The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-03
A Movement for Delay in tho Canal
Fraud Investigation
Al Analysis Of Speaker Mcclure and
Senator Lord.
The Supply Bill and the Catholic
Protectory.
Another Attack on the Street.
Cleaning Monopoly


capitol IN years that is less satisfactory IN every
way TO most or the persons interested in It than
the enactments when have followed the Govern
Dr's Message on canal frauds. In the beginning
Governor nlden was TO oe beaten IN the House by
ais friends. The speaker was outspoken Ia his
ienunciatlon or the Governors course, and ne
seemed TO have q strong party TO back MIN. Mr.,
Alyord preoicted that illden would mol carry
twenty members OF the Assembly with MIN IN
his assault upon the Canal Ring. Eminently
tne apologist or the Ring in the lower
branch OF the Legislature, MS palnatlon
OF the frauds died upon MS lips, and
ne affected to nave been an earnest friend OF IN
resignation from the stat. He saved himself IN
mis- way from sne severe denunciauons which
have overtaken Speaker MCGUIRE bur he has not
escaped the contempt that Is certain 70 lall upon
one VINO symp2tnlzes with corruption and yet has
not the courage 70 be guided oy his sympathtes-
Mir. Alvord Is artIll, out he - not bold-a TACT
wnlcn accounts IN 3 great measure for the sorry
figure the Canal Ring has made 10 the contest
win the Governor Mr.. Mcclure. On the other
hand, IS bold, out not artiu, and so he has
ruined himself mpletely with his own party IN
nngle week, and his career as public man Is al
ready at an END.
sPEAKEE MGURE's FOLLY.
This Is not to be wondered at, ne is perhaps
the feeblest Speaker VINO ever presided over
tue Assembly. Anxious 10 stand by those whom he
regarded as MS friends he began the work or the
session by giving the Committee on Canals TO the
friends OF the Ring, ana even stood ready TO
measure swords with Governor Tllden. Had the
people been with kim he would have become the
real leader OF the democratic party or this state,
but he mad scarcely taken MS position as the
champion OF the Canal Ring before he was deserted
BY his partisans in the Assembly and MS action
hv ne a sci
He IS man 70 be ptied, perhaps but however
much one may pity him it is very hard 70 refrain
from laughing at him also. lie deliberately
destroyed himself in the interest or the strongest
aud most corrupt ring ever organized IN any
stare, when ne ought 10 have known that he
could expect no other late II ne espoused the
cause OF the canal contractors.
SENATOR LORDS COURAGE
The only real courage, II courage Is to be meas
ured by prudence. displayed oy any statesman IN
either branch or tue Legislature mas been SHOWN
by the course or Senator Lord. Himself q canal
contractor, 1t was natural that he should espouse
tie cause OF MS associates and be accused
o. a heartIer friendship Tor them than MS
acts warranted. When the accusation was
made he went to the other extreme and
became the most radlcal advocate OF Investigation
Ia the Senate. He now seems determined that
the inquiry snail be so broad as 10 include
everybo and everybodyis offences, aud that
concealment in any direction snail be impossible.
With this END IN view ne made movement IN the
Senate this morning which created good deal OF
conservation and revealed something ike dts
roslnon not 70 make the investigation as com
plete as tue pubic interests demand. 1t was
nanS movement as interesting as il was unex-
pected. soon after the senate convened Mr.. Lord
offered a resolution investing the Committee on
Canals with authority 10 investigate the whole
question Or canal transportation between Buffalo
and New York.
THE RESOLUTIONS
The resolutions were as ionows:-
Resolved, That the Canal Committee are hereby
requested 70 ascertain and report 70 this BODY the
prices eAa ged Ia the city ol New YORK upon the
following transfer OF grain az that port
Prices charged Tor eievating gram from canal
boats.
Prices charged 70 the seller and 10 the buyer or
gram and 70 the vessel receiving the grain.
Also. whether these prices are exacted by the
rules and regulations Of any association, corpora
non or combination 10 that city;
Also, what charges are collected from canal
boats for the use Of slips ana Unaryes or port
charges
and reported by the Canal Committee as relative
10 the city Of Buffalo.
In supporting these resolutions Nj. Lord said
the inquiry would demonstrate that all the
charges upon the canals rom the time freight
vs. Shipped until i was delivered. were put al
trade ORGANIZATIONS. and ne declared that as much
as $5.Oo0J0O annually were unnecessarily ADDED
10 the cost Of transpor tation. This was q new
phase or the question. and II was confessed, q
very striking one. Evidently these charges are as
much emitted 70 invesngatlon IS the frauds to
which Governor f1lden mas invited inquiry, bat it
was feared that 1t might interfere with AMI em.
barrass the investigations ALREADY undertaken.
4 DELAY MOVEMENT.
Mr.. woodin gently expressed these views and
then Mr.. Jacobs declared that the result OF this
new Investigation would be 70 delay the WORK or
the investigating committee 80 70 prevent It
from getting It's report before the Legis allure
ounng the present session. he then proposed TO
amend the resolution 50 as to make hessrs. Lore
Booth and selkrez a special committee to make
the proposed inquiry. Trls again brought sena-
tor Lord 10 his ieeL VINO plaintvely rehearsed MS
wrongs at the hands or the newspapers
and while declining 70 serve upon any
committee whatever be soemnly warned
those VINO should undertake the work
he had set apart Tor them that they must endure
great public abuse In lts performances. Mr.. Cole.
the Chairman Of the Canal Committee very gen
eiously minated that ne and bis associates were
Wiling 70 undertake the delicate task, AZ what
ever risk 70 their lame. This caused Mr.. JACOBS
70 Withdraw MS amendment. ana the resolution
passed. whereby another investigation has been
instituted. Perhaps half a dozen other inquiries
may De provided ior before anything more - ound
out. ana it IS certain tuat toe more committees
mat are lOrfneG the less may be known. The
Governor has not yet named toe commission, and
the JOINT committee Will not BE appointed TIL the
SUITS AGAINST ras RrvG.
IL ~ said That the papel Tor suits against sew.
fral members OF the canal Ring Are already in
process Of preparation. ana mat the suits Will
probably be initiated very speedily.