The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-05-04
Nem Fork Correspondence.


Our Legislature is now hard at work upon the
subject of Internal Improvement. Mr. HoLLrY'
Of Wayne, has reported the Senate Appropria-
ton Bill from the Committee Of Ways and
Means to the House, with amendments, cutting
down the aggregate from $4,000, 900 to $1,000
600, which he proposes TO apportion as follows;
To the Erie Canal Enlargement, ~, loo,ooo
50 Genesee Valley Canal, 550,Ooo
Black River Canal 900
Mr.. HoLLRY's Report is an able, lucid and
searching one as those who know the man will
have anticipated. II fastens frmly on the back
of the "illustrous predecessors Of our present
Wing State Administration, the responsibility,
good or bad, Of having involved the State in its
extensive system of Internal Improvements now
in progress.
All the above works were determined on,
commenced and much Of the labor contracted
for under the sway Of Van Buren, Marcy, Flagg
& Co. On those works there has been already
expended the gross sum of $12. 496, BAT, and all
but 100000 of ii in Juiflment Of contracts
made by Bouck & Co. under the Administrd-
ton Of Marcy! All the new work commenced
under Wing rule has cost the enormous aggre-
gate Of $1250oO! And yet the brazen throat
of Loco Focoism is continually vociferatng
maledictions on Wing extravaganza, reckless
ness, Forty Million Debt and endless taxa
| ton.
Mr.. HoLLEY states the entire cost Of these
works, according to the corrected estimate of
Bouck & Co., at 500 ,26O,355, Of which Sl3,-
$685. BAT has been already expended, leaving
$40 264 ,008 to be provided hereafter. The pre-
sent actual State debt is $l4 ,905,370, Of which
$l0,646,347 was incurred under acts passed by
former Administration. The sum of S3,774,-
l2l is needed to complete existing contracts up
TO April 18th. 1912 and nearly equal sum in
1S43. Mr. HoLLEY proposes, in the present de-
pressed state Of the Money Market, to borrow as
lightly as possible; though our Canal Revenue
now exceeds by half million per annum, the
entire charges thereon, including interest on the
Public Debt.
Mr.. HOFFMAN, OF Herkimer--an able and ho
nest man, but bitter Loco Foco-has made
minority Report from the same Committee, adj
verse to Internal improvement, and drawing
frigh;ful pictures of prospective State Bank
ruptcv. He recommends the imposition OF N
/
to $2OOO,OOo; and the payment of damages to
the Contractors for non-ful6lment on the part OF
the State, and looks to a suspension Of the Pub
lie Works after the S2,O00,00o is expended. OF
course the Loco-Foco Members will nearly all
sustain these propositions by their votes. what
an itch for Direct Taxation these men have, be-
ing out of power If they had a majority, such
propositions would never have been made.
There is another chapter of the Virginia
controversy published, but it contains no
thing novel.
Hon. MARX H, SInLEy, Of Ontario, declines
to fill Mr.. GRANoER's place in Congress
have heard that Mr.. WoRDEN, now Of the As
sembly, will probably be sent
ALBANY is about to be lighted with gas
We have nothing new here, but new raj!
as soon as the old one gives over. Yesterday
was November dayish, to-day ditto wet The
wind appears to have settled in the Northeast
permanently. bid you adieu! HAROLD.