New-York tribune., 1867-06-22

Mr. Greeley moved that the answer of the Commits
soncrs of the Canal Fund to the resolution OF Inquiry
Introduced by him on the first days session Of the Con-
vcnton he taken up. lie began 10 SPEAK nrpn III ,
original resolution when he called TO order ny te
President and first moved of the question To
Canal Committee, and then III order 10 hlNe I mi
10 the Board by the Convention. He SAID tha'
he would read from the very remarkable Iapcf t, 'G %
the gs Of their reply being that the information dest
possession @ Of the Wa SDa 4. Aa hsd desired to sVc
at mot only full but condensed statement ol t
mutation Of the interest the money thus used He was
sorry to see that though the Comlssoe, ,S ,Snrds lid
waat was asked for they nSS anSSgt arnn ,g that the
emergency contemplated by the pr9viso ariSa una,r
and that all additional information needed would sId
be laid the tables in few days Ihree weeks @ % he
this motion Of inquiry three weeks had passed awny
and the information is not forthcoming very , INTEL
gent gentleman had stated to him that he had spen, SIX
Hours on the documents already furnished an and I'm has @
reached the result he desired study Gl an I,s ot %
gle paper showing the desired information ~ gl'wv.
According to q pamphlet nd yoi'eepSg msubc2s. i in
space inches By four he ed hsS iSSnS Tt,rrncd 1
600 and returned s73,Ocoo0O; the Oswcgo cost s2oW
,a Srom Mr. Avord he said that did claim that these
volunteer statements were true, but hc Teaa ,ne @ -
showing the sort OF information wanted lie ineh rem ~
variety OF items the Auditors report showing ll
the receipts of the Canals for 20 years past have aoea
me OF sIsOnOOO There also figures in ths ieIoI
showing that the Genessee Valley oahal ais MY
received i'm 20 years sl,l09O00, aud nhd pale
ont si,si6.Ooo, showing that the state wa,
nt of poc krt 10 the amount OF S2JGOOO B tnls u ny
a worst view OF the case The revenues diminish, ana
tbc expenses Increase This table shows that th cost "a
nect,on sIperinendcnce and repairs upon ms same
canaI for the past three years, has been over si"
excess OF its receipts; so that the state hau e.
mo ont fye dollars every one received III auto 10
the original cost of the canals. There mere n 5 1n
similar statements scattered throngn ,ho uo'.
,aants' already furnished. but nothing IN
~nicentiy small compass. He submitted these aes W
showing that the inquiry was per az 80 -, ~,
was nof almost tine for the people 0i ls riale W p
80, d ,Is rlnous business In this point m view thcI
& s.p "a "a H. informaton asked by his resolution As
vel fhey had il The distinguished Gentleman iVh %
Orleans MIR Church,, who once nled the oces VI ,p
troer nd Lieutenant Governor, ana hs sue Vas M
brr OF the Canal Board, suggested the reieenos VI W,
soJntinn of inaury Ia the Board Of Canal Conhhsslo
ers This Board returned answer that the dcst9o nloi
tio wa. i'm The possession of person VINO j. lnelr own
ret,rv and that therefore they could not iirIish ~
n This answer did not embrace evasion ana ~
very calla and superior manner ilch nc 9u M ~ ,.
rho meaning Of the Terms For TINS reason nc uoS''" W
answer Of the Commissioner lcihrn,n 10 neh, dc,g
NJ" Aiyord Said he questioned The tafir ol dragsns
tujs question OF canals into me wr'rH h'''' '"' -"