New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-13
AMENDMENTS
Continued from First Page.


Any corporation or officer or. agent thereof who
elected or appointel 10 public office any such
free pass. free transportation frankng PT ~
discrimination shall also he ueehhcu gun! "a =
misdeameanor and liable to punishment except a.
30 psrson or officer or agent Of a corporation
giving such free pass free transportation ranking
privilege or discrimination hereby pr on harsta
and he shall not BE- liable TO civil or criminal p
cuton therefor II he shall testify 10 the si'hs %
the same.
PRISON CONTRACT LABOR ABOLISHED.
The Convention then took up the amendment
introduced by Mr.. McDonough, prohibiting prison
labor in competition with free labor The amend
ment aroused great deal Of opposition Mr..
Kerwln Albany labor delegate. SAID: ne
hand Of monopoly and the effect OF the strong
lobby which has been in this session since the
beginning Of the session are at last apparent.
He criticised the minority for not c0nsentlns 10
allow the amendment to get to third reading ana
no further. and he criticised the majority lor
encouraging the amendment and then endeaVOr-
ing 10 Kill It. He hated the cOwardlce when had
led many delegates 10 leave the chambers 50
to avoid voting. but the people would Know
next fall who had voted and who had not
Mr.. Lau,erbach, Mr. Montanye and MT NC
Arthur spoke in favor of the amendment. MI
Lester and Mr. Lyon spoke against it. Mr. Nc
lntyre thought It claptrap. Mr.. Roche SAID
that he was opposed To the state going into Dusi-
ness in competition with its own citizens ,.
Mr. Root said that after examining car"fuiiy
the material given him 10y Mr.. McDonough ne
was convinced that the amendment embodied a
principle which ought to be adopted and ought
To be embodied in the Constitution.
President Choate said that he had voted
against the amendment after hearing Mr.. Nc
Donough's argument and the other reasons 80
faithfully presented. Il have been told he
said. that by voting for this | can secure votes
for other amendments. | scorn to vote FOR 1t on
any such ground. / lave been told that by
voting for it | shall make votes for my party.
1af.G an question
prison labor and the regulation OF labor OUTSIDE
and inside prisons is question for scientihc
treatment. and the hands Of the l"gisat ufe
should not bc tied for twenty years.
As the rollca proceeded and vote after vote
was nexpcctedy cast for the amendment. the
excitement became intense and the supporters
and opponents of the measure made every effort
to get votes for their respective sides. Inc
amendment passed by a vote of 81 to 81. As
passed it reads as follows:
Article Ill of the Constitution Is hereby amen LED
by adding another section, as follows:
Section 25-The LEGISLATURE shall by law provide
for the occupation ana employment OF prisoners son
fenced TO the several STATE prisons peniienthries
jails and reforma;ories in the STATE. and on ana
after January |. In the year one thousand eight
hundred and ninety seven no person in such prisons
CURED allowed to work. while under sentence
thereto. At any trade, industry or occupation.
prolit OF his work shall be farmel out. contrac;ed.
given or sold to any person. firm ASSOCIATION o'
This section shall not be construed to prevent the
es!ature from proviing nat 69ny'G,s MAY NAV Wo
aspos.d Of to the saie or any p9ca awnN or
manaeed ana controlled By the state or any poll
t!cai division thereof
AT the evening session Chairman Johns n. Of
the Clties Committee. reported two sections 81
the home rule article. published last sunday. ON
motion OF Mr. Roo: the sections werr made a
special order Immediately after the Charities
Article
NoN-PARTIsAN ELECTION BOARDS.
The convention ;hen took mp The order 81
third reading MI. Iauterhacn's amendment pro
yiding for partisan election boards, except al
town meetings %; village elections. Mi. h'cl'
moved thaf village elections In villages ~ MOI p
than : G,1 b.. included H. ga not think II w"u.'i
he right to except populOus villages. MS amend
u.uf was defeated. The original hWrhhiir't'
was passed. 3 to .. The amendment. as passed.
eHr,i.I II - The Constitution IL hereby amended
hy adding thereto a new section 10 READ hS iS.oMh.
t'd ~, ,,irrrs charged vita the duty 81 register
ing voters. or " distributing na.o,s 1, III yt.
At ns shs secure ,l'n. y'. 81 t'1
two political parties when. Al Ihe s.n'' ~ - ~,
Officers are e serve. cast the highest anl dn mn IN
Gers shah b. apponitI or ele,'sl ~ .iyns -
and upon to. nomination % such 49,
1irac, Existing HAMS TINS subject iha! continu
un,n the Legislature SHAH o,heI VI limp. ~,
vl.iag, elections.
Tn. f. EDUCATIONAL Article WAS the urNt On ordri
~ final massage ON motion II Mr. Hons III
consideration was postponed until AFTER Inc
Charities Article had been disposed oil III ''i'-
rnitfce Of Tho whole.
The judiciary Article was then taken up on ih.
order Of thru reading. Mr. liirsehbcFH inoSed
10 amend 50 as 10 provide for tn" election 81 nv
addition,l Suprerne Court Justices in the second
p.r.r,,nrni instead II three. The Amendment
was lost IA wee several others altering IA" dc-
rails - the article. The Convention then al
inurno1 until ~ II. m. tomorrow.
prnei,iDnt Choate tonight said Il looked as
though the Convention would finish It's work by
Safurday A recess will then have IL be taken
I'm that day for few days In order 10 allow
,tn,o for The Revision Committee 10 60 over the
work of the Convention.
Aitorney-Gnneral Hancock gave II AS MS
orinIon to-day that the employees OF the CON
vrntion could b. paid after September d. the
date ON which the delegates compensation VIII
cease under the law.