New-York tribune., 1872-04-25
ALBANY.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.


STRANGE FROM THE GOVERNOR OF CONNECTi-
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ALBANY, April 24.-The Senate, to-day, Tor
time discussed the expediency OF paying te
interest and principal Of the Canal debt IN currency.
When Gov. Hoffman elected the Democrats auop'eu
the policy OF paving interest the Canal bonds n gou
the loans having all been goated before the war INC
enical quotations OF the New-fork STOCK hN'nansc
show that the Canal bonds arc 10" oe"iV III
the suppositIOn that interest VIII o""
tuue 70 be paid IN coin, and that the principal
when dnc will be paid also. Bonds 10 the amount
Of q httle over 81 100000 mature this year, and these
known as the per cent Canal bonds OF 1872 are quoted
nj nearly par gold 1tls certainly very UNFORTUNATE
that movement has been started at this time TO pay
them IN currency. few days in thin Senate the
motion 70 strike ont the appropriation for the purchase
Of coin TO pay the Canal debt was carried by
bare majority The question came M again, to-day
on motion reconsider, but the hour OF adjournment
arrived before a could be taken Among those VINO
have opposed payment in coin are MessrS Benedict d.
=. Wood, and Woodn.
The bi authorizing the Dry Dock, East Broadway ana
Battery Railroad Company TO extend its tracks from
Avenue d. through Tcnthsti by double track 10 inc
East River and Greenpoint ferry; also through four
tecnth-st by double track from FirStave 10 UhiVers
place thence by single track through Unversitypace
Thirteenth Horatio Washington aDdChrisOpher-sts TO
the Hohoken ferry and returning through Christopher
Greenwich West Eleventh. Seventh-aVe. aud Twelfth
sts TO Universty-place, there connecting with the
doble track already dcscrbedwas lost the vote stand
ing9 TO O. This hill was erTon6ousy descrDed on &
day as providing extension Of the Avenue road
MI Benedict moved to reconsider the vote by Wh5h
the bill was lost. and had that motion tabled WIN uit
intention Of calling mp the bill again ana having ~
passed. This hiil Is ported 10 hFe peeh NIeu @ 49,
instance OF certain agents Oi GcOr-c Law WHVc
influence was 80 siSnaly displayed III 'He ue'e' o INC
Brooklyn Ferry bil.
The Governor transmitted to the Senate letter
which he had received from Gov Jewell Of CON
necticut relation the hil compelling the New-1oiA
and Ncw-Haven Railroad to reduce its passenger eS
between the Grand Central Depot and stations In west
chester County two cents mile This Till was intro
duced by Nj Badeau has passed tne AsTmnS anu e. -
nefOre the senate C0mmlteG on karoauS t Cto,, ~
iUd Co,r@ctcnt and MAJ the massage of the bi on
of the arrangements now suOSSung between thc
Harlem ana New-H3ven Companies, VIII compel tue
latter road 10 carry its Westehestor passengers AT loss
aud prevent the general reduction OF the PASSENGER
tariff The Communication was referred to me iLoad
Committee II il safe TO predict that he pI Will never
he reported fayorahly by mat Committee
Senator Murphy introduced bill to amend and eX
tend" the County Tax Levy Of 1869 by the additional a
preparation or the pay OF appointees of the
Rhcrf, the appropriation 10 he continued IN each
succeeding wear The third section of this bill makes it
the duty the Board OF Audit and Apporonment to
receive and audit tine claim Of the Shcrih for the amounts
Shcrf rs and for hc claims specified in the act
srrafinc sand Hoard" subsequently senator Murphy
withdrew the oil. lie says II WIS presented 10 mn D!
OF tie emplCyes o. tlc sheits once III New l".h;
Mr. O'Biieu says the bill is in the interest OF SerH
Brennan, and GiSclalus any ConnecuO with II.
After and half spent in discussion this even
ing te Senate selected George Clinton, the first Cover
OF the state subject ior one OF the statues To be
set up in the capitol Washington Ii was left TO the
next Legislature to decide who should be honored with
other The small canal b1ll empowering the Canal
bCald 10 dbTOgate The two OF thte GustuiuIE repair
contracts without the consent Of the Canal Commission
tis, was mp aSaln thls eNe1lit anu Hl1S. ;, ,'-
talk the Senate voiel bv large majority TO posi- Foht
Indefinitely the further consideration OF the SUBJECT
In tie Assembly the special order in relation to the
Miller Investigation deferred. The Senate returned
the Dl IN relation 10 the sale Of leaf tobacco il the
State the b to authorize the payment by the City
anu County OF New-York Of $3,l9J ~ TO ElDudge Van
syckel Tor money nisapproprated by George H. 2:
faheru.law of Harry Genet, and was true rIle-
sentative OF IanDany TINS sum DtlhS Dnl uhS CON
pared with the large amounts in winch II salH ne mas
hppFo l"ilon W4s par, o - Iull ,I ISeu Z 40 -iis
ar clerk Of the Superior Court Win ne direction 10
In disregard Of sucn order he appropriated 1t to ms own
and the whole amount, some $1,000 win the eNcel
by virtue OF special act Of which tins bu i copy!
thali be- made Wien the same Is contained in cases bales
hOEsACads unless the Ctua gross weight or AL mate
thereon and the seller shall weigh the tobacco sold
~AeneVeT inc ruehaSr 50 HgS tY p.H3tn t Vi HS' 40,
iense. The bin authorizing tax Of seven-enths OF a
mil per dollar OF valuation OF 1872 for new work ana ex
traordnary. repairs on the canals was passed with an
amendment appiopTiatng $4,000 i0r the completion OF
for OF slope and vertical walls between Port schuyler
and the lower Mohawk AqUcduct on the Ere Canal or
much thereof may be necessary, and an aprOpria-
Of Sl5 900 fof dredging Whitehall basin or much
thereof as may be necessary ana an amendment aplro
priatng $4,000 mush may be necessary Tor the
completion Of roads and JTiecs onIt1e CAenangO ESten-
eloA.
The House went into the third reading Of bills tonight
Quite number sought introduce pet measures, but
were met by objections, and viii probably have to keep
them till Legislature. Among the important meas
ures yet TO be considered two bills the files and
numbered respectively 81 and 522 Both have been
ferred to Committee Of the Whole, and the first,
which provides additional peculaOn and for
the more cGcctua punishment OF affecting pub
hc money ana property. viii soon be reached
in its order. The second amends the Revised |
Statutes and other acts relating 10 the Attorney
General 1t provides that he shall, upon the re |
QUESTION of the Governor, accompanied by the |
certfcae Of one OF the Justices OF the supIeme Court
ATTEND Courts Of Oyer and Ieminer and the
prosecutions the part OF the State and whenever
cesFary NAV employ counsel assist him. This bill is
already passed in its order but may be called up by
portance 10 the public being drawn TO meet such in
stances Of maiadminstratlon IN, pubic once as
Tweed aud others were g4llty OF, ana ior which
no punishment has yet been inflicted Another
b Of kindred character that providing that Courts OF
some district than that to which they assigned
passed the House Yesterday and has gone TO ne senate
by Mr Tden all three drawn by and with the
Say'e Says Of Of the come City Of h' Gi TRese Ss
have the secret oppGsit3h 70 VI A. te F,d isnnay d any
reported Oh Trustworthy authority, that they marked
for destruction 10y A. ID. Barber Co.. from $50 to 500
I'm Of Delaware moved the vote by which the
over aud TcrInuer bill passed and that that motion lie
Oh table, the intention being to place 1t III such
position that cannot reached this year. The
loDbymen been at work on this matter all day. and
Mr.. Griffin seen III their company for some time
during the evening" the motive OF s aeuon can haTuy
De misconceived The motion TO lay on the table was nt
put and lost large majority me Ialnaly Democrats
voting with Mr. Griffin The reconsider was then
put and likewise lost, the men who distinguished them
Nessrs AtkeD Blair, Buckley, Buell., Campbell, Cham
btrlain, Chambers COOK C0ue ehpan' Dninphy, a. NH