New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-05
TIE EXTRAORDINARY REPAIRS BILL CUT
DOWN.

THE BILL DISCUSSED IN THE ASSEMBLY AND THE
APPROPRIA IoSs REDUCED $540,0oO-THE APP
PROPRIATIONs FOR THE CHAMPLAIN CANAL RE-
PAIRS AND FOR TIE SYRACUSE BRIDGES STRUCK
OUT.
IRON TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TefBuSEI
ALBANY, May 4.-The Extraordinary Repairs
bin was nearly biseced in the Assembly to-day, and It's
appropriations reduced $4,000 leaving the sum
total OF the bill less than threequarters OF million Tie
crusade WAS begun by Mr.. Barron Of Onondags, who
moved 10 recommit the bin with instructions TO
take out the appropriation OF 100000 for the
Champlain Canal. lie said that IN 1874 similar
appropriation was made for the enlargement OF the
canals Of which only S250 900 had been expended and
under which only about $500 900 worthof work had been
done that the proposed appropriation would Increase
the funds available on the canal 100000 The Az
sembly had asreed reduction Of tol5an experiment
which might prove failure and long rs it was an ex
pertinent, IL something they should consider and pro
vide against The two Canal Appropriation bills appro
pirate S2 100000, within about 100000 OF tina
amount which the Legislature Ia limited. He he
teved It was the scnse not only or the
House but OF the State, that this appropriation
should not De made this year. In con-
elusion he said that IL was merely question which
House should have the honor OF striking cut the appro
priaton. and willie he preferred Republican that the
should perform that commendabe task he wished
as Republican TO place himself on record in the lower
House II this Houso 'ld not DO H. tne senate would
Mr.. shatuck followed In the yein and Mr. T. O.
Campbell said thought the people of the State OF
the opinion that this was an appropriation that might
wait least until tho people felt that they had more
money to spend, and disposed TO spend on
extraordinary repairs. He cited some facts OF
interest from the BILL among others that
100000 was appropriated for new bridges OF
which $4,000 10 to Syracuse, $4,000
10 Buffalo, 10000 to Albany, &c. There was also
$4,000 for hshways at Troy and Saratoga Mr. Lincoln
then assaei the pet project Of exieu Gov. Avord OF
Syracuse and moved strike out the 10000 named for
two bridges in Syracuse the ground that they were TO
be erected solely the benefit of the town, and mainly
the value Of the property Of the savings bank
OF which Mr. Alvord was trustee. Mt Alvord came TO
the defense Of the Cbamplan Canal and the Syracuse
bridges in elaborate speech, but The nde OF
sentiment had set in too strongly against the
appropriations be resisted, and the arguments Of War
ner Miller and Mr. Davis were ineffective as well. An
amendment by MI DAILY to reduce the Champlain Canal
appropriation to 100000 voted down, and the mo
ton 10 rccommit, with instructions 10 strike out the
Champain Camel appropriation, was carried by avote OF
- 10 81 and the Syracuse bridges were swept away by
a vote OF 80 10 81.
Tonight Mr.. Avord led rally to restore the apIro-
priaon for the Syracuse bridges and was successful
similar attempt Mr. Davss part 10 give the Champain
Canal $3.50 900 prevented by parliamentary snarl
The reasons alleged the action Of the House vari
GUS There We're, doubt many that were honestly OPP
posed to so large an expenditure but there is just
little doubt that personal hostility to Mr. Davis who
was known to he especially interested in the appropra
ton had something TO do with the OF the NewYork
delegation. while the greatly sweled by the
willingness OF the Republicans make little party cap
ita. The entire bill finally passed by vote OF II
10 o.