New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-17
TO SELL THE SALT SPRINGS
prpNIssryE AMENDMENT TO THAT
EFFECT SENT TO THIRD READING.

/ railroads MAY BE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
| AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY ARTICLE
,r,ov THE REGULAR curREspoSDESr ~ .iiE rRTpUS' ;
Albany. Aug. 1.-THE Constitutional Convention
! today considered the amendment pro'lums io'
the sale OF the salt springs belonging 10 tne o'"
Louis Marshall Of Syracuse. advocated ITO pas
sage and showed from statistics that the state no"
expends $4,000 more yearly In the cost VI "e
snrngs than 1t receives In rentals from tneih'
The sale of the salt lands. he stated would or'"s
large sum into the State Treasury since they
vore situated immedia tely adjacent to the city vi
! SYRACUSE and this money might De u3eo III '
,urchase Of lands in the Adrondacks. the terms
| of the amendment should be mandatory anu no'
permissIve upon the Legislature since pol'cai co"
! siderations might be used to prevent ther SAFE
! Mr. Moore opposed the sale ana said .na' II '"e
| o,,ordmsnt had not been introduced by Mr.. Alvord
he would term II "A JOB
Mr. Alvord said that all he was Interested III 'lie
| matter was to do what was best for the state III
his Judgment since the salt springs were source
| Of expense to the State and not OF incomey'hey
might better be sold only 100 acres OF the STATE
,o1 ras within the limits OF Syracuse. This was
worth about N5OO an The state was no"
oxnendipe the interest on si.JOoOOO on the SAT-
sorIncs and the sum would soon become much
larger. ,.,..
f. T. Brown offered the following as substitute
for Mr. Alvord's amendment. and 1t was adopted
sttution is hereby abroga'ed' ~
Th,s section q, the Constitution prohibits the
sale OF the sat springs Mr.. Browns amehdheh'
thus substantially authorizes the Legislature !"
sell the springs.
The convention after a short debate ordered to a
third reading Mr. McMillan's proposed amendment
nroh,biting riders to Legislative Appropriation
bills. .,. 80.
President Choate reported to the convention that
all Its committees would complete their "orh ny
August a. and that forty-nve proposed amenhmeh's
to the Constitution were now under CONSIDERATION
In all about lfty-nne proposed amendments "ou'u
be considered
DAMAGES FROM RAILROAD COMPANIES.
The convention then considered at length MT
fuckers proposed amendment to the Constitution
abolshlne the limitation OF 5000 imposed by less-
latye enactment upon suits for damages Drought
by persons whose relatives have lost their lives ia
railroad accidents. The proposed amendment rcads
follows:
Article | Of the Constitution is hereby amended
bv Inserting the following new section;
The right Of action is hereby gwen ior loss GA
NE and for injury the person. ana no sta.utoIy
iimitaiion shall be placed upon the amount OF
damages recoverable or upon the rlgnt 10 rscovu'
by civil action for the loss OF hu"''" '''e " " "
jury TO the person
Mr. Barrow attacked the proposed amendment
az one which was evidently drawn up By SOCIALISTS
IL was an Indirect assault upon corporations In
his opinion its adoption would not be FOR the IN
terost Of the poor man. Now 5000 was paid to the
relatives Of a poor man II he was killed In rail-
road accident There danger that his relatives
would receive less than $500. rather than more II
the amendment was adopted There was some hing
SaG been orranized 10 give employment to the idle.
Mr. Veeier, OF Brooklyn, supported the amen 1
asked 10 abolish the s. 90 limitation. and had re-
fused TO take such action.
ssynse neo,Itv would compel corporations take
greater care Of their passengers puniuVs asha r
should be granted. The presumption was tha' jures
al" Ex3 'c Schumacher opposed the amend
louis Marshall said that 1t was plain that the
Convention was opposed to any Limitation no 81 ne
strengthened and offered the following SUBSTITUTE:
The right Of action now existing 10 receive dam
ages ior hjure, an,n, receIvabs shall not be
subject to any statutory limitation
Mfr. Marshalrs substitute adopted. and was
then ordered to a third reading.
DAMAGES FOR CONDEMNED PROPERTY.
The Convention debated for four hours this after
noon and evening Mr. Markss amendment. giving
the option ofa jury trial to property owners who
sue a railroad for damages to their property. MT
Marks offered various amendments to II until the
measure at last had the following shape:
Section ! Of Article OF the Constitution Is hereby
amended 40 as TO read as follows: section 4 "neh
The compensation bc male therefor. when such
compensaon not made by me s' At n sha, De
OF the property and II not so required. such com
ccommissoncrs appointed by a court OF record as
shall be prescribed by law. Bu, the compensation
civil division ot the state shall be ascer,ned BY
II jury by not less than three commissioners APP,
by law. private may be opened in the manner to be
described by law; but In every case the necessity
Sustained p by the opening sna be FIRST desrmned by
a jury Of freeholders. and such amount, together
the he person 10 be benented
In this shape the amendment assailed by
Louis Marshall who pointed out that II might be
used BY the elevated railway company OF New
York block the pathway OF It's rival the new
The convention after this attack. looked with dis
approval upon the amendment. and hnaly, by
vote OF 50 TO 49, disagreed with favorable report
upon It. This vote probably Kills the proposed
amendment although Mr.. Marks may have one
more vote taken upon IT,
AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY ARTICLE
The Committee on cities actively at work
to-day drawing up amendments to the City Article.
The committee seem. about TO abandon the pro-
vision for State election boards and may substitute
for 1t the following amendment suggested by Mr. |
Lauterbach:
Boards OF election officers shall be elected or APP
pointed as the Legslat1re by law S may direct pro
OF an even number one half OF which shall belong |
last preceding Gubernatori election. cast the
greatest number OF votes for Governor In the State
political party which at such election cast the |
next greatest number OF votes for Governor OF
the State.
The Democratic members OF the committee are
urging the separate submission OF amendment |
separating city from State and National elections. |
LEGISLATIVE REINFORCEMENT
MIR. BECKER SAYS HIS COMMITTEE WILL REPORT |
IN FAVOR OF AN INCREASED REPRESENTA-