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6 State of New York. In Convention. Record 2517 (1894)

handle is hein.newyork/nyincvrec0006 and id is 1 raw text is: STATE OF NEW YORK. IN CONVENTION. RECORD No. 133. EVENING SESSION. Thursday Evening, 'Set. 20, 1894. The 'Cons~ttuonl 'Convention of the .State of New York met pursuant ,to recess, dn IThe Capitol, Albany, 'N. Y., Thursday, Sept. 20, at 8 p. n. Second Vlce-Prestdent Steele called The Convention to order. (Mir. CookdnhWmn-Mr. lreidet, I ask consent to offer two resolutions. The Presdent pro 'te-The secretary will read the resoitdons. The secretary read the resolutions as follomw: Resolved, That a committee con- sWing of ten delegaites be appointed by the President Ito draft an address to thel people of the 'State, explanatory of the proposed constitutional aauenh$- ments o (be submitted to the popular 'Vote, and that the President be ex offiio Chairman of sub conm ittee; Resolved, That the Conventont Mid- journ siue die on Saturday, Septehnber 22, at 12 a'lock nolon, or as soon thereafter on that day as the Coni- stitttonal 'amendnents then adopted can be read and the revised Co-lstdtu- tion read, adopted as a whole, amid signed) b7 the delegltem 'Wr. Cookinham-I ask 'that these resolutions lie on the table. Mr. aMooe-Mr. Preide[t, I desire to debate both of thos0e resolutions. Mr. Spbrlngiwefifer-Mr. President, I offer the following resolution': The President pro emn-The secre- tary Will read Mr. Springweller's reo- lutlon. The secretary read the resolution of Mr. Spr 'ngwe eer as follnows: Whereas, The wage-workers of this State have petitioned this Convention, tha-ough mmy thousand citizens, to pass ithe co-ernploye fiability, ani- consplscy and anti-itrust amendments; therefore be It Resolved, That 'htia Convention Will not adjourn without considering these requests and passing of said amend- ienits.I (Mr. I. Sam Jdhnson--Mr. President, a point of order. These resolutions refer ito the business of this dty and every other day, as 'the President of thibs (Convebtioti has ofteni ruled, amd I think we ought Ito consider them the ffnment they are put an here. (Mr. 'McMillan-Mr. President, I ask 'for a, roll-call to ascertain whether there is a quorum or not. The secretary -called the roll, and it was announced that ninety-six mem- bers were present. Mr. Tel ulsky--Mr. President, LI would li1ke to offer 'the folloiwing resolution. Mr. 'Spenaer--lI rise 'to a Point of order. We are 1by a vote of Ihe Con- vention in the order of third reading of bills, aud as I understand it 'we cannot depart from that ordAer 64 rejding .while, there Is any work before the Coinvention, without a vote of the Con- vention. The President ,pro tem-TIe Chaitr will state 'that it has (been 'the cust a to allorw a few moments for 'the ordi- nary business 'of the 'Convention at each session. ,Mr. Spencer-But, Mr. President, sonve of these resolutions may call out debate and may consume the whole session.

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