. History of the state of New York, political and governmental;. the affirmative, and the passage of the two-thirds rule suggested another, which was adopted, thatthe vote of a majority of all the members of the Legisla-ture elected should be necessary for the enactment ofany measure. The organization of the State Senate was a much dis-cussed matter. It was finally voted to retain the num-ber of Senators at thirty-two and to elect them for two-year terms, each from a single-member district. It wasalso voted that Assemblymen should be elected fromsingle-member districts. There was much debate o
. History of the state of New York, political and governmental;. the affirmative, and the passage of the two-thirds rule suggested another, which was adopted, thatthe vote of a majority of all the members of the Legisla-ture elected should be necessary for the enactment ofany measure. The organization of the State Senate was a much dis-cussed matter. It was finally voted to retain the num-ber of Senators at thirty-two and to elect them for two-year terms, each from a single-member district. It wasalso voted that Assemblymen should be elected fromsingle-member districts. There was much debate overthe provision that no member of the Legislature shouldduring his term of office receive any civil appointmentwithin the State or to the Senate of the United strong attempt was made to strike out the prohibitionagainst appointment or election to the Senate of theUnited States, but it was retained. The greatest fight of all in the convention was overthe reorganization of the judiciary. The committeethat had been appointed to consider that subject was. John Young John Young, 17th governor (1847-8); born at Chelsea, Vt.,June 12, 1802; lawyer; member of assembly from Livingstoncounty, 1832, 1845 and 1846; member of congress, 1836-7;declined re-nomination but was again elected for term, 1341-3;governor, 1847-8; assistant treasurer of the United States atNew York City, where he died April 23, 1852.
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