The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-05
AFFAIRS AT THE STATE CAPITAL.

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! Our Special TeIegrsphic Despatch.
| IRE PASSES on RAILROADe-M0RH SECRETS TO BE
| ExPosBD-BRTrnR ARMS WANTED FOR THE STATE
| -rHK BROOKLYN CORRUPTION cAsE-RsraAL OF
| Tx foLIOA BILL IN TIM HoUsE-HieHLY INTE'
| RESTING DOCUMENT FROM THE COMMISSIONERS OF
THR CANAL FUND, BTc ETC
ALBANY, March 4. 1868.
sena.or Slows BILL prohibiting free railroad tickets to
public officers was up the Senate this morning sens
tor Wadsworth opened his battery agAps. IT, and threw
several powerful at the b rdiculng the suppos.
ton that because members Of the Legislature occasionally
rode ee upon The invitation OF rs Dad Companies thsy
become thereby necessarily brbed and corrupted He
followed by Mr. Stow his usual and able style OF
argument Mr.. Noxon, Mr. Patterson and Mr. Owen also
spoke the question sustaining contrary views Alter
spending an hour and when vote was about to be taken
upon Mr. Slows bill, Senator Scott arose. in quiet, un
obtrusye manner he always does and offered the fol-
lowing as substitute"No railroad company shall per
NIT any person, other than those of its immediate
poyes, to ride on its road without paying the ordinary
fare OF travellers on such road and every conductor
agent or officer who shall violate The above provision
shall be deemed guilty Of misdcmeanor" Mr. Stow
bill only included public officers, but this substitute
Of Judge Scoss includes not only thoss but all tho
rest Of mankind outside Of railroad employees Thi
substitute seemed 10 be mere acceptable than the
original BILL as supported by Mr. Diven Presden:
OF the Emira road Mr. wheeler President OF tho Ogdens
burg road and Mr.. Sloan, OF the Hudson River. Mr.
Hubbe, tho Black River road was not in favor of any
bill Of the kind; still he Acknowledged that the mos.
Onerous duty OF railroad presidents regard Just
rs to who were entitled TO railroad passes
Mr. Sloan remarked that he should vote for
calculated to relieve the for free passes
Their stated that the free riders his road 1.-THE Hudson
River) during the past year, paid for would have
amounted the sum OF thirty thousand dollars ma
joy OF the Senate manifested desire vote for Judge
SCOTS proposition, but as the hour Of adjournment had
4 nIed hat IN 1at
until to MORROW. What viii Senator Stow think f the
wind shall be taken Out OF his sails by the adoption Of
Senator Sloan offered resolution removing the njunc.
ton or secrecy from The proceedings yesterday
ter appointments. Mr. Smith said to that effect
bad been made in secret session Mr. Wordsworth thought
the senator Ar SMITH was exposing the secrets of the
executive session by his statement. The subject was
finally laid until to morrow when the senators them
selves will likely know what TRANSFERRED in
The lobby knew It twenty four hours ago.
Senator Pratt rather Colonel Pratt wants the gene
RAJ government to furnish quota Of from those of
the most approved modern patterns i seems the De
partment OF War has been In the practice OF issuing to
this state arms which are unservceabe and Of an anti
quated character.
tneushed senators afs nch anpoyad consequence of
the statement made byxMr Dayton, Brooklyn member
of the Eouse 10 the effect that ten Thousand dollars had
Assessment bill, and that Ave thousand Of the
some senator had received, or was TO re.
question OF privilege this morning. and after reading
statement in relation 70 the matter contained in New
York paper felt himself aggreved at the contents Of the
paper and moved for a con mittee OF Investigation to
make the necessary inquiries relative to the statement
made by his colleague br Dayton. After few remarks
from Mr. Dayton, Mr. Blocker and Mr. Hsuford the
luon of inquiry ordered Similar action taken
In the Senate at the instance of Senator Spn0a and
other committee Of that body was ordered. The whole
affair liz nothing but eather and prunela' but
tempest In teapot Ridiculous, the Idea that the
of thousand dollars has already been distributed either
in the lobby in the other two co ordinate branches
OF the Legislature.
The House. after the disposition of General
Duryea's question Of privilege, was mostly consumed in
considering the repeal Of the Metropolitan Police law.
Speeches made by Mr.. Moore, Mr. jeremiah and
MIR Smith of the York delegation in favor of repeal
They were all able and each gentleman ACQUITTED himself
credtaby on the question. The further consideration
postponed until Friday week This looks rather bad
Mr.. Chauncey's bill to prevent banks OF issue from
being connected with savings banks was ordered 70
The bill is good one and should pass.
The most interesting public document which has ema
mated from any State within period Twenty
years yesterday laid before the House Of Assembly
by the commissioners Of the canal fund II in COM
plance with resolution of the House. asking for report
OF the amount Of moneys appropriated 10 the canals dur
ing the present fiscal ending the first Of October
next condition and resources OF the and the
amount Of unpaid drafts Outstanding The commissioners
state that the mir millions entirely exhausted, and
the funds OF the mill tax the people all expended,
and that there are now outstanding protested drafts OF
canal commissioners for work done the canals,
with interest becoming duo, in the aggregate Of ono
million two hundred thousand collars aud for the pay
from canal revenues, from any other source. Tide
work the canals suspended for want Of funds, and
the additional amount OF four millions estimated being
necessary for their completion The present and future
cost for completing the canals, ia nearly this
Loan under the amendment 81, 900 goo
Premiums received on six per cent loans (when
they could have been made ~ fve-the one
per cent difference In rate for say. IS years,
about balancing the preuiuml ............ l,354479
Proceeds Of mill tax OF 1867, 56 COO
Floating debit, protested drafts, &c... ,2o5 9s5
Wanted to complete, say observation-disclosures. 4OooOoo
sio'iOae4
Making nearly seventeen millions instead OF the OF
nine millions, which guaranteed 10 the people
beng amply sufficient 10 finish the public works, when the
"bowcls Of the constitution ripped open " The
port shows that the present new debt Amounting 10
twelve Millions together with annual interest OF
hundrcd and twenty thousand dollars, receive no aid
kom the canal account " constitutional
srictious until fourteen years sha have expired II Is
Indispensable therefore, that In addition N the present
direct tax another Of q mill mill and half must
cessry be imposed upon the people To pay interest the
canal debt and this levy is TO be made three fourths
OF the property Of the people OF this state who 10
directly benefited by the canal policy. The
port h om the pen OF Mr. Comptroller Church, and dis
plays research and intimate acquaintance and esti
mate Of our public works which few State officers have
ever exhibited II should be 10 the hands Of every