The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-04-29
ALBANY, April ~, l6l7.

ALBANY, April ~, lS47.
The Canal Policy Of the Present LegisiatreThe BIZ
in Relation to the Judiciary--7he MacedOnion-The
Legislative Proceedings, &c, &c.
On the 27th of February last Mr. Dennison, the dis
tinguished chairman Of the Senate Committee Ca
nails r reduced into the Senate succnct and compre
hensiye report, embodying sound suggestions in
respect the proper to be adopted for the
preservation and completion Of the public works and
detailing the available and unavailable funds which may
DO expedently and usefy employed in the resumption
and completion of the public works. under the
stitution
Messrs Beach and Sanford Mr.. DIS colleagues
the Canal Committee the former gentleman disscnted
from this report, and the latter concurred In it.
Mr. Dennston assumed that there $3.50 900 to
be devoted to this great object this sum includes
s42O known as the unavailable funds belonging to
the Erie and Champlaln Canals and which are invested
those funds In the bank fund stock 1t also includes
the surplus canal funds on hand at the close OF
the last fiscal year slII,ooO-and 1t includes
s36o0OO the estimated surplus for the current fs
cal year ending 30th September next, when 1t is
ne ss even nres Of Re
several sums make up the total OF Ssosooo me
honorable Senator proposed to expend this amount in
the following manner -
For the Erie Canal. .......... S55OOOO
For Cienesee Valley Canal. ............. I2sO 900
For Black River Canal and Erie Canal Feeder 100 600
Fer Oswego Canal Locks. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1000
For Oneida River improvement. .......... 10000
1898 900
The three canals first named provided for in the
for but the honorable gentleman protested to believe
that inasmuch the "unavailables' within the
control of the Legislature, and the 100000 would when
added expense Of tho ordinary repairs enlarge the
Oswego canal locks, and the $4,000 would finish the
Oneida river improvement that these sums ought to be
appropriated for those objects In order to put these
appropriations to the Senate In the shape of dis
tnct propositions, that each might stand on its merits
Mr. D. introduced FIVE several bills appropriatng the
funds TO the canals and rivers as they are enumerated
in the table above.
You have probably received a copy Of the counter-re-
by from he m itv
canal committee in which that Senator proposed to ap
propriate ST. lao 900 in the following manner -
TO the Erie Canal enlargement. ...... $500 900
To the Black River Canal and Erie Canal
To the aenesee Valley Canal 10000
To the Oswego Cannl OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10000
To the Cayuga and Seneca Canal. ......... 10000
To the Improvement Of the Oneida river ... 10000
sli4oOoo
A copy, substantially Of the bill introduced by Mr.
Beach with his report simultaneously introduced
into the Assembly aud passed rapidly through that
body 1t sent up to the Senate; and referred
10 the Committee on Canas-ths committee struck out
all after the enactng clause and inserted the several
bills introduced by Mr. Denniston, In one bill and re.
il that the Eve several bills introduced by Mr. Dennis
ton unanimously passed the Senate bis morning This
euature TO reviyv the relies OF the Of the
public works Of this State
respectfully transmit herewith copy Of the bill for
the organization OF the courts Of this State Except city
oourts) This bill was reported by Mr. Hand. from the
Senate Committee on the Judiciary portion of 1t is
the result Of the wisdom and application Of the Judiciary
Committee. The Senate in Committee Of the Whole;
occupied large proportion Of the morning hour in de-
batting the bill and Is also engaged this afternoon In
fectlng the bill. The Committee Of the Whole have
agreed TO the first nine sections In the form in which
transmit them
II is known that the U. s. ship Macedonian, Com. Dc
Kay designed by Congress to carry over American
contributions for the relief of Ireland Congress 1t scent
left the fitting out of the vessel TO private benevoence
no provision was made for the crew. bill was intro
duced the House yesterday appropratng 81 900 fol
the pay ofthe the Macedonian, &c, Sc H. Riel
Esq Of New York. who is impced by an honorable
anxiety TO hasten the dispatch of the vessel IL In th
city, making great exsrtions 10 get such blu through