The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-01

and In the Adirondacks to sauatters.
The taxation article was passed by a
vote OF 100 TO 20. The conservation
and judiciary articles were finally per-
fectcd, 40 that they can be passed as
soon as reprinted. while the amendment
increasing the salaries OF the State Sena-
tors and Assemblymen from $500 to
$4,000 and giving them actual railroad
faro once a week to and from Albany
TO their homes and permitting the Leg
islature TO convene OF their own motion
10 initiate Impeachment proceedings also
passed.
stimson Fights Plan.
Henry L.. Stimson declared the provi-
sion for official referees was a disingenu-
Gus attempt 10 bestow judicial pensions.
and he insisted that such a provision
had no more right In the Constitution
than the provision giving State prop
erty TO squatters In the Adirondack.
who are on State land in violation Of
law. The official refeNees arc now
appointed under legislative enactment
and this provision suggested for inser-
ton In the Constitution was intended 10
ieGitimize the legislative enactment.
A few affirmative changes were made
In the judiciary article. the most Inn
portant being one permitting me Ivy
Court Oh view 'oIh 10 ave " etu.y
yurlsuict'on hoW 'eSteu ~ u"e ou
courts III tnht CIT! "h'cn naN. 49, ~
nexed TO the Court OF General Sessions,
but providing that the City Judges shall
exercise this equity jurisdiction only
in the counties in which they are elected.
Then at the suggestion or John God
frey SAKE and Henry l.. Stimson tho
money jurisdiction OF the Sity court was
nisa thai This was n poor mans court
and TIA, ~ tho nancy Jurisdiction was
ieSt AZ az OoO the Judges would nay At
tsn,iou IN more i,nportant cases. while
a. -o,Ia I.ays IN mis- court an immense
amount OF bIackmail litigation, from
vhIch there would no no appeal TO the
Xcna,,ate division or Court OF Appeals.
-rh iur,.d,ct,on NJ the CITY, Court now
a. 40 ooo
.-. .,. p,..,
""'' "'"
Tho nrovis,on permittinx the election
80 Gle, N,a,s,r.,ss In prooklvn vas not
Hi.,urh.d District Attorney Francis
N,.r,,n ., Ths Irony ana lanes =.
nonna,,v alec NJ The Rronx. led the
en-, hsstou,i,g the nresent County
Cour,,s eou,tv iurisdiction on the Cite
Cour, D,strict Attorney Martin con-
...aa ,ha, ac.,ons On "a ,r,,tion and 10
nu.,o.a - natura,iy wonid 90 IN
~. 49, 60, 90 thts so,,,v i,risd,c-
49, ua. gron,aa rhIs Amendment was
1900 ~, a yo,s ~ "a N "a although
.. 80 ,,,,ar,, nnnosad nv Mr. Wicker-
- IT, mon,hsrs ~ the iudi-
80, aara,,t,,aa
N~ 49, nmana,,a,, IN this ar,ic,e
- ~. go 60, ., ciat,ns % no,
-. arnSna oistms .gaIns, the
LIZ ~, .nn,uoan nnre,c,tng c,air mn
So, Tst. r.a,,a n.rn,t, on sward m
,aa .mons . number ~ claim
-. hn ,ho conrt
tn oHa,,on ar,,c,a ~ ,assad bv tho
oonvant,on nrovides that hereafter no
.Yamn,,on from taxation shall be
.ram,aa axcsn, nv general laws and
49, ,hs a~fyirmatiye vote of two-thirds
- ths IsgisIatIre
This provision would protect bonds and
mortgages acknowledged under the
secured debt and mortgage tax laws
from increased taxation in the
future, and it also permits the
continuation of the exemption from
taxation OF property of religious. educa-
tional and charitable societies, but such
exemptions hereafter can only be Sc
cured by "a two-thirds vote OF the Legis-
lature in the passage OF general laws.