New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-27
LEGISLATION IN PROSPECT
ENLARGEMENT OF THE ERIE CANAL.
EXTENSIVE CHANGES PROPOsED-CoYsTIUTGoNAr
AMENDMENT For MOME RULE IN CITIES.

EXTENSIVE CHANGES MISREPRESENTATION
AMENDMENT FOR HOME RULE IN CITIES.
IRON SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS or TRBUSEI
ALBANY, Nov. 25.-Chief among the bills
Witch will Ds presented to the incoming Legislature
that authorizing the enlargement Of tho Eric Canal a
Will make airy the expenditure OF $1,000 900 bS
the State II It becomes law thorough and careful
consideration OF tho may therefore DO expected
A conference held In Utica In August TO consider tho
project attended by representatives OF the leading
trade aniZatlons In New York, Brooklyn, Albany,
Utica Syracuse Rochester and Buffalo After careful
consideration of various schemes, one OF which was the
construction OF ship canal from Buffalo to Albany
WIS finally agreed that bill should b. presented to the
Ierslatur6 providing for the deepening OF the canal
one foot the raising OF It's banks one foot and the
eostnenng of its locks to the size OF that recently
constructed at Geddes. These improvements 1t 10
beloved will enlarge the usefulness OF tue canal and
ueru vast increase Of its commerce. The lengthenng
of tbe alone it is thought Will enable
canal boats to make double the number OF trips they
make yearly between New-York ana Buffalo; and the
deenenipg OF the ditch will admit OF the Use OF larger
boats With these improvements Doatheh prcdict thai
ste, canal boa,s will take the place VI those drawn ~
horses. Two boats Will then bs ran together BoatmOa
nont TO the fact that the grain elevators at Buffalo
now full Of gran and argue that the gram trade Of the
west bas come back to the owing to the aDoluoa
M to To accommodate this Increase IN the amount
Grain coming Buffalo, they say that tue eahai must DO
enlarged Or tue Western shippers Will again send their
grain by rail Instead OF water
Tho men who attended the Utica Conference appointed
"a a committee to bring tao subject OF enlargng hs
onl to the attention OF the Legislature the following,
Uora,io seymour, Orlando g. Potter, William H. webb,
John f. Henry, Dewitt c. Littelohn' EDWARD Nemple,
A. b. Miller, J. A. Kinds, Francis D. oArdher ani
Arthur ". Hickman. The committee VIII present
statement tho Legislature respecting tne need %
ENLARGEMENT and its practlcaNlny. Opposition " the
spending OF 50 900 000Dy the STATE tor TINS PURPOSE sot
course expected. For many years the COUNTS Ian.
from the line OF the canal have opposed aty tnaI
vas proposed for its benefit thinking tnu tEey cehea
mn 9aod from II. Naturally, railroad influence VIII 10
cast against the project There VIII ALSO be resistance
from those members who do not tnh !. Ms " TOi,s
nc this tiIne upon snch costly enterprise. LepiG
Controller Benedict stated recently INA. tue au'I,oass
income that the state had derived from tue COZ pCtao9
tax Iuw-aDont 81 100000 annualiy-was all s"Lo"ei
mn by new State departments ana Dy Tue cIIas bni
rho maintenance Of the New Capitol requires
Yearly expenditure OF nCary Sl1OOOO, ana thc cahts
100000. Besides, Court or Caim mas Oeen tsta1..
lshed with three judges DAIRY m Pnc Rniids
and a Bureau OF Labor statstlcs state EhlOhooslb
being self supporting will through the abolition OF TIC
contract system, again become u pr;h upon l.'' ttA-
navers PROBABLY TO the extent o. 100000 annually:
With all these demands upon the Treasury II Is thol-
tne opposition canal improvements VIII De strong
ct a. the de0t Is small ana 5tae AVIATION ho
larye the SUR Orters OF the measure VIII make efbes
efforts to pass the bill It IS presumed that the New;
BUfalo members of Lesisstre will all vote FOR le
measure. With view TO bringing pressure ulon 20:
Tegislaure the conference committee mas apiohea
sub committees I'm the various canal clties 70 pnsh
he their several homes ana az AiDdh9.
sld that committees representing TIE CDdHIoeI OF
Commerce ana the Board OF Trade ana IrihspoIta'lont
OF New York will appear before the caial CONN lecs o
tn. legislature and make argument IN FAVOR 81 inc %
The Canal BOatmen's Association VIII NOT ON! pio's
the bill for the enlargement OF ths lr!e Caua Du ao
bill lowering the charges for grain eleNathS al DUMAS
and New YORK =. ~, -.
The Gas Consumers Association, or New-l orA i nos
discouraged 10y the failure this year to pissh Dill lowering
the uricc ga- In That city THIS summer anu ii
distributed many thousand copies or D!acK ist OF
those OF the Legislature VINO Notei aEau'l s
bill The officers OF the association JUNK tilt the ss
caused the rejection OF az least thirty members o. te
legislature who desired reelection. Ten thOusaud OK
these Isis into the district represented ass
winter by As.emhlyman HOOley. Upon election morning
he Withdrew contest because a. he mas slhco
said OF an attack upon him by some Knights OF laOr
The Gas Association will sub init IT. I'LL again 10 he
LEGISLATURE and + confident that II VIII meet Win luos
favorable reception. $500 -
The Iegi-la IRE under Section OF Article NIL % roe
Constitution will ind II necessary Ia pass ma or tHe
submit the people Of the question: -hal the. re
convention revise the Constitution a.a amend ne
aamc T. II f. probable that tue peOp" Will vote lh ne
affirmative upon this question There J. q 2ToWlhf
opinion In tho cities OF tho state that lie CONSTITUTION
should ne cnlea Is 10 prevent the L'gl- tlute
from imposing upon any city any expenditure Wiz. nu'
IT. consent In tie spring Tor instance. Governor il
AGAINST the rrotesl the Mayor o. New ORR. sigl
bin which viii compel that city TO eNn-nd -23Uooo'l IA
the construction bridge across The iarlrn kyer a'
point where 70 viii d. needed for ron years 10 me-
believed, would receive an almost unanimous support ia