New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-27
4 CONCESSION TO FARMERS.
WORDING or MUNICIPAL, STATE AND
FEDERAL ELECTIONS AMENDMENT.

IT'S PROVISIONS INCLUDE ONLY COUNTIES "hoSH
porxpAnlEs ARE THE SAME - THOSE OF
4 crTY-THE PLAN NOT VIEWED WITH
FAVOR ny COUNTRY MEMBERS
Albany Juno 2G-The Constitutional Convention
Committee on cities this afternoon adopted tne
form, OF words in which IT proposes to submit 10 'he
Convention the proposed amendment LOT S'p''"
ting municipal from state ana feue'"i e''''7'
II reads as follows:
All electlona Of city officers In all cities, ana OF
county officers in the counties oil IL arc
The same as h9se Of be cfE ncs fay'P succeedng
vacancies shall be omo rne ir an cdd-nnmbercd
YEAR and the term of every such officer snail
The terms of office of every such city oNcer, ana
of county officers In such counties heretofore
oioctsd and which as now provided by law. do
, ,n,re NJ The end OF an odd-numborcl year,
nan cx hire as follows. Those which expire In the
y bse wb,ch cxp in the year 1895 before the end
Of that year shortened go as 10 eNpie Nv lmg
end OF the year 1885 those which expire at ne end
Of the year 1896 or In the year 1871 arS SNicnIra
to the end Of the year ~ mos hor,cned by the
Legislature not more than one year In any
case as to expire at the end OF an on'-n"'"-
The term city officers" used in this sec
s SaI elected in city or part OF city all
judicial officers of inferior jurisdiction but snail
not include judges OF courts of record
Connected with this scheme and necessary 70 COM
plete its perfection is another length"nns the terms
Of the Governor and all the State officers 10 four
years the Senators to four years ana OF the
Assemblymen to two years.
The Committee County, Town and village
Government this afternoon unanimously recol1eI
its opposition TO the separation OF National ana
state elections from county elections. The cais"
of this unanimlty the belief Of the committee
that all classes OF voters only come our 70 the
polls upon such great occasions as a vote Tor
President for state officers.
The Committee on Cities presented Us plan TO ioGr
other committees Of the Convention Tonight out
met with an unfavOrable reception. Tho committees
present the Cities. Legislative organization;
legislative Appointment. county Ofic"is ana
State officers The members Of the other commit
tees especially opposed any change In The terms ~
Ass"mbynen and assallcd the proposition TO hold
biennial sessions Of the Legislature on the ground
that with the enormous amount Of business before
the Legislature annually Il an lmprncticable
idea TO have II meet only once In two yenrs.
Ab-arn C. crosby Of Delhi. stated that twenty
seven Of the thrtyfour cities Of the state hold their
elections every spring IT, Therefore the seven other
cities changed their municipal elections 20 the spring
there would be necessity OF frightening the term
OF the Governor.
Mr. Ioty said that Il would be extremely
popular in the country 10 extend the term Of
Assomblvmen TO two years and OF Senators TO four
years. In his opinion the scheme OF the cities
Committee. which involved biennial sessions OF the
LEGISLATURE. too radical
Speeches were also made ny William H. Dckey,
William ~. Nichols. Mr.. Osborne. Mr.. Lincoln ana
Mr. Mereners In opposition 20 the plan.
The result 81 tho conference the adoption OF
a resolution calling for the appointment OF a sub
committee Of the conference - consist OF three
members from each 81 the i've committees. who
are to try and agree on plan and report back.