The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-24
TIFF OVER APPORT|0NMENT.
Minority Wants to See the New
Districts Before Publication.
Ballot Box Machines Also Cause a
Lively Discussion.

ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 24-Some ten
minutes were consumed in the Const-
tutional Convention this morning ar
ranging for special orders, and during the
debate the reapportlonment scheme came
In for share OF the talk.
Mr.. Hotchkiss Dem) thought the re-
ort Of the committe. should come in this
week, as 1t would take some time to uls
cuss such proposition.
Mr.. Needer Dem.)-I don't think so.
We can get through with it in a day
The Republicans will rush 1t through
and the people will beat 1t.
The apportionment matter was really
in the same shape this morning as last
night, the committee not having finished
the division Of the city Of New York
Senate districts or the term of years that
assemblymen and senators shall serve
for.
Erie County, too. is under debate. and
Monroe County has almost decided to
make the division line Of the two dis
tricts the Genessee River.
Kings County division, by wards Is
AZ follows: Third District-Wards one
Two. Three. Four. Five. Six: Fourth
DISTRICT Wards Seven, Nineteen. Thir-
Eight, Ten. Twelve. Thirty. Thirty-one;
Sixth District, Wards Nine, Eleven,
twenty-five, Twenty-two:, Seventh Dis
tr1Ct, VIRTUE fOuTteen, flIteeT, SeNtn-
Twenty-three, Twenty-four. Twenty
I'VE, Twenty-nine and Flatiands; Ninth
District, Wards Eighteen. Twenty-six.
Mr.. Osborn Dem.) said 1t was n sim
gular thing that the majority had given
the districting OF Kings and other coun-
ties 70 the nswspspers; and yet had IRE re-
to look at the apportionment.
As a member of the committee he pro-
tested against the. delay. He believed
more time should be given for debate.
Republicans who were not on the COM
mittee were aiding in the apportion-
ment, while members OF the minority
Mr.. Becker, of Buffalo. who is Chair
man Of the Committee, said he had been
hard at work fixing the districts. and
DR.. Root, Of New York, was now work.
Mr.. Bowers-I would like to ask II It
is not an outsider named Reid who is
The Chair-Mr. Root worked until an
early hour this morning on 1t.
Mr.. Becker said that the city Of New
York appartionment would be finished
BY Monday. He moved that an extension
OF time be given his committee.
Mr.. Push-I think that this mater is
an outrage on the minority. BY Mr..
Becker's motion the minority Of the
apportioned until they see them in some
the house"
Mr.. Becker's amendment was adopted
report the new proposed amendment In
regard to the apportionment on Mon
day night. The Cities Committee re-
port will be taken up on Monday morn
Several resolutions were offered to do
away with the Saturday afternoon ses-
sion. and the Committee on Rules took
them for consideration.
THE ATTORNEY Cenaral Gent in long
statement Of the number Of cases dis
posed Of by the Board Of Claims In the
The State Comptroller sent in a report
Of the lands outside Of the forest pre-
serve owned by the State.
When the Of N MI Hl
machines was brought UP there was
quite q good deal OF opposition devel-
Mr.. Schumacher, of Kings, said that
any machine made could be 80 inter-
fered with by feloniously-inclined per-
sons as to defeaet the ballot. In his ex-
seen me nwho could, inside Of two min
utes. destroy any machine ever made.
Mr.. Hamlin said that the Myers ballot
machine had been used in two Of the
towns of the county he represented, and
both times 1t had failed. He wished II
understood that he believed that to vote
by machine was an insult to the intelli-
MT. Hollis differed with him; He be
lieved that the province OF the ballot
machine was simply to count, and that
| equally as much as 1t did to fold a bal
| lot. He believed this was a step forward
| In mechanical science and the constitu-
ton should aid it.: He did not believe
| that with certain detection staring them
| In the face men would attempt to de-
| stroy machines.
Mr.. j. I. Green said that the agency
| that made the machine could control
| them. and men who worked In the fac
tories where the machine was made
| could be used as factors against them.
Mr.. Hill said that the amendment did
not compel the use of any particular
machine. Within the next ten years
| some great invention might be made and
the Constitution should open the door
| to it