New-York tribune., 1894-09-13
YESTERDAYS AMENDMENTS.
FIVE MORE PLACED BEFORE THE PEOPLE
OF THE STATE.
ALIENS MUST HAVE BEEN NATURALIzED NINETY
DAYS BEFORE THEY CAN voTE-PRIsoN
CONTRACT LABOR SYSTEM ABOL-
IsHED-NO MORE FREE PASSES

IsHED-NO MORE FREE PASSES
FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS
irpoM REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE OF .mE TRrnrSv'
Albany, Sept. 12-When the Constitutional
Convention opened this morning. Mr.. D!ckey
moved 10 recommit 10 the Committee on Cities
that portion OF the City Article already favorably
reported by the Committee OF the Whole
providing for the separation Of local from
general elections. He dii so for the purpose
Of requiring the Committee on Cities forthwith to
report an amendment providing that this section
shall not apply TO any city the population OF
which. according To- the latest state Census. Is
less than $4,000. Mr.. Dickeys amendment was
carried. was also Il motion by Mr. Johnson,
chairman OF the Committee on Cities. that the
amendment as amended, should go 10 third
reading The amendment Of Mr. Dlckey exempts
all the cities in the State except Albany. Brook
Iyn Buffalo New York. Rochester. Syracuse and
Troy.
The Committee on Revision reported that the
LppOrtionment Amendment was ready Tor the
final action Of the Convention, and 1t was placed
on the calendar for tomorrow.
The Convention then resumed the final passage
Of bills which were on the order OF third reading.
Mr. Roche's naturalization amendment being frst
taken up.
study Of the naturalization question threw a
bomb into the Convention by saying that the
amendment did aot go far enough. II he had
his way h. would make the requirement Tor
voting six months or "A year instead oi Sixty
lays. He moved to recpmmit 50 that the time
required might be extended 20 six months
The President put the question on Mr. Country
mans motion. and 1t was carried by rising
Vote 10 -. The Democrats from New ork'
brooklyn and Troy made up nearly all Of the
negative votes while the other Democrats voted
with the Republicans in In" affirmative the
result was a surprise all around. and M Nc
I.aughl.n moved to reconsider. Then Mr.. Needer
DernD moved to lay Mr.. McLaughn's motion
on the table. on Mr.. Veeder's motion. many o'
the Democrats voted aye because they thought
the Republicans had committed themselves 10
the six-months requirement. and the Democratic
plan was 10 keep the Republicans on that
ground. Mr.. Mcclure and other Democrats, how
ever who voted to table Mr.. McLaughlins mo-
ton. and carried their point-6S 10 4i-bcgan at
once 70 talk against the very siN tbs require
ment they had Just sustained 10y their votes.
The defeat of Mr.. McIaughlin's motion left
Mr. Countrymans amendment In full force As
soon as this discovered. the Democrats
began 20 charcc the Repul licans with iiscrimi-
mating against fore.gn-born citizens. Sut MT
Root at once called their attention 10 the fact
that n member Of their own party. Mr.. country
man had introduced the six months requirement
and had insisted upon its passdg" IN speech
far more severe upon foreigners than anytnihg
that had been said by the Republicans. MI Root
then stated that there seemed To be two extreme
Views upon this question. one Of them proposed
TO leave the time at ten days. as II is now and
the other T. make Il six months or year. ne
believed that there was a happy mean wnlch
nigh, be found ny making the requirement nine
~ days. and he made "A motion to that erect.
This was carried by rising vote OF sG 10 a.
number Of Democrats Joining the Repuohcans
Mr. Bowers moved 20 strike out the ninety
day requirement and to Insert ten days IN oruer &
TO leave the Constitution where II Is now rms
was lost Mr. Roche made another eNort 10
secure the thirty days requirement roicai.
demanded on the mol n; IN thr c,urse "
Witch Mr. Countryman said that ne had peeh u
Republican until 1872. had been ciassed AS Il
Democrat since tat had never voted the straight
Democratic ucke'. .,o,
Me~srs Roo, and Roche ~ 20 the vote cast py
the latter On the six months requirement. hut
finally Mr. Roche Explained ms a'u"h IN n,, H,,.,-
ncr satisfactory TO Mr.. Root. Mt Rlches thlrN
da,s n amendment was lost and then the roll WAS
called On the final vo". The amehuneh, "hS %
carried--l02 yeas TO "a nays IhoSe V1''ls ~ We we
negative were al Democrats. ana th'Sr III ~
affirmative all Republicans except bigeiow'
Countryman Hotchkisr and Mayhr"
CITIZENS FOR AT LEAST NINETY DAYS.
Tho amendment as passed reads az follows:
section / or Article II OF the CONSTIPATION Is mere
by amended as follows . ,.
one ears who snail have been citizen Tor ninety
DAYS and an nhabtant Of this STATE one yea, mex
rres,dent Of the county, and for the last hrty
days resident OF the election ds,,.il "a n vote at
my my ,i.c,,on in the election district Of which he
shall at the time b. res"t t Or "he hereHe n may be-
elective by the people and upon al questions "n nro
,d ,ha, IN time Of war no elector in the actual
military service Of the state or 9f , tns NJ n'teu Ge
States in the Army Navy thereof. shai oe rom ny
rriyed OF his by reason OF hs absence sio'i ,
such election district; ana the LesS''aI rs uhicb and
the tine and place at which such absent electors ,
and FOR the Te,prn ann IN %hch they re-
spectiveiy reside. c,,on, oro,.d.
Ing that the Legislature SHAH meet on 'i,' las 'o
Wednesday Instead OF the first Tuesday, III jan IAN
auary was passed without incldent-ayes l-"'
Section 6 OF Article OF the constitution IL "''''S
amended so as to read follows: 49,, ~
secton The poGs r yeri Gay ana aq January and the
legislators shall every year. assemble Oh '''e "'''
Wednesday in January. , ,,
The next amendment in order was tha' oi WI
Brown forbiddng officials Of the State to aScepu
or free transportation on the ra'.rVauS 3Sn oo
franking privileges from telegraph or telePhonc 1i
companies Mr. Brown declared that II MS
amendment defeated. II would SNOW 'io
power OF the corporations over the Co"vei',or @
Mr. McKinstry said he understood that iie cor cor
porations wanted this amendment ana go ne was
against It. Mr.. Choatc thought that some pen
atty should be imposed for a Violation oi .,c
amendment Mr. Dean said that In his county
OF Chautauqua he knew OF "A case where twenty
trip passes to New-York had been given ior
votes In "A caucus which controlled the pohu.s
OF the county and finally of the senate distriSI
Mr. Cassidy said that the amendment, ior .tie t
first time put the word msdemeanor IN tne
Constitution, and that, too. without GiVins an!
nenalty. He moved that the penalty be made
imprisonment for life. This was lost
Mr. Choate moved to amend go that all cor
porations affected by the amendment must re- re-
mort To the Secretary OF State the names OF an
persons to whom passes or franks had peeh Is
sued Mr. Nicoll said that Mr.. Choates motor. motor,
DESTROYED the value OF the whole amenulnciee
because II allowed officers to report VIOLATIONS oi
the amendment itself He was In favor oi emu emu,
ing at once by the amendment what nad eIown
Un
fegisla ture would ever pass such provision as
tho one now before the Convention. MT Dig
low was in favor OF striking out all OF .nc
amendment and substituting Mr. Choates
omendment as an original proposition. mus al
lowing passes and franks to be Issued put re. re-
ouiring the corporations to account LOT w
same to the Secretary Of state Mr. ho,'eh-
ro,h moved 10 amend so that members Oh .he
o. IT, i, t,re mipht have free transportation Mr.