New-York tribune., 1874-04-13
Albany.

SATURDAY SESSIONS IN BOTH HoUsEs-THE NAviGA-
TON OF HELL GATE-AMESDING THE sUPPLf
BuI-TuERA on THE CAPITOL COMMISSIONERS.
lFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
ALBANY, April 11.-Both Houses were lh
session to-day-the Assembly holding Saturday sesS
for the first time this Winterend considerable progress
WAS made IN minor egsaton although neither House
had a quorum present. Among the New-iork pH's
ordered TO a third reading were the following;
Appropratng additional counsel fees IN ne
Ring" suits; to Incorporate the Manhattan Mollgabo
Company TO amend the charter Of the Anglo Mexican
Railway Company incorporate the East Side Buten-
ers' Association OF New York; 10 extend tue ilme ,oa
completing the organization OF the ATLANTIC Guaranee
Trust Company; open and continue Light @ n,
ST. Brooklyn; amending the act relative To the Marine
Court Of the City of NewYork ut allows the courts 70
grant new trials the same as OVER GPrS rSt o
charter his bill provides for an additlonal Lnuihg
Mr. Prince offered concurrent resolution, which was
adoptcd by unanimous consent asking the Repreheha'
ves in Congress from State to secure an approp
alton for the continuance of the work OF improving the
navigation Of He'll Gate.
Tne Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee an.
nounces that he will ready 10 report the supply oii
early next week II said that the total amount OF the
items will not differ materially from the amount
i'm tbe bin as it passed the Assembly, but
in the anxiety OF the Senate Committee 10
keep down the aggregate sum- IL is runoIed that
they have Topped of large number OF the plums pt
would probably be fair TO call them steals J H.
serted in the Assembly replaced them with Senate
"plums" In other words, ID. l.. Wood is accused OF
exercising paraity for mis- own favorite items at the
expense OF Mr. Batobeler pets He Is reported to have
stricken out entirely the $4,000 appropriation for the
Saratoga monument which the persistency OF Mr..
Batcheler combined with the patriotism OF the Assem-
bly,, Inserted in the bill.
The Capitol appropriation is also reported to have
been cut down by the Senate Committee from 81 10000
ia ma Al
couple 1t with clause changing The membership OF the
Captol Commission This accounts for the extraordi-
nary vigilance that has been shown this Winter IN ryDS
10 detect something wrong in the acts OF the present
Commission In the first place, the Assembly appointed
a Committee Of Investigation, with Mr.. Brewer at the
head than whom honest or independent man
never came TO the Assembly He unable discover
anything specially deserving OF censure, and canddy
admitted the fact. But excuse cannot be had for
changing the Commission, and the Senate appointed
a new Committee 10 20 over the same ground that has
been gone over every year the present Commission
was appointed
Tae trouble OF the Commission is simply that
troled by men, majority OF whom cannot oe cassed as
Administration Republicans Out OF the SIX members Of
the Commission only two Messrs. Harris aud Rice are
in political sympathy with the dominant party in the
legislature and of them is not considered exactly
sound Messrs. Depew and Merritt Liberal Repub-
leans ana Messrs. Dewolr and Kingsly Democrats
As the political campaign next Fall is expected to be
hard one the Republican side is desirable that they
should all the patronage which ii Is IN their power
to get; aud 100000 spent the Capitol will go
great way toward securing the right kind Of an expires
Of the popular Will in Albany County Hence the
present Commission is corrupt and ought to give wa! 10
honest Republicans.
THE NEW CAPITOL INVESTIGATION.
ALBANY, April lin the new Capitol inves-
to-da was that during 1872
some 1900 barrels OF surreptiuousy made
away with 1t was also shown that br!ckiaylnR Las
sS6 per thousand while builders generally charge
Sl4 IS per thou sand.