The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-21


LEGISLATIVE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. EXCITEMENT con.
cKahISQ THE CANAL LgrrIN0s-PARrY LINES
DRAwN-THx NRw CANAL BoARD vs. THE OLD
BOARD, ETC.
ALBANY, Jan. 70, 1853.
The Senate did transact any business Of impor-
tauce thi morning resolution adopted on motion
Of MT BeekmAn, Dquiring OF the Canal Board whsther
persons employed under them the canals ON
Sundays CONTRARY to certain provisions In the revised
satutes which declare that every person who performs
any labor work that day except In Of nsoss
sity sba psys Hre Of dollar 1t is well known that
the Canal Beard compel certain persons, employed By
them to be constantly in attend facilitate the
passage Of boats An attempt was made In the Lsgisls-
ture two Year, Einoe to Close the canals on Sunday;
but the influence q orwarders prevented the passage Of
such law then, and viii do 60 now. They urg. that
one seventh Of their time will thus be lost
The 6rtt claim Of the for relief to canal COZ
tractors before the senate this morning; that OF
Washington Bogardus and others As Is usual at the
commencement o! every session the claim resisted
by several OF the honorable members In the OF
debate, Mr. Beekman holding the HEaALp in his hand,
referred to the list of bidders work as published
in that paper and alluded the cir that bid
ders obtained con acts when there SEVENTY
i've to one hundred below them The canal vultures
have been so extremely eucceseul during the last
sessions that they already darkening the doors Of
the Capitol again for more plumber
The excitement thu canal inyes' ga.iou increased
sarEiDely in ths Assembly to- day. Party lines bscams
strictly upon the resolution by Mr. Rose OF
New York. to appoint select committee OF eight Tho
whig memb re- refused TO support the resolution-al
egipg that The VII ole matter in tho hands of the
Joint Select Committee OF both houses Upon appeal
token from decision Of the Chair the House equally
divided the discussion occupied nearly the whole
sion and wRs the most pritet and animated thas has
asSet occurred The greatest kind of trouble Is At
hand Of which the ehfers aware. The Lobby
TO 'dsy crowded with disappointed bidders
At meeting Of the Canal Board this fcrsnoon Mr..
Randall offered the following hch received the votes
Ct MessIs. Randall, Chmca, Wright, apd Meal pine.
(denocrsts); Msssrs Cook and Fzhuah (whiss) vsted
IN the negative snd Mes,rs Ma her and Foiiet Canal
Commissioners, who belonged 10 tho old Board,
cUsed from voting-
DOUBTS OF the legality Of contracts which have heea mads
in OF ACT entitled An set provide for tha
valley snd BlseH River Canas p.ssse Iuy TO- ,nd
the Act for the gencn Of tho locks tho oswego
wtheu. having received The approval Of the Bosd
Resolved That for tire purpose of testnx the legality Of
said contracts and ascetanirg the further o. the
omnend 10 the Legislature provide bylaw for tho
TO the Court Of Appeals Of the que
lions entioned in this resolution.
Mr. Cook took the ground that the Of proceed
ing would be such delay would be equivalent to
repeal of the law.
The State Agricultural Society will hold its annual
meeting in the Assembly Chamber, to evening
The only objection to that place is the fear of of
accommodations. W.
THR TEMPERANCE COMMANDMENTS MAINE LIQUOR
LAW, ETC.
FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT
ALBANY, Jan 20, 1859
The most extensive preparations making for the
great Temperance Convention, which will hold its
addresses expected from Neal Dow, Mayor Of Port
lend DR. Charles Jewett of Massachusetts, Rev Henry
Ward Beecher, Rev. i. II Chaplin. &c. On Thursday,
the 29h the petitions for prohibition law will be PIE