The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-23
NO HIGHER PAY FOR JUDGES.
Amendment Adopted Forbidding
Increase or Decrease Of Salaries.
Retired Judges TO BE Used to Hold
Extraordinary Courts.

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ALBANY, y. y, Aug. g3.-Whcn tho
, Constitutional Convention opened this
morning there was rush Of excuses fol
absence from Saturdays session, and
President Choate. from the floor. said
II hope the hasco of last Saturday ie
not to b. repeated this week. II seems
to me that We should attend to oLr
WORK"
notwithstanding Mr.. choate's appeal
"A large number Of excuses were made
for the saturday afternoon session.
Judge Gi"grrl,h moved that in' PRIV
ilegrS Of he floor Ic granted to John j.
Blair formerly 1hcmhrr Of t." hssnnl
bly, and Il member Of he No'uUfc"r firr
Department Of Now York. Carried.
Tho Committee GA cities reported the
city amendment and the Iumittec on
Militia reported \ new military article,
embracing the essential phr lions OF ne
ncW Military code III the Constitution.
II makes permanent tn" militia, naval
ana reserve force and tnrbti'it being ~.
unfinished to less than lnW" men. Ihe
S"Hat" shalt vote on the Governors nom
irulion Of Ma ior-Gcn.rala.
AZ soon as the Judiciary ir;iCl" was
taken ~. Nh Needer moved TO recon-
yider the vote by which the convention
last night refused to extend the age Inn
il beyond seventy years. Mt Root pro
tested. and In" motion was defeated.
MI DCk"y offered an amendment pro
vidilg that the Governor may utilize the
retired judges of the Supreme Court in
the holding OF Extraordinary Courts at
any time on to relieve the present
Courts. Adopted.
Mr.. H. A. clarke offered an amend
ment that would forbid the increasing
Of salaries Of Judges as well as forbi.l
diminishing them. MIR Roche said thai
he was in favor of Mr.. .clarkc's amend
mcnt for the reason that the salaries
were large enough now, and there should
be no leeway given the Legislature to
make change.
Mr.. Mereness said that the totals of
81 lar.es 70 be paid under the new re-
gime was sSij,SOD per year. He thought
chat enough.
MIR. Root said the Committee had sim
ny adopted TIL language Of the whole
Of the old section. lie was in favor of
tie amendment. 1t was adopted.
Section "a that would remove the limit
OF t2,0D placed on county courts and give
them orisinal jurisdiction in all cases.
IN Mt, ether words Eye the county courts
Court Mr. Lincoln said that he believed
n restoring and retaining the dignity OF
county courts.
removal of all res friction OF jurisdiction
by making the jurisdiction extend tc
ca ses of less than $1,000.
Mr. Cady objected to both amendments
ish the city courts and courts of record OF
New York, Brooklyn and Buffalo am
yet make the various county courts
courts of original jurisdiction. The limit
had been Raised to 5000, and that was
sufficient.
After some discussion the amendment.
were defeated.
Mr. Nedder offered an amendment re.
tanning the Court of Sess ons of the
County of Kings, the same as New
York. He believed that the Kings
county Court Of Sessions was neces.
sIty, and was doing good work
Jesse johnson, o. Kings objected to
the amendment. The Court Of Sessions
in New York was an absolute necessity,
but the Court Of Sessions in Brooklyn
was merely figure head. and it's work
could be done very well by other courts
or, by the presiding judge without any
side justices.
Mr.. Powell, of Kings. was opposed to
the amendment. 1t was designed ia
keep IN once certain Judge. WI would
!ose. his job unless the amendment pre-.
vailed
The Democratic minority Of the Cite.
Committee are not satisfied with tn,
report of the majority, and will draf
ana present report OF their own, baseC
In measure. on the proposed amend
ment OF Mr.. Mullueen. of New York
1t Will oppose the retaining by the Gov.
ernor of the power to remove heads OF
police departments, 1t W IL oppose the
placing in power in the lJcal Lesisla.
ture 10 overcome by a three-tifths vote
the veto OF the Mayor. and viii urge thai
1t be increased to two-thiris.
As a reason for this the Democrats
say that whenever the Republicans have
been in the majority in Legislative bod
had three-dfths of such bodies, bu
never tWo-thirds.
The majority report says that here
after the Mayors term in New Yorl
ity report this will be changed to on,
year.