The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-08
ANTITRUST AMENDMENT.
To Be Reported Favorably to the
Constitutional Convention
Suffrage Committee for an Educa-
tional Requirement for Voters.
(py Associated Preys)

ALBANY, Aug. 8.--When the Const.-
tutionai Convention opened this morning
there was a petition presented from the
trustees Of the village OF Flushing. pro-
viding that there be an amendment
making pool-sellIng a lottery and for
bidding lotteries to be run In this State.
The Committee on Corporations re-
ported favorably their proposition that
trusts or corporations to prevent com
petition, limit production or regulate the
prices Of goods. wares. merchandise CT
OF light, heat power or transportation.
contrary to public policy. are void"
The Legislature shall pass laws for
the enforcement OF this section by sde-
quate means and penalties which in case
OF domestic corporations and associa-
lions may include forfeiture OF their
charters and OF foreign corporations a
rrevycaton Of their license. to transact
business within this State"
The Suffrage Committee OF the Con-
vention has decided to report favorably
on several most important matters.
mates OF the Sailors Snug Harbor shall
neither gain nor lose a residence by liv-
ing at the place and, therefore. cannot
vote at the polls II, that vicinity; :,
provide that there, shall be laws for
registration passed, but no personal
registration shall be required outside of
cities. II further, provides that there
shall be four weeks between the last
day of registration and election day.
Instead of ten days as now.
The Committee will also report an
amendment to compel all voters to be
able TO read and write and that a man
shall be a citizen sixty days before he
can be a voter.
Mr.. Blake called I'D to-day his propo-
sition, 20 abolish capital punishment,
and in a long and brilliant argument
defended his position. After considera-
Bile discussion, the adverse report OF the
adopted by vote OF S. yeas to 50 nays.
At 1l.50 Mr.. Johnson again took UP the
Cities Committee amendments. and re-
sumed the discussion begun yesterday
Mr. johnson has received a letter from
Seth Low. giving his views on the pro-
posed City Article of the Constitution.
with the amendment as whole. believ-
ing II to be, as the Committee claims.
a long step in the right direction: Nor
do ] think 1t can be seriously faulted
granting to the City Legislature at the
present time power over municipal af-
fairs
TT undoubtedly is the true ideal that
the City Legislature should have full
power in these particulars. On the other
hand, 1t cannot be forgo' ton that one
power after another has been taken
away from the Common Council of our
large cities because 'hese Councils have
abused the powers which they enjoyed.
In other words. until such bodies show
themselves faithful over a few things,
It is not unreasonable to hesitate in
granting them full authority over many
.hings"
Mr.. Mulqueen. OF New York, has in
troduced several amendments to the
proposed city article of the Constitu-
ton. One OF them provides that the
Mayor OF any city may remove the
head OF the Police Department on
ri n
other. that city election officers shall be
appointed by the Mayor of any city, in
equal number. from the two political
parties getting the largest number Of
votes; the third, that In the country
districts. as well as the city, election
boards shall be non-partisan.