The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-30
The Court or Impeachment,


CONTINUATION OF THE TRIAL OF JOHN @. MATHER.
sPfoh CoEREsrosDEScE THg NEW FORK HERALD.
ALBANY August 27, 1885,
Ex Conm ssloner Cook being recalled continued Civ
Ing his revelations of the curious transactions In which
hmse and others were engaged during the notorious
month Of december, 1851. There wsrs three or four
parties in the Canal Board each oring to
the greatest share for their particular feads and
favcritss 1t . game which all agreed TO play at
openly and upds sgulsedly; it may be Inferred IL
dcrsandng had been arrived at contracts would have
been given out. The court did not hold afterpoon
session.
MONDAY MORNING Aug. 90 1865.
The President took the chair at II O'Clock, but there
being quorum present. . taken for half
hour, whom upon calling the roll Eve Judges Of Appeals
and seventeen Senators az wered to their nAmes.
The President notified the managers that the Court
was ready TO proceed to business.
Mr. Hastings Mr.. Brady, q witness who tho
stand Saturday, Is not hcre shall therefore have
to proceed with another witness.
Caleb Goodrich called and swofn-Is superintendent
on canal; his fecton extends thirty four miles; Mahor
went over the whole section in 1852 previous opening
of navigation; he came for the purpose Of visiting the
canal did not him after canal opened does kuow
how many times Mather on the line during the
SON witness directed by Mather 70 practice economy
sary to keep the cannl In navigabls condition
William G. Bouck called and sworn.
Mr.. LOOMS sad:-This witness is called for the pur
pose Of contrsdctng OK ths statements msdo by
Mr.. follett
Governor Bouek teatifcd-Hss been Canal Commission
nineteen years. and to February, ls4o. Thsrs wers
many ccnrocts lot for work during that time; largo
portion Of the cann built upeer his supervisiou
contracts given to persons other than tho low
eet bidder for various reasons. Some of the lower
bidders were rejected account OF inoompe encJ to
perform the work, and others because the pr,ces
which they offered to do tho work for, we're we'll
known to be Inadequate. The commission oxercised
discretion In awarding contracts always looking to the
beat interests OF the State For number OF years there
was law upon the subject but after Law was passed
tpe commissioners gave a coptracsto the Lowest
bidder uness satsaed that tho WORK soad be done
oydDgy wo never lot such an amount OF work at
time would come 10 nine ten millions Of do.Ts.
sIr peolbam, Mather's counsel asked this question
81" the Inv invested discretion in the commissioners
what k'pd Of BIDS to accept would they haze fsl.
hound TO give to suoh they bsTed
would have esst perfoq med the work ~
MIR. Ioomil obccsd 10 the question, II related no.
TO mat or 4 fact bat merely of opinion.
senator Cornell requested that the testimony given By
n Murphy, OF MIR. .sntton's assisauts then read
fron hi nsta without the least tesifancy and wihoxt
re- ~ Il whole eurt stepea uith tue greatest alton
tot Eyery sJisoie was peree ly aocurats aud after
he had completed reading general smite of approOa
vadcd the at the akin displayed by that
youthful phonograrher. At the conclusion. Governor
Bouck did not Intimate desire TO correct single
syllable
The Court did not desl,e rer TO the question,
ard other inssrrogstoriea then put Tns witGsss
knows Of no instance vare the State has prose-
cuted bond given which had been .oi feited by "a
tractor though they frequently fSn to execute their
contracts Contractors have frequently oplad to ths
Canal board a9d 10 The l stature for slo larger
than IN their original agreements which have bseo al
lowed for louB reaso because tha pAu or work
was changed, othss bsea14e the nature OF The work
could rot be foEeseen, sc.
Mr.. Pechhan put this interrogatory -"Dt5 not
tractors Frequently become renunerae ed by the STATE,
when 1t appeared that their Jobs not taken at 70
mureratiDg pricesr'
Mr. Lccmis objected, as not being pertinent 20 tie
/ issue
The question put TO the Court whether the inter-
,centory proier ono and declared IN order,
l Mr., Coppcr only dissenting
Governor Bouck stated that botween the Gcuesee
river sLd iccbpcrt rtar all tho contracts were taken
lov, and ,he Canal Comul ssoDers made allowances