History of the state of New York, political and governmental; . of the census of 1880, while the Assembly apportion-ment had been made in 1879 on the census of 1875.^He also objected to the choice of delegates at the gen-eral election and to the greater cost of the conventionunder the Legislatures plan. The Assembly committeeto which the veto message was referred made a reportcommenting sarcastically on Hills concern for repre-sentation of the Prohibitionists after he had vetoedmeasures to restrict the liquor traffic, and pointed outthat the appropriation for the convention was to be lessthan
History of the state of New York, political and governmental; . of the census of 1880, while the Assembly apportion-ment had been made in 1879 on the census of 1875.^He also objected to the choice of delegates at the gen-eral election and to the greater cost of the conventionunder the Legislatures plan. The Assembly committeeto which the veto message was referred made a reportcommenting sarcastically on Hills concern for repre-sentation of the Prohibitionists after he had vetoedmeasures to restrict the liquor traffic, and pointed outthat the appropriation for the convention was to be lessthan the convention of 1867 cost.^ Hills desire forrepresentation by Congress districts was natural, for theCongressional was much more favorable to the Demo-crats than the legislative apportionment, the Repub-licans said unfairly favorable. On the other hand, theAssembly districts, based on the enumeration of 1875,were quite as unfair to the Democrats. But the ^Lincoln, Messages from the Governors, VIII, p. 393.^Lincoln, Messages from the Governors, VIII, p. RUFUS WlI-LIAM PECKHAM Rufus William Peckham, jurist; born at Albany, N. Y.,November 8, 1838; educated at the Albany academy and inPhiladelphia; admitted to the bar, 1859; district attorney,Albany county, 1868-1871; corporation counsel of Albany,1880-1881; justice supreme court, 3d judicial district, 1883-1886;associate judge of the court of appeals, 1886-1^95; appointedto United States supreme court, December 3, 1895 when theNew York senators refused to confirm the appointment of hisbrother, Wheeler Hazard Peckham; died at Altamont, N. Y.,October 24. 1909.
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