The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-05-08

NEW York, May 2, lS4l.
Our Legislature is now hard at work upon the
subject Of Internal Improvement. Mr.. HoLLEY,
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 80, 10000
Genesee Valley Canal, $4,000
Black River Canal, 100000
Mr.. HoLlEy's Report is an able, lucid and
searching one, as those who know the man will
have anticipated. Il fastens firmly on the back
of the Industrious 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 We're 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 $l2, 496 347, and all
bit 100000 Of IL in tuIflment Of contracts
made by Bouck & Co. under The Administra-
tion Of Marcy! All the new work commenced
under Wing rule has cost the enormous aggre-
gate Of $4,000! And yet the brazen throat
Of Loco Focoism is continually yociferating
maledictions on Whig 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 $33, 26O, 1855, of which 3d.
996,347 has been already expended, leaving
$19, 1854 OOS to eprovided hereafter. The pre-
sent actual State debt is $14. 900, $40, of which
$l0,646,347 was incurred under acts passed by
former Administration. The sum Of $3,774,-
121 is needed to complete existing contracts up
tc April 18th, 1S42, 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. Herman, Of Herkimer-an able and no.
nest man, but bitter Loco-F oco-has made a
minority Report from the same Committee, adj
verse to Internal Improvement, and drawing
| frightful pictures Of prospective State Bank
ruptcy. He recommends the imposition Of a d.
rect Tar; the reduction Of the Appropriations
to $2,0OO,0OO; and the payment Of damages to
the Contractors for non-fulflment on the part of
the State, and looks to a suspension Of the Pub
Lie Works after the 81, 900, 900 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 d majority, such
propositions would never have been made.
There is another chapter Of the Virginia
controversy published, but it contains mo-
thing novel.
Hon. MARK H. SlBLEY, Of Ontario, declines
to fill Mr. GRANGER'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 rain
as soon as the old one gives over. Yesterday
was November dayisb, to-day ditto wet. The
wind appears to have settled in the Northeast
permanently. bid you adieu! HAROLD.