The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-26

the first business of the Legislature was to provide
for tie financial difficulties of the year The present
must lie called for before places for the future are taken
into consideration The necessities of the present
pressing upon the legislature and these should be
provided for before talk of loans the amendment
OF the constitution for the future improvement of the
| canals Embarrassment would arise from attempt
70 combine plans for the present and the future in bill
such course calculated to defeat prudent and wise
action on either question. 1t calculated to
answer Political ends than to the exgences OF the
been charged with equiyocation. He read from
me Message IN proof that the enlargement Of the
| cahai was distinctly recommended and the commence.
ment of the enlargement where most needed Is wisely
suggested we are informed how the canals may be so
as 70 make the canals susceptible OF having boats
o one nnndrea and hfty tons burthen in brief period
In delaying action the for
ns oplect dminuon OF the revenue and great cost
iorwafd ders Is occasoned The embarrassment thrown
around action Is of immense injury. lie charged the op-
position with causng these injurious delays and he call
ed upon the majority to hasten the appropriations that
! the work the canals might be undertaken at once
The revenues Of the year win not supply the amount
cessary be expended the canals this yearhe def
cheney is to be provided for The Canal Committee have
urged forward action the subject They desire to have
the means rroydedbefor they recommend appropa
ions The Finance Committee have proposed tax of
100000, and il this tax is levied prepared to
suggest how 1t shall be appropriated The matter had
been brought to the consideration of the House There
alternative If taxa ion not adopted law
could not be realized in time to be used this year The
plans submitted by the majority have been yenomoasly
attacked but substitute has been limited at. lder
profession Of friendship for the canals the opposition
are ayerpg the adoption Of effective schemes for their
improvement. Their whole has the tendency of
delaying relief 10 public works. Weeks have been
wasted in discussing all projects having in view the
the ssrt Of the Canal Committee series Of resolutions
in regd to the canals and for this they charged
with c,rrupt and miscellaneous designs This grossly
unjust The gentleman from 0rleann (hfr Burroughs,)
seems determined to opposs whatever the majority may
propose to relieve the state OF its embarassnents The
majority should with the performance of their duty
without regard to what the opposition might do
Mr.. MMnusS, (dem.) of Albany, asked the gentleman
%ay FOR h him to N %oyf M the previous question
priyeg He entitled TO the floor and lrsi given
way only M for Sd ypd ysde % PurRoe hs gentleman to
again to him and ne would not give way to call for the
pfayious question.
The CHAIR decided the gentleman from Niagara (s.s.
entitled to it.
Nj HoLIEY said su.h had not be.n his intention in
giving way to Mr. West, and that the,Char had msun.
ders1sd him. He insisted being estited to the floor.
The CHAIR decided that the motion q Mr. Malburn was
in order.
Mr.. HoIIEY appealed from the decision of the chair.
The House sustained ths decision.
Mr.. BSRRoUGHs (ind. dera) } of Orleans, asked Mr. NAL
burn to withdraw his call.
Mr.. WssT joined in the request
Mr.. MALeURN refused.
Mr.. BURROUGHS to question of privileges. He had
been charged with falsehood and facousness and he
in making reply. He Al ked that the call for the pre-
yous question be refused b the House. that he might
speak on the subject under discussion.
On this motion the ayes and ordered and the
call for the previous question was not sustanedayes 30
noes &C.,.
M BURROUGHS thanked the House for voting against
the previous question. The vote Of others a mani
festation Of disposition which he would not character
ize The gentleman from Jefer (sr. West) had been
taking notes all winter questions before the House.
and had delivered them all in speech The i'm
portant resolutions of the Canal Committee had been
called up Saturday last, when there quorum,
and when expected it, The whole hopes of future
promotion of the mover of the resolutions to rest
terms only supplementary but and bastard
" Mr. never chsIged any man Oh this iioor with
rect but he bad attributed nothing dishonorable to the
of them. Honest make mistakes. 1t
be rendered navrsbe for boats a of I5o ton Mr.
rected this statement and read from the message in
proof that boats Of 2o sSn only could pass through % the
tiops of the Canal Committee the appropriation called
for will increase the capacity Of the canals for boats OF
$50 tons He said this error not Intentional but it
error, and calculated to deceive the people Mr.
did not intend that his vote the resolutions shoad
commit him to any BILL Tho Committee on Finance and
the Canals instead of presenting bills and supporting them
by reports offer resolutions which they wish the House
to return to them instructions. And yet, before
the House could act upon the resolutions, the
previous question was sprung upon them. and
on wSeh theT had no information and thee5y
placed in false position. Before the majority talk
about factiousness let them treat the minority with
candor fairness and with such gross injustice
has the majority heretofore 1t Is proposed
to raise 100000 TO be expended upon the canal. How
is this money to be provided We cannot borrow, nor
can we realize tax until next year. But it is said the
money be advanced from certain state funds and
gentleman from erkimer who had aided in forming the
constitution found TO eylde that instrument
The would not be realized until year from next June
and the money borrow ed from another fund to
what is it but Indebtedness OF the State The money is
TO be borrowed and then paid again. To anticipate the
tax of next year and appropriate it. debt is contracted
There is better way to get out of the financial difficult
ties of the State If by cyying tax to be collected
next year you borrow the money TO cxpend you
in the way anticipate the tax Of the next year.
and the next and forty subsequent years Would II not
be batter instead of thus violating the sttuton to
dnlaut Df he OusI tu w cnn
carried speedily as the tax could be reazed-hat is,
in June, 1854 The gentemsn from Jefferson (sr Wes
the l4h inst far forgot his position to vote with
n factous minority against the resolutions of
the gentleman from Hcrkimer (Air. Loomis) Where
capainfor yielding to discipline only when he pleases.
Jefferson must do better than this Jefferson must not
worthy direspcc and natured feelings towards the
Governor. He would confess that his ill.nature was
reused Nhen he he's, saw ~ M in n tin no m other
ture simply because he could not approve the message OF
the Governor That func,ionary had promised the peo
pie that he in favor Of amending the constitution
fe had broken that promise. They had right TO COM
plain-Mr. b. had right to complain. So far as he
incw every body at the west understood the Govern
or Mr. b could gentleman from Allegheny.
then in the House Of tho highest respectaby, who so
understood the Governor.
Mr.. CHAMPIIN, (dem., } from Allegnny-Does the gen
tIeman allude TO mef
Mr. BuRRorGHs-Unless he is the only person living in
Aleghany county, he cannot put the question as one OF
Mr. cuAMrIIv--I understood him TO say the member
from Allegheny.
Mr. BuRnouaTs-No. sir said "a gentleman from
Alschany' beg his pardon If he misunderstood me.
Mr. b. had been charged with having proposed no plan
for the enlargement. lie had not done because he
knew the fact of a recommendation coming from him
would from that fact occasion its defeat. He had failed
TO make recommendation, because courtesy to the
Canal Committee required that they should be first per
mitted to offer plan to the House. Yet for this cour
tesy he had been denounced in all the language OF Bill
lucsgatc He would not complain Of any animal for
acting in accordance with its nature Mr. b. had
maGe any statement to what the enlargement would
tlo a4a -. h,,tf lao
best information in his possession he thought the work
could be completed for ten ten AMI half millions.
He closed by again thanking the House for allowing him
| 10 speak.
Mr. HoIIEy would be in favor of immediate vote on
this canal question: If he not conscious that would
make no difference with the public works what ques
tops should discussed here how long the discussion
should be carried on But nothing woud. be done until
our politicans have some certain develop cmens from
Washington Time will be wasted in this House until