New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-21
HOME RULE GRANTED.
Continued from First Page.

Sau s;on Laws Of 1894 to show that several canal
snpropriations had been made for improve
m Tr Mcintyre. of St. Lawrence. and Mr. KEEL
,,Sg Of Otsego. said that their counties would
r We against the whole scheme of amendments II
His amendment was among them.
Nj Cookinham believed that the last part OF
,h@ Cady amendment would give power 10 the
legislature 10 spend sOOOOOOOO and levy 1t all
~ the people in a single year The Legislature
vgbt also build ship canal. If 1t chose. He
s"yored the Nichols amendment.
''vr Cady announced that his amendment sim
,r levied upon surplus money In the state
pssaslIry. Extravaganza by the Legislature need
~, be feared. The counties directly interested
~ the canals paid 81 per cent of the whole tax.
MIR Choate moved to strike out the end of the
radv amendment so that no tax should be levied
and only that money used which ,, was actually IN
amendment allowing tolls TO be reimposed by the
legislature
radv and Baker amendments We're passed, and
All the rest defeated. The bill was then passed.
60 10 A. AS finally amended and passed. it reads
thus:
Sn' are aaa S5 v and section @'
SO as tolls .ss sha Is heTeser be imposed on
persons or property transported the canals. but
al boats navsating the canals and the owners and and
as have been or may hereafter her be Th
s ;isa snail %" annually by equitable
MAKE provision for the expenses OF the super'n NJ
zen state may be improved in such manner the
i~gis:ature shall provide by law, and debt may
ss Sy Section 1901 Of or the Of
such Improvement may be betrayed by the appro,
sanitabe annual tax. An contracts for work or ma,
tea sb an any oer ra to do or provide the same at
loves; price. with adequate security for their per,
any Contractor but IT, from any unforeseen cause:
the Of any contract shall prove 10 De hn'uSl
n,ication of the contractor. cancel such contract
ANTI-GAMBLING AMENDMENT
AT the opening Of the evening session an at
,emn. was made to leave the final passage OF
hills and go back to the Committee of the Whole
Mr. TekulsXy made the effort in behalf of the
anti-gambng amendment. The leaders on this
door" he said. laid out an order Of business. put
uhen they found we are reading this bill they
began 10 head 1t Off Mr. Bowers VINO repre-
sents the thieves and gamblers and DiacKiegs Oh
the state has evidently more favor than me oe
cent peoples representatives. Every pookihakei
,s thief a gambler and criminal ana THESE
men are represented here. 1t is said. In deience
that represent other gamblers. Admitted that
where thieves fall out honest men prevail: zap
pause) 1t is time that the operations OF tnese
lottery fiends and racetrack gamblers were sup
Mr. Cook,nham was in favor Of legislation re-
s,ricting the racetrack gamblers, but he thought
there were other affairs of greater moment anu
the whole Constitution should be placed IN shape
~ vote upon I'VE want TO adjourn on Satur-
day" he said. in closing. He moved TO lay MI
Tekulsky's resolution on the table. ,,
The representatives Of these thieves and black
guards can take their carpet-bags ana go noine
This week and the representatives OF decency anu anu
measures applause These racetracks are no, not
with running men IN the daS.e; puI bniId
are doing 1t by electric light. and are even pull
Ing betting paddocks for women to bet in' some
thing should be done to stop them
Mr. Johnson. of Wyoming. made another iierce
attack upon the leaders who wanted 10 auJourh
the convention before much OF It's important
work had been done The previous question hav-
ing been ordered, Mr.. Tekulsky's motion was de-
feated x.,, o,r,Ec
After the Convention had refused TO leave the
final passage Of bills 1t took up the home rule
amendment for cities. Mr. Spencer. OF the COM
nittee or Cities. thought the amendment did not
20 far enough. He offered an amendment pro
viding that whenever three-ffths OF the electors
NJ any CITY shall elect that such city shall exer-
else exclusive legislative administrative PoWenis
concerning the streets. highways parks; PUBL ,,'
places and sewers within said city, and the COM
pensation of city officials and servants whose
duties appertain to any of said subjects. me
Legislature shall confer such powers upon the
Navor and Common Council of said city and pro-
vide by law for the election and organization
of such Mayor and Common Council In such man
ner and by such methods as shall. IN the JUG
ment of the Legislature. conserve the rights OF
and represent all the people OF such city. any
thing herein 10 the contrary notwi'hstdhuIne.
MIR Mulqueen thought the Spencer amendihenl
gave better home rule than the original amend
ment. 49,, A.. a..
Mr. NicOll rdculed the latter ana Sdlu thdt -
n passed he would move into country district
and then begin TO investigate the cities
The hour for debate having been exhausted
Mr. Spencer's amendment was defeated. 80 10 90.
NJ Ranks's amendment relative to debt lmita-
zion was added 10 the amendment. and then the
ron was called the final passage Many Oh
the delegates explained their votes. MI na fsa
said that none OF the objections raised by 1he
Democrats were raised until after the ponce
clause had been stricken out The amendment
was passed SO TO AZ The full text follows;
ifutiO 10
inserting the following as a new section:
Section p All cities are classified according TO
the latest State enumeration as from time 10 70
cities ie having population of 10000 or more the
class all cities h Ing h RSPe eass ali
cities Laws relating 1S the the speyera
thereof are divided into general and special city
laws. General city laws are ,nose WHICH, neca "a, e
laws are those which relate to single city. or
70 less than all the cities of class sSfaI Gi
with TIM a PROVISIONS Of this section After any BIN
for special ho city re't of the TO the
house in which It originated sha ,ha MaWor of
such nty end within fifteen days thereafter the
Mayor shall such bin TO the house iron
ature at which such bin passed has erminated
TO the Governor. with the Mayor certca'e o ne a
on stating whether the city has or mas not ac-
cy of the Is, ca ns ,ss the M.Eo sp Sody
thereof concurrently shall act for such city az 70
such bill: but the Legislature may poViue io 80.
concurrence OF the legislative bodies In cities OF me
FIRST class The Legislature shall provide TOT a pun
lie notice and opportunity for public nearing con-
corning any such bill in every CITY 10 W"'GH !, re-
lates before action thereon. Such a DILL II IL r.
iaes to than city. shall be ,a nd
10 the Mayor of each city to which IL reIates, anu
shall not he deemed accepted unless accepted as
herein provided by every such city Mhehetei "a an \
such bill is accepted, herein PROVIDED IL SnaL
be subject as are other bills to the ACTON vi tlis
Governor Whenever during the session az Wii S
1t was passed any such bill is returned wthout .he
acceptance of the city cities 10 when ], ieiaes
or within such fifteen days is not returned II ma
nevertheless again be passed by both branches OF
the Legislature and 1t shall be then sub)ected a.
other bills 10 the action OF the Governor IN e'et
special city law which has been accePt,eu ny ' he
rcitoa relates. the tltIe kndII w