The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-02

Broadway Railroad charter ana police bills, vii. nssa
with determined oppsstor both In the LIBBY aad In ths
House
One Of the nt questions which the Senate win GO usdsr
ID the claim OF Thomas ! Barr, conteadpy for the seat
occupied BY Daniel L. s.eslss When the moment
arrived the 9th OF April last for the Adjournment Of
the Legslaure Mr. Barr had possession Q. the hoor
gagged In argument endeavorng to convince tie Senate
Of his undoubted RICH. to the scat The hamms. Of ths
President Ang at the advent OF the hour Of ten oarn.
Ing the Senate cut OF further DISCUSSION. Tho prsseuoe
OF Senator Hased viii be necessary to eject Mr. sckss
There were some nine hundred bills the calendar Of
the House, OF which four hundred had passed 70
third reading Only onehLf OF the latter rurater were
passed into ws-to the good fortune otho people
time being. Two thirds OF the above large number were
matters OF merely private Character generally erabrso
ing claims upon toe State Treasury for canal damages.
The shrewd cunning ooeyl,es CLAM brokers' viii maze
their re appearance early cad prosecute these sad ether
matters with energy end easnestnes whsu. trusting
to the latter part Of the regular session. the ealing
an extra one to be aga.s disappointed tsey were IN
April last
TIE RocA ester lobby no. ccnten. witt tho award
made by the canal appraisers Their CLAIM, IL the agg-e
essebepg fy Ola ATS for Injury by toe diversion
OF the Genesee river waters TITO the caaa,-was
quarter OF million o. dollars BIZ: the appraisers after
an impartial and lengthy Investigation OF tho entire case,
awarded them only twenty .d7e thousand eve
hupered and twenty dollars. Here is q discount
OF two hundred AMI twenty four thousand
dollars from their Claim The APPRAISERS reported
their decision 20 toe Cana. Board which body has ro-
viewed the awnds aad WI report tha proceedings OF is
OWE bocvc ttose OF tie appraisers &c the Isgsa
tr'e Tor Lnal action Cat OF City two cia nan, only sx
teen r.e AWARDED anything Tee consequence &, that
the reieceo Will endeavor 10 2revAl uoo, Eees
huro to dHappsoTe TIE awa'l Iade By tie appraisers,
snd endorsed by the Cana 3osrj, IN ordar that
favorable acusgmec. a! De uaie By some subsequent
solion.
fully concecea ia every quarter sna. tn, a:as
millions borrowed. by ripping open the bowel, o. the
constitution for the completion OF the canal works en-.
treiy ipsdeIa, Months ago the authorities were
Felled to discharge seysrS, engineers All others
poyed on tho WORK, sccc-ri o. a deficiency o, rats
to pay their monthly salaries Over AMI over again the
people told when they ng to Untu,:en the
constitution, that ol1s m.llons amply sufficient AZ
engineer after engineer lad ma ie tie careful e1a-
ra,.ops, and safely based thsir Estimates thereon The
people rsd confidence those operations e. o.; The
niue Z. iroDs.
Eight nilfans eIpsllss n some manner or oihe.
ard tee Cana Board zs !,srei tie cyesg or the
State for the lass million Tk3 may cary tie contractors
.hrouih the winter, BIT waer tas sim La expended,
there must be s.oppage o, the work, OF q
decer o. fund.- and tie state VII be compelled rAy
havy fcreturos account .. srspenss. c, the work.
as has been compelled to DO two three previous
occasions II appears that Gv. m.i.ioz, more are
wanting TO Gllsh rp IRE wo,x, ard where Is TO con
from csn tea The people Il not consent TO o,ou
the stiu,on ngAin. The CT ths nus millions
during the frs. two year, IN the hlais OF Co..
Spauld,g and Ftzhugh, why State c1cc.5, and daring
the last year IN the hanjs o. the know Eo.h.-g State
officers and sefors aao,htr months expires TIE iznes
VIII be entirely exhausted, leaving tae canals a1sashsd
with only "scrstched boloms All taxed ndss ;" a.
General Burroughs wc.d cay. II IA, beeu grea.
Acaion 10 the democrats spells hunters that ha7,
not been permitted 10 share IN tbs yuaasr Of the
millions. No .arN Of their, Gowevs- Tor - eyo- any
laborod hard obtain power IA tse State the
have done during the last Two ears The Incoming
Legislature VIII rs,her en5,rrass iao present Canal
Board than rsss az set -hch nay be cssua;ei 20
hye the necessities OF ihe iaG3 gos Tie eayusg
year.
There expectation ,hG the next Lsg:siA, 20 vii
take s5sc s.ep, slopt any measure, rsir7e % the
unfinished canals. They source Of too much polr
cal advantage 20 be leg' ael upea honesty impair
TALLY Ever since the system Of enargeneu, nenosd,
twenty year, ago. ,as canals have 9,
Instruments in tue hands o. msrceaAry isnayozdss They
have real sybsaai =. grea5s There Is 'a,en.
ton even 20 complete their enlargement. Ihls IS per
feCty well Understood By the iean; tgnar o. evsry
party The rall-oaa interests co5trel every e;siaarc
Everything = done 10 .,ie. lbeu 10 tss de;r o. the
canals. Loox The ,rsatYor;aAoo OF a single article
o: produce during 10. present year The Cs,,rsl road
has carried from Gu,Ao Ire Egscn river ava hundred
thou,n1d barrels OF aosr .nsr the ere CAsal.
Ard while tho cana tolls Annually decreasing rag
read 'regt:s enoruousiy augment og. IN 7.sw %
tie erea; expenditure OF money up-2 tao csasis,
ard the prospeci ahead .has taey will long remain
unlnlahst, and thsi theis revenues annually 20
oretslns, notwithstanding ;ae amazing Increase OF
transportation between ,ne scabossi Sad III, Grca,
woti, and ~ consequence, also. OF Tao aston shng
rcreSio o. nezhi lie Central aud Erie roads, state
officer tie Fpencor AM >1fvcyor two yfs-s snce thus
gave bis ciIcA opinion 70 ae legislature su1 the peo
PIE In rng judgment there bg one ,-u; sT,cii7s
ren.esy wrtA =, Inc sale o. is Pao!c WORKS rho.o
o. n part" Tuto op,r'5s g 'ast opening mi: su'
TIC Pso1o btEn 10 reacci upon The ?,r'e;, sOsur
dity u cpcti1g tso cor,t,r,!o= permitting political
dcnsscsuc State ocers 10 obtain possesEoa Of ml -,
o. roney. tcd sguaoesrns upoa personal and political
a'o-is Tie great mass o. TIE pso2.e expcc,eii IN
tier honesty, 10 the canals h,.shei With no Einc
nil',Ds IN three yoarr. was promised, "A 1864. 4
proposition may be ssbn,ed 10 tns legislature 70 sub
nit Tie question 10 the people shs,bsr they sIl net
copsont 10 unlock the ;oo OF tue constiuo1 so ,ha,
The canals may 10 sold.
Thc receipts freight the Central road duriag the
past year sno-ni 10 81 sss oIi 20 those ths Erie
stis7si. ma.irg together the enormous sun OF
IS s53sse IS. Lad The cara policy net been changed
tie read. voud been compelled 20 pay tolls 10 ,nc
State two ihird, q The amount OF the freight thus
Transported Tic managers OF ihe roads posi-
tive Of having received msiorty OF The Legislature IN
favcr O. repeating ihe Statute rc.tr.ing passenger sre
| 10 two cents rtr m,c. Bat there |, way which
The Eric Canal succe,siDy comps;e with the rail-
roads The transportation Of freight, bur by The roius
tlon CT tolls. say down 10 ifecu cents per bsrrel Tor
Tour from rulslo and oswego to uasws'er, and the
same upon oil other leading articles OF transportation,
merchandise sc, cons ned westward.
The opponents CT the broadway Railroad reed no. sz
pcci that project !, abandoned. with reneSeI c,er-
tons the applc Alton will again be pressed upon the 10.
I,aiurc Having isiipd thrss several OCCASIONS and
tefeaicd ION re GROUNDS they ssiuued the projectors