The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-09-29
A NEW CONSTITUTION
To be Voted on in New York State
in November.
A CONFLICT ON PARTY ISSUES.

Democratic Members OF the Constitutional
Convention Refuse to Take Part In an
Address TO the People, but wuI Pre-.
pare Another Address
ALBANY, Sept 20 Yesterday was prac.
tically the closing day Of the New York
state constitutional convention A ses.
sion is being held today, but 1t Is
merely for the purpose Of transacting
routine business The convention yester-
day accepted the revision by vote of 95
10 as
The chief bone Of contention has been
the apportionment for future senatorial
and assembly districts The Republican
majority claims that the apportionment
Is fair to all concerned, but the Demo
cratic minority claimed that It discrim
mated against the large cities in favor OF
the country districts and that the discrim-
nation was unfair to the Democratic
party as a whole Several exciting eau
cuses have occurred to determine whether
the constitution shall be submitted to the
people as an entirety OF whether it shall
be voted upon by sections. The Demo
Gratis were in favor of vote upon the
measure by sections, hoping thereby to Sc
to which they object when the constitu.
tion is ultimately voted upon in Novem.
ber
1t was finally voted to split the bill
into sections, though the sections are not
as numerous as the leaders Of the Demo.
cratic minority would have preferred
The measure will be submitted to the peo.
pie in the form of three ballots The first
ballot provides for the adoption Of the
twenty-nine articles The second ballot
provides for the apportionment article,
The third ballot provides for the canal
improvement measure
President Choate appointed a commit.
tee to prepare an address to the people ex-
planning the work of the convention The
Democrats refused to serve, and the Re
publicans were finally compelled to pre-
pare the address without their assistance.
The Democrats assert that they will pre-
pare another address denounCing the ad-
dress prepared by the majority
The majority address explains that of
the 400 amendments proposed only thirty
one have been accepted. These amend.
ments provide for the right of drainage
across adjoining lands; the separation in
the larger cities Of the municipal elections
from the national and state elections;
printing of all bills before the legislature
in their final form three days before their
final passqge removal of the prohibition
against the sale of the Onondaga salt
springs abolition of the Office of coroner;
prohibition of lotteries, pool selling, book.
making and all the forms of gambling;
abolition of the statutory provision limit
ing the right to recovery for injuries
causing death to 5000; prevention of the
naturalization of foreigners during
period of ninety days previous to a gen.
eral election; including institutions sup
ported by private charity among those
whose inmates do not lose residence for
the purpose of voting; adoption of the
most approved mechanical devices in elec.
tions; establishment of a system of regis.
tratiOn: q new apportionment of senate
and assembly districts; fixing the mum Der
of senators at fifty and the number Of as.
semblymen at l5D enforcement of the
principle of civil service reform; prohibit
tion of the contract system or convict la.
Dor; authorizing the legislature to pro
vide for the improvement of canals; re-
quiriug the legislature to provide for
public schools; preventing the overcrowd.
ing of trial calendars; providing for a
naval, as well as "a land force Of militia.