New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-22
THE TRIBUNE.
naw.York Constitutional Convention.
EIGHTH wEEK-xL,h DAY.


The Millions in Chancery-slow work-Mr. Hof
man and the Post-Masters and Examiners. or
Fat Piekings-Siraw Bai-Haris on the We.
TO Power-The Telesraph-Noahs Flood and
our Convention.
ALBANY. P. N. Monday, July goth. 1896.
10 ne Edt.or Of The Tribune:
Sir: All the information 10 detail, as TO the
roooeys mansged, through Trust Companies. private
and public Stocks. Banks. Bonds, Mortgages &c. by
the gentlemen Of the Cour, Of Chancery, will be
fonnd below.
The Convention this forenoon has KEEP, itself very
busy at Mayor Morris's perpetual Report. The SUB
ect is almost worn thread bare and as there canno,
be more eFectual course pursued for swamping
all or nearly ALL the useful reforms desired by the
People than by consuming the time in talking over
matters which were not 10 their minds when they
decreed that Convention should meet, it is for the
friends of progress the People 10 the rescue
Nj Hoffman, Committee, do THEY ever meet ?
What have they done? He is always ready FOX
long adjournments and every other kind Of adjourn
ments and longer talks and delays; and as he looks
after the receipts and payments Of Fifteen Millions
OF Dollars year, as Clerk or Controller OF tnc
Eew.York Custom House. by Deputy ana rs 'h ne
steady opponent of Reform there, susPecs ,na. ns
ATTENDS as uluCn 10 MS S4EVUu JcoI
Dallas and 10 The interests OF The otice hoidefS anu
iobbers. next Fall as to progress here. nis Gnu
less letters and speeches in the New oiA - 'I"."5
Pos, about Tho convention that was TO be, always
suspected and now that the CONVENTION 20 al 'i'
eighth week Of talking against time ana doiug noun
ing the host OF party orators ana .''a
,ame FyysrsG PosT are, editors and ALL az shent as
the Gravel Is not this significant OF the iutore =
Void the idle and interested friends oil corruption
>ybo now cry out agains, useful change, deprive US
nj comfortable houses with chimneys or iiues and
glass ia the windows and give US back the PostO
nee az it stood hundred years ago, sail ooats Tor
stesmboals heavy coaches for locomotives bad roads
and wagons for canals and the nuts and wild beasts
skins with the rheumalisms and feudel barbarlty OF
darker agce7 Change for the better while on EARTH
and for the BEST when about to leave IT, IS and must
be- the order Of the day.
do not send you vote on taking the question
ser long talk but will refer 10 II at the proper
moment 1t was pleasing 10 sec the result % 10 80
for going straight ahead.
The Report and abstracts prepared by Measrs
TAYLOR. ST. John, Candee and Conely, are at last
printed The returns are very incomplete, and iuil
dependence is not TO be placed on them: 10 page
40 IS an abstract of returns OF County Clerks con
,ipued from page not stated. we have letters tes-
lamentury in,es,a,e estates, &c. Surrogate re.
turns are meant. but what clumsy concern must !.
be thai thus bIunders on with the important papers
Of State Convention! ,
The Masters in Chancery and Examiners are all
privileged lawyers, and their perqulsitet, as such
Masters and Examiners, Tor le4o, are s'ateo. mere
are few of them:
Iathrop G. EDDY, s34l5-Phllo Ru.gles, S3,s00-wI-
liam McMurray, S2i00-Erasius lde, Sl,2s5-W. II.
Clark $500. ID. Husband, S.a5!-Stephen CaInoreeng
s2e.3-C. Mcneil, 81 .2s9J. y. Cushman Sl,Ise-Sat-
thew Mcmahon, S, o00-Giles b. Kciloss Sllt'-W ii.
Eitins 81 007- Horace Gay, S76O-H X. Veiie, S'ef-
Horao Seymour ST77Lorenzo Is. Shepard OF the Con
vent,on) ssoO-H. r. w.ag, s75l-w II. Clark. $500,
&c. &C.
Tho Circuit Court OF NewYork County sat l6S days In
1875 had $50 civil on the Calendar, oil whIch
only 23a were tried and vedlc rendered for Sigs5oS
The attempts of the Convention 10 obtain from
District Attorneys returnso Of BAIL BohDs and RE COG
HizAncEs forfeited in lsf5 Is substantial FAILURE
The District Attorney OF the city OIL New YORK IL
MUM-ditto Hinge ditto Orange, ST. Lawrence, Sar-
atoga, Wes!cbcster and many other Couniics TINS
is one of the ways ia which BY OF false swear
ing and STRAW bail, thousands OF roGues are let
loose often knowingly, 10 prey upon the honesty OF
the people. In Albany County bail was forfeited Tor
$4,000 and only $500 OF that amount recovered,
Perhaps $3.50 600 Of ball. DC. were forfeited in New
York bat all is secret, and much OF ii bare cheat
Money under the Control Of The Court OF Chan
Gerry, Jan |, 1886
Sanding In the mama Of The As.t RtSisitr-Floa,iug
balance, In bank. What Bank n s36l29 In Trust Co
for benefit OF infants sui,ors &c S7l07 ln bonds and
mortgages by Mr.. Walworth's order. What are they
worth u Si3l5GS Ia N Y State stocks. by Ike order,
$3lO0U.
Standing IN the ndmE Of (mr Ddrtson) The Register -
In bunk What bank II S9,e6t; In Trust Co S36,567
In do Tor Augustus Jamess children, $3iT37 In bonds
and mortgages (9ui bono u Sll0,l59.
The above sum (S462, 1907 are subject to Chancel-
lor Walworlh's order.
The following monies Isl, Os3 500 subject TO
the control of Vice. Chancellor McCoun;
In Bank uninvcstcd. what Bank y Ss6434 In Trust
Co S96632 In Bond s0d Mortgage. twhat cheek is there
on bad invesimensunder this name ?? Sst0s92 In " Y.
State Stocks Sll9sl In Ohio Life Insurance and Trust
Co 80 sharcs 3O0 In Manhattan Bank Co. 29o shares.
s29s00 In Jefferson Insurance Co.'S Stock, Sb,240 In
Phoenix Bank. 100 shares, $1,000.
The following moneys are subject TO the control OF
the respective Vice. Chanccllors, viz
There is Invested In note OF The Saratoga Mutual In
surance Co. $l5l5. In Oneida Bank Stock $1,000 In
Rochester City Bank Stock $500.
$5t5 deposited In tho Trust Co. In the namcs OF
Receivers Trustees &C. subject 10 the order oil Mr. Wal
worth or Mr.. McCoun.
In ali, there are S2l0S63 IN banks, unnvested oui
what banks we arc not told.
In the Trust Co. on interest. there are Ss3s.El.
In bonds and mortgages by order, chiefly OF Mr. Nc
Couu. Si,7Sl. 1872.
In other securities, SOS 935.
Mir. WALwoRTH tells the Convention that by one
Of hs standing orders the clerks OF the Courts are
to invest tho moneys of infants or unknown owners
In partition suits, in the Trust Co public stocks, or
bonds and mortgages lat their option, presume
without any special order If moneys not called for
10 ak months. l suppose that neither judges nor
clerks give security for cent of this treasure.
he Report is dated at Saratoga Springs, July l6
and it's importance fully warrants rue in sending you
this statement
Aensy subject to tie Order Control s Court Of Cam
AZ HrSto OF .luhe To- Cent