New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-03

Buffalo and New York; as n may do by right OF pre-
eminent domain and the revenue from these ex
tortioners Every time the State reduces Its tolls theso
corporations increase theirs The mere fact OF rcdnc
on by the State 10 their plea for increase We nave
voted here after reduce the charges below
the tosheet Of 1857 to mud only that have reduced
the The subject needs looking after closely
for the people intimately concerned In It, as they
must be in any question Of increasing taxation ana
making these burdens greater.
Mr.. Jacobs said that as had been Informed BY the
Chairman OF the Canal Committee that he could attend
posed amendment.
The resolution as amended by Senator Cole to en-
power the Committee to send for persons and papers,
was then adopted
The Canal Committee of the Senate consists OF sena
tors Cole McGowan. Kellogg, Connolly, Johnson FAR
menter and Ledwith. and their general standing Win
reference to the pending canal subject is quoted rs very
fair. None OF them havo been connected by name win
the Ring in any form. The committee will probably
commence an investigation at once.
THE CANAL RING AND THE GOVERNOR.
RUMoRs OF AN ATTEMPT TO COMPROMISE IN ORDER
TO PRESERVE THE UNITY OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY-TuE GOVERNOR NOT IN A COMPROMISING
MoOD-HIs TERMS NOT LIKELY TO BE ACCEPTED
BY THE RING.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEl
ALBANY, April 2.-rhe vague rumors that
have been floating about for day or two OF overures
by the Ring and negotiations by interested politicians
for some species compromise that would put an end
to the civil war within tho Democratic ranks
first took definite shape to-day. Is
said, though. the best authority, that inc
have been consultations OF representative Democrats
with this end In view aud that proposals OF this nature
have been carried to the Governor The presence in
town Of several prominent friends Of the Ring from
Vo.lr al
John Kelly from New.York, some coorng to such
reports
There Is truth In them to the extent that the Canal
Ring been ready at time within the last ten
days make complete surrender II they could receive
pledges OF indemnity for past oenses They have been
willing to pass any legislation the Governor
might desire II they could BIO assured that
their services would receive this reward NO
one Albany hasaed to perceive that the contractors
we're q panicstricken crowd and concerned more Tor
their personal future than for that Of the Democratic
party, and 1t is from these that the over
lures for peape have little circum-
stance, Showing the degree OF personal
interest this agitation has for them is the fact that tne
Secretary OF State has received great many appca'
tous from contractors for copies reform bill They
have been printed on slips OF convenient size and
have been called for In such quantities that every
other house In Syracuse and Rochester is supposed 10
contain at least one copy, The anxiety Ok the Hus III
regard to these will be easily understood when 1t is
said that there longer any doubt that preparations
for suits are under way and need only time and the ac
OF certain material be brought before the
courts.
An Interesting feature OF this view OF this case Is
the relation borne by the Engineers to me Con-
tractors The CONSERVATION among the former Is no
less widespread than among the latter, and Tor the
same good reason The probable outcome Will tha'
that there will be states evidence furnished by
engineers 10 convict their accompces the contractors
about which time the talk OF tho latter about the
amentabe defects of the system expected to como to
an end. Ruuors OF compromise are OF course
merely entertaining, not important, inasmuch
as Sc takes two TO make compromise
and Gov Tden is not OF a compromising turn OF MIND
The Governor said loosely tonight that he was msrep
resented by those who said that he was unwilling TO
compromise with tho ring. He was ready 10
do go on three conditions The hlst was
that - all tho legislation recommended In
his ge should be allowed to pass The second tha
all money which Investigation should show to have
been stolen should be refunded to the State Inc
third condition somewhat in tho nature
Of a concession, and was TO the effect mat 10
those who went to the Pententary the deduction OF
20 per cent from the term OF sentence for good be-
hayor granted by the recent statute, would be allowed
These are the Governors terms. Whether the Execu
tive Chamber Will speedily DO sbeset with contractors
eager to accept Them remains to be SEEM and that Is
about all there is in the talk about compromise