The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-12
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE
Senate.

ALBANY Jan H. 1855.
TA1K CRY.
Dir. McSrRRAr rreseneda petition from New York city,
TO simplify the collection of arrears of taxes.
The LADIES DEPOSITORY INV
Mr.. BFnnoL reported bill to incorporate the Lalies
Repository Of the city of New York
GENERAL BANKING
Mr.. BABcocK gave notice of bill for general Law for
tie formation of corporations for banking purposes
j. BRooKIYN.
Mir. vAsDEBnr introduced bill to supply Brooklyn with
wafer
RUIE..
The report Of The select Committee the rules was
then di. cussed by senator's VANDERBILT CoSaER UpuAA
and others.
Mr. proposed an amendment so that all assem-
o. an eiec,ed majority-not mere ualority-pre5ent
-houli control the rules.
1ie motion lost, by the casting vote of the Lieu
ttnah Governor and he report of the commit tee adopted
11ir CANAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DEBATE
TN Mr.. eooNa motion, the resolution providing for
tic trpontment II joint ~elec Committee .he Sob
,ct OF The Public Works OF the state, up to. cous
draiion ir mo,el to reconsider the vote BY which
tho Senate had heretofore determined to ncAde in the
reol"1ion ,he vod3 the enlargement OF the Gyasa and
seneca Canal
III WILLIAMS (,h,s defended his action in pl.cinz
these words in The resolution Iie entered at length iu.o
history of The Cayuya snd Seneca canal II he were %
tsx to emharrss The publa treasury he aoua deserve
the contamination Ok every tax payer from sandy Hook to
Lake ltie bu il he eglec. any Of the link o our
great y,,cm o. ia ernal improvement. he would dsrrvo
the rIpIoof Of the Whole country ro he AAotic the
Al. sssigti. The tayuga and Seneca canal stands In
the sane relatitn a. does the o,aego The 20 intry
river Oneida I.Ie, Wood creek aud ihe aohswk Bs
this channel tie togcc OF these lakes reached tho mar
he' long Leiore me Ere canal was began. A. long
Iovile tcr 1he removal of the rock obs ions in
tho euec' river mat thc commerce of the Seneca
ar Size Cayuga cOitd both be b-olet. torward.
= company was then organized with capital
q 5000 10y who's. sd the craft originally nayi aiius
tte hohesl eos'o BE- used When tho isio canal & wa,
20 tho state by w sent engineers 10 obs IT, and
ills route became Incorporated past Of the great sys
tom OF internal rpro, onot. The old lock coGp.ny'.
property aii wcrA' bc isht Aor fabric had
teor too mail 70 b. used 20 ne new trsdc snd
I,.s bo% {. the rig ed ,rsnclse1 the state paid
st mont q Tie est o-taucc 10 the canal
OF lbs u'anl Of repcas Il new 60, ntry at te south
nj. soneys 10 make the ANAL connsc lion Of te Cey
use ard Se,'ecn Eke- CT mo sane size tt,ai OF
he wla'e cost wea tia over S155 900. This
extras nd al, provided foe the expenditures
iog'. mah til. profit, viii, the state h,' derived
cation teedrg the .,rio CeIr a. extent entirely de-
irayi.y - crigincl o. 81 rsaucn5 sn Admirable
wauo he la t'n r. ee .eceipr of tolls has been
;yer SEQ ,oe, tsine oyer 5to0 yer a largo
proportion u the tonnage ron Cayuga Lake, and
ifo5 en- =, +. s u p,ce uaai as !. s which next TO
Cbvt o Id Rochester pro iuces the hrgcst amount Of
bross s any IN the Sta o) 1ae greatest bulk Of the
psoavcts pry ouf, snl ten miles toll Mr.. W hon
het to result Of c bra.sos nj thi- little nal pay.
i g Ae asury Of this 3ae, ov"ry year more
ina. tuai 70 the tll cfg l cos ~ ms canal Aud all
this stcc ht before tne rrco proc ci Of arthrOcioe
cca tsc NJ aead Of the C4y "a ana seneca Lakes hy
,ho rev. raj. 1a,s fro,a sc'"nton aud Blosso tgh
Ng. ", tben review % tho di,ercnt notices vici.
.or strita Of years .le Canl ,ommissy .
had n,t forl r,sl .ciih- this caUl, sloN-
inI that they, the 'Aic"rs Of tho Sta.c hsvo
kept ia yicw tho e,i,y OF proY,dif FOR me On.
'srssmen Of ais canal VIII the Ere. Tney knov, aud
roa yccr to car r, ate heir ecavc.iou Of The abso.
lutc sly for tifof Tia benefit c tho revenues
iha ca1a ysten. u co Id not be Otherwise JGe .e-
I'D trade os the ueot agriultaral districts in
he ,ale, coming TO extent OF lake coast over two
hunged Eioe III enl'. II not the Senate % look tho
cultivation pf ali The Of our canals9 This Il os
OF the most uT ant fcoiers. The trade Of the Che
mg cancl'ho trade Of .he great an hface coal vai
ley of tcgAaon-hc great coal Belds thGt ia OF
BE- sburs-are all Involved THUS sren coal !c 4, 20 IT,
Infancy ia statistic of the coal traae that, Ia.
trtacc.d The cf coal goc till Il egals ton for
taen iIl abitont The dar is but Li<s distant when
AZ lcnst million Of the inhabitants Of this state
shall be supplied with cool from thia source, and
7. has Importance demanding irstan. attention
3lr Vt. alluded to Ssrious other departments oi
gje rnd commercial and agricultural industry when
diAinsush thai region 10 TIM c0nsl i directly con
p1c. Tie pnh,c works OF Pom ys l!a, and wlthn IT'S
h. yuat ~ II iihs Vf cant utee jNrr - u're thr