The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-21
Affairs MT rhe state CnpitaI.

BlLI-bJECTlNG CANAL AUDITOR By THE PEOPLE
-UsrkY LAw-sEPLIE5 FROM kalLHosD COW
PANIEs-ApJoURNMsNr CANAL APPOINT
hEE1s-GRsAr DIsCosTBSr, ETC.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE THs yosE Hna.LD
ALBANY, Jan. 20, 1851
There Is erd extent TO the enthusiasm entsr
taioed towards tbel noble seamen who rescued fv.
hundred drowning Americans the ssu Francis
CO. This morning Senator Rcbertson laid resolutions
the table thanking Capt Crishtou for the generous
spirit diIliyea on that lanenabls occasion. When
called the Of the captains o; the Kby and An
tAro,c will be added.
The bill for the suppression of intsper ,pce vas an
pourced by the President OF the Senate bsn. the a
business in order, but not Senator present made n
tion TO call II up This loosa II there element
prevailing in the temperance party WITCH requires sooth
ing before the bAntng brough for yard for public dis
cusson.
The bill increasing the salary of the Canal Auditor
making he o,e elective By the people, then taken
up Senator Putnam, Buffalo, opposed tie latter por.
ton He did not wish ts Hscs she election OF that
uron the contingency of being selected BY Safe
tion ct Syracuse He aware, that method shall b.
adopted canal contractors and claimants the lines
the canals wosd nominate just such Auditor would
likely to permit ther to rob the treasury The eau
Ia the cities and vlsges corrupt than
tts politicians in tbs times OF WAlpoe and North,
and he did not want to csndidAtes for this oi
elected by the OF orators at the hu,iass Thsrs
to be contracts amounting to tan mlions aud
all the claims tfcstss for mou-y must bs passed
upon In the course Of few therefore ne sd
Auctor who cosld say no when jns'i's and right de
nspded protection o the Treasury. He would prefer
IL II appointment Of Auditor Is 70 bs taken from the
Commissioners of the Canal Bard that II should be
feTred by the Governor aud Ssnata.
Senator Crosby answered Mr.. Putnam in an animated
syle contendiny that the people best u,h.d
select this cer and he advocated the largest liberty IN
the election Of public officers By the people Beicg his
self with credit leaving the alter D great doubt whstser
himself Dickinson organ the STAT. of
Hee.a in y Senate. The COMMITTEES wiho ut taxing
he question. Tie BILL as reported, will pass, being
cained.
sct OF usuy bts incorporated Ia its provisions consider
aole prsctcil good sense In oder thai the money
shavsrs know what is 10 be attempted 1t IL thought
this
The PIE, certain
Assem-. bly,, o enact as follows:-
Sec l. No grant transfer. bond, note, bill Of exchange
contract sgreemrt loa orbosrssce OF
od or hn IN action shall i % .s b, q any
interest tae srtis may upon PROV ded the time to
eenso' Of any
n nV h nor nGs ii & :ss' s b.
strGed as authorize bank or asy ether oorporAn 70
Il an Per cent nor Be
S h u a s q Ssns ., on nIs ss
ortgaee Of real estate laws in force
IN ii where Sd
fed per cen. per snlum and at that rate only shall
Sec No greater rate than seven cent per annum
dsn fso any % sho courts % o. q this i
sus :,s psy sS founded upon writing
s .s e s , nss y and
1881 ohsp 80 are Inconsistent with the provisions OF this
Sec 5. This at sail take effect Immediately.
The Presdsnts Of tho Hudfon River and Harlem Rail-
roads have promptly replied to ator Rooersons reso
luton OF inquiry Below COPIES WI ich have been
eeivtd and wers read in the Senate this morntag-
HunsoN RIVER RAILROAD ovyIcE,
Hon. shS,onD &. eHuRon PRssIDrST or rHr srSArs =
srin answsr to resouon Of the Senate to the follow
STATE Of Nsw York, in Senate, Jan. u 49, Rnolvsd
nudson Csr !, % BE- sn are srsbja u,ss
has been tered into said nantan
ns srtain rate Of fare between Albany and Ne. Yo,k
yashsr .sIe Il ssy ssrsemsns g
q such S. Si rive River R.io.s Cons
pany r..psc,ioy report, that no agreement sen en-
Companies f:r u.intMnns any certain or spssaG rate OF
saI rate. s.xsen Albany and p New W. rors sa sp
ee f ana ,, I ), o@
time 70 Ss Il may n1,e
President Hudson River Raiirosd Company.
o'nos Srw York 1sD NJ. x..s Il %,
Bueu o. HASTINGS, ESQ, CLERK rIiE sssArr or
srf have received tSs sers,s resolution Of Tho 18th
sSa n ss ss sss nc
In force between this company and the Hudson River R.
road Company there agreement 20 maintain certain
Of fare between Albany and NewYork sony Thsie
ent between the two anie tho pfioo
charged for carrying freight between Albany Nsv York
during the suspension Of the navigation Of the Hudson river
shah 10 tho same btth roads Of which public notice
been. duly given. GEORGE L. SCHUYLER,
President Nev Yorh and Harlem X R,ilrOid Co.
Both houses adjourned over to twelve O'clock Mon
day though second trial had 10 the Senate bs
that body would conunt, There Ia q great AMOUNT OF
bu,iners In the hands OF committees which req nirss
oefAon and psrecton and there Is nothing bsfore
either hen,e OF passing importance 1t WAS hought By
the jorty that An ourpms MT TO would
isther facilitate than retars public business.
The following canal appointments we're snrouaced this
afte'roop. As usual here 10 mmooerate d, gree OF
bowling, swearing and threatening among those who
cha ppopted and their friends. Those who
7rspted with most OF the appoinees pronounss ,bs
ton Of the CApsl Board having sontr busd snyhoy
but mony and s,r myth TO the universal vhg party
IL asserted that not snes the whole nnmbsr
has been taken from what known the silver grey
section. The Collector selected for Albany s old of
holder ano very useful In the party uness he
has come personal obs In view he not the choios
Of the ms chants and forwardsrs ID he Of the whig
party Of this city. Great dissatacton also exists at
west Troy Consequence Of the eAoios made Super
intsndsni Of Repairs the rst section Of the Es o.
L MT tha Am IN