Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-09-15
THREE COMMISSIONS.
Convention Disposes of the Vex-
 ed Charities Question.
THE CITIES AMENDMENT CARRIED.

Amendments Considered. ALBANY, Sopt. 15.-The constitutional brought Its labors long step nearer completion. Tho cities amend mont, tho amendment fixing tho terms of stato officers and othor important proposi- tions were taken up and adopted. When the afternoon session opened, the body took up tho charities article in com mittee of tho whole. Mir. Lauterbach, speaking of the proposition to givc sec tarian institutions public money for the support of dependent children, said that tho great charities of New York were con ductod by sectarians and so conducted that the city of New York was noted the state over for its wonderfully complctc and efficient charities.
 Tho debate was continued during tho afternoon session, and when tho house met at night the committees on arranging the calendar reported a new arrangement of business. The antitrust amendment was taken up from third place and put at the bottom.
 Mir. Bush (Dcm. immediately objected and said, "It is a rather curious thing that the whole change seems to bO to get rid of this antitrust amendment, a propo- sition that the people arc deeply interest cd i'm
 Thero were cries of Question, ques- tion!' and tho Democrats who obtained the floor werc ruled out of order by tho chair. Points of order werc made on each Democratic proposition by Mir. Root, and the committee on rules report was forced through by party vote.
 Mir. Ecdder-Is this the way tho major ity is going to browbeat things through and with brute forco refuse to recognize the minority!
 The Charities Article.
 Tho chair nodcd yes and thcn ordered tho charities article to proceed in commit tee of the whole
 Mir. Peck insisted that the charities ar. ticle actually provided that the wards of tho state should not bo educated at the states expense He thought that tho idea of putting such an outrageous thing in the legislation was a disgrace to the state of Now York and a blot on its escutcheon. He analysed tho bill, insisting that 1t was artfully drawn, but was virtually prohib iting education of scctarian children. Mir. Holls of Wcstchcstcr believed that the amendment printed meant protection for sectarian institutions and freedom for l the state, county or city in providing for the care and education of the indigent children in the state.
 MT. Sam Johnson said that he had | found by visits to Catholic and Protes- | tant institutions as Il member of the com | mittee, and he wanted to say, that the charges brought against them were un- | true. He was proud of them. They wcre | great and had done much to make tho | state good and great. Then he believed that they were breaking down scctarian- | ism and bigotry. He had found Catholics l in Protestant asylumS and Protcstants in Catholic nsylums.
 He was opposed to the establishment of three commissions. IIo believed that th2 removal of the reformatorics was taken away from tho charities commissioners because tho Elmira people were against thcso men for doing their duty. He sup posed 1t would please tho Elmira people If n resolution was passed as follows: | ''Whercas, It appears from tho state | ment of its officers that tho Flmira re- formatory, so called. Is n nOh!c and hu- mRno institution which should bc a model l for all others; and
 | Whereas In the opinion of your com | mittce, Superintendent Broadway is q saint and ought [" bc cmhalmcd in tho | constitytion; and
 | ''Whsrcas. Tho stato board of charities has dared to investigate said reformatory and tell the truth in relation to it; thorc fore,
 ''Resolvcd, That in the opinion uf yuul | lnB usefulness O1 the sitlts board of charities has passed, and that tn, powers and duties heretofore exercised hJ 1t should be conferred upon Suporintend | ent Brockway, and on account of his serv ices to humanity by inventing new in struments of torture for tho reforming o juvenile and other delinqucnts hc shoulC be given power to name his successor. ant that a committee he appointed to prcpar, an amendment carrying this humane ob ject into effect.
 Your committee further desire to em phasiEe their opinion that all of the de partments of this state should be governed | by commissions. and although 1t was not in their province to provide for other thar a state commission of charities they havs kindly provided for two others, and if thu convention will extend their time they will cndcavor [" provide n commission fol | each of the departments of this state and for all tho civil subdivisions thereof. | Mir Root believed that tho amendment was tho best that could ho drawn tu m swsr this much mooted cry of seCts using tho statc money. He believed that tn, wards of the state should bc cared for ana educated. but proper safeguards should b, thrown about them and about the ex pcnditures.
 | Mir. Acker made n strong dcfcrse of th, state board of lunaCy, saying that they
 
 this state 100 DOT cent better than evCl before and had lowered the expense. Tn, board had stopped the expenditure o thousands of dollars for wines and luxu ries, and that was why they were bcipl antagonized.
 Mir. Lautcrbach started to close the dc bate with two minutes. Hc hardly started when the time was declared expired.
 The Voting Begun.
 The voting began with an amendment by Mir. Osborn to leave the state reforma tories under charge of the board of chari ties. Lost-yeas, II; nays. 56. | Mir. MoKinsley moved to strike out th, state lunacy commission. Lost-yeas, 33 nays 65.
 Mir McDonough's amendment to mak, 1t incumbent on the legislature to provide for ssotarian institutions was defeated.
 Mir. Hawley's amendment to forbiG smolument for any commission was lost
 Mir. Hawley's, allowing the legislatur, to abolish the state board of lunacy wa, lost.
 ! All of the amendments of the commit tee were adopted and the bill sent to tn: order of third reading. It makes thre, constitutional commissions - charities prisons and lunacy. It takes reformato ries from under tho care of the state boart of charities and puts them In charge c the prison board. The sectsrlan section | is as follows:
 Nothing in this constitution shall pro vsnt the legislature from making sucl provision for the education and support O the blind, the deaf and dumb and juve nile delinquents as to 1t may seem prope or to prevent any county, city, town O village from providing for tho care. sup port maintenance and secular education | of inmates of orphan asylums, homes fo | dependent children or correctional insti tutions whether under public or privat control. Payments by counties, cities | md tsD, ,hor fal.I oln