The New York herald., 1870-02-25
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

ALEtNr, Feb "a. ff70
Tua STATE oAsALs -GsEArx ON THE n,t, yo .ro, ,sa
TiE ooNr9Aor sysrRn.
Inc Senate 10 COMMITTEES OF the Whole took up the bill
hing the Contracting hoard syste Of repairing the
canals by ccutraet
Mr. KENNEDY wished to know wiy After sso,ishng The
syseis. u WAS proposed ia continue it,
Mr. HAnDENluXGH rePiied-Therc ware existap contracts
which Should bn alblea, but option OF ,e Canal
Hoard Ne believed that with such SYSTEM az tho BIN pr
posed there would be some responsibility people
would be able where At preet bs
Canal Commissioners could ssy tina. h division was faymsa
out 10 contraetora and he responsible II the canal
was not IN repair The experiment of loglaiing existing
This BIZ on different prncpsh,s ).
rcpeang the system While protecting EXISTING contracts
q promise people but voasap III T.sa fas
b. T a a N e ~ s II e.
tenn Now let Whatever we do be done fairly II
us frankly that he and keep 10 NE
contracts IN existence Tor number Of This not
1t Board misht cancel he CONTRACTS
the s s os s's ssp 3 to
caprce ANA thus require The contractors to cono their
political setioD 10 their notons the peril OF losing the
esneetied Tod n 20 nnw sce 100" saS oc
Mr. KENNEDY moved to strike out the second section.
Mr. KESNupY to give the power Of cance,ing con-
tracts to the Canal Commissioners instead the
M MURPHY suggested amendment ourh, to be so
framed ,nat ,as Canal Board should cancel contracts upon
Mr kENshpf accepted the smeadrnen aud
r. HAnpEsrurau moved TO strike out the words .con
msioners ~ charge IN section foar and insert "Canai
Mr.. HAgDEsEuRgn offered the following as substitute
for section SIX The Canal Board shai determine the
made aad their management conducted, FIX
said board i now authorized by law to "a appen Il sAs ba
lawful for sat board to appoint many paromen
police along Of the canss and whose duty
sda no TO compef the observance or the laws reg
latiuns or the Canal Board relative
parolnen shall be assigned to such parts of the
's sa s
snae o NE sdn q ao canal and
appointed BY him Ia their stead which appoint.
case sad ssara sas M NEE. within that time It's
Mr. kEssEY opposed he substitute Unaor IL any poiti-
ca party hayn. majority IN The Bosrd might appoint
an m % s On se
ao 4 s ps. %ssd sa s Ss
state had sver given such an unlimited o any board
compelled .sy that he sahs.;uie woad
antosys the ona Hoard TO lc work by contract. This
contract yate In any manner he Mr. Murphy would
Mr. HARnEnnunGn asked the senator If be had
% m ssM. ns as ha s s sas sS IN
although be me. with bis party rends IN dscus
he found that his pnrty clearly wrong.
Mr. WoonIs opposed the entire contract system and ap
peaei 70 tue democratic Senators to with hm 10 wipe
M HARpENEursH offered an amendment to NEE. the OBJ
ecions urged adding at the end OF the substitute
that nothing the shall bs akea auttor6tng
ting of the work by contract.
The amendment adopted.
Mr. KENNEDY moved to limit the number OF patfonon
b. appointed hy the Canal Board to 400 Lost
The substitute then adopted.
Mr.. KENNEDY moved 10 Iin the number Of pa.rocn
one each ave ile Of the canal. by strict
| vote.
The Cournittse then rose. and Mr. KgsHrDy moved
ber OF patroincn to 3d. Lost fotows:--
Yr.ls-hessts. Bowen Brand, Chapman, Elyyood, Uai
pending. Kennedy, Lewis, Parker, Scott Thayer, Woo
and " W0cden--!2.
KAysNessrs Banks, Blood, Bradley Cauldwel, Frost
Genet. Graham, Hubbard Lord, Murphy, Norton, H. Nor
ton. Fierce sanford aud Fweed-I5.
This bill then ordered tu n third reading.
Mr. HAGpErBURd moved to make the bill abolishing
Dhce OF Anor Of Canal Department the special
|. tomorrow. Lost, Ii TO - not two thirds
The Senate I'LL haii-past O'Clock
IN tAe evening.
Evening Session.
ELLIS iSTRDUUuED
BY Mr.. Observation-Disclosures the lease of In
New York tho Founding Asynm Of the SISTERS OF Charity
BY Mr. CuAPNAN.--Amcndng the act extending the pow
era of the board of Supervisors, making provsons relative
10 books and papers.
CENTRAL okDras.
Tic Senate In Committee, disposed OF the following bills
noted:
Relative to statistics OF the poorhird reading;
proceedings against interpretations njuncons
wiserd reading; ao,hing the Court OF Special Session
Of New Yorkhird readng authorizing the North American
Life insurancc Company to ssue scrip u policy holders
thiri reading
The Senate adjourned.