New-York tribune., 1867-06-24

~ the Ierisature the power to prescribe the duty Of oil
these several officers and 1t IL well known that In siS
n strenuous effort bei1g made, the whole fiscal power
with regard the canals transferred from the Con
roer 70 the Auditor who had heretofore been the clerk
from Ulster Ir schoonmaker, to that provision aoca OF
not cainsay or within the puryiew of that decision
he has lust read That section Of the law Is as follows
I'D srs Saior II s 1s ia "ai 70 he
& Gg of 65 3es s % ce. a os on hand The pooss S the
conditions thereof which statement ;hn ac0"pa the ''S
t is very clear Sir whatever the duties OF the Auditor
with regard to preparing az any b oi repor s o. se co @
issoncrs OF the Canal FUND to the Legisliture ana
therefore think That my associate from Westc1ester r
Gre1cyl was right in seeking to get the information no
wanted from the Commissioners OF the Caal fnnd ana
think that the gcnllenan from Orleans tMr Curch, who
ia now absent was right when he moved to amend the
original resolution, that tho information sonld come
from the proper cstodias of that information IL true
the Auditor might furnish It Them but tley re-
sponsic by law to the Legislature Tor tc tanslnson
whjca is now operative. wo are to regard the Com
ssoners Of the Canal Fund "a the sole deIositores Oh
' n do not think IL is very fair that they sDuld under
take 10 put of the irsOrnai0n. ana ask us wait hu
that Board should have obtained the fornltion called
for by the resolution OF the gentleman IRON Nestchcser
ad 10 go ms far as the gentleman from wcsthester r
treeley) does. iii saying that the C0mlnssiIncrS o
Convention in not responding because there IL an
admitted difficulty owing to tho c9nnlet OF powe,,s,
man from Wostchcstcr (Nr. Greeley will consent to
modify hs proposition in this way that tle report be
referred back 10 the Commissioners OF Canal fuhd,
with the request that at early day as practicable tney
will furnish directly to this Convention al he STATISTICS
rc1nred i'm the resolution. to go for II.
Mr Alyori--Will the gentleman allow nc to inter
rupi him for u single moment
Sir Conger-Ccrtainly. =.
Mr. Ayord-My best recollection IL about this mat
ter and think not mistaken. that since that date
this very law which the gentleman last quo,ed here, mas
been altered i'm requiring that duty to be Performed by
the Auditor and that the Commissioners do not now re-
port TO the Legislature IT.. =
Whv In the last edition Of the Revised Statutes should
that provision stand as unrepeaed unless m repeal mas
wear on the contrary, think the honorable gentleman
rom Onandago (ir Aiyord will admit, tina, every re-
rs prcsentcd by the Commissioners the Fund has
contained this very information compil,d. IL may
o S" St Syt hS disposed AitS TO sSSc about tie peculiar
nneuOnnEy .,,o who to give ,%s % s siSr
Of the Canal Fund the law says the commissioner on ihe
Canal fund This Is not as said before, connie, pc o
settled m the law Of Isls but connctnow. here on
this floor whether shall superscde the functions re-
coguilcd by the Constitution and the law as inherent IN
the Commissioners Of the Canal Fund aud at them aside
aud ask this information from tho Auditor certaly
hope whatever may be done as TO the obtaining oi the IN
formation sought for at early date, we viii not III the
face OF ai these facts and the authority have quoted
and which think settles the question beyond peiad
Venture or n doubt undertake to say we will recognize
the Auditor as the only person who can give us tho
resources. and expenditures Of the Canal Fund.
The Presdemt-Docs the Chair understand the
gentenan from RocSland tMr Conserl' 10 propose an
amendment - =,
Mr. Congcr--I will. with the permission OF the
gentleman fiOn Wcsichester (Mr Greeley, and II he
will accept the modification move 10 amend a. follows
That the report he returned 10 the Commissioners 0f
the Canal Fund with the request that ~ ns early y s ~
possible they furnish directly to this Convention all the
statistics called for"
Mr. Schoonmakcr-I think the gentleman from
Rocklnnd mir. Congr will ind by referring a. the law
of 1881 that the financial reports which were formerly
made by the Auditor to the Commissioner of the onhai
FUND are now directed 10 be made directly 10 the Legs
Iatnre and tink will further md. by the law Of
sIs II have the nj hand that that selfsanie law
makes the Auditor the custodian OF a the papers belong
ing 10 the Commissioners Of the Canal FUND.- aud tide
cIarcs that after Of October subsequent To the
age of that law all accounts formerly kept by tho Com
mssoners OF the Canal Fund sha be kept by the AUDITOR
those documents and papers are Ia his p-scsoD
and those Ia he Kept by him. not secrthry
of the Commissioners Of the Canal Fund but ns AUDITOR
He IL simply oJcio Secretary ef the Commissioners OF
the Canal Fund cd,
Mr. Grecley-I move that this subject be laid over
until next Tuesday. -
The question was then put the motion Of Mr Greeley.
to postpone .. and 10 was declared carried.