New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-04
XXXyth CONGRESS-. >. Second Session.
SENATE. ..WAsHrSGros, Feb. 3, 1859.

SENATE .WAsHfNGTOs, FEB. q, 1893.
Mr. WRIGHT IN. j. presented the memorial OF
Morn & Brothers and Navarro 81 Company, who
are about 10 estabsh line of steamers between New
York and Havana offering to carry the mails at %
per mile bi-DoDtby or oeDer at the same rate. ne
ierred 10 the Post Office Committee.
Mr.. SEWARD N. " presented the memorial OF
the Legislature of New-YOrk for the Improvement Of
Lakes and HsIboTs. ~
The Senator's from Newly rk are charged by the au-
tbortss Of that State to submit to Congress COM
municatiOa Of high Importance concerning the reel
proca duties IF New-YOrk and OF the United Saves
TO the whole country the subject OF the internal
ma yipston which constitutes the basis equally OK our
domestic ard foreign commerce. In the year ioii,
only twenty-five years after the reorganization OF the
American Union under the Federal CONSTITUTION New,
York by delegation Of tw OF her most honored and
eminent Statesmen appeared here and addressed Con-
gress the greet subject, Appearing 70 the IA
tonal legislature to construct or 10 end u hat ota
her favor ard ad in constructing an artificial channel
through Der borders which TO ocean nav
igaion with the navigation of the great inland seas.
II is not wonderful that the appeal was disregarded,
since even Thomas Jefferson, who seemed almost In
spired with prophetic forecast OF the working OF our
great political 81 stem, pronounced the PROJECT preina-
tire by at least hundred yesrs Less, however than
half that probationary term has elapsed, and New
York comes before Congress again to tell them that
unaided and aor she has executed the great enter
Prise how she has performed it, what are It's patlon
al benefit and to invoke nov only that small measure
of acceptance and adoption OF which 10 necessary 10
a fnll and perfect fuitiOp Of those benefits.
New.York, beginning in 1917, just after the second
war with Great Britain, completed, In ls2o, navlga-
bic channel forty feet wide and four feet deep from AL
bany at tho head of toe water on the Hudson to DE-
wego on the shore of Lake Ontario, aud TO Buuaio,
at the foot Of Lake Erie The scale adopted, not IN
conformity with the great design put IN compii'
ance with the exigences of her financial condl-
ton proved quite inadequate, and she had scarcely
brought the narrow channel into use before she began
its enlargement.
vessels of $40 tuns burden pass without need OF tran
shipment Of cargo equally from the lower MeSlssppl
ana from Lake Superior to the City OF New York, tue
central seat of American commerce, throug1 the Enc
Canal, 400 miles long, feet deep and 10 feet WIDE,
built by that State alone from her own un"ioeu re-
sources, ct a cost Of SiO, OOO,O goo.
New-York, by the memorial se now present, seeks
10 proptate Congress by declaring as indeed, 1t may
with the utmost truth that although she is not really
in a scsl sense a beneficiary Of the Federal Union,
she has generally yielded liberal support to TIE pol
lev of extending aid by that Government 10 internal
improvements Of other States She respectfully asks
Congress TO consider that her canal although local,
constitutes in fact Only Ink in chain OF inland ma
tional navigation, exenong no" l,o0V mics
from the Atlantic coast into the depths OF the con-
tipent; that il opens ~ the general commerce
of the United States a shore line on tue St Law
renee and the Lakes OF more than OOO miles, equato
whole Atlantic water line with all lis
that the lake nayig is 10 local or sec.
tional that il has all been subjected by the federdi
Government to the revenue aud the admiralty syslem
of tie Union and has always been In the time OF war
the theater OF most brilliant and effective naval tn
umphs in the establishment Of our trae political indie
petdence that this inland avgation is the basis OF
the commercial age randizement ,of the City OF New
York which has already poured into the National
Treasury within tie twenty years since the Erie Canal
was brought into efiectua opera ion the immense 1
of $3.50 900, aud that while that Canal annually
bears teisht Of the aggregate value o. oVo II
s the basis of annual to the United States OF
more than $40 600 600.
The region tributary to the Erie Canal is continually
enarsing and is Already drawing freghts OF cotton
from the Lower MISS ,spp, while its trade Is aug nent
ed by every stroke OF the in the North-W estern
provinces of British America. New lork, 10 review
Of the facts declares that her Erie Canal is work
superior in its national operation to any attincai chan
mel of navigation ever constructed IN any country IN
ancient modern tines only the grand canal OK
Chius.
The objec. of the State in making this commupica-
ton ia make the iouudat OF an appeal to Con-
sress 70 provide for the security and efficiency oil the
barbos of the United States at the two termlnl o the
Erie Canal on Lake Ontsrio and Lake Enc, aud oil
such other haIbors necessarily used IN connec-
tiou with the inland system OF navigation through the
Finally, New Yoik epforces this claim by the state
rent that the freighis which she has transported on
her great CaDsl 10 asa from regions beyond her Own
borders. within toe last twenty years, exceeded
81 200 90 600 ard that within the next twenty years
il is morally certain that the freghts TO be csried
through the channel viii exceed double that im-
menso sum.
Mr.. SEWARD, in his remarks in support of the
memorial. claimed that it one of the most able
state papers ever laid before the Senate.
The memorial was read and referred.
Mr.. BAYARD from the Judiciary Committee re-
ported adversely To the claims Of Messrs. Lsne and
Mccarthy, as Senators from ipdsna saying that no
would cal up the case on Monday.
MI SEWARD here moved hat Messrs. Lane and
mccarthy be admitted on the floor during the discus
zion. Laid over.
Dir. HOUSTON Texas introduced bill to unite
the two Judicia! Districts Of TeIss. The apparent
object OF the BIZ Is to remove Judge Wstrous. lie
presenting H. Mr. Houston took occasion TO reply to
those members Of the House of Representatives who
had accused tie people Of Texas of unusual clamor
sss:rsi Judge Wa,rouS. He preceded to reveal an
alleged cor piracy Of which WstIous was an actus
member The object Of said conspiracy, in which
New Workers were chiefly implicated, was to obtain
large portions Of the public dosn Of the Republic OF
Texas. His speech was elaborate, and an hour and
har IN length.
Nj COLLAMER presented the minority report
the Judiciary Committee in reference TO the Indiana
Senator.
Mr.. WILSON introduced bill 70 authorize the
Atorr y General to represent the United States IN
the proceedings in Equity pending in the Supreme
Court between Massachusetts and Rhode Island. he
ferred TO the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. GWIN moved TO reconsider the vote by which
the Agricultural College bill ~as yesterday recon-
plneo which was carried by - against 10
Tie bill Was then rediscussed and AMENDED wnen
us furtber consideration postponed until MONDAY
tAa' mr. Clay may spesk on Il, lie tnlnkns !. u'.'
klIous, lllquitCaS AZ Ser~arous A,uTe,