New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-12

! Governor Cleveland had his pride little piqued
| when as private citizen, as lawyer, he came
| here to get q prisoners sentence commuted-this
| was reason why ne should have removed Mr..
Nllggaei. Perhaps MI Miggael was not quite as
, pobte as he onght TO have BEEN. The Governor
certainly had the power to remove him. but The ln-
teress of the people he State required his reten-
ton. If he removed sir. Miguel as mere cues,
ton of etiquette it was very foolish thing 70 do
After some further debate Senator Pitts
amendment was adopted by vote, OF 10
to IA. Senators Titus. Grady and BOYD,
Of the Democratic majority. voted
with the Republican Senator'S The onglnai res ae
luton amended was then passed by a vote OF 20
to l. Senator Covert was so vexed by his deieat
that he refused TO vote.
Assemoyman House submitted a resolution for
the appointment of a committee of five to investi-
gate the building of railroad station by the ee-
waited railroads OF Newly in the Battery PARK,
Messrs. Campbell and Spnola at once objected 10
its consideration, and the resolution went over one
day under the Assembly rules.
THE CONVICT LABOR SYSTEM ATTACKED
IFhoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUsE.]
ALBANY, Jan. 1.-The State prisons re-
quired yearly expenditure OF half a million dollars
by the STATE for their support scarcely ten
years ago. This year they paid their
bills and pnt several Thousand dollars in the State
Treasury. This amazing change in their condition has
been caused by the labor system The eonvcts
have paid their way by their labor, which was
leased to contractors.
But no sooner ID the economical system established
than attempt made to destroy IT, Perhaps the tax
payers OF the State VIII permit this to be done
and perhaps they will not. Bills have
been introduced IN both branches Of the Legislature by
bers Of the Democratic majority intendeefirst to
cripple and then TO destroy the convict labor system
To-day there several bills OF this character Sena
tor browning had forbdding the making
OF any contracts for the labor OF the
oonvics and directing the superintendent of Prisons
M faafa M hA praa mi m
convicis making articles which ordinarily i'm
ported from foreign countries. Assemblyman Donahue
AssemoIyman M G. Murphy presented sew
eral newspapers containing articles charging
sing Stag Prison He followed this acton by moving
that the State Prison Committee should investigate these
charges Al objection made and tne cOnside ration
OF The motion was therefore postponed iii Tomorrow
directing the superintendent OF Prison. to make de-
tailed for the labor the
y.c,s Assemblyman Hawiey OF Buffalu In defence of
present syssr uggesrcd Last United states
cclsns he carefully hlutlng that IL would show
tnat eonyics man lrture only an iniiniesmal portion
OF tue shoes In the United states and
thai therefore eer alleged competition with free labor
oIg not 10 10 regarded In the end Mr. Keyess reso-
iuion was adOpted.
THE STATE ENGINEER ON THE CANALS
ALBANY, JAM 1.-THE report Of Silas Sey-
nobr, otase Engineer and surveyor, submitted
Tue Legislature Ody. At the Mr. Seymour lakes
re.roapret VI the Of the canals for the as
twenty-five years and gives "A table which shows that
lac iOuns-e OH canals steadily increased |
from ll7l,296 In 1887, 10 5599,785 lSO2 and that
I1e tolls Increased, during the period Of twenty-five
years, from $1292623 TO S5l9s943; also that the
lase on he enlarged canals has materially increased
,nce tHer comp ctOn but has slightly Buctuated be-
tween 5.557,0Jl ~ 1868, ami 5,46S3Il In 1882, the |
being 5,59974J aud that ,ols. during
tame Isr Oj OF twenty Jeals, have rapidly diminished
rom ~, 6f5, z07 90 $685., s1s.
10 regard solution VI the canal problem the En-
yineer says:
Tue Ero Canal can become sustaining and Mt
ne same tluIe rolpoe gslly rival Lines rail-
way alI ocr tarOdgh CHANNELS of communication FOR
ne great Dk VI ne earrYi;g between tine great
est and tne All 4ntlc se4-0U4d.
lnasmucn rs the annual age OF the canals
las nOt been lily mere ised since tue
OmpletioD OF tho present enlargement, there
ppeArs 10 be 40 egcDuragcment for adyo-
atinE iuTtner enlargement NJ the enormous expense
yuicn IL won entail upon the state unlees IL be to
Ld one 100. depth OF tue levels be-
Neen tac iDoAs, wulCn would undoubtedly OF great
dYanta-e To naNig.tol
in re-ilZe the fullest extent, the benefits
are Result Canals. Legsla-
ure Hhoaid promptly provide the means re-
"a red Tor placing the canals In sucn perfect
eyalr. I'D also for making sucn improvements
Il the PRISM and gt.lctlrcs, tOget.1r WIN sncn
increased facilities for OOsaniag adequate supply OF
iaIer wal tDabe the canals all tines during the
OF naygdtun De saOly Tked up ~ tJer full
pacity, danger detentiJns ironl bregEages,
locKadcs aud Other vaJses be eifec ualiy avoided