New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-06
THE CANALS.

THR low TOII-SHEET APPROVED BY THE ASSEMBLY,,
WITH FLOUR LEACHKD ASHES AND PETROLEUM
PLACED on THE FREE LIsT-PROyIDING FOR
REPAIRS.
[FROM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRTBvHE.I
ALBANY, Feb. 5.-Ihe canals occupied the
attention Of the Assembly, to-day, they VIII of the
senate tomorrow. LOT tolls guaranteed the mer-
chants of the State so far as the Assembly
can promise. 4 resolution Of the Canal Committee
approving OF the rcGnactment OF the low Oi!-sheet
OF last year had been made special order for the day
TWAS reached shortly after the roll cali when DR..
Isaac l. Hayes, chairman OF the committee said "Ihc
Canal Committee have given this matter very careful
consideration They have had before them several Of
The state officers connected with the Canal Board.
We thought Il 10 the Interest OF the State to CON
time the low tOll-shect OF last year. Tho
only question to be considered Is that of securing sul
cient revenue to keep them IN good Order The Canal
Board think that The tolls Of last Will support them.
Their belief is that no tolls at all should be asked
but the Constitution must be changed before we can
adopt that policy. Three amendments have been pro-
posed they provide for placing flour, petroleum and
!eacled ashes on the free list"
Mr. Brooks proposed the amendment putting -four
on the hee list. The Aitc only obtained revenue o.
SOS from that toll last year. reduction OF that tax to
nothing would attract very large commerce TO the
canals The competition between the railroads and the
canals is very severe and this il time Of small profits
The aid given the canals in this way would be very
valuable, for many lour merchants wOnd be induced 10
Use IL IL it WAS made public highway.
Mr. Hcpburn-i opposed TO the amendment "
would be determination AGAINST the raw material ana
IN favor of the manufacturer. All the -four would be
ground outside OF the State. Our manufacturers would
not be benefited, nor Our labCr!ng mon.
4 vote wa th"n taken upon Mr.. Br0Oks's amendment
u resulted "a faiOYs--Ncas. g.. nays, 81.
MI North. OF Oswegc spoke in favor putting !cached
ashes on The free list. account Of its yaiue cr
iiz@r observation-disclosures was adopted, aud also that put-
ting petroleum the free list. Mr.. Abbott then offered
fourth amendment, reducing the tolls Oh man
ufaclurcd lines % per cent, which also adopted
The Committee oil the Whole t.cn reported 10 The House.
There the toshcc and IT. amendments were approved
nv the following vote: Ayes 81 uays, %. The amend
nients made will have 10 he approved by the Senate and
The Canal Board before going INTO ehec'.
There then came up for con liberation bill apprOpr
atDg 100000 for the making OF ordinary repairs on the
canals Ng Ilcpbutne SAID that he believed the biz was
III direct conflict with the Constitution. which provided
that the expenditures III any one year should nor exceed
the revenues at tue pfcgiors year The bill
seemed to appro pirate 100000 i'll addition to
the revenues Alr. AlvOid, III rclly, said that
800 900 had been appropriated IN 1876 for deepening
the canals and the Treasury for canal pur-
poses One hundred thousand dollars Of this
snm was appropriated last year and the action
was approved by the Governor. II was CON
lenplated 20 appropriate 100000 IN The same way.
After further discussion Mr. Aly0rd moved TO insert
canse requiring the amount Appropriated 10 be- returned
from the OF the canals. Adopted and Mr. Hep
burn Withdrew bis motion. The bill then ordered 10
A third reading.