Evening journal., 1894-09-13
AGAINST PRISON LABOR.
Convention Passes an Amend
ment to Abolish It.
BIPARTISAN BOARDS OF ELECTION.
Tho Proposition to Extend tho Allen Citi-
zenshIp Limit Adopted-Ths Railroad
Pass TO BE Banished From Legislative
HaIis-A Lively Debate.

Att9 . MlIk Oh ING CONSTITUTIONAL GOlNtN-
tion, SO far as the passage Of the amend
nents for the consideration Of the people
next November is concerned, consists of
final action upon these measures by the
appended vote.
Compelling person to be a naturalized
oitizen for ut loast so days before he shall
DO allowed 10 cast yote-yeas, i02; nays
a.
Providing hat legislative annual ses
sions shall open on the first Wednesday in
January instead Of the first Tuesday after
the first Monaay, as now-yeas 1913;
nays q
Making 1t q misdelnennor to give to any
public officer, or for any such .oaioial to
take, Is railroad pass, FREQ transportation
franking privileges or reduced rates and
granting immunity to corporation officers
who give evidence against public officers
accepting such passes-yeas 80; nays, "A.
Providing that there shall not be any
prison labor competition With outside Ia
Dor, and that no goods shall be manufae-
tured in the state prisons except for the
use Of state institutions and for tho i'm
proyemont Of the prisons themselves
yeas. 91i nays, 81
Providing for bipartisan boards Of cleo
tion at general elections in all election
cept town and village electlons-yeas,
1913; nays, s.
Prison Labor and Politics.
BY far the liyelest nght Of the day in
the convention occurred upon the amond-
mont introduced by Mr. Mcdonald Of
Albany to prohibit prison labor oompeti
tion and to allow the prisoners to work
only upon such articles as are necessary
to the prisons and prisoners themselves or
for the inmates OF othor institutions
Up to the time of the taking Of the
| final vote upon the question no politics or
animus Of any kind was displayed, the
members merely contonting themselves
with taking sides upon the issue, as is
| done in tho case of any other amendment.
Upon motion of Mr. McDonough to
report the bill to third roading there was
a close vote, and tho chairman, Vice
President Steele declared the motion dc
| feated,
Mr. Mcmillan OF Erie Immediately
made demand for roll call. and in ex-
| planning his attitude scored the members
who had voted to defeat ske measure for
| voting against the interests Of the work
ing people.
ON the roll call there was a disposition
/ on the part Of members to leave the cham
ber while others remained, yet refused to
] vOto. Some dozen or aore members ax-
! planned thor reasons for voting either
! Way, ana Mr. Bowers startled the Demo-
cruta by signifying his intention OF vot.
! ing against tho measure because he did
not think il wise to make the prisoners
idle,
Following close upon Mr. Bowers ex-
| planation came almost aa startling sur
prise when President Choate, frem the
floor, explained his vote against the meas
ure. He said; ~ voted against this meas
ure after hearing all Of Air McnonougA' s
arguMsnts and all the arguments that
wora prsseMtod 80 Eahth fully hy'ths friends
Of this proposition in committee Of the
whole And ] propose still 60 vote against
1t because nothing they said convinced
mo it was right. / have bscn strongly
urged to vote for Il on the ground that
votes could thon bo obtained for other
measures before this convsntion. | soorn
to vote on any such ground as tlnt. Ap-
plausc
Il have been urged TO vote for it upon
tho ground that it would gain votes for
the party to which | belong | detest any
such argument as that Applause
The welfare and good government OF
our prisons is a matter of the highest in
tcrest to the whole people. IL is far better
than tho interest Of any class. I say II
will be a very great wrong to tie the hands
Of this state for 20 years SO that it cannot
accord tUthe best results of modern science
in the conduct and good government Of
our state prisons and the relations Of la
Dor inside TO chat outside.
votes went on Record.
Up to the finishing OF the first roll call
the measure had 81 VOTES, IS being neces.
sary to pass it, Mr. Barhite demanded
that the absentees be called and insisted
that every member of the body inside Of
the railing should be compelled to vote.
J Nearly a dozen members had tally sheet.
In their hands, while as many more, TO.
gether with the large lobby present were
urging the members who had not voted
TO place themselves on record.
} Two members, after hearing Mr. Choate
speak, changed their votes from the mega.
J tive to tho affirmative. AS successive yea.
were obtained the enthusiasm Of those III
favor ot the bin grew, and when the fna
announcement was made that the meas
ure had received VI affirmative and only
81 negative votes there was lusty cheer
ing. the vote follows Eighteen Demo
crats-namoly, Messrs Bigeiow, Bowers
7 CoNntryman, Crimmins, Deadly, Emmett
GAlNWtAAt Ant+1 nlts NAIAtAANf A4I0ANNl. -
w. Mclaughlin, Nicoll, Rowley, Sand
Z ford Neddcr, Danforth, Osborn and Day
, enport-votod with these as Republican,
I to defeat tho measure: Mossrs. Abbot Ba
, ker, Barrew, +. A. Brown, 4. r, Brown
{ Cady, Cassidy, Church, n. A. CLARK, Corn
. well, Dean Doty, Foote Gilbert Goodelle
Hamlin, Hawlsy, Lester, O. IT, Lewis
9 Lyon, Manley, Marshall, Mcintyre, c. 3
Mclaughlin, Morcness, w. II. Nichols
Q Parkhurst Poole Pratt Spencer W. II
! Steele, Wellington and Mr. Choate. Sixty
4 one Republicans voted with 80 Democrat
in favor Of t.
The Judiciary Article.
At the evening session. upon Mr. Ian
terhachs amendment extending biparti
. san election boards to All country district
as well as to city boards in general elcc
! tions, there was about half an hours dis
cussion, and thon tho measure was passed
On motion Of Mr.. Hall the oducationa
article was made a special order on thir
reading Immediately alter the disposal O
she charities article.
Tho judiciary article was then taken u
q with ono hour for discussion Mr. Hirscl
g berg thought that l0ngs county iudicia
district should have moro thau thre