New-York tribune., 1867-08-14
EVENING SESSION.


Mr.. Bell in the Chair, the Committee of the
Whole resumed the consideration of the report Of the
Standing Committee Town and County Officers, their
powers tenure Of Office compensation, &c The question
6gbdIps was Gpop motion Mr. Greeley providing for
fbe election 81 County Supervisor who shall be Pres
dent Of the Board and possess the veto power IL was
Mr HSDRG&s rep, onondaga moved to amend by
substituting for the whole section Sefoh , 3i HTco ~
the report OF the Committee which provides thar shefn
aeanS term He knew Of no necessity such prohib
on and he regarded the Of the present Constu
ton in that respect better and stronger than those sug
Mr.. sMITH Rep, Futonl held that there is Just
as much necessity for prohibiting the sheriff from actng
as undersber OF deputy as there Is Tor pr1aoitng HIN
from running for the Office second consecutive term
ont fbs Clause declaring s6ers ineligible for reelection
at the next succeeding term such lnhbton may nave
Cor dent for then he ought by the working OF that law be
able compass his reelection but no snch reasons now
eAsIr Mr. COOKE CRep Ulster moved to strike out the
csQss providing that the sheriff may De required non
that the county shall never be liable FOR the acts OF its
sheriff: Lost 49,, < -'+siL5 Y -. Z .r,end
by providing that any of these county officers the power
to remove whom for vested in the Governor may
I'M Mr. INA MSsTEN Dem Erie favored the retention Of the
provision OF the present Constitution IN regard 10 sherns
Tie thought II much preferable and the remark he
thought applicable to the entire article.
The motion Of Mr.. Andrews prevailed 90 70 S5. b, -.
In.
roytdne that all county and Town officers
ton or appointment provided for by this Constitu
town county authorities as the Legislature may direct
MI M HITCHMAN Dem, n. " moved an amendment
prohbng the grouping together OF counties or portions
Of counties for the purpose Of creating new oces or n
~ sate Commission TO preside localities After
debate Mt HItchman said he found that his amendment
and he would withdraw il for the present ...
Mr. HADLEY rep, senecal moved to amend section
that aaehc ntV
Eew-York, there shall be elected Board OF super
visors, with such powers and dllties as the
Mr. SMITH GRep FuItonj said that If the Convention
wished to sSys o qs e proposed is
proper But il seemed that the Convention desired 10
eoisotre 70 local officers; and II this be then GER
tajny the amendments ought to be voted DOWN; ., c
Pending the notion progress was reported anu the |o
THE CANAL FRAUD INvEsTIGATION-TEsTIMo
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF THE sWINDLES
EXPOSED.
From Our Special Correspondent . , 90 1917
The Senate Committee appointed last Winter
IN investigate the management Of the Canals of the state
have lust published the first part of the testimony taken
by them in volume Of 9l4 pages carefully prepared anu
tndered This embraces but a portion Of their laOors
and they are vet upon the threshold of the vast system OF
fraud which has pervaded this portion OF the state
but enough is here developed to point
the worst suspicious not only at the enebody OF Cah
contractors but at many OF the high officials OF the de
partment The public will look with ~ the
array Of evidence here presented ana tney D pn % re
mand that the Governor and the Legislature snan She
Immediate action TO break the niq0uS contracts
are now being carried out they viii at ieast car i9uny
upon the Constitutional Convention 10 80 h,ei1 e eo
fundamental law OF the State as 70 preVeu s1o
sale plundering of the public treasury IN tne -
But the facts speak best for theinsevesA 81 ao
instance the case of the December letng on e rhJ
for the Albany section and the Albany Dasi tna ~, s
had previously been contracted for az ; ord c
Sos OO 10 s4O 900 year the care OF DOth pas anu
ton This year the engineer had estdateG m , and
would be about 100 900 yards OF dirt 10 be removed anu
that II would probably cost ~ cents n 10 Con-
the section would be separate ana % ~ AZ az or 20
tractors have sworn that they wOd take " @' - VI "
cents. aud make money at II -, 10. .ho hos,n at IN
Now what rs the results Tho Board let lhe oasa a.
ceula ward and awarded 20 the saIne party tne V
for taking care Of the section at soDCU & 1 rom The
years There will be at 100000 yatus tlken ~,
basin and probably more The az TSniteT
keep tho basin clear OF al earths s,5,T b,y !. Wo.G
draining up mud and water and Ines o5 oo Yards and
the vard They have already taken obt W,
have not completed third 0f thslr NVt~ AHo VAL" ~