The New York herald., 1870-01-29
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
ALBANY, Jan. zS, 1870.

ALBANY, Jan. 2s, 1870
REPORTS.
BY Mr.. PIERCE-Amcnding the Water5own School
act also for reer OF John Eagan; also 10 allow the
city of Utica to borrow money; also for relief OF
Perry Smith and Mary Jane Brown; also amending
the Revised Statutes relative to the appointment of
guardians; also amending the act to equalize as
sessments In Lewis county.
By Mr. HuBBARD-Relatlve to the Saratoga Springs
Water Debt.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. PIERCE-TO widen North Second street,
Brooklyn.
BY Mr. CaEAMER-Relative to sheriYs fees.
by MI. SANFoED-For relief OF the Oneida Indians;
also excepting oneida county from the operations OF
the act relative to the county trcasurer's fees.
BILLS PASSED.
Amending the act charterlng benevolent. scientific
and societies; providing additional compeusa
ton to department clerks.
sUsPENsIoN or WORK ON THE CANALS.
Mr.. HARDENBURG called up his concurrent reso
luton directing the Canal Board and Contracting
Board not to let any more new work until approprl
atlOns were made by the Legislature to pay for such
work. Mr. Hardenburg SAID he did not aim ut any
particular work or locality, but wished to know how
much the work would cost before 1t was let He
held that 1t was violation oil the constitution TO let
such work before the lnoney was appropriated.
Mr.. HUBBARD said that this was an extraordinary
resolution, and was an attempt to repeal by indirec
uon the well considered legislation OF last winter
II was aimed at the extension Of the Chenango
Canal whether not 1t showed such purpose on It's
iace 1t might hit ouner localities, but that the
main work 1t was intended to stop.
Mr.. HUBBARD reviewed Mt some length the history
Of the legislation to the Chenango Canal; pointed
out the unantmty by which the bill passed last
winter, and Contended that the good faith OF the
State was pledged to the performance OF The work.
Inc extension waHs wanted to maketa new avenue
for coal. lie was aware tnat there was q canal In
the district OF the Senator from the Fourteenth dis
trict (Mr. Hardenburg that monopolized the trans
portation Of coa-the Delaware ana Hudson Canal.
He was aware that 1t was paying institution and
its attorneys were well paid He thought there was
motive for the local hostility to the Chenango Canal
1t s easy to see why these rednements and subtle
ties were urged against the extension OF canal
that would make tle Chenango, paying canal, q
rival in bringing forward the coal Of Pennsylvania
to market. lie protested against tins attempt to re-
peal by concurrent resolution the well settled
legislation OF last WINTER lie was ready to discuss
II anywhere, and therefore moved to refer to the
Canal Committee
Mr.. HARDENBURa had not forgotten that the let
tings were postponed unrl February 2. The Senate
would adjourn until Monday evening, and the gen.
tleman's OBJECT would be accomplished II his motion
prevailed. The revenues OF the Chenango Canal
were abont two hundred and thirty thousand dollars
year. and its expenses were about two hundred
and seventy five thousand dollars. II that was gOod
finance, he would like to know what IL was so Win
the Genesec Valley Canal II he could shut UP botn OF
them he would do so, but the constitution was n tnc
way and he could not do THIS. But he could insist
and should insist that the appropriations snouin De
considered item BY item. IL was enough ior the Leg