The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-22
TO LIMIT DEBATE ON
NEW CONSTITUTION
Leader Wickersham Will Try to Have a Rule Passed
County Courts to Collective Magis-
trates for Brooklyn.

ALBANY, Aug. 21-There was a dis
pute whether President Elihu Root or
Lemuel Ely QuIgg raised the point OF
order of no quorum at the afternoon
session OF the Constitutional Convention
to-day.
Despite the fact that Mr.. Quigg in
sisted that he had not raised the point
the convention adjourned until Monday
after a roll call. ordered by President
Root, showed only "a of the 16s dele
gates present.
Up to the time of adjournment the
one sections OF the judiciary article.
leaving but seven sections to be consid-
cred on Monday. including those provid-
ing for Children's Courts, exemptions
from jury duty, the selection OF Commits
sioners of Jurors IN counties and reoog-
MIXING the Torrens system OF land titles.
Republican Leader Wickersham
served notice that he would ask the
Committee on Rules to bring In a rule
limiting debate hereafter In order thai
the convention could complete Its work
in time.
For Elective Nngtstrstes.
City Magistrates may be elected TO
Brooklyn borough II the new Constitu-
ton Is adopted by the people and the
Legislature passes n law to that effect.
according to an amendment inserted TO.
day In the judiciary article.
The amendment was offered by Almes
r. Latson of Brooklyn and was adopted
by a vote OF IS to 20. with 10 deli
r..a. ,h..p, Trha nH,nElyN RannhfipAn
delegates Joined the upstate Republt-
can delegates in helping them amend
the article so as to keep the justices OF
the peace practically as they are and
the upstate delegates re~Ciprocated by
| aiding the Brooklyn Republicans carry
their amendment for elective Magis-
trates in any borough which the Legis-
lature may determine.
The Brooklyn Magistrates are now
appointed by the Mayor. .
"This should not I've DONE declared
De L.ancey Nicoll in discussing the Lat
son amendment. "Why should there he
a differs rule Tn Brooklyn borough >
Does Brooklyn want to sccede? WHY
should they set themselves up separately :
The Borough OF Manhattan would oe
glad to nave her "a.
Brooklyn now pays about % per cent
OF the taxes OF the city, and the main
burden falls upOn the lsOrDuRn OF Nidll-
haitian. | had supposed that tho Borough
OF BROOKLYN, which had succeeded In
~annexing itself to the city Of New York
and in compelling the old city TO pay
rs per cent. OF the taxes al the greater
city. was satisfied with the bargain
lLdugntcr.l
Quigg's Devotion to Elections.
Il believe in elections declared Lem
uel Ely Quigg. 81 believe in letting the
| people decide. / do not believe that the
| government which Is best administered
is best. believe the government the
people want for themselves Us best,
whether in Mr.. Stimson's judgment or
, Mr.. Nicolls judgment 1t Is good govern
! ment or not. | thoroughly believe in
the elective system. In the right and
province of the people to conduct their
own affairs and to vote for their own
officials
Nj. Quigg aided the Brooklyn Repuh-
lcan delegates in their fight for the
amendment. This was the only material
amendment to the judiciary article
adopted by the convention against tho
desires of the committee.
The upstate delegates succeeded In
striking from the proposed judiciary ar
ticle the provision that the Legislature
might determine the qualifications OF