New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-24
Albany.
DEMOCRATIC DIFFICULTIES-WHAT THE NAL
CONTENTS MIGHT Do-CANAL BUSINESS
NEW TOWING POWER WANTED.

DEMOCRATIC DIFFICULTIEs-wHAT THE NAL
CONTENTS MIGHT Do-CANAL BUSINESS
NEW TOWING POWER WANTED.
ALBANY, Feb. 23.-All efforts made during
the Legislative recess to settle difficulties among the
Democratic members have proved unsuccessful The
Legislature reassembles therefore, with three parties
instead Of in its councils The division between the
young Democracy and the rotten sachems is broader
than that between honest Democrats and the Republican
party and II is certainly more bitter Prudence among
Republicans in harmonizng with the honest elements OF
the Democratic party may now effect much good
for the people. AT any rate, much or tho
evil anticipated from Tammany may now be averted.
Millions may be saved TO the people OF New-York CITY
alone by this things and what is OF even greater
Importance, something like honesty may be encouraged
in that suffering city by partisan division that has
seemingly destroyed the tyrannical power OF the Tam
many corruptionists.
Business this evening, in the Senate, mostly des
tute OF public interest the only thing that varied tho
monotony being debate consequent the protest OK
Senator Hardeuburg against the systematic way in
class OF contractors defaud the State by
claims for extra allowances
The Assembly, though thnly attended presented sew
eral interesting features, OF which resolution
presented by Mr. Alaban Of Delaware, offering reward
Of 100000 any person who will invent locomotive
suitable for running gravel road on the BERN bank
OF the Canal aud capable of drawing 1900 tuns in
boats in the canal at the rate Of four miles an hour
Another important that OF Mr.. Alyord OK
Onondaga embodied in the following resolutions:
Bh>reds The consttuiOnay pledged
thereby
reduction % toll except means 81 nfreas
of the Western states p.-
ent Of their products to Eastern
markets; therefore,
lsored That this Legislature through Jo1t
Of Houses address TO The Congress o o
United States setting The Baons character Of the canals 81
STATE mportanee Of fully and sperY e-
v.opug producing Of TIE west aud respreV
the bill pending 10 the House OF egr-eht
facilitate and diminish 10
expense Of the exchanges between States
The Congressional bill referred to is Mr. Benefits pro-
posa for appropriang fifteen millions TO enable tbs
state TO pay of Canal debt, put the Erie Canal IN
better order and reduce the toll TO the lowest possible
rate requisite for merely keeping the canal IN Oruer 10
promote commerce between the interior states and mo
seaboard These resolutions, like that Of MI AaDeD 10
| over day under the rule. -, - a., .
Another interesting feature in the Assembly was to
debate on the notable bill for amending the NeN-lorH
and Astoria bridge charter. which Mt Pearsa OF tet
again protested against In the name OF the people OF tS
county This ia the concern which he denounced on =
former occasion swudle upon the public, calculated
10 retard Instead OF promoting the construction OF
bridge there the charter being held as DlacknAhs
speculation preventing capitalists from emDarkhg Hi
| the work Considerable debate ensued III. fleds g.
| New.York defending the charter and the prop"s :
| Amendment but before any decision was reached tha
Committee OF the Whole rose, aud the House was az,
journed for want OF quorum. The Senate auJourn'a
| about o'clock.