New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-28
ADJOURNMENT VOTED DOWN.
CONSTITUTIONAL DELEGATES DO NOT
MIND THE HEAT.

u,pGE cADY's PLAN TO SECURE HOME RULE foi'
CITIES BY DIVIDING THEM INTO CLASSES
OTHER PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
~,,y TIFF REGULAR coRREspo2DESr or THE TRIBUNE"
| Albany June A.-The Constitutional CohVen''o'
delegates intend to stick 10 the WORK 'hat 'nes ~
In Albany to perform. To-day they Voteu uo"" .
resolution to adjourn from Friday OF the presen'
week IN Thursday OF next week. or over the roui'"
| - r,,, Accordingly the convention will meet as
usuoI at the beginning OF the approaching "eeh'
simply adtournng for the Fourth.
The chief opponents of the recess ldea "ere |o''
modore p Vedder and John ]. 1ioer' 4. W."
also known that ex-Iieutenant-Governor A'oiu
who presided in the absence OF President Choate
was opposed 10 the convention taking any sor' Va
"a vacation The Democrats, of course, voted 10
take the recess They are willing that the con-
vention should be censured for any neglect or i's
work 49,
Another proposed amendment TO the Consutu-
ton has been reported favoraby b. the Com'nl'-
tee on Legislative Powers. IT was drawn up Wy
Daniel H. Mcmillan and is intended TO prevent the
attachment OF legislative riders to appropriation
bills II reads follows:
No private or local bill which may be passed py
ect and that shall be expressed in the title; and
no provision or enactment shall be embraced IN
such as shall relate specifically to some particular
appropriation In the bill and such provi e y, v
| appropriation.
Judge J. Rider Cady has introduced an amend
ment. part OF which Is as follows:
The Legislature at its first annual session att ,
the adopon Of hs "a hen s 81 The State into
three classes OF which one shall include al Gtes
cn,de al cities having more than 5000 and not
more than 10000 inhabitants, ard one OF Wnlcn sna
include all cities having 5000 or less numoer OF
Inhabitants. all according 10 the last Federal GEN.
/ - rha TsoQfa
aire bv and With the advice and consent OF the
Senate. appoint twelve commissioners. OF whom
four inhabitants OF the cities Of the second class
four Inhabitants Of cities Of the third cas- shs ah ba
TO prepare and report TO the legislature not .ateI
than the rst d2y of after le their o appontment
posed general laws for the organization OF al CUES
during such lastnamed session enact such pro-
posed general laws. after having mace s sucn
expe5icn, such general avs shall provide for all
cities OF each class uniformity OF 9rganlzah,ion
after organized shall also belong. to one Of such
class acsordng sS to Us od, AFTER the
Of such general laws pass any special or ocaI ac'
for the organization or goyernrnent OF any
20 the general law governing ether class OF ctieS
The lat T1a pTUye their compensation
ami for the hlling Of vaonncies among them
The following proposed amendments TO the Con-
stitution were also submitted
-
in any jail reformatory. hospital or poorhouse snat
be punished by hOggng. by being deprived or 1000
or Srink or bv being confined IN a dungeon.
Nv Mr. Parmenter-Provldng that the Court OF
Annaals shall consist OF n chief Judge and thirteen
associate TO until they are seventy-hve years
old The present Judges shall serve out ther terms
and no person shall he allowed 10 vote for more
than four OF the additional seven. The court may
cir in two sections ~ seven County Judges and
svrrogates In counties OF more than 10000 shall not
practice IN courts Of record.
! By Mr. withdrawing that II the Lieutenant
Governor shall be rendered Incapable OF performing
the duties pertaining the office Of Governor. the
same shall dcvove upon the Speaker OF the As
srrhly until the vacancy Is filed or the dis
ability is removed
THESE TWO WILL RETAIN THEIR SEATS
Albany. June 27-The constitutional Conven-
ton Committee on Privileges and Elections this
afternoon Dismissed the petition Of contestants FOR
the seats OF Leonard Ciegerch and Frank l. fltz,
gerald OF Nev-York City. The petition was based
on the ground that these two delegates hold once
under the New York city government The com
mlt,ee named July 10 the date for summing up
in the contests In the With Gravesendl Dlstrlct.
when both sides are also 10 submit briefs In the
convention tomorrow the report Of this committee
in favor OF unseatng Delegates Trapper and Beck
with OF Buffalo. Is a special order