New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-25
ALBANY.

nAT-AMENDlNG TIE bANNiNN In
A GREAT MARKET COMPANl-THE NJ" iV""
COMNiIsSIONS-THE CANAL QUESTION
ArpANY. Jan. 24-Thc capitol was very quiet
.r. ,orenoon the Senate not being IN session. ana @
Assembly not much better ofso many members not !e'
returned from their Sabbath devotions. In iScb '"
was not a quorum present, as was iound amer W."
calling the yeas and nays. and the Speaker O."
tanning the fact adjourned the House tlli W
Duriug the hour while the session lasted little Oh
interest transpired. couple Of matters
q NewYork Member, may be mentioned ,
bill introduced by Mr.. Froar for amending 'no pan
law OF 1893 provides that II more than seven per .
,,eres il taken on loans the bank shall forfeit not 'o
en,p loaned but simply the amount OF interest ,"
le sued Tor double the amount OF sara lh'oio''' -.
NOT the first time this bill has been up haNi"s
3n q former session, and having been aireau! i' y,
the present Senate The object IS aeeareu " -, ,,o
40 mt the state banks at par IN TINS h"''oi WV"
National banks But is that the only reasoh' -,
Tho nas q, Manhattan is beng largely cohsecr"'eu
- or-.rt Democratic legislation. Another company %
ohoBt 10 be launched under that title Tor the
coverjnesome OF the few powers not aHeauy inoOI
lied or foredOomed in the City OF New-horA. M
min nroposes chartering the Manhattan d"Ac' N0
pany with an authorized capital OF nan ni.'iOn "
sart with and power OF increase TO I'VE tunes 'h"'
a, zoo o,otbe concern to begin operations "hen
400 ooo ia subscribed, and 10 per cent OF 'ha'
sum maid in An important provision Is that hioWns
honds 20 issue which, with the amount OF ouls'as
stock NAV reach the full amount OF the authorlIeu o"p
IA, 40 that, with triAing original investment mug
machine may be set afOat on paper Inc co'poi"to'
,,med in this bill are Felicano Latazzia' "u. H. VI
,ar Charles f. LufT Thomas Marshall, Chas' d. o"an'
y NJ Harrington and VIM. Tobin-(Mr. Frear modesty
oi,tin0 his own NAME for the present at leasIJ AS
this Market Company which might as well De caleu W
any other fancy name, is authorized TO hod anu oH'
zeal estate erect buildings, construct DOCKS anu man
other improvements for the purpose OF puoIlo naie
It's readily that its operaIonS may W 80
extended as its stock and bonds. ,,.
rio Legislative Caucus, Sunday, is said to
Iva resolved on a general smash" among the New
Yo-k Commissions-POlice. Excise, Health, &C. al
doomed TO destruction. The Kings County members
were urged TO 20 in for bOwngup their Brooklyn water
and Sewerage Commission; but they couldn't exactly see
Che use OF hat inasmuch as they now control hDera
share of ITS patronage. As nducement for including
that Commission in the general smash, the Tammany
men were willing that the Kings County members should
hereafter be permitted to have exclusive control OF their
own local patronage pcKngs and seangs included IL
"a not vet known whether Long Island patriotism will
subborny resist the magnanmous offer Of the Tammany
sachems.
In connection with these caucus matters it may be
stated that Senator Henry Murphy is preparing an
Excise b which, beside abOliShing the New-YorR Com
mission provide for the increase Of excise power by
The local authorities in cities towns and villages
The speech of exGov Seymour onscanal affairs at the
Rochester State Convention just printed, is exciting
attention several points Aside from his proposition
for police system along the canal which would station
an army OF Democratic ofice-holders along the lines
there are other matters not yet mentioned wherein his
speech is remarkabe-the most important of which are
the vast differences between HIM and Gov. Hoffman on
matters that each consider vital to the welfare Of the
whole system Of canal navigation. few passages from
the Governors message and the ex-Governors speech
will briefly present the leading points Of antagonism
"That discretionary powers to the fullest exen per
vnitted by the Constitution, the canals and every
thing with the working of them be conferred
IpOn the Canal Board TO the end that Mey may adOp
teir hands the State might be enabled TO realize a
the benefits Of both the contract and the supernend
and be e coua use what good and
reject what bad in any SYSTEM and. knowing as they
could through proper acers secure the best pra
teal results with the lowest possible expenditure"
the Governor the Secretary Of state the At
General Treasurer, the State Engineer
xutlng a powerless minority Of the Canal Board
EK-Gov Seymour, in his speech on the 18th at the
Rochester state Canal Convention, and almost as II in
special reference and opposition to Gov Hohmans re-
think the great difficulty the canals abOrng
der the fact that the power has been mlspaced re-
peat 1.-THE power OF managing the canals has been mis-
Slaced . one day after another you find that the
power and control is passing out OF the hands OF your
Commissioners The Canal Commissioners arc Js 9n zen
canals than any other three persons. When you
go 70 Albany and go before the financial ocers OF he
bate you are not always cheered BY LOOK OF sympathy
but feel the dstrust with which men look
at you. Now, that would not be the case II
fbss eers tgere familiar lc the details, and could see
when you come before Them that you we're SEEKING the
public good you would not turn away win 1eenngs
az encouragement. You must give to the Canal Conn
missioner fun power and when he sees thing wrong ne
shall be authorized TO make it right You must
power TO your ConnssiOners-a II man ia unfit
for his position him Ou-y0u have done that 10 me
before this Give hun responsibility, ana with
will better OfnCef5. LII Tue
responsibility of the ofice-give II new pOwer-maKe
A,B responsible the condition OF your works-and
you don't do that do not what system you adopt
q tyiA fail" ,
so much for the conflicting views Of Governor ana
e1 Governor When doctors differ thus largely how can
multitude decide about the cause or cure OF the us
base now preying on the ytals Of the State