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CONVENTION OF NEW-YORK.

Friday, October 16. On motion of Mr. Van Nes, of New-York, Convention adopted the following resolution, with its recitals, to wit:

Whereas, by the sixteenth clause of the constitution of this state it is provided, that the number of senators shall never exceed one hundred, nor the number of assembly three hundred; and

Whereas, pursuant to an act of the legislature of this state, this Convention has been elected, among other things, for the purpose of considering the parts of the constitution of this state respecting the number of senators and members of assembly, and with power to reduce and limit the number of them as the said Convention may deem proper: Therefore,

Resolved, As the sense of this Convention, that the number to which the members of the senate and assembly are permitted to increase by the sixteenth clause of the constitution is too great and ought to be reduced.

Mr. E. L'Hommedieu, of Suffolk, moved that the Convention should agree to the following resolution, to wit:

Resolved, As the sense of this Convention, that after the return of the census of the electors of this state, taken in the present year, the number of members of assembly be [blank] and the number of senators [blank]

Resolved, That on the return of the next census thereafter, the number of members of assembly be in the ratio of one member to [blank] electors, and the number of senators in the ratio of one member to [blank] electors.

Resolved, That the same increase on the return of every census after the one taken this present year, be continued in the aforesaid ratio, until the number of members of assembly shall amount to [blank] and the number of senators shall amount to [blank]

Committed to a committee of the whole.

Saturday, October 17.

Mr. Savage, of Washington, made a motion, that the Convention should agree to reconsider the resolutions which were yesterday adopted, relative to the number of senators and members of assembly; and on the question to agree to the same, it was carried in the affirmative.

On motion of Mr. Savage,

Resolved, That the Convention resolve itself into a committee of the whole on so much of the subjects referred to their consideration, as relates to the number of senators and members of assembly.

On motion of Mr. Hosmer, (attorney general)

Resolved, That the resolutions relative to the number of senators and members of assembly, which were yesterday adopted, and this day re-considered, be committed to the committee of the whole, when on the resolution proposed by the motion of Mr. Savage,

Mr. Van Nes, of New-York, made a motion, that the Convention should agree to the following resolutions. to wit:

I. Resolved, as the sense of this Convention, that as soon as the result of the census, which was directed to be taken by an act of the legislature of this state, passed the 7th April, 1801, shall be received by the secretary of this state, the legislature shall proceed so as to regulate the representation of the people of this state that the whole number of members of assembly shall amount to [blank] and the whole number of senators to [blank]

II. Resolved, That if on the taking of any Census thereafter, it shall appear that the whole number of Electors in this State shall have increased [blank] or upwards, the Legislature shall make a new apportionment of the Members of Assembly among the respective counties of this State, allowing one Representative for every [blank] of such increased number of Electors.
Mr. Elmendorf, of Ulster, made a motion, that the Convention should agree to a resolution in the words following, to wit:

Resolved. as the sense of this Convention, that the true construction of the 23d article of the constitution of this state, relative to the right of nomination to office, be and is hereby determined to vest a concurrent right of nomination to office in the governor for the time being, or the lieutenant-governor, or president of the senate, when they shall respectively administer the government, and the council of appointment.

Ordered, That the consideration of the said resolution be postponed, and that a sufficient number of copies thereof be printed for the use of this convention.

Then the convention resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on so much of the subject referred to their consideration as relates to the number of Senators and members of assembly, the hon. Stephen Van Rensselaer in the chair; and after some time spent thereon, the committee rose, reported progress, and had leave to sit again.

To fill up the first blank in the first resolution of Mr. E. L'Hommedieu.

Mr. Talmage, of Herkimer, proposed that the number be one hundred and eight

Mr. Floyd, of Suffolk, that the number be one hundred.

Mr. E. L'Hommedieu. that the number be ninety; and Mr. Hoffman, that the number be seventy.

Monday, October 19 The convention, this day, in committee, came to a resolution that the House of Assembly shall be reduced to one hundred members—the present number is 108.