New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-08
CITY AND STATE ELECTIONS.
DELEGATES AT ALBANY BELIEVE IN
THEIR SEPARATION.
But THEY HAVE NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO AR
RANGE THE DETAILS or AN AMEND
MENT LOOKING TO THAT END-A NEW
WOMAN SUFFRAGE SCHEME.

WOMAN SUFFRAGE SCHEME.
IRON TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIB1Sr.
Albany, June Tt is plain that important amend
ments to the Judiciary Article of the Constitution
will be submitted the people at the fall election
There are 1873 lawyers In the Constitutional Con-
vention and several of them were members OF the
Judiciary Commission which drew up some I'M
portant amendments 10 the judiciary Article which
were rejected by the Legislature. These men have
come to the convention with the purpose or having
the same amendments adopted Louis Marshall OF
Syracuse. one of the members of the commission
submitted some of them yesterday and others to-
day. They touch the Court OF Appeals and the
Supreme Court, limiting the right OF appeal TO the
former and strengthening the latter court.
Charles Andrews. Chief Judge of the Court OF
Appeals and Robert Earl. present Associate Judge
and former Chief Judge Of the same court APP
reared by invitation before the Judiciary Commit
tee to-day and gave their Views on suggested
anne ndments in reference to the Court or Appeals
Both Judge Andrews and Judge Earl said that they
deemed It unwise to increase the number OF JUDGES
OF that court with the idea Of enabling 1t to Keep
I'D with Its business. In their opinion such an IN
crease OF the number OF judges would diminish the
weight OF the court in the eyes OF suitors. me
Court OF Appeals. as at present constituted co"lu
do all its work division OF the Court OF Appeals
would actually lessen its strength. Judges An
drews and Earl also opposed any increase OF inc
age limit which 1t had been proposed 10 raise iio
seventy years to seventy-hve years.
Tho Committee on Cities has adopted by unahi-
nous vote a resolution providing for separation Oh
city elections from State elections Inc propos'"n
IL 10 reduce the of the Governor TO two years
or to increase It to four years. ana 10 eject the
Governor and other State officers In even years
,ybua the MAYORS OF cities and other city officers
are 10 be elected in uneven years. In ORDER 10
avoid having a President ard Governor elected
the same year. the latter officer must De e'ec'e"
for four years.
Mr. Moore Republican. OF PlattsOurg WISHES 10
refer the subject Of woman suffrage TO the decision
., the women themselves: that IS. he wishes the
male voters Of the State 10 learn II women desire 10
vote before voting upon this question tnen.eN. -
With this view he introuHgtu d" fr ibe rerisration
OF all the female citizens OF the state ana ie IN
Ing Of 9o yS BY G iaGm o the age OF iwen
years be entitled 10 vote In TINS state as tioNsi
Affirmative and negative ballots upon tn's ~ ,he
ZION are 10 be given to such female ctLcnS OF the
al the polls 10 vote on this question The Total
female vote cast upon the euent9n , uss De sod
woiortv of the 10000 or votes shall be found
for , them as ' now pgTovaed
by law for canvnssng and certifying 70 the results
found TO be against the proposed election
Tha following proposed amendments were also
offered: - .,.,.
BY Mr. Notwithstanding section b. or pnSce
shall hold once until the expiration o. their tcrins
OF office. Their successors sHd'i nc ''''N' 80
By Mr Providing that all elections ,naii be
nv ballot or By the OF voting npparatuH *
cent for town officers directed to be otherwise
chosen. , ...,,u, soc,,on y, article
c. relative 70 judges practising law by adding the
words ANY count udse or NE election OF
officers Of cities by Or IN the name OF sny po'a
party Or ,ee out sections TO- II and
l? Of article 4, and inserting ne" articie pro
hlbtng the creation OF an Understanding ueo' oE
'1 By Mr.. C. B. MISUNDERSTANDING the salary
term after retirement on account Of age
BY Mr. Deyo-Relatve to the Limitation or re- re,
sr!ction OF the right Of appeal from arguments ana
By Mr. Mabee-sirkng out the provision in sec
ton J. article q requiring voters 10 De Tesldents
Of a county four months.
The Committee Legislative Organization met
late this afternoon and after some debate adopted
O. resolution favoring the separation OF the cleo
ton OF s., tors and Assemblymen from city cleo
tons The ,etails Of this plan however. were not
adopted One OF the suggestions OF this reform -
TO lengthen the term Of Assenblymen to two years
and OF Senators 10 years. 1t is proposed soon
to have Joint meeting OF the four committees
which will have TO agree upon the plan for the
separation OF city from State elections.
Mr.. Barhte. OF Rochester submitted to the con-
venton a statement OF the Woman's Suffrage So
ciety reciting that outside Of New-York city
women property worth ss2O,32il72. while the
total taxable valuation OF the State is $3.50 2s9 3j
There 1878 women who pay taxes in the State
The Committee on Charities. consisting OF Ed
ward Lauterbach. OF New-York City. chairman.
and Messrs c. b. Mclaughlin l. Sam Johnson
Cassidy, a. B. Steele Phipps. Powell. Arnold.
Maney. kellogg Giegcrich. Danforth Durnn. c. 8.
Truax, Forbes. Peabody and RIGGS Will meet
the Windsor Hotel in New York City on Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock The committee will spend
next week in visiting and inspecting the sectarlan
and non-sectaran charitable Institutions in New
York and Brooklyn and thereabouts, with special
FefG he % In CfIH
from the public treasury.
The Committee Education this afternoon ap-
pointed the following subcommittee TO go to New
York with the Committee Charities: Messrs
HILL Cornwall, Durfee, Tibbitts Sanford. Mcintyre,
Peck and Platzek.
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