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Revision of judiciary.

A revision of the judiciary article de-
signed primarily TO do away with the
laws delay and ~rearranging the juris-
dictlon of the courts and cases APP
pealable Is offered. Supreme Court Jus
tices Chase. Cardoza and Pound are
made regular members of the Court OF
Appeals, to serve during the terms for
which they were elected. and the Court
of Appeals Judges may call in from four
TO six Supreme Court Justices so that
the Court OF Appeals may sit in two
parts OF seven Judges each until the
cases on the calendar are reduced to
100, but the court shall not sit in two
parts later than December 81, 1917.
The number OF Justices OF the Appel
late Division of tho Supreme Court,
First Department, will be increased from
seven to ten or twelve and in the Second
Department from five to seven, two new
supreme Court Justices to be elected
in the First district.
The state Court Of Claims is continued
and the jurisdiction OF the New York
City Court of General Sessions Is ex-
tended throughout the city and the
County Court Judges are made a part
of the General Sessions Court. the county
courts being abolished. The Legislature
may give Bronx county an additional
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Conforming the bill OF rights to the
judiciary article by providing that SUI
premc Court Commissioners shall de-
termine compensation where property IL
taken for public use and providing that
where condemnation proceedings are
instituted by n civil division Of the state
compensation shall he paid before such
taking unless the supreme Court de-
termlnes otherwise.
An amendment suggested by the New
York city authorities to the excess COM
demnation clause of the Constitution
which would permit a city to sell or
ler Sc property In abandoned streets.
Permitting occupants or owners of
swamp lands to go on other lands 10
onstruct bitches to drain their own lands
provided just compensation Is made
Nhlch shall be assessed against the
property benefited,
The changes In the bill of rights
which the convention to-day refused
were:
Prohibiting a military tribunal oper-
ating in time of strike riots from having
jurisdiction over a civilian. This amend
ment was desired by labor organizations
and It was killed by "A vote of 90 to 30.
Permitting "A jury to determine
whether a murderer should be electro
cuted or be sentenced to life imprtSon-
ment. This was killed by a vote of SO
to so, and then when "A motion was
made to abolish the death penalty alto
gether It was beaten by a decisive vote,
The opinion Of the convention was that
his was an executive rather than a
constitutional question.
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SO REFORMS GO INTO
STATE CONSTITUTION

kimer. Ostrander OF Saratoga and Sto-
well OF Oswego were the three Republic
cans TO vote with the Democrats against
the bill.
THE Republican leaders OF this con-
vention have been declaring all along
they wanted n non-partisan convention
and the first thing they do In this bill Is
to continue the limitation against New
York. Kings and Bronx counties. having
more than half of the membership of
the State Senate, no matter how big its
population may become during the next
twenty years" SAT- Mr.. Sheehan. THE
next Legislature will apportion the SEN
ate and Assembly districts and the
boundaries OF the Assembly districts will
be fixed by the Board of Supervisors ex-
cept In New York city, where they will
be determined by the Board of Alder
men.
Under the present Constitution the
Board OF Aldermen as a whole would
lay out the boundaries, but now the
so-called non-partisan leaders OF this
convention have inserted a provision
which permits the Aldermen in each bor-
ough to fix the lines OF Assembly dis
tricts In their respective boroughs with
out regard to the Board OF Aldermen as
a whole.
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providing that where property is taken
by the state for the construction of
storage reservoirs the Legislature may
apportion the cost upon the private and
public property benefited,
A~bolishing Imprisonment for debt in
civil actions, thus leaving the law as II
is at present. This amendment was
killed by a vote OF SO to so and Is an
object for which Francis Lynde Stetson
has been working for years, both in the
Legislature and in this convention. II
would have prevented the falling of hus-
bands falling to pay alimony and have
resulted in the dissolution of the Tombs
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Water Power Rights.

Establishing In his State the Massa-
chusetts water power mill site private
land condemnation law, The purpose OF
this is TO permit the owner of II water
power site actually developed in order
to accomplish an Improvement to exer-
else the right of eminent domain over
private property above the mill site
which may be flooded upon making just
compensation,
Providing that the cost OF n local
municipal improvement may be imposed
In whole or in part upon the private
property benefited by special assessment,
which shall he subject TO court review,
and that where there is an assessment
for general dement's the proportion which
should be paid by exempted property
shall be laid upon the whole city rather
than upon the property Immediately
benefited,
Validating the Machold legislative la W
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Alimony Club.

Alimony Club.
providing that the state shall not
CIV It's money to any individual THIS
In another form is the Barnes anti.
privilege proposal and would prevent thA
operation Of the minimum wage law and
other social welfare Legislation. H'r1er'
Parsons had this amendment clim mated
by n vote of 81 to 50 after W.,dm
Barnes in protesting said
IF You adopt the Parsons pro,osal
you go before the people of the sat" a,
writing into the Constitution "A dociira-
ton of the state through the Legislature
! giving It's money away to indIV..ul.s'
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Bond Liquidation.

A supplemental IN, h..r
offered permitting the I.agis,atura 81
proyide for the use ~ s.rIaI tns,aa.
sinking fund bond. in cities GA 80
yidine that mo cItv how'd shau =.
issued for a period longer than tho
probable NE Of the worE ~ IT,, .ns
which tho bond Il. i.sn.d po,b -, :.
amendment were Introduces hy ~
couuit,ea -, ci,ias -, u,.IaL -
ia chairman ~ '"" H""
Substitute, IA advocate, NJ, MIA
headed unnaid stata consorys,on
mission fnr tho nressnt stn@ia oC"n,
oonrnission a commis.to,nr 80 ne'oe'
noirtad f,or ..ch ~, ~ ~,
districts one ommisstnna IN 1910
ofica m exnire each vear III VI
sioners can he removed On ohorena hv
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The selling or leasing OF the State
canals or the canal terminals heretofore
or hereafter constructed or the creation
OF an easement or encumbrance upon
them unless It be an easement for pur-
poses OF bridge construction is pro
scribed, The abandonment or sale OF
canal lands or property must he by
general laws only and shall secure To
the state the fair appraised value OF
the property. Thu Legislature may pro-
vide for the abandonment OF portions os
the existing canals rendered unneces-
sary by the completion of the barge
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LAST DAYS SESSION
PROVES A BUSY ONE
Despite Work Undone Root SENDS
Delegates Home.

ALBANY. Sept. 4,-William +. Shee-
han forced a strict party vote or the
legislative reapportionment bill, which
was passed by the convention to-day
by a vote OF l03 to a.. Bunce of Her
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Governor 10 Rule.

An executive state budget IL 10 be
established, all State appropriations TO
originate with the Governor. This
budget ,s TO be submitted to the Leglsla-
.rre by the Governor early IN the ses-
5 NJ with "A statement of resources and
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Here Is The Result of Ffve Months
Labor to Give Mezv York State Folk
a Really Up to Date Constitution

General Sessions Judge. The jurisdic-
ton Of the New York City Court Is ex-
tended throughout the city and It's money
Jurisdiction Is increased from 1900 to
$4,000. The City Court is given the
present equity vested in the county
courts, but the City Court Judges can
exercise this equity jurisdiction only In
the counties in which they were elected.
The Legislature may provide for the
election Of two additional City Court
Judges In Kings and one each in the
counties Of Bronx. Richmond and
Queens. the, City Court Judge In Rich
mond to act as Surrogate until the Leg
islature provides for a separate Surro-
gate in that county. Children's courts
are also provided for.
To Eliminate Laws Delays.
An important work OF the judiciary
committee resulted In a provision In the
judiciary article aimed to do away with
the laws delays through a revision OF
the rules Of practice which must be
adopted by the next Legislature. the
power to change such civil practice rules
to remain In the courts thereafter, thus
doing away with annua changes in the
code. Such a civil practice act already
has been prepared by the board Of stat
utory consolidation. OF which Adolph
]. Rodenbeck. the presiding Judge OF the
State o OF Claims, Is chairman.-1n-
troduced by the judiciary committee, of
which ex-Attorney-General George w.
Wiokersham Is chairman.
authorization Is given the Legislature
to permit the State Tax Commission to
tax all State and local property for
State and local purposes, as well as to
tax all the property OF public service
corporations except special fran
chtses, Exemptions granted by the
existing mortgage and secured debt tax
laws cannot be interfered with as to
mortgages and bonds heretofore ac-
knowledged for purposes OF taxation
under those laws. The Legislature shall
not grant exemptions from taxation
hereafter except by general laws passed
on a two-thirds vote In either house. but
there is no interference with laws al
ready passed by the Legislature exempt
ing property of religious. educational and
charitable societies.
Local assessors are to continue assess
ing real property heretofore locally as
sessed, but the Legislature may estab-
lish larger tax districts. II sue dis
tricts are larger than a town In the rural
sections 1t shall first be submitted to a
referendum OF the people In the enlarged
district.
This article is to be submitted sepa-
rately from the revised Constitution as
a whole. because the farmers are afraid
that giving the right to assess personal
property from Albany will mean that
their cattle and farming implements are
to be taxed as personal property. and
they are inclined to oppose the new tax
article on this account.-Introduced by
the committee on taxation. OF which
Martin SAKE, chairman OF the State Tax
Commission. is the head.
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Every n expects the New York
city Board of Aldermen 10 be elected
next November will be Democratic and
that a majority Of the Aldermen In Man
haitian. Bronx, Queens and Richmond
boroughs will be Democrats. The pros
poets are that a majority OF the Alder
men elected In Brooklyn Borough will
be Republican and convention leaders
have resorted TO this partisan trick to
permit them to fix their own Assembly
district lines. ! wonder II the leaders
OF this convention who have been
preaching the burying of p]artisanship
here appreciate the depth and degrade
uon OF the craftsmanship Involved in this
amendment"
Senator Wagner and Mr.. Sheehan can
talk upon the unjust provisions In this
bill all they want said Senator Brack-
ett' hut ! want to say, representing up-
state, that the great Republican marty.
with more than forty majority in this
convention sent here by people that
expected the convention would do some
thing to continue the forces of good
government by helping the Republican
party, have deliberately surrendered their
opportunity here and passed the state
over TO the control OF New York city
and Tammany Hall.
Senator Bracket and Raw r. Smith
were excused from voting on the bin.
Ray H. Smith did not agree with Senator
Bracket that the Democrats can ret
control OF the State Senate before 1926.
when a new legislative imprisonment
will take place, The next LEGISLATURE is
to make an executive apportionment
which will hold for ten years.
The reapportionment amendment passed
by the convention continues the Legis-
lature as at present constituted, as well
as the present rules FOR apportioning
Senate and Assembly districts contained
In the existing Constitution.
Amendments weeded Out.
Tit convention spent most of it's last
day In a discussion of the dozen amend
ments reported to the bill OF rights by
the committee of which Louis Marshall
Is chairman. The amendments generally
we're opposed by a majority OF the dele
gates. and the general impression was
that In spite OF the efforts of Chairman
Marshall his committee had loaded IN
the bill amending the bill Of rights with
a number OF undesirable, II not to say
questionable, changes.
I'M convention was quick to dlstin-
guish W the good and the ques-
tionable. with the result that only three
OF the amendments were left in the hin
when II was advanced to tie third read
Ing and finally passed.
The amendments to the bill OF rights
which the convention approved are
Permitting a person arrested on a
charge OF felony punishable by not ex-
ceeding Ave years imprisonment to
waive indictment and trial by Jury and
stand trial at once before a Superior
Court or Magistrate. This would per-
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Home Rule Provisions.

The house rule for cities article, which
permits municipalities TO legislate for
themselves on the organization and man.
agement OF departments n bureaus
and the terms and salaries OF city Of
hcers and employees. Is an interesting
measure. A city is also given power to
revise or enact amendments to its char
ter In relation to its property. affairs or
municipal government and to enact
amendments TO any special or local law
In relation thereto. 1t may revise such
charter or enact amendments in any
matter of State concern the manage
ment. regulation and control of which
shall have been delegated to the city by
law. unless the Legislature enacts a
law inconsistent Herewith.
The legislative body Of the city ma
enact such amendments subject to the
approval OF the Mayor and the Board OF
Estimate n Apportionment or the as
sent OF two-thirds of the members OF the
legislative body where a Board OF Es-
Innate does not exist. An amendment
changing the framework OF the govern
ment OF the city or relating 10 the is
uan of bonds or contracting debts
must be submitted to the Legislature,
but every other such amendment shall
take effect without such submission.
Eacn CITY Is 10 vote on the question OF
revising its charter in 1917 and every
eight years thereafter. selecting com
mlssioners TO do the work. such re-
vlsed charter to be voted on by the peo-
pie and then submitted to the Legisla-
ture, and II not disapproved by the
first OF July will become a law.
The Legislature nay delegate to cities
for exercise within their local turisdic-
ton such of its powers OF legislation in
regard TO matters OF State concern as it
may from time to time deem expedient,
but It shall pass no law relating 10 the
property. affairs or municipal govern
ment OF any city unless II be a general
law applying to every city without ex-
ception.
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and that the woman suffrage amend
ment passed by the legislature shall
become a part of the State Constitution
II II is approved by the people on No
vember 2.-Introduced by the Commit
tee on Future Amendments, of which
Harold J. Human Is chairman
The daily printing Is advocated OF the
legislative debate and Senate and As
sembly Journal. permitting the amend
ment OF legislative bills on the order or
final passage and prohibiting the Legis-
lature from passing private claim bills
against the state or any civil DIVISION
introduced by the Committee on Legis-
lntive Powers, Of which William Barnes
IL chairman.
Establishment OF home rule for u
ties is provided for, permitting the Leg
islature through general laws to estab-
lish different forms of government for
counties not included in a city. such
form of government to become effective
when approved by the electors OF a
county. Such form OF government
could include the county manager or the
commission form Of government.
No special or local law relating TO a
| county outside OF New York city shall
be enacted by tho Legislature without
the request of the governing body OF the
CouHty hiitCtcus AZ hhNSs -
Westchester and Nassau counties II Is
provided the Legislature may devolve
upon any elective or appointive county
offcer any OF the powers or duties now
exercised by towns In relation TO nigh
avs police and the care OF the poor
Introduced by the on county
Town and Village Government, or which
John Lord O'Brian Is chairman.
Finally. the revised constitution snaii
take effect January /,
by Louis Marshall.
cu,.,u- Tenement pI,uts.
Providing That the Legislature snal
have the power 10 regulate OF prohlplt
manufacturing In tenement houses''-ln-
reduced by HERBERT Parsons.
~ncludin occupationai diseases WITHIN
the purview OF the orkm compensa-
ton law under which compensation can
be paid.-lntroduced oy the committee
on industrial interests and relations OF
which Herbert PARSONS IL chairman.
providing that the Lieutenant-GoV-
ernor, Speaker OF the Assembly, Secre-
tary OF state Acknowledgement. Comp
troller. Treasurer n superintendent OF
Public Works shall constitute the State
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Printing OF Amendments.

The proposal Is advanced that ten
tative constitutional amendments in
troduced In the Legislature shall be
printed and laid on the desks OF MEM
bers for at least Ave legislative days.
that the Legislature shall meet In joint
session to consider a constitutional
amendment, that hereafter the question
OF holding a Constitutional Convention
shall not be submitted until twenty
wears after the previous submission,
that a Constitutional Convention shall
meet In December with a view of finish
ing by August I, that the courts may
review an election held to pass upon
the question of holding a convention or
adopting a constitutional amendment
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canal when the Superintendent Of
Public Works certifes thereto. The
leasing OF surplus waters In connection
with h canal operations pursuant
to general laws Is permitted for COM
p%ensation. No lease Is to be for more
than thirty years and shall be revocable
at any time.-Introduced by the Com
mittee on Canals, OF which George Clin-
ton OF Buffalo is chairman.
The State hospital commission a a
constitutional body Ia recognised the
same as other State boards and COM
missions which are not mentioned In
the Tanner reorganization article but
which have been made constitutional
bodies heretofore. The State hospital
commission is given the management and
fiscal control of the State hospitals for
the insane not delegated to local boards
Of Observation-Disclosures by Meier
Steinbrink Of Brooklyn.
Permission Is given for h use of
$4,000. 900 surplus OF moneys appor-
Toned for State road construction In
counties to be utilized In constructing
connecting links between State roads
Introduced by George A. Blauvelt OF
Monsey, Rockland county.
Absentees to Vote.
The Legislature Ia authorized to pass
a law providing for absentee registra-
ton OF railroad men, commercial trav-
ellers. actors inc those engaged In like
occupations by having n Of the four
registration days set for June. and pro-
viding that a person then registering
shal file an affidavit on a later regis
tration day that he is still entitled to
vote in the district though he is not able
to register at the later time.-1ntro-
duced by tho Committee on Suffrage, OF
which Patrick w. Cullinan of Oswego is
chairman.
II ia stipulated that no extra com
pensation shall be granted to any public
officer. servant. agent or contractor by
the State or any civil division thereof
Introduced by Ray b. Smith.
The Indians are brought under New
York State laws, especially regarding
divorce and their domestic relations in
an amendment on tina subject.-Intro-
duced by James p. Lindsay Of North
Tonawanda.
Reduction is contemplated from six
to three months Of the time for which
officers Of the National GUAR may be
absent without leave and not subject
to removal
The Legislature is given power to
prescribe the qualification OF commis-
stoned and non-commissioned officers OF
the National Guard.
The Legislature receives authority to
prescribe the number and qualifications
of Major-Generals and Aides-de-Camp a
power now held by the Governor. and
providing that the Governor shall name
an Adjutant-G General. a power he holds
now under the law. All three amend
ments affecting the military Of the State
were introduced by Almet r. Latson oil
Brooklyn.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-01-07

People seldom try to sit down %
the man who stands up for his righta
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-01-07
svMopaa

At their home ON the frontier between
the Browns and Grays Marta Galland and
Der mother. entertaining colone! Westsr-
An. Of the 0rays. see Captain Lanstron.
stan Intelligence onicer Of the Browns.
injured by . fall in his aeroplane. Ten
years later. Westerling. nominal vice but
real chief Of stan. reinforces South La
1fr. meditates on var. and speculates ON
the comparative ages Of himself and Mar
e. who is visiting in the Gray capital.
WesterlinG calls on Marta. 6he tells him
Of her teaching children the follies of war
and martial patriotism, begs him to pre-
vent war while he 10 chief Of stan. and
predicts that II he makes war against the
Browns he will not win. On the march
With the SD Of the Browns Private 6tran-
eky. anarchist, decries war and played
cut patriotism and In placed under arrest.
Colonel Lanstron overhearinG. begs him
on LAnstron calls on Marta at her home.
He talks with Feller. the gardener. Marta
tells LAnstron that she believes Feller to
p . spy. LAnstron confesses II 10 true.
kanstron shows Marta q telephone which
Feller has concealed In . secret passage
ender the tower for use to benefit the
Browns In war emergencies. Lanstron o.
claSee-his love for Marta Westerling and
the Gray premier plan to use 4 trivial In
esrnationai affair TO foment warlike pa
tr1otism In army and people and strike be-
fore declaring war. Partow. Brown chief
Of stan. and LAn0tron. made vice. discuss
the trouble. and the Brown defenses. Par
tow reveals his plans to Lanstron.
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then, Eugene convulsively threw up
his arms. dropped his rifle, and
whirled on his heel. As he went down
his hand clutched at his left breast
and came away red and dripping.
After one wild backward glance, Pc
terkin plunged ahead.
"Eugsne!" Hugo Mallin had stopped
and bent over Eugene in the supreme
instinct of that terrible second, SUP.
porting his comrades head.
THE bullet is not-made-" Eugene
Whispered, the ruling passion strong
to the last. A flicker of the eyelids, q
gurgle in the throat. and he was dead.
Here. you are not going to get out
this way!" Fracasse shouted, in the
irritation Of haste, slapping Hugo with
his sword. go on! That's hospital.
corps work.,
Hugo had a glimpse Of the capsain's
rigid features and a last one of Eu.
genes, white and still and yet a. II
he were about to speak his favorite
boast; then he hurried on, his side
glance showing other proserate forms.
One form . few yards away half rose
to call "Hospital!" and fell hack.
struck mortally BY . second bullet.
That's what you get II you forget
instructions" said FFaeasse with NO
sense OF brutality. only professional
sxasRsratioA- Keep down. you wound.