New-York tribune., 1878-02-05
ALB1N1.

EVENING SESSION OF THE LFriSLAU RE.
TWO BILsIN TIE ASSEMBLY REDUCING CANAL EN-
PENsLs-TnEIR SUPPORT BY DIRECT TAXATION
TIE coLoNnL HIsToRY-IHE EXCISE QUESTION.
iDY TELEGRAPH To the TRBuNEI
ALBANY, Feb. 4.-Mr. Mvord has become n
canal reormer. CLEARLY. lie ihends to support win
great veor the pole, OF economical administration
Of the canal shortly 10 he put IN force by the
new Superintendent Of Public Works. Last week
he expressed his approval Of I'LL aboishing
the Office OF Canal Appraiser; tonight he introduced
In the Assembly a bn nb)lishing the offices
OF Division Resident aud Assistant Engineers ot the
canals and authorizing the Superintendent - Public
Works whenever engineering work required, to make
reauison on the State Engineer for the neces barry
force OF engineers. Mr. Alvord asserts Hhat
this dismissal of the Corps OF Engineers w1uld
save the State $4,000 yearly. Mr. AlvOrd also pre-
scented another canal reform bill. This one reduces
the number OF collectors of canal tolls, and
aholIshcs the Office Of wcighmaster. Certainly
superntenden; ol Public Works Clarke Will greatly re-
duee the number OF employees on the canals That Is
known TO be his policy but u Is doubtful whether De
would approve of any change In the present method of
canal administration before he had thoroughly
examined It aud learned its good and tad points
with "A small anne mt Of expenditures for the
canals viii come apparently a iree Erie Canal. d..
isaac Hayes of Ne~-l ok. introduced very notable
concurrent resolution for tte adoption Of this policy In
The Assembly tonight II Is in fact, C"nst tu1iona
amendment, repeating sections 30 nnd 80 o.
Article : Of the Constitution, which make the
various vel. known provisions for the support OF
the canals and prohibitions regarding the expenditure
~ the income from them ono contains the restrictive
urnyi.np thar the cI rndures on the canals shall not
Nc,d In any year r"cr pts Tor the ircNluHs
wear. Tie sections taug siricEeD OUT The resolution
nu:- III their place tt makes The canals free and
Obj tlu4 il" iIOucy IL keep them IN good order
by direct Ia .atoa The taxation FOR tie canals II hs
ginendmcnt In force now, would be ONLY One-'lx
tr,nth OF - MIL Dr. Hayes amrhIIncnt wa very
fn f4fl
slpet viii be- oriatcd IN tie Assembly Tomorrow. Al
A. cpt will De made to put flour and petroleum on ne
free list. A.,
Auhor,y to print historical documents relating TO
t'e colonial history % the state u taken from TIE
Secretary OF state by bil introduced by A.
-c,ublyuan COsaG Tonight. Volume MI ~ The Colonial
History was printed under Mr. BigclOS's supervision
lst wear: bat understood that Sir. Beach has hot
that keen delight ia historical rebcarCdcs that his
predecessor had. and viii not sr-buOLsy op-
pose the passage Il the preset hill. Moreover
an American whose tongue has never been cOnianinar-
by utterancc OF foreign words now has charge of tue his
toricai de, Imentn, IN place Of IA gentleman who dis
payed a shocking familiarity with the Dutch aud
SNr, languages in which most OF the documents are
written 30 that there would be tl; Of attempting
any pu LEGATION. - go
fhe Assembly Committee on Internal Affairs will give
hearing on Wednesday night 10 tue friends ana opyo-
ncpls OF the present Excise Law.