The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-30
THE STATE CANALS.
Last Nights Debate on the
Governors Message.
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE SUPPORTED.
Preparing for the Great Senate
rial Debate Of To-Day.
GENERAL ROUTINE BUSINESS IN THE ASSEMBLY.

GENERAL ROUTINE BUSINESS IN THE ASSEMBLY.
ALBANY March 90, 1875.
The canal question has not assumed any new
phase since the action OF the Senate on Friday,
and so far the friends OF the Canal Ring have not
agreed upon any plan to retrieve their fallen Tor
tunes. They are scarcely prepared, however, tn
give up the war at this early day, and Will make
some further effort before yielding TO the inevt-
able. The Assembly has not yet taken up The
question in the shape in which 1t comes from the
Senate, and the Senate has not yet moved IN the
matter OF the Assembly resolution Tor
joint committee. Practically, legislation for
Investigating the Governors charges in regard
to canal management is blocked by the
separate action OF the two houses, and nothing
can be done until some policy Is determined upon.
In the m ,antime the Senate is keeping up the fire
by q discussion in Committee of the Whole on the
Governors Message Tonight two speeches. were
made, both IN support of the Governors policy
the one by democrat and the other by repup.
lican Senator. Senator Bradley. who first took
the moor, arraigned the republican majority for IN
terfering with and limiting the Governors
action by requiring the consent OF the
Senate to the Commission 10 be named
by him. This point of the speech has some IN
terest for 1t is upon this very issue that the fac
tons are feeling for tho way OF each other. lie
only threw 1t out, he said, by way of suggestion,
however, and the point was eagerly replied to by
Mr.. Lowery, who repelled the accusation that
the republican party was not in sympathy With
the Governor in this matter. The republican pa
pers all over the State, Mr.. Lowery said, and the
republican majority in the Senate sustaining
Governor Tllden IN his course III regard to the
canals.
THE UNBALANCED BIDS.
Apart from this point neither OF the speeches
had much interest Mr.. Bradley compared the
estimates and the excess OF cost over the est
mates In canal management during the whole
history Of canal improvement In this state. and
restated at considerable length the Governors
exposure OF the unbalanced old system. lie then
quoted Attorney General Barlow as saying that
the estimates were only basis for canvassng
the BIDS and denounced this declaration AS in
violation OF the statute. The law, the Senator
said, should not be susceptible Of q construction
which would excuse or justify the system OF un-
balanced bids.
SENATOR LowERY's SPEECH.
Senator Lowery's speech was full Of figures,
with no special bearing upon the real Issue, and
ne cited Judge Peckham's decision In which un.
balanced bids are called fraudulent and 1t Is held
that the Canal Board Is not justified in canvassing
them. Neither speech contributed any new point,
and !or all practical purposes might as well never
have been made.
SENATOR wOODIN'S SPEECH POSTPONED.
Senator Woodin was to have made the speech OF
the evening" but he RETAINED and asked that the
subject be made the special order tomorrow. In
this he was not quite successful, but as the Mes
sage Is again to De considered tomorrow night he
will have an opportunity to be hearu.
CANALS AND THE RAILROADS.
Mr. Shattuck tonight introduced the folio wing
bill in the Assembly in relation to canal matters.
1t provides that the Canal Board shall hereafter
require and II shall be the duty of all railroad
companies owning and operating any railroad
which comes into competition with any OF the
canals in this state In the transportation and
carrying offreghts to report to the Canal Board
before the 10th days OF June, July, August, Sep
TENDER. October, November and December in
each year the amount OF lumber, ath. staves
shingles, iron ore and grain transported upon
their respective roads during the past month, and
the said railroads are hereby required and COM
PEELED TO pay the same rate OF tolls per mile on
the same as would have been paid from the point
OF receipt to the point Of delivery had the same
been transported on the Eric or the Champlain
Canal.
THE COLLECTOR OF TOLLS.
Section provides that the Canal Board shall
have power to prescribe the manner in which
such tolls shall be collected and TO enforce the
railroad company which shall neglect or refuse to
comply with any regulation or the Canal Board
made pursuant to the provision OF this act hali
forfeit TO the people OF the State for each and
every day OF such neglect or refusal the sum Of
$1,000 and in every case OF such forfeiture 1t shall
be the duty OF the Attorney General to for the
penalty In the name of the people.
THE CANAL FUNDS.
SEC. 3.-The amount OF tolls ard penalties
collected by the provisions OF this act shall be
deemed to belong to the canal fund, and shall be
paid over and applied in the same manner as
tolls collected freight transported on the canals
Of this State.
ROUTINE BUSINESS.
The Assembly tonight devoted its time to usual
routine proceedings A resolution was passed
designating Thursday evening as the time for TAX
ing up Mr. Davis Canal bill
THE DOCK DEPARTMENT..
bill was introduced by Mr.. Dessar, OF New
York, providing that the Dock Department snail
have power TO widen any piers or docks they
think 1T In New York city.
LUDLOW STREET JAIL.
Mr.. J. W. Smith introduced Dill giving the
Commissioners OF Charities and Correction, in.
stead of the Sheriff, control OF Ludlow Street
jail
BOARD OF HEALTH FINES
Some time since Mr.. Smith presented a resolu-
ton calling upon the Board OF Health OF New
York city, to furnish a statement OF amount OF
moneys collected from fines and other sources for
the past year. The document was sent TO Albany
several weeks ago, but through some peculiar
operations here has been delayed IN It's transit to
the Legislature. Mr.. Smith is about to ask for an
investigating committee.