New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-25
THE CANAL RING.
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE IN BOTH

THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE IN BOTH
HOUSES.
FuE SUBJECT MADE THE SPECIAL ORDER FOR
TO-DAY.
nrNARKABrE DEFENSE OF THE RING BY SPEAKER
X'GUrRr-REsoLUTIoNs FOR TIE APPOINTMENT
OLA COMMITTEE OFFERED BY AssEMBLYMEN
FAULKNER AND DAvIs-TnE APPOINTMENT NOT
ENTRUSTED TO TnE CHAIRMAN,
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE.l
ALBANY. March 24--The debate on the Governors
message to-day was without result either House,
bat was not without its surprises OF most of these
Mr. jeremiah Mcclure was hero 1t had been sup
posed that the Canal Ring was without spokes-
man. The Ring has suffered and sworn in silence
until to-day, when Mr. MCGUIRE, by his letter in
THE TRIBUNE and his speech in the House, ranged
himself openly on its side. 1t is not little singular
that no one has risen anywhere to question in the
slightest degree the facts and figures Of the Cover
nor's message and THE TRBUNE's exposures. since
the cloud burst on Friday last. Mr.. Nc
Cure has been first to suggest that
these charges may be false and malicious, and
lbelous He has been the first to say, as he did to-
day. that the inference from the Governors mes
sage was that the whole difference between the con-
tract prices as shown there, and the payments made
to the contractors was stolen by the latter. Mr.
Mcclure has been first TO suggest in the Legislature
that Gov. Tlden's uterances proceeded from polit-
ical motives. OF course, to most Of these remarks
Jarvis Lord is an exception, for obvious reasons.
This was not the only exhibition which Mr.. Nc
Al. i.
bate in the Assembly, Mr.. Faulkner offered resolu
ton calling for the appointment Of joint commit
tee of investigation of three in the Senate and FIVE
in the House, the latter committee to be appointed
by the House. Mr. Davis offered a substitute, nam
ing Messrs. Systematically, T. C. Campbell Warner,
Miller and Barrow as the committee Eitherofthes
resolutions took the appointment of the Committee
out Of the hands Of the Speaker for entirely obvious
reasons. Mr.. Mcclure has constituted committees
before to please the Canal Ring and it is by no
means impossible that he might do it again. Mr..
.FaukneT's resolution was interpreted by many to
mean that the Committee should be appointed by
the Speaker; and there rumOrs that in case of
It's adoption, there would be an attempt to spring
this Interpretation upon the House. Mr.. Faulkner,
however, states positively that he intended to take
il out Of the Speakers hands entirely after bis
course upon this matter at all events to bring the
question squarely before the House, whether they
viii intrust the appointment to the Speaker OF not,
and Gays that he will state this plainly in the
House tomorrow. This being the situation, what
does Speaker Mcclure dol lie leaves the chair.
nnd-instead Of allowing the question of his fitness
to appoint a committee to be settled by the House
without his assistance-makes impassioned ap-
peal to the House not to allow him TO be nsulted in
this way. This with abuse Of Mr. Davis. insinua-
tons against Gov. Tilden, aud efthanded defense
Of the Canal Ring made up the bulk Of his speech
HIS insinuations against Gov. Tilden were not
little extraordinary coming from the Speaker of
the House 1t is question how far il is proper for
the head OF branch Of the Legislature to go in
efforts of this kind; but Speaker Mcclure
cares little for the etiquette of official !
life His insnuations to-day that the Governors
charges were false and malicious, and made for q
purpose are only the natural OutTOwth of his
course during the debate on the COstgan BILL when
he spoke Of the man who happened to be Governor
Of the State Of New-York, and denounced him for
cracking the whip over members Of the Legsla-
ture These are only much milder forms of Ian
guage he sometimes loudly uses in regard to the
Governor, in hotels and railroad cars except that
the latter is often couched in more vulgar terms
Mr.. Mcclure, however never takes the floor without
convincing his bearers of one thing: that in the in
terest OF spectators he should haze been left there
He is the clearest most logical and most impressive
speaker in the Assembly, aud it Is never possible to
sec him go back to the chair without sigh over
return to the wastes Of ordinary legislative oratory
Mr. MeGure's letter in THE TRIBUNE has been
received with considerable establishment here and
several members, holding personally friendly rea-
tons with him, have already expressed the opinion
that the letter alone is sufficient for taking
the appointment of the committee out of his hands
The Speaker was followed by Mr.. DAILY and Mr..
Seward. Mr. 7, Davis spoke more in detail on the
subject of contracts with which he is especially
familiar, and was followed by Mr.. Dessar aud Mr.
T. c. Campbell of New-York. In the Senate Senator
Jacobs occupied most of the day. In both Houses
debate goes over until tomorrow.
THE DEBATE IN THE ASSEMBLY
REsoLUTIjNs FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A COMMIT
TEE OF INSTRUMENTATION OF THE RING
By THR sPEAKER-REPIIEs BY MEsSRs DAILY
on