New-York daily tribune., 1864-04-09
FROM ALBANY.
Chemung Cnnal-PrOgress Of Business
Albany Bridge-Bepentnnt scnaiors-
ALBANY. April G. 1864.
CHEMUNG CANAL.
From Our Special Correspondent.

Inc present Legislature, unlike some OF its
predecessors is evidently inclined to extend aid to the
canals OF the State with stinted hand The Chenango
Canal Extension bill involving contingent expense Of
from So to 81 500 900 has already been passed
by the Assembly the present week, and the blu ~
provide for rebuilding the locks the Chemung Canal
and feeder" which has already passed the Senate wa
ordered to third reading in the Assembly. As TO the
expense Of this improvement the bill itself Is enrely
silent and its friends not remarkably communicative
In Committee Of the Whole. last evening, when the
bill came up Mr. Gleason moved to amend that before
the work shall be commenced the State Engineer shan
| report the expense.
| The Speaker urged the necessity Of enlargng the
locks on the Chemung Canal 1t was matter Of great
consequence to the people OF the State. Enlarged locks
were already built far as Seneca Lake aud these
small locks were the only hindrance TO the navigation
Of large boats to the coal fields Of Pennsylvania. he
believed that every obstacle for the widest intercourse
with the coal fields should be removed.
Mr. Mattoon thought that all Of the lateral canals
doing any considerable business ond especially the
Chemung Canal, should be enlarged
Mr. Post showed that If the locks on that cana! wee
enlarged 80 as 10 admit argesized boats 10 Einira
would save consumers Of coal Is cents per tun.
Mr.. Hcay did not utterly oppose the proposed In.
proyement but he wanted to understand how much il
was TO cost Many new locks had recently been built
on this canal large expense and should this improve
ment be authorized II seemed 10 him that large unnec
essary expense had been incurred or would DO incurred
by such action.
Mr. Gilbert thought Il time to look at the expense Of
these extraordinary Improvements. we nad eiresdy
debt saddled upon US and he would Ike
know something about the cost OF these propositions
Mr.. Gleason thought we began to see what was eL
pected Of the Legislature BY the passage OF tins Dl
in the first place. we were called upon to expend sJo
coo at once Let US have the information from the
State Engineer and then we could form better ides
to the propriety Of this work. =, T..
Mr. Redington was tired OF hearing about coal-iof
the last two years he had heard every thihg iAeS
with coal We had Just authorized the extension OF he
Cheuango Canal for coal and now the enlargement
the Chemung Canal called for on account Of coal
lie would like hear of an appropriation TO help q.
Lawrence County TO build railroad 10 connect wiz
the Grand Trunk Railroad In Canada.
Mr.. HaIleck called the gentleman TO order. he Wn
talking about Canada, question foreign TO the SUD
The amendment Of Mr.. Gleason's was adopted-s
to 35 49,
Mr. A. X. Parker moved to order the bill to third
In the House Mr. Post moved TO strike out the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Gleason. Carried By 80 to r.
The Assembly has already passed bill to repair ana
enlarge the Champain Canal at an expense of s2Oo0
PROGRESS OF BUSINESS.
The rapid progress Of business still continues N the
Assembly Fiftyfour bills had their third reading thu
morning Yet there is little said about an
The Assembly Is far in advance Of the Senate u 10 this
time in the amount Of work accomplished andte upper
house viii not be able to bring up the arrears before te
LIST Of May which day is now gcneraiiy supposed VIII
reached before the final adjournment.
ALBANY BRIDGE
This question has been before the Senate to the ei
eusion OF almost oil other business this week like al
contests between Localities, II Is waged WIN mucn
bitterness Of feeling which led yesterday to most IN
fortunate alteration between two members Senator
Hastings who addressing the Senate being annoyed
by some ocuar remarks Of Senator Fields made IN an
under tone lost his temper and charged Senator Fed
with coming into the Senate chamber drunk.
Senator Fields annoyed by this charge which seems
10 have been without the slightest foundation became
excited in his turn and pronounced the charge Ne
No further difficulty occurred at the time. but this
morning both Senators apologized the Senatebut no
each oher-for the breach of deeorum OF which the!
had been guilty. The bill which amends the origins
charter OF the Bridge Company was this morning
ordered 10 third reading.
FORT LAFAYETTE.
Senator Fields this morning presented petition rom
II. o. Chpp, invoking the interference OF the STATE
Government in his behalf He goes at considerable
length into the history Of his arrest asserts his entire
innocence Of any act Of dsloyaly Of any breach d
the law, either State National aud says he has IN
vain endeavored to be put upon trial or TO learn the ma
ture Of the charges under which ne is held The peu
tion was referred TO the Committee on judiciary.