New-York tribune., 1879-03-12
SALT AND RETRENCHMENT.

STRONG VOTE IN FAVOR OF HIGH TOLLS ON FOR
EIGN sALT-sALAMEs TO BE REDUCED.
lpRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.l
ALBANY, March 1.-THE Assembly was
plunged into long debate about salt to-day by Nj.
Fish tol for the canals during the coming year
had been reported favoraby by the Canal Committee
Mr. Fsn inquired as TO the reasons for putting higher
Of toll foreign salt than on dOmctsc salt. Mr.
Iurd chairman of the committee replied that the dis
elimination made as 10 protect the man
utacturers OF salt in this State from the
competition Of foreign manufacturers OF salt.
Speaker AlyoGd then took the floor, az was becoming
resident Syracuse. In the opening OF his speech
he referred to the title by which he Is frequently
known Old SALT" and said that In virtue OF that name
he would continue defend the Chief industry OF his
constituents Then, in eloquent phrases as he could
frame nc described rise decadence of Syracuse
as salt manufac;ury 80 fluent indeed, was the Speak,
ers speech on the subject that several hcartess old
members affirmed that they had heard 1t before when
the same matter was under debate in former Legsla-
lures The Speakers chief point that the loss OF rev
enue which The state now experiences lessor OF tie
salt springs al Syracuse was but temporary l0ss WIN
the revival Of business the revenue would pre-
dicted Vi to the year s46 the spring. he said had pro
duced revenue to the state nearly SO 100000 Since
that year the had only amounted atogether to
100000 For several past the springs had been
an actual loss tho state TIE cause Of this decline III
revcuue was that the manuac OF salt found that
they could pete with the manufacturers Ol loi-
cign salt at New-York and other places distant from
Syracuse and had ceased carrying on the business salt
was now brought IN ships ballast from
Europe II was made on the Mediterranean by work
mgmeu who did not get more than 10 cents day Tor
their labor American wOrkingmen could not compete
with this pauper labor The only remaning bulwaTR
against tie tide OF foreign competition was the high
rate of toll foreign salt II would be simply impos-
sblo for the salt manufacturers Of Syracuse 10 60 Oh
with their business II the toll was not main tanned
Mr. Fish said that the people of syracuse were In
favor free canals till their favOrite industry was
touched. Then they the most ardent OF protcc-
tionts. He moved that the rate Of toll on foreign s
be made the same as that domestic. Mr.. sheard,
Of Her{imer said that he represented great
cheese manufacturing district the greatest the United
states Foreign salt was not used by the cheese manu-
facIrgrs T1t Assembly surely ought not TO make Itself
an instrument for the obstruction Of domestic manuac
lures. EIastus RrOOks said nat he had long Decu OF
opinion at the stale had no business To be engaged
III the salt Nor should the STATE enter inlo any
protective system lie believed III tariff for revenue
only The result Of che protective policy OF the state
thus far in relation had been drive the trade III
foreign salt from New-Yor To Pnllade phia and Btt
more. New-Iork STATE had no right 10 impose Tax on
an ar iclc OF such universal use as salt
Mr. Fsh's motion TO reduce the OF toll on foreign
salt the same rate as that on was geleatG
sheet recommended was then adopted by vote OF ~
to1S.
MI SINNERS bill reducing the number and pay Of
employees Of the Legislature was then considered II
the bill becomes law the expenses OF tie Leelsh
ture VIII be $4,000 les year than AT present MT
Orleans, offered nearly twenty amencmCnts
To the bill The amendments named all the State OFF,
cias whose salaries not prot ced by the Constitu
top and reduced their yearly salaries TO average OF
about S4 each Mr. Gdden supported these proposed
amendu entS with long speech, III which he showed
the gradual increase in the salaries OF officials since
1886 lie said that the Legislature should not only cut
down It's own exp nses, but those OF the State Off
olals as well by the pronosed amend
ments the St9te would 100000 yearly
Mr. Skinner oPpCsed Mr. GIdGenss ,p,nmdHt amend
to load down bis bill and insure It's defeat Mr.. sloan
said that Mr Giddeu's motion compelled the Assembly
10 consider At forty different salaries of State
offclas, and that without scrutiny by com
nittee II time was taken to examine MIR. Glidden's
amendments Mr. skinner's valuable bill would he de-
ayed He would give hearty support 10 the principle
of Mr. Glidden's amendments, and If they were Oheted
in "A separate bni lie would grant them very favorable
cOnsdr IatlUn.
Mr. Glidden's amendments rejected by vote
OF AZ 10 &c. The bill WAS then passed by unan-
imous vote 90 members voting In It's fayor.
The Assemb ymen found on their desks to-day long
arpImept against the Code. signed by David Dud
lev Field The pamphlet Is DARED February 81 1879.
aid has perhaps, already been printed Accompanying
the list Of lawyers hO are opposed to the
enactment of the proposed additional chapters Of
the Code The list of names not as long, nor as note
worthy that recently presented by MrIbroop In favor
nf he O0e