New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-01
A8SE MBLY.
Proceedings or the Canal Board.

ALBANY, WEDNESDAY, Mdrcn III, 1901
Atsr the Transaction of some ordinary business at
Tie Canal Board TO-DAY, Commissioner he'hoi
moved TO take up the Isso utions for issuing Canai
rysnue certificates to pay contracts &c.
= Mr.. Wright desired the mover of the resolution 10
explain how IL could be- carried out. II passed tie
Dsd he would issue the scrip II ne could DO 1t legally
but he desirec gentlemen u exolan the manner and
method in which they proposed To have IL DONE
They must not expect hrm TO violate and tranpe
on the Law OF the land. For bis own part he did not
believe the resolution contemplated legal course
Of action. There was money IA the Treasury to pay
III just demands against the State. There was no
need OF issuing scrip while there was abundance OF
money in the Treasury to meet iaelr claims.
Mr. Mather desired the Controller to state why
money was not then paid out.
Mr. Wrisht said 1t was not Tor him to say. II ii
was uDjusuy held, We have courts OF Law which
are open to any parties who consider themselves
sggneved He was not to ne driven from his course
b. this outside clamor. Great frauds we're com.
planned OF In the Canal lettings lie believed hun
ssli that they were NEST iniqutous and corrupt
NJ. Masber asked the Controller II he charged
him and his Democratic colleague who took q part
N the letting, with fraud and coDuDtionf
NJ. Wright did net cone here !, indulge In per-
scsahttes he made no assaults on individuals
oahe contrary, at an earlier dag, as 'ne ssntlem an
Ven knew, he hac placed a resolution on the re-
eoscs generating his collcagu es from blame they
snoud DO satisfied with tns. since then no had
leaned more OF the history Of tie Canal lettings,
ana hs had found them Ubiquitous and corrupt; he
could not and would not defend them NO honest
nan could justify them
M. Msthcr-Dic you not advise those lettingsH
M. Wnsht-No. SIR, never
III. MatksI-I charge III a. the Controller did ad-
vss them. asked his advice myself and he in
asnt
NJ. wnsht-I pronounce the whole statement
h!ss-tptnely and unmi'igatecly false.
Scme explanations here 10 "a psa,s
MI. Nsther SAID he DID rot cai mat the Control
bad Endorsed every cetsi Of the Lettings, but he
eao Advised IN general nat was done
H Wright asain pronounced IL wholly untrue.
H. Msther-Did you not advise us 10 let the con-
Uaca before the Let January Did not you advise
~ % secure portion OF the WORK for Democrats
NJ wight did but advised no man TO make
eciusive bargains with The Wnlss 10 secure either
'nlece itsok no part In the lettings intentionally
noseo my ears az ainss The subject was, perh APPS,
ne uost ignorant ipd,vicusl IN the State on the
seo,scs IN reply TO questions FROM Democrats In
-. Isoafc simply advised them To obtain 4 share
- we contracts for Democss.s II II could be done
Ss,iy sna properly, but lever Dreamed Of advis-
NJ bargains with Wings.
"a AT Mstssr thought The meaory Of the Controller
NJ. Cha,held denounced the measure in some OK
SSsecmsy sIspg iem1ks He sad the question was
wore sse Courts. The cont actors and then al.
jS.oss N Ne eoncerseeiy sefaulns the Courts. He
xnneo eenltenen Of the consequence Of this con.
escs He PAID an elooueus rrinn,s 70 m. Ssn,s snd
majesty OF the Courts '' sA''' "AA
M RA.pAlL moved to make the resolution the
csss, hns,u.s. -, ~ oiow' which prevailed and
Democratic Southern RisA,s Convention
MACON, Ga. Wednesday. Macn sIslss9
=. ne democratic Southern Rights Convention met
- Ahiscgsville to-day at III o'clock A. N. a, Conn
e:s we're represented by Il2 Delegates
~ non. ID. Stell OF Fsyett1 vas chosen Prss,
Sssh . n RouRhtoD, ana W. 7. williamson secre.
;tn re- General hsndr,x, Of Bucks Vice President.
Somnistee OF four from each JUDICIAL District was
yWs sec 20 repor matter sos toe action OF the Con.
-c snoa. The Convention adjourned &c p. Al. to.
ohtp Fever ~ Baltimore
- bAlsfsoRE, Wednesday. March 81, 1851
.. - mp Jane Henderson, from Liverpool, before
fo,,s ~ - quarantine, brought 400 passengers,
HsyW vsen are lying sick wi chip fever at the
sns Hospital. One aas diss. aad il 10 feared the
q VII spsead among those on the ship, owing
~eesass@snt and want Of cieanliness.