutions should not be deprived OF me
| right to share in the money given either LOT
| charitable or religious institutions. Inc Sta'e
| aid not pav one-third much for the inaiaie-
| nance Of these children as the scots did ana YET
II the latter did not support these chlIulc. 'lS
| State would have 10 pay for their support ana
After Mr. Lauterbach had spoken for nearly
! two hours President Choate stated that he was
| in favor OF Mr.. Lautorbach's amendment pro
vld,ng that nothing In this Constitution con
| tanned should prevent the Legislature from max
| ing such provision for the education ana sup,
| mort of the blind the deaf and DUMB anu
| Juvenile dclinquen,s - It might seem proper
! 1r should prevent any county city. town or VII
| ,enanc. and secular education OF inmates "i
orphan asyums. homes for dependent Chndren'
or correctional institutions. whether uhu' pun pun,
lie or private control: that payments Dy codh'l'S
| cities towns and villages 10 char!laD'e'
! eleemosynary. correctional and reiormht"ry IN
sttu,ions wholly or partly under pflV'Ie co'-
| troll for care support and maintenance may De-
| AUTHORIZED but shall not be required by me
| Legislature and that no such payments shai'
| he made for any inmate If such institutions whJ
is not received and retained therein pursuant
| t. rules established by the state Board oil
| Charities ,, ,no,
| money paid to Roman Catholic institutions III
| New-York city had been used FOR sectatah rui
poses That Church had led al IN. oln ,',
| RACES were largely the fault Of "A system by
which well-to-do parents committed their chll-
dren to institutions so as to gc' Iln OF .,"'
| tons Some were kept until they were sixteen
| AMI eighteen years Of age This Amendment
would allow some authorized person to go mo
these asyIums who could lay hand on this
child or that and say you cannot have tn,
money OF the State" Such institutions mao
been filled by the help Of agents outside VINO
were paid 90 swell the number OF inmates: pu'
IL the proposed power were given 20 the Sta'e
Board Of Charities The abuse would stop ano
the number Of children In such lnsttuti"h'
would be reduced one-haf.
Mr. Hawley offered two amendmt nts ana on.
substitute He would consent to The divorce o,
| Church and state. but not to the divorce oil
Religion and State. If the power proposed ~
the Amendment were given to the state Ioaro
OF Charities IL WOuln become one VI INV
est political machines in the state. NJ
first amendment corrected that: his srcolu
amendment would deprive the three PROPOSED
commissions Of their constitutional character
Tho substitute struck out all three commls
sions and lodged their powers WIN tie ,o
trOer He made a savage sttack Oh Wv hu''1 a.
Commission as one that had no claim 10 I'm
mortality in the Constitution. 1T was nnpopu
lar everywhere and 1t ought TO be abolished.
Mr. Doan attacked he Lunacy Commission
as Incapable He opposed the putting OF com
missions into the Cons;itutIoh' ,, .
,,,,oh rover M the State Board OF Charities. -
thought the Elmra Reformaiory should not b
mt under the charge Of the Prison COMMISSION
Mr Root said that the amendment was mos
generous proposition 10 all religions, sects ah'