New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-16
FROM ALBANY.

ALBANY, 1nursohy Apru I'D, 1000
The Senate is still engaged in discussing the
Canal policy of the State, or rather the Canal
measures proposed by the House Committee of
Ways and Means, and when they will get through
and adjourn is beyond the ken of outsiders.
The Senate last evening ordered the S3,SO0OOO
loan bill to third reading.
The bill TO appropriate the unexpen1ed balance
of the Erie enlargement appropriation to the
laterals was then taken up, and Mr.. OWEN offered
an amendment that Resident and First Assistant
Engineers be appointed by the State Engineer, with
the advice and consent of the Lieutenant Governor
and Auditor Of the Canal Department, and giving
the State Engineer the power of rem wal
Mr.. OWEN said he desired to place the appoint
ment of Engineers beyond mere partisan control
and at the same time leave with the State Engineer
tbe respopsbity of the faithful expenditure OF the
publjc money, on work under his supervision.
MIR. Nox0N opposed the amendnent saying that
although the Engineers are appointed by the Con-
tracing Board yet the State Engineer has veto
newer on the appointment. Mr.. OWEN replied,
and the debate was continued at great length by
Messrs w. o. WHEELER, LAFLIN, ELY, WADs,
WORTH and STOW, in favor OF the amendment, ana
Messrs. NOxoN, MATHER, JOHNSON, SPiNoLA and
otbers aoainst if. Various amendments were
offered and the bill finally made the special
order for to-day, Immediately after the reading oi
the journal.
This morning the Senate concurred in the AS
sembly resolution in regard to Lieut. Maury oi tne
United States Navy. The Senate also concurred IN
the Assemby's amendment to the Fort edward
Bridge Company.
large number of bills were reported from Stand
| ing Committees and ordered to third reading.
| Mr. WADswoRTH offered Joint resolution for
| the appointment by the Governor of a commission
| Of three persons, to be called Tax Conmls lOners
| whose duty it shall be to review and revise the as
sessment laws of the State in such manner as will
secure the most just, equitable and uniform
met of all the property of the State liable to tax
alton, whether real or personal or mixed. For this
| purpose the Commissioners are required to visit
each of the counties of the State examine the assess
ments by the town ward assessors, and the equal
| izston of the Boards of Supervisors thereon, and
carefully examine into the true value Of the real
estate of the counties seycrally end relatively 10
each other; and tOascertain as far as may be- "nat
personal property (if any escapes taxation under
the present assessment laws and to report thereon
| 10 the next Legislature. The Commissioners may
appoint clerk and are to receive the same pay for
services AS Canal Appraisers and for travel and ex-
penses such sum asthe Controller shall deem eqult-
| able.
The resolutions were laid on the Ia lie ulder the
rule.
The Senate then in Committee of the Whole, Mr
| IiuDDtH III iHt SHdII' W tHc
tiCn of the Assembly Bill to transfer the Erie I'm
| lsrcement appropriation TO the laterals.
| Mr.. NOXON moved to strike out the amendment
| giving the appointment of Engineers to the Stat
| Engineer, Lieut.. Governor, and Canal Auditor and
discussed the question at considerable length, saving
| with other things, that this was a question as to
whether the liards Sotts should have the adyan-
| tage.
Mr.. OWEN replied in spirited manner. He
| knew nor cared nothing about Hard and soft quar-
| rels but was in favor of the completion OF the
canals, and was unwilling to leave the almnistra-
| ton of the Canal Department where the people
vould continue to be tceced by contractors as here
| tOfore.
The debate was continued in yery spirit u mar
per BY Messrs NoNoN, PATERSON. j. ID. VII
| LARD, W. O. WHEELER, DivLH, and others IN
which the State officers were handled rather
roughly.
Finally, tie bill was reported 10 the senate when
| Mr.. NoxoN renewed his amendmett made IN Com,
mittee Of the Whole to substitute olS bill Introduced
| several weeks ago, as follows;
A ACT making appropriations fo Tia. .nafsemen and comps
| tCa tf 4 flushed set.I Can., O. tos So. az -,
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