The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-29
A NEW. CONSTR TUITION
To be Voted on in New York State
in November,
A CONFLICT ON PART ISSUES.
Detn ocratio Members ofthe Coustit utional
Convention Refuse to Take Part In an
Address to the People. but VIII Pre-
pare Another Address.

ALBANY. Sept. 80 YESTERDAY was prac-
tcally the closing day OF the New York
state constitutional convection. ses-
sion Is being held today but It Is
merely for the purpose df transacting
routine business The convention yester.
day accepted the revision BY vote of e5
TO i5.
The chief bone of contention has been
the apportionment for future senatorial
and assembly districts. The Repu blican
majority claims that the apportionment
Is fair to all concerned, but the Demo.
cratic minority claimed that It discrm.
mated against the large cities In favor of
The country districts and that the discrm.
nation was unfair to the Democratic
party as a whole. Several exciting eau.
euses have occurred to determine whether
the constitution shall be submitted to the
people as an entirety or whether It shall
be voted upon by sections The Demo-
Gratis were In favor Of vote upon the
measure by sections. hoping thereby to se-
cure the rejection of some of the features
to which they object when the constitu-
zion 10 ultimately voted upon in Novem.
Der.
1t was finally voted to split the bill
into sections. though the SECTIONS are not
as numerous as the leaders OF the Demo.
cratic minority would have preferred.
Tho measure will be submitted 70 the peo-
PIE In the form OF three ballots, The first
ballot provides for the adoption Of the
twenty-n!ne articles The second ballot
provides for the apportionment article.
ihe thiru ballot provides for the canal
Improvement measure
President Choate appointed commit.
tee to prepare an address to'the peopleex.
planning the work of the cdnvention The
Democrats refused to serve and the Re.
pnbIicans were finally compelled to pre-
pare the address without their assistance
Inc Democrats assert that hey will pro-
pare another address denohuclng the ad.
Dress prepared by the majority.
Inc majority address explains that of
the 4oO amendments proposed only thirty
one have been accepted. These amend.
ments provide for the right OF drainage
across adjoining lands; thu separation in
the larger cities of the municipal elections
from the national and state elections.
printing of all bills before The legislature
In their hnal form three days before their
hhal PASSAGE removal OF The prohibition
against the sale OF the Onondaga salt
springs abolition of the office of coroner,
prohibition of lotteries, pool selling. book.
making and all the forms of gambling.
abolition OF the statutory provision limit
ing the right to recovery for injuries
causing death TO 5000, prevention of the
naturaNzation OF foreigners during
period of ninety days previous to a gem
eral election including institutions SIM.
porteu oy private charity among those
whose inmates DO not lose residence for
the purpose of voting; adoption of the
most approved mechanical devices in cleo.
IONS establishment OF system Of regis
ra.'oni new apportionment of senate
aud assembly districts; fixing the number
OF senators at fifty and the number of as.
semblymen at $50, enforcement of tbs
prineip4e OF civil service reform; prohibit
.'on oi >tne contract system or convict la
por' authorizing the legislature to pro-
vide for the Improvement of canals, re-.
curing the legislature to provide for
puDilc schools; preventing the overcrowd-
ins OF trial calendars; providing for a
naval as Well as land force of militia.