Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-09-21

Goes Through Amid the snesrs of the
 Minority-Tekuisky Brings Up the Aati-
 pool Selling BuI.
 ALBANY, Sept. s1.-The consideration of tho canal amendment was taken up in tho constitutional convention after recess and discussed. Tho vote was taken and rcsulted-yeas, 9S; nays, 2a The section as adopted reads as follows:
 The prohibition of lease sale or other disposition herein contained shall not ap. ply to the canal known as tho Main and Hamburg canal, situated in tho city of Buffalo, nnd which extends easterly from the westerly line of Main street to the westerly line of Hamburg street. All funds that may be derived from any lease sale or other disposition of any canal shall bc applied to tho superintcndonee and re- pairs of tho canals"
 The second canal amendment provides for striking out all of inc proivsions of the present canal section of the constitu- tion, and inserts n simplr proposition to prohibit collection of tolls, and allows the legislature to levy taxes for the care and maintenance of the canals.
 No tolls shall hereafter be imposed on persons or property transported on tho canals but all boats navigating the ca nals and the owners and masters thereof shall be subject to such laws and regula- tions as have been or may hereafter Dc en- acted concerning the navigation of tho canals The legislature shall annually by equitable taxes mako provision for the cx- pcnses of the superintendence and repairs of the canals.
 Contracts For Canal Work. Tho canals may be improved in such manner us tho legislature shall provide by law. A debt may be authorized for | that purpose in the mode prescribed by other sections, or the cost of such improve ments may be dofrayCd by the appropria- ton of funds from tho state treasury or by equitable annual tax.
 All contracts for work or materials on | any canal shall be made with tho person who shall offer to do or provide the same I at the lowest price, with adequate security | for their performance. No extra compen- | sation shall be made to any contractor but if from any unforeseen cause the | terms of any contract shall prove to Do | unjust and oppressive the canal board | may, upon the application of tho contract or cancel such contract.
 | MT. Vcddcr moved to further amend by | providing that the bonds issued may run for 30 years. Mir. Baker moved to amend so as to prohibit the state from discrim. | mating on Canadian tolls. Mir. Nichols moved to amend Judge Cady's amend ment by striking out the provision for an nual improvement.
 MT. Cadys and Mir. Bakers amend mCnts were adopted and the others defeat | cd. The amendment was passed by n vote | of S9 yeas, II nays. Eighty-cight votes were required to pass 1t, Tho vote may | be analysed as follows: Gcas-RCpublic- ans, 32; Democrats, IT. \ays-Rcpublic 1 ans, 3S; Democrats, 6
 l Thpra pNrifntnrnt ut ha I..- | ginning of the session. when MT. TCkul- I sky tried to got in resolution to allow | the convention to go into committee ot the whole and take action on the antipooI selling bill. He obtained tho floor for q few minutes and made short but eXcit ing argument. He said:
 TckuIsky stIr~ 1hings Up.
 Tho leaders on this floor laid out ar orJcr Of business. but when thcy found we werc reaching this bill they began [, head 1t of. Mir. Flowers. who represent. the thieves and Gambl rs and blacklcgs o the state, has evidently murc power thar ] the decent peuplo's representatives. EVcry | bOokmakcr k n thief, gambler and Crim | inal. and thcsc men are represented hc rc It Is said in defense that l represent othcl | gamblers. Admitted. Then when thIcVC, | fall out honest men prvVAil Applau-,. | 1t Is tiuo that the operations ut thCst lottery nCnds and racc track gaml'lcrt wCro supprcss,d. Applau>,'
 Mir. Coukinham said hU was in favor U legislation restricting the rIcc track gam blers but hc thought thcrc wcrc uthC matters of grcatcr moment, and the whOl, constitution should bc placed in shape [, vote on.
 ''Wc want to adjourn on saturday." h, said.
 MT. Cookinham moved to lay Mr. Tc kulsky's motion on the table. and on thi, moved the previous question. Thcrc wer, cries of No. no.'' and n good deal of con fusion resulted. Tho motion for the pro yious question was voted down and tn, motion to lay on the tablc also defeated.
 MT. Dickey got the floor and supported Mir. Tckulsky. llo said: 1t Is sncat plan to get around this amendment by pleading lack of time. The representa- tivcs of theSc thieves and black guards car take their CarpcthaGs and Io home thit week, and thu representatives of dccCncy and law and order will come back ant vote for these measures. Applause | "ThcSc raco tracks arr not content witt running men in the daytime, but they ar, doing it by electric light and even build ing betting paddocks for women to bc in. Something should bc dono to stOI them"
 MT. c. H. McI-aughlin-This Is simpl, Legislation Of the country gamblers agains the city gamblers.
 Mir I. Samuel Johnston inndc m argu mont in which he alleged that the whul, calendar was being shifted around to sui the leaders. He was willing tn come bacs here next week tO do public business. | Mir. Dean-I think that this scrio CUmi gathering has wasted enough time in tn, discussion of nothing. move the pro | vious question.
 The previous question was ordered, anC the convention rejected Mir. Tckulsky | motion.
 | The Home RuIc Amendment. On third reading was taken up tn, | homo rule for cities amendment Tn, Democrats simply smiled and raised n' very strenuous objection except that Mir Mcclure said that tho bill meant abSo lutely nothing. and 1t was a pleasure t' put such an abortion on tho constitution Mir. Spencer said that the proposition | did not go far enough to Do of any use n a home rulo measure. He offered nI amendment allowing tho mayor of n citI to have absolute control of all depart ments- As whole 1t Is about the sam
 ns the original amendment for home rul ! presented by the committee. It provide that three flfths of the people of city ma. | vote to give the city government abzolutl