New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-25
WOMAN SU FFRAGE DAY.
cr PETITIONS PRESENTED TO THE
CONVENTION.
..xr,s.. MAKE MUCH LESS FORMIDABLE
s,,ov1NG so FAR AS NUMBERS ARE
coNCERNED-MANY AMEND
MENTs OFFERED.
nr REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE,


THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TR!BUEEa
49, Nav 24-There was fusiade Of petit
tor and against woman suffrage in the
w. .,,r,,onal Convention to-day. 1t was evil
o0A hourever that the Woman Suffrage party
o'n' ,,,t forth far greater effort than It's young
n'1 .he Womens Anti-Suffrage Society. as petit
n'"" signed by many thousands OF persons came
H'" .ho former and the latter were few in num-
n0' ord were not numerously signed. 1t is
~ that the Women's Anti-Suhrage Society
.or,a monster petitions against woman suf-
go. hold In reserve. which will soon be pre-
"' 80, All the petitions in favor Of the change
-. Enclosed in neatly Bound books. and these
rs stacked up by counties, were 'becomngly
-, with yellow ribbon, yellow being the suf-
20 color. The petitions in favor Of the suf-
."sss movement include 1O9,357 names
,s,,v new amendments to the Constitution
....rresented TO the Convention, and were re-
,.-rsa 70 appropriate committees.
rrpNs OF STATE AND CITY OFFICERS.
IL Johnston. Of Brooklyn. presented an
amendment in regard to the tenure Of Office OF
S,.ts and city officers 1t provides that when
-. duration Of any Office under this State or any
Wv thereof is not declared by this Con-
',..sure Of the authority making the appoint
INT or Of the proper authority in control Of
such Office
Another amendment presented by Mr. john
-.., nrovjdes that all Police Justices shall be
lawyers ,,,-
william j. Mantanye Republican. OF Cortland.
.uhmitted an amendment reducing the terms OF
.Wca If Supreme Court Justices from fourteen
years TO eight years.
commodore p Nedder submitted an amend
mont 70 provide for a more careful consideration
=, hills submitted to the Legislature. The
amendment read in part as follows:
"No bill shall be passed until it has been printed
ID baen mon the desk Of the members at least
one calendar legislative day prior 10 us Iihai
Usssage unless the Governor or the acting Gov
ppnor shall certify to the necessity OK IT'S lmne-
Nate massage under his hand and the seal OF me
S.a,o. nor also unless by the assent OF maJolty
:. ,ho members elected 10 such branch OF the
yy.rssIotnre. and upon the last reading Of bill
Ne amsndment thereof shall be allowed, and the
~ unon its final passage shall be taken
gusnsia,eiv thereafter and without debate and
,hs yeas and nays entered on the journal
MOP THE INTELLIGENT CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
1,sr Hgelow. Of New-York, submitted an
.na,,ort ~ the effect that mo private or
40, nm shall be passed by the Legislature CT be-
o.rs law. the full text or an ineligible abb
s,r,c, NJ which has not been published at least
,h... times during the three months Immediately
nr..sd,ns the meeting Of the Legislature, with
,,s - NOT less than two weeks between
..oh ,ubycation in one daily newspaper In the
o,v ~ New-York.' in one daily newspaper in TIE
c,tv Of Albany and IN another newspaper OF
o,h.r rswxpapers published in each county
snsc,alv affected by the contents of the bill
unless BY and with the assent Of three-fourth'
=, AZ members elected TO both branches Of the
Legislature
Iobn T McDonough. Republican. Of Albany
presented an amendment authorizing the SAFE o.
the Erie Canal to the United States Government
Abraham L. Kelogg, Republican. submitted al
amendment providing for the taxation OF al
property real and personal. except that owned
by the State or the United States Government
Louis Marshall Republican. Of Syracuse, SUB
nitted an amendment declaring that the Stock
holders Of every corporation and joint-stock as
ISOLATION for banking purposes shall DE maj
vdualy responsible for the amount Of their re
spectiye share or shares Of stock in any sucf
corporation or association for all its debts anC
liabilities OF every kind"
Henry W. Hill. Republican. Of Buffalo intro
duced the following Referendum amendment
Every bill granting or amending a charter o
municipal corporation, and not applying
equally to all municipal corporations within tn
State shall, within one year after its approval b.
the Governor. be submitted 20 the electors resid
ing within the respective districts 10 be affected
by said bill. and every such bill shall be Vali'
as 70 such district only whore it has received IN
approval Of a majority If the electors there, AM
voting; otherwise such bill shall be void"