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the power to do anything further in the same
vita these corporstons which have already re
ceived their charters is one ot difficulty. for the
plane and within she same class Two OF then
have expended large sums Of money and are
snsoant Of 1stsr which tSey can take viii not not
do appreciahle injury to the falls. The others.
sn1a, at ppt y Ssi5g IN re
amount OF water Nhtch they can draw from
the river. do irrepsrabls damage 20 the property
Of the state. believe that the easiest course
would be TO place the com panies already tncor-
porated under the coutrol of state body. The
the control With the Commissioners ot the state
reservation at Niagara. We have since come 20
such authority in the state Commissioners OF
the Land once, and will offer an appropriate
count ot the politics Which might creep into this
question we're the reservation Commissioners To
Nr Barhfte then offered the substitute which
is similar "a the original amendment. except
that the supervision Of the cprporatons now
shall be vested In the state Commissioners OF
the Lard ONCE instead Of in the Commissioners
the committee had agreed 10 this.
Mr.. Hawlsy of seneca said .he substitute WA
rights Of the corporatons s'na now diTsrtins the
waters " the Niagara River. It means that we
viii protect them In rights which we're tnadvi
able fJr the Legislature to give. He aided
would like 10 know how many delegates in this
convention are st9Ikholders ot these power
plates the establishment ot a monopoly in not
making it possible for other citizens ot the
waters ot the river The treatment ot
this subject belongs 10 and should remain wtth
tutionsI action It L to the sdvantase Of Can
ada. "a that country Is selling the privileges 70
u-e the waters OF the NIAGARA River the
Canadian side D."
Mr. Root offered another substitute. which
1I-. Barhite's substitute. but Expressed them
more couci.ely. He favored the Amendment,
and said the report Of The COMMITTEES showed
the result ot thorough understanding Of the
Mr Jacobs ot Brooklyn thought a greater dis
loving The 1ae u the Niagara River waters
BY the power companies would be 70 insert
This .Prtn szs q sI,bsti;uts s ra;Rsr strange.
II we're in the Legislature. be said.
might term This a. /. ck-lobbtns .chen. to
aef ~ M 'hI% .a Who wPR9p%p2l H ,h ias
rsh:s Of the power corporstors' A1nd yet We
hnd the leader II th!, con Qnventon; at least he is
Root, Offering such substitute"
Andrew II. Green. who - Of the Niagara
from New iorx city, said he had year after
year appeared before legislative committe-s.
waters u the Niagara River. but generally his
EFFORTS taiIe't constitutional pruhibitive pro-
vtsion was necessary. He haf not ekanined the
vcrott either one. He did favor the principles
ui5cdr,t N the original amendment. he made
Astrpng Plea FOR the protection OF the Niagara
Nr. Dcan offered Al amendment placing The
.urp"rsisiou ~ the power com mpanie- with the
legislature and providing that hereafter the
Legislature ,ha!l NOT grant right % divert the
waters os the Niargara River Above the tails.
except Zoe sanitary domestic or DR.. purposes.
Ntr. barhtte >aid no one disputed The fact that
Rfvs- which ,- va m. -i-br ~ ne Si-i,eHs -
the state 70 utilize. II no argument 70
that because the LEGISLATURE had granted few
HIara - = ~ ~ - ~ twar
chat branch or the Govsrumrat should not S-
restrained from giving away sOr nothing any
say that because -hs Legislature made A mis-
take IN dealing with this question that IL should
be allowed 10 continue 81 20 deal with tt.
Hr. vetd-r wanted it understood. in view ot
the reference ~ the question n tO hat dele
M ssitb.r IN he sHs sor sSa SeF eS co opps
tee which reported the a.nendment had any
t1ted the insingsrion that delsxafes were likely
70 treat this questi3n from stAnd2oint Of per-
;.tE ,oeat In,srTss FER S sqIogsd W Gsysn rs
Falls preservation. sna said 40 one dared 70 saE
that Nr. Green Was Interested in any stock
At this point. vher the delegate. iasirua.ions
we're becoming interesting. tt being hut two
arose and said
Mr.. Chairman. in the two or three minutes
hope. when We come back again on Nonfay
morning. We will AL be better-nAtured: we viii
a.! be less tired. aud some Of Us viii be less ds-
low delegates. IL would be very gratifying. Nr.
we could ii.cr:ss rnsasGres Of trnpor.ance arsct.
merits wtthoGs being .witr to imputs an~orthY
;he door OF this Conyenti9u. hope sir.
that the gentleman Mr.. Jaeoo-l w6o vas
l. not led INTO that Tendency BY iSng and
intimate association with Mr.. John Y. McEane.
House Let me ;ell 700. sir. that the Coastita,
tionai Con vention q the state % New York =
ssGtierea Who have S-ea .ent here - rsprr.ens
,he state are not Joan \. VIC Kane or aay oc
Thss tss msssod, II thaS obS1y and
customed To ind there do not obtain
hs-s Tbs measure, sir, Is measure
Who have been couin,ts-ianed 5y the STATE 20
look after the interests ot Niagara Falls, and in
;ruduced by = gentleman whose honor stands
high among the highest in this STATE. IL has
been examined carefully by com nittes. upon
picion rrst has been reported 20 this Con-
ventiou. and : entirIei 20 &c considered on It's
merits. without any vulgar Asper<igns or IN
worthy detr1ctions % be cast upou EEe head OF
Mr. Marshall offered the following substitute:
.boSs @s & aT Hs a M s.s
herrtororr Or hsr-artsr createi snail ba regulated BY
.Snsrs 5t the Land cn,cr mis- .sesioa .nali na5 ss
aSdsr wsa any Dsr,aa 81 coz sa may s aa@
claim the rsht 10 ivsrt the waters Of sad -iVer.
The sGbstirutss were ordered printed At the
suggestion OF Mr.. Choate. and the Convention
Al I0uru-d until 10 \. VI. on Monday.
The Committee On Legislative Powers has
agreed % A substitute for the amendment
dratted by Nr. Barhire's su ub-com mitre-. having
tr IC- Dbi iErt the p-rv lslOn or the power com
pan - ar Niagara Falls by the Niagara Ressrvl-
tim Commissioners and prohibiting the Erant-
Irz Or any further privileges % divert the
waters OF the Niagara River. The substitute
will D. offered when tae original am=ndmsnt
COMES up IN committee OF the wnole. IL reads
follows:
The cunsFtntcn Is hereby lnsnds'i By he litiri0n
% th- soliov'ns ns~ article rhs Legislature sha4
nnt asrsAfrsr zrlnt any charter utsns- ~ privileges
tvsrt from Jhsir LArlra channel thr waters u the
-AlAra RIVER portion ther=uf AboEs NlAsyaFA
gals any cnrporation, association, psrson per
except Tor sanitary, domestic, DIRE pur-
poses. anf Hlrh waters snail not os diverted
Toe any other Durposs except ny the curporsr
unns, Ass'''aiGnsi psrsoa' or psrsous Tho have
% 'iivsFr the Wacsrs N said r.vsr 10 bs
engaged N the Actual diversion thereof
rrr Ifirturtlg 8lsinsss purposes All CORPORA
a. associations, p-rsoa or psrsons whn have here
tnfHrs be-n rens-d yrantsi the rxht ty-rt tho
sIEsrs ~ Na!d riy.r Or sho may y now sngAsed IA
the actual diversion thersAt Tor business
3nsss without express censs grant and ali corpsl
rations. assaCatlons. p-r%Du Dersons WnO may
here ffzr bs. - fHr