The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-15
The ChenangO Canal Extension and Champlain
Canal Improvement in the Senate.
The Final Passage Of the Soldiers
Voting Bill.
The Lobby Headed Off by Flank
Movement,
&C., &C.. &c.
ALBANY, April IA, 1864.

D Clapp, confined in Fort Lafayette, brought up
in the Senate this morning. Foger his place,
stated that in this connection, a matter OF pubic
portance he would inform the Senate that he had this
morning received information that military commission
ordered the Of Hawey D. Clapp whose petit
ton had lately referred TO the Judiciary Committee
Dir Murphy hereupon moved that the information lust
received be entered upon the journal or the Senate MIR.
Foger moved that the further fact be added thereto that
| the said Hawey n Clapp to he held and tried by
| military commission, as person connected with the
military department. OF the United States government os
a camp follower and otherwise. and was go ordered.
Considerable debate the whole subject,
large number Of the Senator'S taking part il. Senator
| Fields offered the following
| Resolved That his Excecncy the Governor be
qnestod TO correspond with the federal authorities IN
regard 70 the confinement OF awiey d. tapp IN Fort
lafayette, 10 the end that said Capp may hay lar
| trial before civil tribunal 10 this state.
| Senator Andrews further moved amend by adding
the following words to the resolution Of Mr. Fields
"When the military commission now investigating his
shall have disposed OF the snme Senator Murphy
stated that this resolution covered the whole question
| lie thought that If Mr.. Clapp had committed an
offence. that offence had been committed against the
| laws OF the state. The bounty money which
| il was charged that he had taken funds
raised to relieve the city OF New York from the draft.
Senator Fields concurred this opinion Rolger
stated that the offence committed within Lafayette
hail. where general In the United States in
charge, with his scnnes stationed in all OF tho
building II was therefore within the military inc. and
the offences committed there under the control OF
military authorities Senator Munger knew nothing or
this matter except what he saw IN the letter Of General
DIX published in O morning paper. From that he was
endorse the conclusion OF General DIX
the Chairman ~ the Judiciary Committee might have
additional facts In this matter and he therefore moved
that the subject be referred 10 the Judiciary COM
mtec which carried and the matter win thus
until that committee see lit to report on the subject
| ogpsR roa ARREST OFFICERS.
II rs understood that orders for the arrest
OF several military officers who are mixed no IN these
frauds, at least by implication no, directly. This whole
thing Is likely TO result IN general clearing on, o. Inc
Augean stables and in uncoverug to the Of The pub
lie an enormous amount OF frauds
ciENASco CANAL EXTENSION.
The Assembly bill providing for tho extension ~ tho
Cbenango Canal 70 the Pennsylvania state lineto
meet with cana Of that state, and thus open line
The fields Pennsylvania under consdera-
ton in Committee the whole 10 the Senate, and
| was debated nj great length. as II was in the AS
| sembly Tho design or this BIN is 10 open n
| new route TO the coal dcds,-and thus break down
the monopocs existing between the coal and railroad
companies. In addition to TINS II shown that u
thry-esht miles OF canal built II would by virtue
OF the traffic ~ coat and IRON TINT would pass over the
whole line. upwards 81 ninety miles already
structed bringing in large revenue to the State where
returned, and also furnish the coal TO
the interior or the state at third less than The present
price would thus furnish supply the cities and
towns from Albany west without drawing from the coal
brought 70 New York city. II finally ordered 10 a
third read ne by decided vote.
IMPROVEMENT
The Assembly BIZ for the Improvement % tho Cham
plain Canal was also ordered TO a third reading.
rHs CLARITY
The bin making appropriations 70 the charitable nst-
tuons u the state up for a third reading ~ tho
Assembly this morning motion made q recon-
NIT. with instructions % insert Appropriation for
Rochester city Hospital This voted down, aud the
bin read he Third time aud passed Il has yet 70 be acted
| soLnuss vonsg Bui
The Senate members 81 the ont Committee Of Confer
| ence appointed the differences between the
houses tho Soldiers Voting bill reported that they
could not agree, aud a1ked TO be discharged The ques
ton came M the Assembly al late hour 81 tho
the report Of the Conference Committee The point
| upon which the House committee held back from
arguing with the senate committee that IN reference
10 whether the soldier should he allowed 10 send his
vote oa friend or only to the inspectors OF elections
There was considerable debate this question but
ys,e was finally reached, and The Assembly receded
from It's position 70 with tue amendments.
concurred with the action u the senate The bin
wall now On to the Governor.
WV YORK GUARANTEE ASp INDEMNITY COMPANY.
There was quite c0nmotion today in the assembly
over the bill passed yesterday incorporating the New
York Guarantee aud Indemnity Company. u passed
yesterday ~ TIE assembly, having gone through the
md half after the bill had passed tho
House--only few voting against TIA whisper
started IN tho lobby hat big swindlc had passed
the HOuse. Word seut 20 members, and
they commence running 70 others asking what tne og
swnde vas that bad passed. There was for few mo-
mens considerable b1zzing aud lodging about Three
or four members IooKed over the list Of bills passed,
and found the New York Guarantee and Indemnity bill
the list. and immediately pitched upon that AZ the
big thing. fhercu9on a mo,ou was made that the vote
by which Il passed DO rooonsdercd and then that
that motion be laid the table, which carried. 10
appears. however, that tho bill returned together
with all bills that have passed during the session, 20 tho
senate add from there 10 tho Governor before tho
motion 70 reconsider was made, and that the BIZ was
examined BY him thoroughly Inst night and signed this
morning, and placed on die Ia the Secretary 81
States Office. When the question was brought up this
morning o. reconsider il found that the bill out
Of their bands Tho question % reconsideration was
pressed but not receiving the necessary vote 70 recon
sider. 10 was lost
MANY Of the members wore deceived 10 regard to this
bill from reading the printed bill on their file, which bad
been modified and ovcrhaued ~ a great extent before
passed the senate taking out tho Objectionable features
rho bill As passed and the printed copy on the Gle arc
different things u is said that the knowledge n tho
fact that there effort the lobby 70 strike ihis
bill induced the Governor 90 Immediately examine the
bill and sign before they could carry out Their designs
rHg CANALS
The Canal Comrnss oners resolved 10 allow boats
on the Erie and 0swcgo canals 70 draw x feet Of water
after the Let Of June.
commend the enlargement u the canal locks 70 gunbost
capacity.
SEw YORK urY TAXATION.
The New York TAX Payers Committee bad hearing
this evening before the senate Committee Cities.
Among those present Robert Roswell Morris ket-
chum, John Jacob Aston, Jr., Isaac ~ Phelps,
william ". yermiiye, Robert y. Roswell. aud
some twenty others. Judge Edmouds appeared
tor The taxpayers he stated that the wealth
10 the city Of New York since 1855 was twenty PER
cent. w population ioriy.sevon per cent, and IN
taxation sixty per cent lie recommended
Council strictly TO objects Tor which the taxes
authorized, aud the creation OF comm ssion
unconnccted with the city government 10
ally all expenditures 10 fund the Union Defence kelcmp
ton dept aud 70 reduce the items for schools streets
Advertising &c He closed by predicting repetition Of
he July riots IN the city q New York unless Justice was
done to the taxpayers IN the matter Of taxation.
senator Andrews, Chairman Of the Committee on cites,
reminded the petitioners that their bill was NOS before
them, being still in the Assembly He expressed regret
that the taxpayers should until the last DAYS " the
session before attending 10 this matter instead o. com
mcncng earlier and probing deeper for tue eyD ol
TINT the bill llxev 70 r"ach the senate ~ '