The evening world., 1894-08-22
TO De VOTED UPON IN 1895.
Attorney General Decides on Con-
vsntion Amendments
Seven Judges and No Second Division
Finally Decided Upon.
lBy Associated Press }

ALBANY, Aug 22.--The Attorney
Generals Office, which for months has
been secretly considering the question
OF whether the amendments adopted by
the Constitutional Convention can be
submitted In 1896, instead OF 1894 has
come To the conclusion that the amend
ments may not be submitted this year.
President Choate has been sent for. and
he will consult with the officials this at
ternoon.
II is understood that Mr.. Choate ar
CUES that the amendments become the
organic law OF the estate without any
submission to the people.
The Attorney-General decides not, but
says they must not go TO a vote until
1895.
In the Constitutional Convention this
morning the Committee on Industry pre-
scented proposed amendment to pre-
vent conspiracy against labor and al
lowing labor to band together for pro-
lection.
The amendment allows the same band
ing together OF employees peaceably as
would two or three persons for the pro-
lection OF their rights, but subject to
the criminal code. that forbids any vio-
lent demonstration or riotous proceed
ings.
II seemed to be labor's day, for the
Committee on Industrial Affairs re-
ported favorably the amendment of Mr..
Coleman forbidding any denial OF the
right to collect damages on the part of
| an employee II such damages were
caused by n co-employee and forbidding
any limitation of liability from injuries
to employees.
Legislature power to declare the number
| OF hours that shall constitute a days
work In ali except agricultural pursuits.
| was reported adversely. The measure
nj ,rnn tad ha Inv mi nj
women and minors In any exhaustive
| services.
The Railroad Committee reported fav.
| orably the measure of Mr. Cornwell "a
| amended 10 ~ to include railroads, tele-
graph, express, telephone companies, OF
| any common carrier doing busines In
| The Convention decided to reverse the
vote by which the extra division OF the
Court of Appeals was decided upon
The vote to reconsider was adopted
Dickey d and C.. j: Mclaughlin, by
Ing the appointment by the Governor
of a second division, was defeated by
Then MIR. Mclaughlin offered mo.
| ton to reconsider the vote by which
| the amendment was adopted. making
| the Court of Appeals seven instead OF
nine Judges. as recommended by the
| Committee.
MIR. Brown, whose amendment max
| ing 1t seven Judges had been carried.
| made strenuous appeal against re-
| consideration. He said II was PERM
cious practice to try on one day to over
| turn the work carried by a large ma
jorityjorlty the previous day.
President Choate got the floor and
raised his voice In support OF Mr..
Browns views, saying vote OF II to
q had no right to be reversed by the
ing disorder
| what has been going on over night"
he said dramatically; that's what I'd
like to know"
| MIR. McClure-well, what has been
going on over night to make a change
OF opinion on the second division mat
Mir. Choate--I belive that this is a
very different matter. The second di.
| vision was not talked over or consid.
cred at length. but simply voted upon
| II IL useless to contend that to amend
| the article by reducing the number OF
Judges Of the court to seven will affec,
| any other part of the article, while to
| create second division would cast
dlscredit upon the work Of the Judi
Mr.. Towns. OF Kings. launched into a
long TRADE against the entire article
1t was top light and bottom heavy. he
said. Why, L Is designed to iill the
iackpots OF the lawyers. 1t will take
longer to get case through In these
courts than In France, The whole
sme1dmemt Is IN favor Of putting leader
n Delegate--Will the gentleman explain
the term Jackpot?
Mr.. Townsville gentleman hasl evil
IDENTIFY arisen to the dignity of calling
one. A Jackpot is well represented by
the present condition OF litigation-acon
tinual bluff.
| Mr.. Towns said that this Convention
had no business to saddle the State with
some s350,cN0 per year more. when litlga.
| ton was decreasing instead OF increas
ing.
| Judicial system with ours. He said tha
| the Judges were less In number In theil
| higher courts than ours. He submittet
that seven Judges were all that wa,
needed, and there was no excuse fo
raising the number
Delaney Nicoll thought the Conven
| ton should reconsider its work rattle
than to adopt amendments biindly tina
would make migratory the work of thu
Committee on Judiciary and allow tn,
people to say that nothing had been dom
by the Convention.
| MIR. Haw.ey was In favor OF only sevel
judges because he was positive that sevel
could 10 the work as well az nine.
Mr.. Griswold wanted nine judges, be
cause seven Judges or a quorum, OF nv
should rot be allowed to override tn
decision OF five or seven judges of
lower court Mr.. Cochran said that h
believed that the only question wa
whether the Court OF Appeals was get
ting any relief from work or the lit
CANT any expedition. He did not b,
lieNe that the addition OF two Judge
would aid in the matter.
MIR. Bush said that the matter wa
getting to be a debate on the who
question of judiciary and not simpl
seven or nine judges. He was oppose
to nine Judges.
} 1t was decided finally that there sha
be but seven Judges OF the Court
Appeals and no second division provide
for, the relief to consist in limiting al
peal.