New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-24
.,rARJNG THE FINAL VOTE.
JUDICIARY ARTICLE ORDERED TO
IL" THIRD READING.
., AMENDMENTS MADE AND ACCEPTED
rvr COURSE OF THE DAYS DEBATE

AMENDMENTS MADE AND ACCEfTED
TIE COURSE OF THE DAYS DEBATE
It'll. AND FOREST AMENDMENTS.
many. Aug. 2o.-ln the CONSTITUTIONAL Oo"'en
A0 o.. morning Mr.. Dickey offered an amend
fion ' ,be Judiciary Article providing that the
rsn' may appoint to duty in the Supreme
Gove'", dses whose terms are interrupted by the
:. limit. Carried, % 10 %.
NJ clark offered an amendment prov,ding tnat
"..,aries OF Judges shall not be increased our
Wv ,,e,r terms Of office.
p p,cbe supported this amendment on the
"a that II was provision OF the constitution
P,s The amendment was adopted
Surrogate section was then taken up. On
Vs =, Mr. Root the clause making the terms
80 Of Brooklyn Surrogates fourteen years
&,,cken oft On motion OF Mr.. Mereness
mas inserted forbidding the increase OF
v..,ss' salaries during their terms Of office
49, Iustce OF the Peace section (section I'D was
-. Nm. The mandatory provision that towns
p elect justices at town meetings was made
',..ve Section is. relating to inferior local
r.. was amended. on motion or Mr. MCCLURE
% strike out the provision that no local court
~ s,isting shall be made court OF record
'"s.,rman Mcclure. OF the special committee on
oa'' crest preservation. reported the following
snendmen''
Inc constituting the forest preserves shall
sVSnreysr kept wild forest lands ihey shah
sct nor shall the timber thereon De so'o'
~. report was ordered printed. and the amend
..,, was referred to the Committee OF the Whole.
w.. Military Committee submitted a report con-
aiming this provision'
-. militia shall be organized and divided into
Ise land and naval and active reserve force as
~ legislature may deem proper PROVIDED. now
mtormed. armed equipped; disciplined ana ready
~ active service. And II shall be the duty OF the
,..,ssture al each session 10 make sufficient APP
,s,ocrations for the maintenance thereof.
~. article as reported was referred to the Com
,,Iuee OF the Whole.
whcn the Convention met this afternoon Mr..
vcclure moved that the Forest Preservation amend
~, he made a special order for Monday. This
vs adopted
Several delegates had already secured leave from
a. Convention TO absent themselves from the Sat-
ssv or Monday sessions before such requests
a. .xcuse were put 10 a vote and defeated.
ma Convention resumed It's consideration OF the
,.,carv article in the Committee Of the Whole.
y, u,rschbers's amendment. offered at the morn
. .s,s,on allowing county judges and surrogates
,oun;ies OF less than 10000 inhabitants to prac-
Il, Spencer moved TO exempt Hamilton County
from the counties In which the county judge ana
surrogate must ., ee Ssfrles i"e'e were ~
M Veeder moved 10 strike out the provision CIV
as the Legislature power TO extend to ten years
,ns terms OF county judges and justices prompted
from practising He asked II this was some kind
n a scheme 10 extend terms. The Judiciary Com
m,,tee consented after some discussion. TO the
change and 1t was adopted 49,
A. as o m the committee rose and reported the
judiciary article favorably TO the Convention on
Mr. Choates motion. q. c,r
Mr. Lincoln said he had an amendment to oner
10 the article -. . ,..aau
the article from discussion in Committee OF the
Whole while there still any amendments 70
be offered TO H. Therefore he moved that ~ De sen
back 10 the committee. as he understood several
amendments would be offered BY different mefn-
bers. -. A.. C.o,o
be divided into four districts. In which aPpe,,iate
courts of three judges each should be elected as
annelate justices nb Justice Of the appellate d!
vision 10 exercise the powers OF supreme Coutt
Justice Mr. Peck said that the appellate courts
should be impartial, and should sit as courts: ~
would be a bad th,ny for the judges 10 know that
they would have to go back after a few years 70
be Justices Of the Supreme Court. the amendment
lost 49,,
At 1910 o'clock the committee rose, there being
no more amendments, reported the article IaN-
orably and recommended it's passage:
Mr. Lincoln moved 10 recommit the article and
10 report back an Increased jurisdiction or county
courts The motion was lost.
Mr. Alvord moved the previous question on me
adoption OF the report OF the Committee OF the
Whole. The report was adopted and the article was
rdered 10 third reading. The Convention then ad-
Erned