New-York tribune., 1888-03-26
MILLIONS FOR OF'FENCE'
AND HOW MANY CENTS FOR PARIloANoi'AA
n,xoppor,s TRIBUTE WHICH THE LEGisLArUhh
=, 1--WE IN DyMOcRACY-wHAT WILL MR.
suAyAuAS 30 FOR HIS PARTY

Is PAYING To DEMOCRACY-wHAr WILL ''"
suANAuAN 30 FOR HIS PARTY
,nY TELEGRAPH To TUE TRIBUNEj
ALBANY, March 25.-The Kephoicah oOnA ."'D,o 90
their caucus on Thursday came 10 the "se ca,,
hu all hills raising tho salaries of state or city oo
Or creating now State institutions Inc hf'' P'"' ,u
,Lis dccJson was the Staying Friday OF eght Dliis
for tbo creation OF new state normal Schools WIN"
would Lavo taken $3.50 coo out OF the otatc
and involved 1t in yearly expense hereafter VI 80
COO Tho bills raising tho salaries oil sta'o oinO'"D
Will be next killed. Moreover, tho sta'e ena''"O
institutions whose trustees have wandefN INTO 0
travagant expenditures OF late years, nave oeo ."
rced to reduce their estimates. Tho appropriations
for State departmcnts will also BIO hept low. An aP
proprlation of $IOOCOO for the State Da'ry coi."'
sIoncr made by the Assembly, has Deeh icu'o'u -
s75 OOO the usual appropriation for that uepar'n'
Yet tho Republican majority In the Legislature arc
SIN uerlectIng to turn their eyes upon certain appfo
pration bills which papably OF an extra' asan.
nature and II permitted to become laws WIN "orA
them a good deal OF harm at the polls In NovemOcr
ANY BUG UNDER THIS CHIPf
These are the four bills for new 0tfdges a'ro''
the canals, for dredging ont the eahas VI in'o,
There seems to be mania for bridSe-buiiduS on '"o
rart of some members OF the Legislature; ana one
might sus p.ct that bridge company and brluge puio
ers are secretly drawing up the many buS lon Inc
bridges Many OF these bridges across 'ho i1iio
Canal it would sccm should be provided by the local
authorities of tho places to be behehteo ho'nos'
for instance desires handsome and costly orioso
built across tho Erie Canal In It's cher stroe''
looks as If cities and towns desiro 10 oe o,n"
mented at the expense Of the State All these bridges
are TO be constructed under the supervision OF james
shanahan, Superintendent OF Public WORKS. Mt. enaa
han s a jealous Democrat; so Jealous that last IAN
he took Edward wemple, tho Democratic Candidate for
Coutro,er I'm State canal tug over the entire length
Of the Erie Canal introducing HIN TO the canal labor
org Iock-tenders and to citizens living along the lne'
This eectoneering tour gained many hhhdreos VI
votes for Mr. Wemple I'm the State on clectoh uay'
Mr. Shanahan can build all the proposed bridges II nc
chooses in October Just before the November eiecuon'
and there little question that he VIII DO ouo oons
so II these bills become laws
LAID UP FOR RAINY DAY-NoVEMBEh D.
Outside of the money for the bridges and for ufcds
Ing obscure creeks, Mr.. Shanahan Will nave largo
amount OF money to expend on the canaS, iarse
fraction of which can be diverted toward the election
~ n Democratic President The Legislature of 1887
appropriated 100000 for tho ordinary repairs ana
locktendng Of the canals from October !, 1887, 10
October l. 1888. Mr.. Shanahan, up TO yesterday, nau
expended only $l0o, ,612 of this amount leaving IN HIS
hands S4I1 1888. There Is bill now before the IesS
laure appropiatlng Sso7 900 for the ordinary repairs
aay and lock tending of the canals from October L,
1898 to October l. 1859. Mr.. Shanahan can expend
large portion of this money II ne shooses % as
week of November with tremendous effect on tne Lo-
suit of the election in this state Moreover the LeYs
the locks and.otherwse improving the Erie Canal ~ a
large portion Of this amount stili remains In Mr;
shanahans hands Only mas Teen ha nc
of the Erie Canal only sl5 $50 Of the SoOoOo sPprp
piaed for iengthening the loc Ks OF the oswego s
only $1,000 OF the $4,000 for dredging tho oswcgo
canal only $35s87 Of the $4,000 apgEoRrat%ed R ed for for
he d lake 2 1hs PaG RSsr canal It IS thus appa
ent that r shanahan still has large pr9pOfuotn ~
Ibis hands of tho funds given him BY the LegSiaain@re gSa @
of 1887 for the msintenahc as,s UcA 'ohai"s al" M
plOyement of tho canals this year.
OVER So 100000 FOR THE GOOD WORK.
II should be added that Senator Cantor (Dem) ana
Assembyman Ryan (Dem.l both have bills before
the Legislature approprafing 100000 for further
improvements In the canals. This bill Is now under
consideration with apparent good chance OF peins
passed. II It becomes law Mr. shanahan a Wh HaSs ave
In his hands this Presidential year $500 600 OK me
fund for the maintenance OF The canas' iof ~
ockcnding In 1850 Slsooo0oo ios Hntpn noo
ments; s3lO,279 Of the appropriation OF $oMoo,Uoo M
made in 1887. and SAT- .3o8 Of the SG7oOoO appro-
priated 1887 for the ordinary mainteDancs oi the
r., 5Ss G07 But oven this does not include all OF
Nr Shanahan's appropriations. There remain the APP
popratlons for canal bridges and and 81. canal dreaSlng
aud the appropriations for canal bridges ana or eanM
dredging Which the Legislature OF loSo desires od 10
for canal bridges alone. Thus Mr. Shanahan may be
said to have furnished with the sncws OF PoinI-
cal war in 1893 by tho Republican Legislature OF 1887
Numerous other unexpended appropriations leave III
the hands OF Mr. Shanahan Sf35050 for the consruc,
ton Of canal bridges for dredging ana for othef cah
Now come tho appropriations for canal bridges, %
canal cnysrs and ssdeTs Ssi are rIs IN addition to the
bills appropriang ss0T 900 for the @ %, o.
canals ;Sns fnS lf and 100000 for improve
nent of the canals manf 1osai oI ,oS g
& dor hrnc nm the proposed approps
tions this year above $4,000 OO0 pretty campaign
fund for Democratic superhlehaehl VI fuoIc WORKS
in Presidential year.