The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-23
NO HlGAER PAY FOR JUDGES.
Amendment Adopted Forbidding
Increase or Decrease Of Salaries
Retired Judges to BE Used to Hold
Extraordinary Courts.
lRy Associated Press)

ALBANY, n. ", Aug. 23.-When the
Constitutional Convention opened this
morning there was rush of excuses for
absence from Saturdays session, and
President Choate. from the floor. said /:
II hope the nasco of last Saturday is
not to b. repeated this week. IL seems
to me that we should attend to our
work"
Notwithstanding Mr.. Choate's appeal.
a large number OF excuses were made
for the Saturday afternoon session.
As soon as the Judiciary article was
slider the vote by which the Convention
last night refused to extend the age lin
II beyond seventy years. Mr.. Root pro-
tested, and the motion was defeated.
Mr.. Dickey offered an amendment pro-
viding that the Governor may utilize the
retired Judges of the Supreme Court In
the holding of Extraordinary Courts at
any time or to, relieve the present
Mr.. II. A. Clarke offered an amend
ment that would forbid the increasing
Of salaries OF Judges as well as forbid
diminishing them. Mr. Roche said that
he was In favor OF MIR. Clarke's amend
ment for the reason that the salaries
were large enough now, and there should
be no leeway given the Legislature to
make a change.
MIR. Mereness said that the totals Of
salaries TO he paid under the new re-
gime was ss45.s0o per year He thought
that enough.
Mr.. Root said the Committee had sim
ply adopted the language OF the whole
OF the old section. He was in favor OF
the amendment 1t was adopted.
tanning the Court OF Sess ons OF the
County of Kings, the same as New
York. He believed that the Kings
County Court OF Sessions was a neces-
Mr.. Jesse johnson. OF Kings. objected to
the amendment. The Court OF Sessions
In New York was an absolute necessity,
but the Court of Sessions In Brooklyn
was merely figurehead. and Its work
could be done very well by other courts
or. by the presiding Judge without any
side justices.
Mr.. Powell, of Kings, was opposed to
the amendment. 1t was designed to
keep In office a certain Judge. wh) would
lose his job un."ss the amendment pre-
vailed
The amendment was defeated by a
| large vote in the negative.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Root. the provis-
ion for raising the term of Office of the
Surrogate of Kings from six TO four
teen years was stricken out. Mr.. Coch-
ran said that Mr.. Root had anticipated
, the action OF the minority of the Con-
ventoh.
A. II. Greene offered an amendment
to make the term of office OF the Surro-
| gate of New York six years instead Of
fourteen. 1t was defeated.
G. A. Fuller offered nm amendment re-
| firing justices of Justices courts at tn.
age OF seventy II was killed.
ma amendment to strike out the words
now existing" In relation to the prohi
btion Of New York city courts being
| courts OF record was adopted, ana the
city courts now existing may have thai
Jurisdiction Local courts hereafter Gre
OF records.
Mr.. Roche offered an amendment re.
stricting the Legislature In making
local courts, to certain candidates. II
Mr.. G. a. Fuller offered an amend
ment striking out that portion OF the
COMMITTEES report forbidding county
practising law lie wanted ali county
Judges so prohibited Defeated.
Mt Blake. OF New York city. said that
IN the, report Of the proceedings Of the
papers he was represented as ufrlendly
to the principle OF State aid to charita
pie institutions. Mr.. Blake's position is
yocate OF sustaining tie system as it has
| heretofore existed al strongly supports
the report of the Charities Committee.
The Democratic minority of the Cities
report Of the majority. and will draft
and present report OF their own based
In measure on the proposed amend
ment Of Mr.: Mulqueen, Of New York
1t VIII oppose the retaining by the Gov
ernor nf the power to remove heads OF
police departments. 1t win oppose the
placing OF power in the local Lesisla =
ture 10 overcome by three-fifths vote
the veto OF the Mayor, and will urge that
Ii be increased to two-thirds
As a reason for this the Democrats
say that whenever the Republicans have
been In the majority In Legislative bod
les of this State. they have frequently
had three-hfths OF such bodies, but
never two-thrds
The majority report says that here
after the. Mayors term in New York
| city shall be three years. In the minor
ity report this will be changed to one
year