New-York tribune., 1870-02-04
Albany.

SAFETY OF SAVINGS BAEKs-BRIDGE ACROSS
EAST RIvER-THE CONTEMPT CAsE-AUDIToR
BELLS REPORT-sTATE MEDICAL SOCIETY
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS AND POLICY.
ALBANY, Feb. 3.-The anxiety of many per-
sons concerning threatened innovations on our savings
bank system will be relieved by the fact that Gov Hon
man has decided against allowing savings banks
to invest in bonds of any such associations as the
Utica bill proposed. Learning that the Governor dis
liked that feature some friends OF the bill caused to be
temporarily withdrawn from him. that the Legislature
might remedy the difficulty by striking out the objection
able passage. Prompt amendment In this matter VIII
soon quiet spprehenSons OF evil concerning an appre
hended bad example.
The bill to amend the charter of the Long Island and
New-York Bridge Company occasoned warm debate.
Mr White OF NewYork objected 70 Of Its features,
especially concerning the small amount Of subscription
named for authorizing the organization OF the Company
and the undue power II gives TO the oorporators Here
is concern that be organized by few persons who
subscribe 20 per cent the ooooo capital and who
pay in 10 per cent that subscription aud who would
control Company. forwhch ninetenhs OF the money
would have to be paid by NewYork and Kings County.
each County 10 be entitled take per cent Of the stock
Mr. Pearsa OF Queens protested against the matter In
tiop Mr Fields and M Mitchell spoke favor though
both professed TO have little knowledge about It, The
the Committee @ Of the Whole odsy the
tee rising and reporting progress The Idea eneranea
h
any way, seems now ~ be wholly improbable.
The report from the Committee on Grievances con
cernng the Contempt Case" will be made next tues
day after which 10 is believed that Judge Potter
OF Schenectady, DistrictAttorney French ana Deputy
Sheriff Benedict OF Saratoga County. Will be summoneu
before the Assembly. The will probably be warmly
contested II is understood that several well known
iuss concur In sustaining the course OF Judge fotter
The Assembly to-day received from Auditor Bell
statement Of the Canal Board, showing the ESTIMATED
cost Of completing the Erie Oswego and Champain CA
malls on the plan OF tho enlargement removing bench
walls and doubling the locks where required together
9TH the inn for
The substance of this document has already been given
substautialIy In advance, those letters. 1t may
therefore be only briefly said here that the amount
of work remaining DO done viii require about oo
m three equal annual nsalinents, and the whole WORK
oT ms kind o three canals can be done In three
Years FyesYhs OF the amount required for the Erie
Canal The Canal Board adds. however. that " beside
tbe ordinary expensoof repairs, aud beside the ceoo
reouired for pleDg the above mentioned work on
ths considerable outlay u at once re-
aured 10 the channel and banks OF the canals 70
their original Dimensions and repair the walls and re-
Dew dila pidated structures ,,
tlc The Executive session to-day confirmed the neni
ma OF Howell In the former aud Miller ia the latter
5t onihe was rejected Capitol Police Commssiohet'
and Pierson confirmed. -, ,,, .
Although the Metropolitan Police Coinmlsson 10
doon.O 10 speedy Destruction the ceremony OF e1cng
new Commissioner 10 succe,d judge Boswor'h viii DC