New-York tribune., 1867-03-29


The .ness transacted in both Houses to-day was o.
very miscellaneous character slthousd @ nI Ijs The
committees of both branches OF the Leglslature nav
worked steadily lately ana op9g nro5cry The Legs
ature adjourn by Apr 2 !ne e 9fhsS INA sseniy
T. at a. forward In the latter branch the underground
Railroad the Wherves and Piers Comnlss9n Stl D III
and nnaly railroad bills Of general character arc
Ssn 20 sStJ% te I'M compelling the Harlem Railroad TO erect
wall along FOurthave. came up lor tnlIG -, sc
day amendment was tAeo e,eiiinG 0 the company 10
who want arched tunnel ~ to FIgIty
construct such a from NlnetysecOhu W Hi6"''
re senate Railroad Committee this morning reported
srorabv tle CrOssTOwn bill, which was pIeseheu es
y1t, with alterations designed to evade the constitu
iional objections Of the Governor ., rs Canal vas
hefoe The senate this morning upon motion OF senator @
Parsons 10 snGsiate m eIe IUI ire Of he Whole with amend
neuts cnlaIging all Of the lateral cahaisl , U
6 for the construction Of one tier OF upon
tbe Er canal westw ard from Syracuse 10 lIalO
ing e locks Of LOckport ana where tey az 0oG 400 nd
Tie cost 81 this improvement VIII Do a. aiO caDsctv
.r mako e locks west Of syracuse OF le salie
6. th0se Of the proposed enlargement OF tg wilo ~ en-
senator Gibson moved an aIneHGltmt ~ "a ~ be he had
-he chsnnl,n Canal Senator Wicks sald' "he nc @ nau
advocated the Chemnng Csndt Ti" - Senator p pure
and siIape and leave the whole qnSSton ., afed the
amendment of senator Gibson, and stated that the
plain Canal had paid 200 per cent upon s, tbe cham
0lain wss nom the great necessity OF te 'aSo; nd
Favor Of the Erie Canal, pure anu eb tbe Chsmpain
81 81 al QFqanIQ
senator Williams advocated the Erie Canai eia @ W
81 e ,,nuosed TO al amendments to IT, senator WO
cft fLongt the policy advocated Of the o %
ali OF te lateral canals, with the I-rlG az t o
1vs the only safe fol the friends OF eana5 d ~
,he Fr,e Senator Andrews said that wh9n tS T
tbe reas,i was once opened TO aid the EIle C9na & M
- die er canals rushed at the same time 10 tHe
OF & ~" c,oEed each other aud as the result an % wsIS
80, ~ .u,ov Senator ODOnnell 6ald thht III hoM
=, th. fact that q great public neeesSly Ms
Sr Ar enlarged communication Win uic ~, eSr n,
20 "d voe I'm favor OF this small beginning oI 'S en- i
,semeut of e Erie Canal lie believed III we" & ot 'I dt
shown facts OF history, that cOhiueISe on. ol.e .
ted from state returns ana IOi tne M tac. de &
I Crsat west demands immediate reDei Tor ls uau9
sn toug our canals, IN the way OF quicker & TSns
iener fTichts that the people OF the St9le w" % Io
unless this Legislature AZ once SHOWS us
Ofat', "a meet this want and ne hOed hat thc OIl
poat would provide for tine enlargement OF the Othei
aiS Nr Ezra Cornell in previous years hau oPPoSses
nroDostion but now he had become satlsieu
- h iinnfoyement demanded oy me necessltes
" nan,merce aud thought now was me Ile 10 cVii S
Oi SENATOR Bennett proposed TO state one iac tna
,sd Ia have been forgotten and prepared 70 s.oM Wv
1 .ieet of the Erie and Champlah ahas a. Iol,O
an c1 Of the Erie Canal over and ABOVE lts tlti g
70 W 9@ cs 7S 90 while the other canals are ~ ue
s ,sfafc "a follows: OswegO S754ll5 81 "a %
~, ~. Cbemune S25sSz3 80; seneca ana OaJuha'
n CJOs1 81 Total SotCDi "a .ho bopr ~ aliourn-
';TI,e motion was debated mp 10 the noun vi "'JV
lncnt.