The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-27
THE DEBATE IN THE SENATE.

ALBANY March &c. 1876.
The County Treasurer's bill was made the special
order for next Tuesday.
senator COLE, from the Committee on Privileges
ana Elections, presented o majority report in the
Yeomans-ThOmpson contested case.
MIR. BRADLEY presented minority report from
the same committee.
The majority report closes with a resolution,
declaring James q. Thompson, the present incum-
bent. entitled to the seat. The minority report
awards the seat to II. Yeomans. The senate Will
decide the question next Wednesday.
Mr.. ROBERTSON, from the judiciary Committee,
reported Tor consideration the bill relating to The
Court OF Arbitration OF the Chamber OF Commerce
OF New York city and to provide Tor the expenses
Mi Mr.. ROBERTSON introduced general bill for ex-
tending tue time Tor the collection OF taxes IN
towns, which was read third time ana passed.
The bill allowing the town OF Saratoga Springs
to issue $4,000 worth OF bonds for the purpose OF
completing sewers was passed.
The concurrent resolutions relative to the ap-
pOntment OF Committee ana Commission upon
Canal Contracts were received from the Assembly
Mr. JACOBS moved to concur with the one pro-
vidng for the appointment OF commission OF IN.
vestlgation by the Governor:
Mr.. LORD objected, saying he would prefer to go
into Committee OF the Whole on the consideration
OF tue Governors Canal Message which was made
the special order for this morning.
MIR. JACOBS moved to take up the resolutions
offered by him yesterday Tor the appointment OF
commission by the Governor Lost--yeas IL,
nays 10.
efficiency OF the Engineers department, aud to eX
pedite the completion OF the unfinished canals. 1t
provides that no engineers OF the canals OF this
State shall hereafter be appointed by NE canal
Board, except upon the nomination and written
certificates or the State Engineer and surveyor
tnat such person possesses the requisite quallnca-
tIons as engineer, and that he believes such
per son to be Industrious, temperate and honest.
The State Engineer and Survey or may at any time
suspend any engineer Tor misconduct.
THE CANAL DEBATE.
The Senate then went INTO Committee OF the
Whole the Canal Message.
Mr. LANING resumed hi5 remarks on the Mes
sare lie said that IL the final estimates OF the
Engineer should snow errors III the matter OF
rock and earth work, and the contractor met with
loss by finding more rock work than estimated
for, the loser has frequently went 10 the Canal
Board or Legislature and been relieved. If iaut
Is to be found with this course these previous
Legislatures as well as the Canal Boaru, erred.
He denied that the Governor had charged any
frauds on any particular persons. The newspapers
had, however, singled out number OF con-
Jrac tors, and declared them wrongdoers. He IN
stanced one contract, referred to by the Senator
from the Third district (Mr. Jacobs), and showed
tnat by an act OF the Legislature the increased
work was ordered and directed to be paid ior,
every members of the Legislature but one vot-
ing for the bill. He quoted from Contract
No. 10, in connection with which gross frauds are
charged, and showed by extracts from the Official
proceedings OF the Canal Board that changes had
been ordered in the work alter IL had been CON-
menced; hence the Increased amount OF expe ,n
its predecessors In the TACT That 1t now sees where
mistakes were made. He alluded 10 the action or
the Senate few weeks SINCE In ordering dupn-
cate canal bridge constructed at lion, He kIner
county, to lurthcr Illustrate his point me Gov
ernOr does nos denounce men, but the system
which permits such action. To hold that all con.
tractors are robbers and that they are banded
together Is 10 hold that all the public officers
having anything to 40 with the canals are equally
guilty lie referred 10 the several canal auditors,
and asked II aDy would dare to charge them with
derellction ard fraud. These men only do
their duty as required VI law, Bat We