New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-04-12
FROM ALBANY.
From Our Osp Correspondent.

From Our orD Correspondent.
ALBANY. Friday, April 9, 1865.
The indications are that the Legislature Will not
adjourn before Saturday of next week and It s the
opinion of some leading members of the Assembly
that it viii not adjourn before Tuesday, the 2oth
There are so many members, each one OF whon
has his little bill or bills that he is ANXIOUS 10 geV
through before adjournment, that IT'S quite possible
that the Legislature will conclude to WORK ie"
DAYS without pay this time. The Grinding 0oli-
mitees of both Houses are quite busy al lnelI %
tons and turn out on an average about thirly OILS
per day. -.
The Assembly has but lust fairly commenced the
discussion of the financial policy OF the STATE.
Last evening that body considered, IN COMMITTEE vi
the Whole, Mr.. LaniDgs bill to submit to the
people the question of authorizing State loan OF
So 500 OO0 to complete the enlargement OF the Ere
Canal and the House subsequently ordered the OH
10 third reading. The House then went INTO Com
mittee on Mr.. Lanine's second bill, being " An
" Act to transfer moneys appropriated to the com
"pletOn of the Enlargement OF the Ere CahaI 10
laundry lateral canals, and after discussion re-
ported progress, asked leave to sit again, ana al
iourued. This bill appropriates the sum OF S'95,'
953 A. being the unexpended balance OF last year
appropriation to the Erie Enlargement, as follows
To the enlargement Of the oswego 6s ~ 81
To tbe enssement OF the Csyugs Seneca Canal lS3 81
To the COMPLETION of the Black River Canal Is 6 II
To the completion Geueee Valley Canal i@oOo 70
To the enlargement OF the locks on the ChsnpAn a =,
To the Gepe.ee Valley Cana E1.en'on.'..'' ol2l2 20
Total. p'' W. ~
The transfer and appropriation of these sums are
TO depend upon the vote OF the people authorizing
the So, 500 900 to complete the Erie Canal.
This bill was taken up in Committee OF the
Whole this morning, Mr.. Lawrence in the char,
and was discussed by Messrs. Hutchinson, Hub
| bard, McNett Laning, Engs, Alyord, Woliord,
Barnes and others, on a motion TO strike out the
enacng clause. Mr.. Engs, in the course OF his re-
marks said he had either misunderstood the plat
form of the Democratic party or one OF the proml-
uent blanks in it was the completion and enlarge
meut of the Canals. He thought the Committee of
| Ways and Means had committed d serious oversight
in taking it for granted that the people would au-
thorize the loan called for, and that they should
have made provision in the bill for direct tax to
continue the enlargement in case of an unavorable
| decision at the polls.
| Speaker Alyord made a very sensible speech on
the canal policy generally in the course OF which ne
| remarked that the miserable stOpand-tax policy oil
ls42 had involved the State in expense and damages
sufficient TO have completed all the canal improve
| ments oft State years ago. Mr.. Hutchinson, who
| spoke at considerable length, among other thlng'
| said
| n " There was one point upon which he desired en-
pfopriated to the enlargement. VIII not this diversion
| be irrevocabe He thought it would be, aud ths t
if the loan contemplated s not ratified by the people
| the diverted money could not be got back. inns "a
point worthy of con sheraton If the people shoulC
negative the loan, in what condition will the canals 81
placed He f AIRED the worst result. He feared ths
the people woudrot approve the loan and he dis
like to leave the completion Of the canals upon any
| such contingency. II came from questionable
source-as questionable as the source from which th'
old rrojars received the gift OF the wooden horse
| ibis horse was fatal to Troy. The Buffalo gf
pioffer red this House by the gentleman from Erie (Nr
fapirg may be equally fatal to the canals. As the
| Old Troans heard rafting in the bowels OF the
wooden horse proiIred them by the besegers, 80 he
thought he heard the rafting of rarosd cara within
| the bowels of this wooden Buffalo. Laughter
The friends of the canals shodd beware The change
Of front of the Democracy suspicious. Let them be
| watched
| The motion to strike out the enacting clause
failed, and the Committee reported the bill to the
| Housp and recommended IFS passage.