The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-09-24


TUESDAY, Sep 22-Mr ststson from the committee ON
the powers and duties Of the legislature, made report
ed the following additional section -
mo law shah be passed fixing the legal rate of inter-
est beyond the OF So for 100 for in that
proportion for longer shorter time" Table and
printed.
committee of the whole and in convention to is minutes
TO each speech. MIR. Perkins moved 80 minutes Mr.
Richmond moved 70 minutes Mr. Nicoll moved to lay
the table Lost The previous question was moved;
the proposition to limit TO 80 minutes rejected al to 6
also that for 20 minutes IS to s. and that limit
minutes adopted73 to 49, The Convention agreed to
dispense with evening and to continue the AFTER
sessions pa o'clock The Convention rejected
the resolution offered by Mr. Bruce to take report
elective franchise after they shall have opposed of
the report the finances. Mr. Russell offered the fol-
Resolved That the committee on finance be instruct.
cd to report forthwith the following as section three Of
After co implying with the provisions of the two last
preceding sections the surplus OF the canals
until 18th June 1886 shall be appropriated as follows
The Of $3.50 600 annually to deiray the ordinary
penses of government, and the remainder to the i'm
provemen completion OF the canals and after the tune
mentioned in this section to such purposes as the Les
lature may direct.
Mr.; White moved to amend the resolution by striking
out the above. and inserting as follows -
After paying the said expenses Of superintendent
ana repairs OF the sad canals and the appropriated
oy me LIST and 81 sections of this article there shall be
paid out Of the surplus revenues canals to the
OF the State on or before the soth September IN
such exceeding 5000 COO as may be required to
uesy tne necessary expenses Of the State and the
uscai year be appropriated in such the Lee
griaure shall direct to the completion Of the Erie
UNI and the Genesee Valley and Black Ri
be completed"
=, Debates were had said amendments, when Mr.
Mann moved 70 strike from Mr. Whites amendment all
after the word sepairs and substitute a. foIlows:-
me surplus revenues of the canals sfter comply
ing WIN he provisions OF the two last preceding
tons 600 shall be annually to the GO
nera, i1na 70 meet the ordinary expenses Of govern
proprafed to the improvement and snlarg of the
Erie canal, and the completion the Oenssee valley
shall respect vey the sum Of Sc 600 600 or the
Erie canal 81 400 600 for the Genesse Valley canal and
$500 600 fer the Black River canal After The pa yment
of the public debt sufficient shall he annually ap.
propriated from the canal pay tbs ordinary
Mr. Nann7s proposition was rejccted-s7 TO a. Mr.
w. Taylor moved the following as q substitute for Mr.
After complying with the provisions of the 6rst two
preceding sections an equal one-thir part of the
led for the bans, of the general fund.- and the residue
thereof shall DO appropriated to the improvement and
largement Of the Erie canal until the sum thus appro
prated shall amount to 900 000 after that the surplus
of the canals shall be appropriated annually
the discretion of the Legislature to defay the expen
Of the government and the completion of such pub
lie works OF internal improvement have been COM
menced by legislative authority until they compile
ted and when such works shall by act of the legisa
ture be declared completed the of s672Oo0 or so
much thereof as shall be necessary shall be annually
Mr. White moved the previous question the resolu
ton of Mr. Russell and the aiaendments and there
second, &c Mr. W. Iaylors proposition was then put
and rejected ayes 80 So Mr. Whites proposition
then agreed to, ayes g. 55 The resolution Of
instruction amended, was then adopted ayes 81,
g. Mr.. Hoffman, forth with under these instructions
ported the section the convention took n recess
AFTERNOON SESSION The third section, as reported
by Mr. Hoffman, under instructions, taken up Mr.
W. Taylor moved to amend it include the Oneida
river Improvement. Mr. LOOMS moved to include also
the improvement of the other canals Of the State Mr.
Stetson moved to add Champain canal Mr.. Swackha
mer moved to add tho willi,msburgh and Wallabou
nal. Mr.. White moved the previous question and there
was second, SC, and all these movements mega
lived The section then adopted ayes 3d. noes 90.
The entire article then gone through WITH and
slight amepdmen ts m ade-among others, section
added motion of Mr. Rhosdes regard to the sale Of
salt lands-when the article laid the table DO
printed amended. Tho next Particle, reported by Mr..
Hoffman, restrictive Of the power of the legislature in
relation to the contraction Of debt then up,
and several sections adopted The section Provi-
ding for the Submission to the people of all laws
sideration when the convention sdjeurned.-.areus.