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Rockies. I,ahm and o'Connor voting
against II TO the last.
william Barnes and Majority Leader
Wickersham had several tns during the
last two hours, n as the leaders
maneuvred to have the convention ad-
tourned without taking a vote on Mr.
Smiths living wage proposals Mr.. Barnes
asked II the amendment was TO De
.snuffed out" without a vote.
Switch to Another Bill.
lust then the revised copy OF the de-
~canitated bill of rights article came from
the printers and on motion or MT.
wickersham the convention resolved
itself from the committee OF the whole
TO take Anal action on the bill OF rlghts'
The roll call began and the clerk
called the names too slow TO SUIT MI
Smith, who kept his eyes on the CLOCK
and saw that the time wal rapidly near
ing I o'clock, the adjournment hour
Call II slow so you VIII De right up
! 70 7 o'clock" commented Mr.. Smith.
The vote was announced at $50 TO 8.
and then Mr.. Barnes moved to strike out
the enacting clause OF MI Sm!'ns ihihi-
mum wage amendment.
~ move we adjourn shouted Mr..
Wickersham.
Senator Wagner raised the point that
Mr.. Barnes was out OF order. MT. far-
| sons moved TO lay the matter on the
| table. President Root ruled Mr.. Barnes
out of order, declared Mr.. Wickersham's
motion for adjournment took precedence
over other motions and on a viva Voce
vote the convention was declared ad-
journed at Just 7 o'clock. The delegates
I-At pnnt Gtannn.N
down from the chair,
Mr.. Smith later declar red that the cad
ers had promised him a vote on his
amendment II he bided his time and let
II drift along.
When the convention adjourned to-
night twenty-one amendments which had
been reported favorably from commit
tees were left Enacted upon. rs COM
pared with the thirty-three which were
passed. The amendments which were
smothered In committee OF the whole
were the living age permitting the
state Industrial Board to modify the OPP
Grafton OF stringent provisions of labor
laws, permitting the Legislature to en-
act laws for the protection of the lives,
health, safety. morals or welfare OF
employees. permitting the water and
electric light plants at Clinton Prison
TO supply the village OF Dannemora
transferring the ~pardoning power to a
State Board of Pardons permitting the
courts 10 pass upon the reasonable
necessity OF laws passed under the
police power to protect the general in
~terests Of the community; recognizing
the State probation commission In the
Constitution permitting a sheriff to
succeed himself regulating building
heights in cities giving the Governor
forty-hve instead of thirty days to APP
prove bills at the end of the session
Increasing the State power over school
children and giving city boards of edu-
cation the right to determine the amount
OF money to be spent each year and to
spend II without restriction declaring
ownership by the State OF all waters
within it's jurisdiction prohibiting the
Introduction of private bills Wicker
sham and r. II, Smith) providing for
thirty days instead Of four months resi-
dence In n county to permit registra-
ton, and the bills reestabl!shing the
party nominating conventions and doing
away with ne direct primary.