The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-23


pa, the interest on the Canal Revenue certificates and
| the osweeo loan.
! MIR VANDERBILT (dem moved to amend the bill
provide for paving interest to 1855 instead of
1854 order the application Of this fund for
that purpose BE would not appreOrite this particular
fund for any other than this specific purpose
Mr. PLAT (ahig) did not regard this as good policy
1t poor economy lock up ninety huodred thou
sand dollars, rather than to appropriate it to the
prosecution public works aud thus be reap
Ing q rich interest from 1t in increased toll..
The question not disposed Of when the hour for
| receSa arrived.
! AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Committee the Whole resumed the consideration
of the Cana, bills. The bill first under consideration
to pay the interest the CaDs Revenue certificates
and the owego loan and the que ticn pending upon
Mr. Varderbilts proposition amend by providing for
paying The interest up to January, 1865
Progress reported, and the bill made the spe
cial order for to morrow Adjourned.
Asse mbly.
ALBANY. June %, 1858 Z
Nj. D B. TAYLOR, (eem) Of Y, introduced bill to
enable the Supervisors Of the city and county OF New
York to borrow money Referred to report complete.
TELEGRAPH COMPANIES
MI HESp reported complete the bill to amend the act
| relative to telegraph companies.
Mr.. HOWARD moved suspension of the rules, to admit
| Of its third reading. Lost.
IMPEACHMENT RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. BURROUGHS, (ind. dem) OF Orleans, moved to lay
all orders the table down to the reports of select
mittees to take up the report of the committee i'm
| peachipg Canal Commissioner Mather. Carried.
Mr.. BURROUGHS then took the floor. He had through
the discussion thus far occupied the position Of juror
He disclamed all EXPIRE. sion Of opinion pre- judgment
in the Gaze. he should not, in examining the charge
made against Mr. hather inquire whose relative he was
but should seek to know what was righ.-what would
insure the rights of the people Of the State He had
been willing to allow the accused opportunity to
vnccate himself He should not undertake TO expl4in
the for the change of the opinion of the gentle
from New York, (Mr. Shaw sace he ofe red the
resolution examine IN the of officers he
could not DO 1t objected tia of Mr. Mather that
it would cost the State large In his opinion it
would have been step of economy had done years
ago. He adduced tabular view OF the expense of
keeping the Erie canal in repair for the first six years
after ii competed showing the increase of expend
ture There what gentleman in Congress termed
posy tenders all along the line Of canalusesss rents
-those who received and performed services He
should be glad Of investigation Of the whole subject
to have spread before the public for it would produce
suit the interest of the state aud regard the
statutes. The gentleman had urged charity This he
statutes could not be charitobly overlooked They
should be brought 10 strict account he noticed that
y such matters involved other officers The let
pgs Of 1851 we're thus noticed And were 1t not that he
lie shi s
Maher was that he entered into cons agasy upon the
III ."at t hhe Committee designed to bring other
In Ybwsver any personal feelings in the mat
az had been attributed to him. There was no peces
sy Of sitting here long know who to add to this list
against whom charges are to be brought We have Il
before us He should 90 for the resolution and sboaH
his constituents able to give Qood
for doing To bring Mr.. Mather and others to trial
would save the State in future millions, while cost
/ but hundreds.
Mr.. SHAW (dem J. of N Y eulogized the gentleman
who had just spsken, (Ar. Burrou9hs.) He had been
said 10 have changed This Ronse would recolect the
lecture be eeye upon change. He believed in changing
He introduced the resolution becsuse the documents
we're here and should be noticed. He was opposed
to Impeachment fr several reasons. As follows list
Bcraue application Of hgh power to an incon
siderable srbec I'd The power OF impeachment sn,uld
be Coz in its use 70 the Governor and the Judiciary
3D. The constitution enoins the legislature pro
vide by Law Tor the removal Of State 4t Al hough
the accused have acted in n the discharge of
some OF bis Duties in the absence Of all corruption the
charge Of there adequate charge the pro secu.
ton 9Th There is no reasonable ground to expect
conviction, and Dothitg probably will result but bill of
costs 10 the state and the vndcaton the accused
9th IL may be regarded as partisan movement and in
volve train Of evil influences After the expression on
the part of the accused that had made he desired
to take some action in the premises. and action
high crimes and misdereanors. This should be recon-.
nted for specific charges, that this House might know
for what It Dpeaehed him aud that the Senate might
act upon IL uno6rsan6ingy He therefore offered re.
solution authorizing the reference OF the resolution back
TO the committee, with directions 10 bring in a report
er bodying the specific charges with reasonable
certainty.
Mr. cHAnPrrS, (dem) Of Aregany desired TO say that
by this resolution the House would proceed in &C
cordsrce with law The report made in conformity
to the rule of proceeding formed 10 s authorities and
sanctioned by all iecedents The law demands that the
senste and Court Of Appeals organize themselves into
court. after being notified that resolution of i'm
peachment has been passed Then the House, b.
sci or committee in the body must the charges
or the bill Of impeachment. We frst 10 decide that
there Is evidence enough to mpeach Then send notice
to the Senate then the court organized and the charges
preferred and the accused permitted to offer his defence
lie also reviewed briefly the Troy dock specifications
Mr. MARSH, (dem Of Tompkins, followed abiding to
the action of the committee and Mr. Mathers communi
cations He said the committee had not time TO exa-
mine all the public officers so they frat axed upon the
Eastern division Of the canal and brought charges
against Mr. Mather because they considered him quite
a. entity not more So than others He desired that
a. fly fta NJ
tee without any evasion And he should be glad to
the accused acquitted.
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noes 49, as follows
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Mr.. BURROUGHS asked consent to make a motion rela-
What is the bill ? was asked
tons made. N'o
Mr. BURROUGHS moved to suspend the rules in order 10
allow OF the motion Lost by ayes so, nays SO, mot
Ayns.Messrs. Ashley Beman, Boutop, Burroughs Case
Ghsmplin Chstheld Cook, Cracker Ellsworth l. N Ely
Fulton, A. H. Gardiner J. X. Gardner, Clifford, Green
Hsdley b Hall Hardin uastins., Hayden, Hickor. Hoi
ley Holmes Hoyle, Hutohinson Kennedy, Knoeland, Lit
tieohn Loomis Lounsbury, Lozier, Martin, McBurney
nhler . Z. osgood Perkins, Persons, Peters. j. Reid
w. A. Smith stanford Stewart Stratton Tempe Thorne
Weod-59 1850 '
NAYs-Mesms. Amsbry, Barker, Beckwth, BIauveI, |
Ely Emans Finch Forsyth, Gale b. Gilmore d. Gill
more, Glover A. c. Hall, Hendee, Henderson, ibbard
Howard Livingston, Maburn Marsh, McCiary, Mclean
noble oBren, Odeli OKeefe, L. ossood, Patterson J.