New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-04
Movement, to Impcach Henry Fitzsugh.

Tie House was somewhat startled Yesterday
by resolution lo0ku, 20 the impeachment Il Henry
Ei1Lug4' l. was offered ~ Mr.. Gale, OF Sew-York,
Wigers By the statute, Of tbs Sa'e. i. /. provided
that Camel Commissioner or other member OF the Canal
Board OF his state sh4u 10 interested IN any hydraulic
wSks dep .rdeut tie Cana for supply Of water
ha b interested any Inc Of boats regularly stir
Bisysls Il further provided that Il aay such Canal
Couis or other fIsm bet Of he Canal Board sail
be interested derive any benefit from sues hydraulic
WORKS or Inc q soa DC shall forfeit hs Ocs appoint
tsercas Il u reprss. ted that Henry Fi.Sur Al .,r
LARGELY int rested certain iluung us uulsted In Ina
civ VI 20 beins st No IS ia block No 81 In 20,
OsseEo, with the mills erected thereon. and which nails
and ~ -IaEIc WORKS depend on tie OswegO Canal tJr
supp o; water 9ecessay % tle prot 1s operation sni
Fzaugh beng such Canal Commissioner has frequent =
Glce Be ttctue such Canal Coulls0ner, araWn water
81 g sid Cans. ans The nayzaron thereof or has Know
insy t5etd AID enc01raget the draw OF water sor
said tom sd Canal by other persons; aud
Wtsralf 10 Is further represented that ad Henry FIik
hush has been SINCE be became sach Cana COnns-
scnsT and -; largely interested IN and part owner q
certain lire Of bos regularly uaggefnz tae canals q
ths safe knowa Is tie Old Oswsgo Line snd has been
Al u dsrvuE Age PrJut and Dement'S from the u
ia line Of bosts IN % -Ay-sng The canals Aforesaid and
WAcreas II further Represented that IA consequences
" sad leses- 10 a1d eonaecto1 with sad Inc Of oots
nd line Of ot;s Eecsse and obtain preeEsute 70 tie as
Of the cLs sud "a me neUg-oa thereof, - which they
srr rot .lwfu4y " llst J entitled therefore,
Rr.ir.d TIA; coaiuItrc q I'VE De appointed 10 in
amss with power snd ;1r persons aud papers ana -
examine witnesses touching the natter 10 sad preamble
mt ntened a. 70 report tni1 ho'e v "a al convenient
sReee hstAeT the sad Henry Rthuzh ought u b. M
pescAed y tbs H5-ss - The end t5a- be may 5e re-
moved ffUG th- ssG oic- VI Csnal Coullalssi5asr.
The following l. The statute reerrei % Il VIII be
found PAGE ~ Ci Tie Let vol Of a- III edition Of the
Revised Statues
ga No Caasl Commissioners q Other member Of the
Cans Board Superintendent EnEnesf person hold
ias sny appointment under tAs Canal Commissioners or
Ally u them unde- any Superintendent OF Repairs,
or other soer the canals al ~ lcycafi 5erse rarr-
esoG any hydraulc Sork dependent on the e4ns for
supply Of sssr become interested u <Ee OF boa
regularly naygsrng The canals Or shall either directly y
indirectly become interested n sHy contract % the car as
a. contractor, surety Oth7TgTlse either Ia oSa
he name q any ofier pers5n- or s1a ether
directly o. I'd rscty derive any benefit fla the ord nary
o. -xr-ordiu-rv rrp~ultnre. the csnas bevoGd ID.
est.tished ccrl er-on aud .1y Cana Coaanl-sonsr,
person hocuz a1y appointment under The C4nal Cois-
Enuefs y o. taen CT 1ner sny s-pefinIeEdent q, BE
| be sla-l .o-le.i IS Gree O. appointment;
AZ VII Be SEN that lie s:tlse = erroneoasy rectei
~ the suhor u tEs very singular preamble 10 does
nos say taf 70 CazGl C0rass ssl Be- interested
n aay tydycshero Sc Dot that no Canal Con
IslEsT sAzl A@rtaftr BECOME isiorstsG The statute
re.-her nteatel % preclude alers and Flrwariers
from hcdnE TIE orce Of Canal Commissioner nor %
ccsrBe fheu ii elected rlzt Ofsc- % drsak ur rle-
Business Il was designed 20 prevent persons from
usa tLe.r O1cc % ac.lrs cOEru q hydrlllc S0rxs
trpcLceuf urol TIE canal fJr supply of Wster" ani
interest 10 line. u bosts -ellsriy navigating the ca
usls As Canal Comm ss.oner. NJ Ftznugh las done
neither the ne nor The other H entered apon tns ia.
tes OftLe cree which be hollis on tie II lay o.,
JanuaYy l,52 LEi Cd ~, tlsyesHz become t1.res:-
81 IN s1ything prttil ted
NJ Enzhugh perfectly sv-a-e Of this statute when
be dominated o t5e once "a Canal Commissioner
AEdke took IT. pyecEui before acceprng TAT noua
usi1u. . eOnsl WI eminent legal g.afle-n-n IN -
gard 70 q cln1tr-c-on Taey tccidei-as every nlzn
& common 'erse Iuss-tsa; /; wls prospective srl