New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-09
ALBANY.


THE GOVERNOR AND THE SENATE.
THE CANAL COMMISSION AND THE AGGRESSIVE
POLICY OF THE REPUBLICAN sENATORs-THE
RESOLUTION CALLING FOR AN IMMEDIATE RE-
PORT LAID ON THE IABLE-MR. WOODEN PRO-
POSES TO ASK THE GOVERNOR TO TELL HIS
INTENTIONS CONCERNING THE AUTHORSHIP.
[yRoN THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF The IHbuNs'I
ALBANY, Feb. s.-There were further manifesto
tons to-day of the aggressive policy which the Re
publican Senators have adopted with reference to
the Canal Commission and the Governor especially
with regard to the appointments Of the latter. SEN
ator Woodin called up from the table the concurrent
resolution of the Assembly requiring the Canal
Investigating Commission to report within ten
DAYS. Senator Starbuck moved to amend by
striking out the words within ten days" and in
sertIng at their earliest convenience" lie urged
that it was idle for the Senate to seem to prescribe
the precise time within which the pubic ofncers
should perform their duty. 1t was not treating
them with proper respect. Senator MCCARTHY re-
sponded without the assistance OF his proofs Win
portion OF the same speech which he has now denV-
cred three times in slightly varied FORMS Ills most
extravapant Abatement was, perhaps, that neither
the Governor nor the Commission nor Senator star
buck really wanted reforms or wanted the Commits
sion TO report in season to permit action by the
Legislature. Senator Starbuck took the unnecessary
trouble to reply to Mr.. Mccarthy, whom the
more conservative Republicans wholly dis
ayow in private and evidently consider
dangerous member. lie ridiculed the notion
that men like Mr.. Bigelow and Mr.. Magone had any
thing TO conceal; that Commission which met IN
April and sat every day until the first of January
performing an amount of labor such public
officers in this State ever did before, should not be
i'm the time of making their
report What would have been gained il a manu-
scrpt report had been brought in that would pile mp
as high as a cord of woodf The report now coming
in would be in print, and so would the testimony,
both in such shape that they might be easily handled
and digested. After some further debate, In which
Senator Woodin urged that the Legislative Commit
tees were unoccupied with business, and were wait
ing for this report, and Senator Starbuck reJolned
Senator Rogers Whose utterances to-day showed
commendable increase in his conservatism over
those of few days since) moved 10 lay the reson-
tions on the table until Tomorrow, when the senate
might learn from some of the Democratic members
when the report to he expected. The motion
was adopted. He deprecated the passage OF such
resolution until IT found that there vac an evil
dent intention to withhold the report.
Senator Woodin again took the lead with reso-
linton rccting the facts of Mr. Thayer- resignation
as Auditor, Mr. schuyler's rejection. aud the la;ters
continuance in the Office with this singular concu-
sion:
Resoir,d That HE Excclency the GIyernor be- aud he
is hereby resp, ctfully requested to inform M h"hy
10 the senate ONCE of Auditor Of the Canal d.
partment
In Offering this the Senator said that it's obect was
to ascertain what the Governors intentions were.
with a view to bringing the matter before some
judicial tribunal in case he should adhere 10 his
hot
the precedent would he a very strange one which
would Justify calling upon the Governor for an ex-
preston of his intentions in such a matter. The
action Of the Executive in determining whether to
present name rests entirely with hin. Senator
WoOdin traced the history Of the accession OF Mr.
Schuyler, and went on 10 say that the Governor sat
in the Executive Chamber defying the Senate
What did his attitude meant Ii meant Take the
men whom send 10 you you shall not have any
or rather a whom you rejected
The position of the Governor required that the
Senate should surrender its dignity, and allow this
man. who is a usurpcr, Ia discharge the duties ct
the Office Of Auditor. II the Governor should reply
that he has no intention Of sending in another name
then the Senate should give directions TO legal
proceedings To he taken. Senator Gerard said that
the resolution appeared 10 be entirely unprecedented
il not unreasonable. He knew Of no right 10y which
one branch oil the hoNcrnncut tonlu can upon
another 10 state it, thoughts and intentions. He
considered the resolution very dsrespectful Senator
Rogers said that he thought il would be hardly
decorous to ask the Governor If he was going
to discharge his duty-and that was all the
resolution proposed. IL the Governor should
send in asking the Senate
what il intended 10 do about one Of his nominees,
the Senate would resent II an aiiront 10 its dig
nifty. Nevertheless, the question of the Authorship
ought 10 be settled without delay. ID was of great
importance. Finally Mr.. Rogers suggested the mo-
ton, which Senator Woodin adopted that the rcso-
laton lie on the table. Senator Woodin then made
his last appearance with resolution calling OH the
State Treasurer 10 inform the Senate whether he has
paid any money the warrants Of ANY person
assuming 10 act as Auditor" This resolution, which
Senator Woodin explained was designed to bring
officially before the Senate the fact that Mr. schuyler
was assuming to act az Auditor, was finally passed.
LEGISLATIVE PRINTING.
THE CONTRACT AWARDED TO J. Is. PARMESTHR FOR
i7,50O-HE CHEAPEST PRINTING FOR THIgIY
YEARS.
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