The New York herald., 1870-03-09
ASSEMBLY.

ALBANY, March g. 1870.
THE CANAL CONTRACT SYSTEM.
The House went INTO committee on the Senate bill
abolisning tine Contracting Board anu contract
system on The canals.
Mr.. ALvoRD moved to amend by making OF the
Canal Commissioners the Board TO act upon the
completion OF unfinished contracts, and proceeded
to speak at length IN support OF his proposition,
claiming that those o1icers having practical know
ledge, were tue proper ones TO have charge OF this
unfinished woik. lie charged thai the senate oil
was IL Dill IN the interest contractors, and was
troduced IN the Senate by the prince of contractors
tSenator Lordl, aEd made Jaw SO lar as the Senate
was concerned, by ms vote he warned the party
III power Lnut IN passing this b.li there woul1 no
longer be dollar Of revenue to the State. All OF It's
earnings Will 20 70 pay Tor the repairs to the canals.
Mr.. SNOW followed IN defence Of tie policy OF the
democratic party with reference to tine canas aud in
advocacy Of the bill.
Mr.. LlTTLkJoHN moved an amendment that ali
contracts Tor repairs Of the state shaii cease from
and alter the passage Of TINS act He wanted IN
an aboshnent OF the contract system. This The
bin does not DO 1t proposes to abolish the Con-
ractDg Board but continue the contracting sysLem
What the people want 10 tnat the canals shah be re-
paired a. once and e1ectualIy and Ley waut done,
lie read from one OF the contracts the clause per-
mltting the state to aDrogate the Contract acI at
any time without subjectlng itself 10 dumages.
Messrs. JACOBS and FIELDS continued the debate,
claiming that the bill would accomplish all that the
people asked. AT Ill events Lie experiment might
be tried. Tne democratic party were extremely
anxious 70 break up tins corrupt system, wAicH had
grown to mammoth proportion ana admitted on all
hands TO be corrupt and had provided IN the Senate
Dill u measure which 1t was hoped would prove
e1Iectual.
On motion of Mr.. JACOBS the committee rose and
reported progress
In the House dr. JACOBS moved that the bill be
ordered 10 u third realnX.
MI. FIELDS moved the previous question, which
was ordered.
Mr.. Littielohn's motlon to amend was rejected by
a strict party v0ts-al To "a. Mr.. ANords motion
was then also rejected by strict party yoeiy TO
%. The biii was theh ordered TO tnfrd reading.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE GOVERN ORA GENERAL
BILL FOR THE iNGOKfokArlON or VII, AGE5
URGED
A communication was received from the Governor
urging the consideration OF general Dll. for the n
corporation OF villages, which has already been III
troduced by Senator Frost, OF Richmond. The 5ll,
as the Governor says has been Carefully prepared
ana VIII make Applications 10 the Legislature lur
vlliage charters amendments to such charters
hereafter unnecessary. SlAJy acts found Oh the
statute book OF last year oi TINS nature. Villages
often ask amendments 10 their charters the iIr3t
year OF their existence. In one Instance the same
village has procured amendments every year lOr
fourteen years. Any existing village may ADOPT tile
PROVISIONS OF this Dill lieu present charter.
II passed 1t VIII save the time of the Legislature and
promote the public convenience by ing peo-
pie TO organize villages without the delay ald ex-
pensc oil coming 10 the LEGISLATURE and dlSeucumopr
the stasult book.
Recess I'LL haipast seven O'Clock In the evening.
Evening session.
Mr. FLAGG introduced b,n to amend the charter
ana other acts reiating to the city Of Troy.
BILLS ORDERED TO TIiRD READING.
%Authorizng CORPORATIONS 10 change their names;
chafieriAg ine missionary Society OF ST. Paul. Of the
city OF New YORK; relative to Ine Ladies' lome 30
ciety OF the Baptist Churches OF New YorE city;
charerng the Traders Savings Bank of The city Of
New York; relative to the Monroe County Insane
Asylum; authorizing the Flushing and North Siue
railroad Company TO construct a drawbridge over
Flushing cieeN. autnOrLinp fne CONSTRUCTION or q
railroad In l25th other streets anu avenues
IN the city vi NeW iOrk.