New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-09
ALBANY.


SENATE BILL PASSED IN AssEMBLi-Ihh
DEMOCRACY on THE EXCISE BILL.
ALBANY, March S.-The discussion OF the
Canal question cngrossed attention almost exclusively
during the day in tho Assembly. Indeed the eect was
felt sensibly in the other branch tnat no puseseo
general interest transacted local ana personal p
occupying the time many OF the Senators vaeang the
seats and watching the progress OF the depato aonk
the Assemblymen The special order was the bill from
the Senate to abolish the Contracting Board and the
system OF repairing the canals by contract Inc Dato
commenced the bill proposed by Mt AVord' on pehah
of the minority OF the Canal Committee rs substitute
for the Senate bill. The minority report. which accom-
panied the bill proposed substitute, concluded Win
the following passage which mey be taken as the SUD
stance objections 10 the plan proposed oy INC
Senate bill now under consideration;
Yonr Committee regret that the 10 concentrate duty ,u coz
least Canal o. would be S.s, i d frs Il. r s,r
but one a. 4 .d proper solution Of tie Of .
u,On and wise return 20 that system Tn and s' reason
beans s saauo. csa.e1 ave pgoe''ioo to n. de-
ia s Of III Hons. ;. s report a g' his Committee
on.i, since iSiS grew out .. the the working force Of the
canals subject the 5sels q political p,e, ana TIE Gaa' sa
as oaeD by political hnes fom ,he Canal Cgn%i ,
sn The appointment Of All abons tie real
tive head Of ias 5,nas.1sl me sfs III va n. him who
ohs people alone responsible for bs mo's s,Ae..
whole the political greed Of party and the personal npay o.
ehtSsS The method and out Of grew the
adoption Of the plan Of rtping the canals ~ Son'ss i|
s' p,r. Ct Ts:g'3 lug iSs I ny 4 t pubic
agspsi strong il. abandonment Esther Of
working under immediately responsible. bead and
Sl sGa oI n -S present
gos ,ss9 canal d. o canal. ca. on he p S For @
%s , nP .Rf s%sas it s: : s%sH N he 'SS1 TIE
Of the contract system eano. consent In the hSh
plan immediately preceding 'he initiation Of The e9ntra Po
Of The earlier aud DAYS Of cg. executive ySa, . Conn
mit,ee beg leave TO substitute Tor tle epor! 81 zoe .i i,n,
8 GiaSap o." ''''-'' '''''''
The bill proposed as substitute provides for repeating
the Contracting Board and the system ofcontractnS with
about thirty different parties for keeping the canals IN
repair and oipace the responsible management OF
the canals in the hands Of the Canal Commissioners III
dependent OF other Boards. restoring TO the commits
sioners such full executive powers under he laws as
were formerly by such officers in the most salts
factory period OF canal management This IS III contrast
with the Senate Ill., which places the control III what
called the Canal Board in which body the Commissioners
ale but u powerless minor'iv-only three ont OF nine
the other mombe OF that Board being the Lieutenant
Governor Secretary OF State Controller Atorhey-oeh
eral State Engineer and Treasurer. Canal manage
| ment and msManagemcnt were brought In review
during the discussion. Mr. Alyord and Mr. sekreg ana
Mr. 1ttleohn advocated the proposed substitute with
some notifications suggested by the latter The bill as
came from the Senate sustained by MI SNOW" MI
Fields, Mr. Jacobs. discussion Lasted tll
time after usual hour OF adjournment having occu
MED more time any other bin yet acted this
SION except the Excise ruIn.selDg bill " The party
stood e0narely for the Senate bill precisely
from that body, resisting all attempts at amendment,
and ordered to third reading hy the partisan meorl.
tSonsh posly as In fhe case Of tie Excise BILL the
lection strongly urged may lead TO some sgt modca-
lions After dpOsng OF thu canal question the Assem-
bly, took recess till evening The galleries were cro"ded
The odious features Of the pending Excise bill stag
gered some Of the Democrats, when the Iaunany
managers endeavored 10 hurry that measure to hnal
passage last Wednesday evening About 20 OF mat party
voted with the Republicans against ordering ~ te 20
VIM D. Murphy. and Mr.. Green, for instancel Directing
TO several specific points in the bill Mr. Green's hostility
was founded on the that the bill does not allow the
people to vote for against liquor selling IN their re-
specive COMMITTEES. Mr.. Bamler resisted when the party
gag attempted to be applied by tho TaInmany men
| OF New.iork and brooklyn, Who seeningy think
that what they considera good Du Tor her eite. mus
insisted that the interests OF the Democrats of Buffalo
and other places IN the interior should be made sub
seryen to the plans Ofthe Democracy In NewYork and
Brooklyn; cOntendng against the provision when re-
quired the establishment OF new Boards OF EIciso Com
soners at large salaries In Buffalo and other cities
lie contendcd that Buffalo, particularly should have lts
commissioners heretofore, and that the Exc fees
should all be given toward sustaining the police force IN
money hitherto he said Buffalo has been enabled to make
It's Police Department efficient and his felOwcilIzens, like
himself would not readily consent to any dllIereht ar
ruugement. The bill now requires that III addition 20
sioners in Buffalo and all other cities Of the interior
| all license fees should be payable TO the County
4
| ally resist 50 far Buffalo was concerned. Mr.
WIN. D. Murphy and others OF the twenty"
outside Democrats totally objected 10 the Sab
bathbreaking features OF the bill, far rumselng
ayers may have their way in egaliLng public lager
beer operations Sunday II insisted in Now Ork
and Brooklyn the twenty" interior Democrats will all
or mostly insist that the cities, towns, and villages
| through the remainder Of the State shall not be
forciby included in the sweeping provisions for allow
| ing runraic privately publicly oil that day. "Ihc
twenty" said TO be so rcsOute III retaining some re-
spec for the Sabbath that they VIII vote against the bill
unless the offensive feature 10 excluded from the bill In
deed, IL is added that they so determined, that MI
W. ID Murphy who is said 10 have the Executive sane.
for the views here expresscdwi go before the Judi
ciaTy Committee 10 an amendment or the bill con
possible that If concession is not made in this Sab
bath breaking feature, II not also In other points above
named all Of the votes Of the twenty recusnt
Democrats may be thrown with the Republican strength
| IN hostility TO the whole d" bill OF abominatl0ns"
Mr. IIennessy's charter for the Ncw-YOrk Traders
Savings Bank worthy Of notice from the fact that Mr.
Ittlejun's amendment substantially reoogn lied by
fOrbddng OF its trustees from holding ouce or
profit. directly Indirectly IN the institution. similar
restriction also placed Dutchess County Savings
| Bank charter
Senator Genet's bill for railroad in One hundredand
twenty fthst. ordered 10 third reading. There IS
show about proposes to
have the franchise sold by the Sheriff to the highest
! bidder. Tie bill was ordered to third reading.
The bill Of Mr.. Flagg OF Troy for removing the State
Geological Cabinet Troy is OF interest to York
~ VIII probably he altered so as TO send mat cabinet 10
the NewYork Central Park at least, efforts being
made for that purpose.
| NETWORK LEGISLATURE.
| sENATE......ALBASY. March =.
Mr.. GENET moved that the New Capitol
Commissioners report within 10 days all the contracts