The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-26
VOTERS LITERACY
TEST APPROVED
BY CONVENTION
Sale Of Abandoned Canal Prop
erty by state Also
Favored.
POLICEMEN'S RIGHT
OF REVIEW Is SAFE

OF REVIEW Is SAT- T.
ALsANr. Aus. 25.-The Constitutional
Convention Is progressing rapidly In lis
work and to-day not only advanced to
the order OF fnal passage the llteraey
te,t for voters amendment but also the
article permitting the abandonment, sale
or other disposition OF canal property
which shall cease TO be a portion OF the
canal system through the passage Of
general laws which shall secure the fair
value Of the property.
The Legislature IL also permitted by
general laws only u provide Tor tne
leasing Of surplus waters OF u OF the
state canals or feeders. but 10 lease
shall extend for a period exceeding
thirty years AID the state can terminate
It at any time. An effort was MADE 10
incorporate an amendment to provide a
site for q railroad terminal N Buffalo,
but Ms was Overwhelmingly defeated.
X. Leroy Austin pointed out that The
provision that no easement in or en-
cumbrance or canals or terminals shall
be created would prevent telegraph.
telephone and lighting companies from
crossing the canal, and George Clinton
agreed to amend the article 10 meet this
objection.
Policemen. Rights safe.
Seth Low as chairman OF the commit
tee which drew the home rule for cities
article insists the p~olicemen's right OF
review will not be taken away by 1t.
Mr.. Low said tonight
THE amendment does not take away
the right OF court review which the po-
lice of New York now enjoy. All that Il
does Ia to bring the subject within the
control Of the local authorities, meaning
thereby the Board OF Aldermen, the
Board OF Estimate and Appori.onment
n the Mayor instead OF leaving Il as a
d-tail OF local practice which must stlll
b. passed upon at Albany
Tue literscy test for voters was ad-
vanced only after a sharp battle.
John r. Stanchfe!d presided in the
committee OF the whole. A motion %
strike out the eracting clause was de-
clared lost by a vote % 81 10 81.
Messengers scurr.ed around the com.
mittee rooms 10 bring In absent members.
The vote TO Kill the bill was reconsid-
cred and when the motion was put again
II was defeated BY a vote OF So TO 20.
ms vote 10 aoNance the Oil 70 a tn!Fl
reading stood 20 10 81.
Louis Marshall's amendment TO strike
out h wore English" - that a
person a vote who can read and
write n language, was defeated BY
q vote OF ave- -. noes 50.
Among those supporting the main
amendment were William Barnes. George
W. wickersham. James ". wadsworth.
Sr.. William Berr., Judge O!co,i. Meyer
Steinbrink, Judge Dykman. Eugene
Lamb Richards, Almet z. Latson. II
Terry Austin. Henry L. Stimson and
Frank L. Young.
Those who opposed II included El!hu
Root, Lemuel Ely ouisg, Seth Low.
Jacob Could SchuTman. william /.
sheehan, Alfred Z. Smith. " p. Cu.-
linan. Herbert Parsons. Robert F. was-
net. Thomas +. Smith. Louis Marshall.
Jacob Bremen and De Lancey Nleol..
Easy 10 Learn English.
There Is nc union Of people more
certain. more complete thar the ur!on
Of epeech." declared william Barnes
y do not believe that those who speak
fhd'sh could not learn enough English
70 become competent in less than SIX
months time. NJ theory : that 20.
f-AiO~I VI AlA4AAttL4ou LgT al. NE
people OF the state We s~tAndard'ze tho
English language as the one test fo-
voting"
Il quote from a great organ @, PUB.
lie opinion sald Judge Cles rwster
THE EVENING Sun, which 'as, nigh,
said: The bureau OF naturalization
does well 20 make the learning O.. Eng
Iish the first duty o: ar allen who
wishes to become an American. Il, :
through this medium alone" reads N.
bureaus latest bulletin. that aliens ca
acquire 4 practical knowledge. both a
out o! the schools. Of our ins,tu.
IRONS TINS will lay the necessary fouU
dAton Tor instruction in som. siDn,s
outline Of American Gives. the DIN, e
ahd Obligations as well as the privilege.
n immun!,!os OF American cittze,.
ship" N'N
Herbert Parsons declared IN. S,Iz.,
Assembly district was no, ilit.rata he.
aus Az OUT ten out OF +.443 ~ili,e-a,e
votes there voted Tor Sulze- for Assem-.
Dsy, pointing out that az the sam. tino
,na. assembly district elected a Repub.
.Ican alderman by 500 and gave a sub.
stantial majority for the RaruL' "a,
candidate for the Court o. Anns.fs
Frank Mann OF Br,,oklyr dasi.-
that Germans read the German -.
papers because x was the or,y go
oney can get the real news OF rba "a,
ana pointed out that In Ge-rary ~
percentage OF illiteracv was % -
one per cent. while in England :, g.
tsn per cent. He declared tina, n, ~
who come TO this coun--v 81
Per cent become citizens, while OF hos
&c come from England proper, bur "a
Per cont become cit n