New-York tribune., 1890-04-03
SAVING THE TAXPAYERS.
VOTING TO REDUCE CANAL APPROPRlA-
TIONS 100000.
DEMOCRATS, WITH THE HELP OF MISGUIDED
REPUBLICANS SAVING 5000 900 FOR

REPUBLICANS, SAVING 100000 FOR
SUPERINTENDENT HANNEN.
| ryroM TIE rrcuLAE CORRESPONDENT or THE TRrBuSZ
Albany. April 2.-Assemblymen Dcyo. AcKer ana
Fish made strong and partially successful effort to-day
| t. reduce largely the enormous Appropriation OF
81 .413.O00 for the repairs and maintenance oi the
canals the coming fiscal year. which includes the pay
ment of an anticipated deficiency this year. OWING 10
the Two dolsrsa-day law. of S3o7 900. As was eA-
pected Mr. shcchan the Democratic leader, was op
posed 10 any reduction in the appropriation speaking
ably as the representative of Edward lianncn' ue
superintendent of Public Works and Of his master hd
ward Murphy. ir the chairman Of the Democratic Sa'c
Committee. In Murphy's view and III thclr We"
any reduction in that appropriation would be fatal 10
the chances of the Democratic party gaming 'hl'e"
states senator 10y the Use Of the canal patronage
Mr. Deyo who was the Republican leader OF the
opposition t. the appropriations based MS "aN upon
il with the argument that If the IwodolaisduaN INV
is vcpcalca 100000 Of the amount appropil''cn III
the bill viii not be needed The Twodollar' Ia"
up to the present time has caused deficiency Oh Only
500 oco in the canal accounts In the remainder ."
the fiscal wear IL will deficiency OF ~-oVVoo
and the coming fiscal year of 100000. Mr. Dcyo
pointed out tho Assembly that his bill repeating o
law i now on the order of thru reading III 'hc ~
.cmhN and that therefore it would be well To oe'"S
voting the $500 900 part Of the 81 100000 appropa
uon until il is known whether or not the Repeal Dill
will lccomc a law.
Mr. Fish led of the attack upon the appropriation
Iv askirg Mr. Martini Democrat. who was posing a.
/ one OF its champions this pertinent question:. sup
poe We pass ;he Twodollars-aday Repeal biii
.Yc,~ said Mr. Martini but We have to meet
existing conditions"
Tile existing conditions regarding these canai eN
pcnditu,cs replied Mr.. Fish, "arc that there are cN
r,v,r, canal appropriation, everywhere along our
files, and that 70 the public looks a. the times Z"
t,, old Canal Ring III come back The people are
alarmed a; the largene~s ana eAtIaVaH"h'c "a 'c '"
appropiiatio.~ The gentlemen on ths sac "i "'o
House are willing make fair ana needed app'upl"
tons for the canals but not 10 lu'H ''"o"T" ''" "
this eAtiavaSant character
W. Dcyo here said: Nr. Martin does not point
out 10 TIE Assembly the fact that there l. sooooo III
this bill in consequence Of the Two dollar'-acay a"'
which may repeal.
Mr.. sbcchan thcrcupon said with an engaging air :;
We can take ont this 100000 If the Iwodolar'ao'
Law j, repealed
.r. Fish laughed and replied: "Thc Gcntlcman'S
argument is plausible. but II l. not sa'c 'o' '0 ~
publican side Of the House
Mr. Deyo offered amendment TO the bill cu''h-
down the appropriation t3oooo' THIS mo''oh aro"N''
MI >hcchan who said cXcitcdly The presumption
j. that the Two-dollars sa-day law Will be repealed
am therefore opposed TO tia amendment MI
Dcyos notion wa, then pu; to a vote and II was
adoptci-59 to 81. Tic - vote wcr, cast 10y fo'r
teen Democrats and forty nine Republicans. The -
votes against reducing Ia, appropriation were cast %
I : Rcnullcans and Il Democrats. Tho Icpun!lcah'
who thus united with the Democrats against the
.sNpavers were Albert johnson. ol Washington ouhN
| LIiommcdcu OF orleans County ITadWaN' ol f'>gA
(outy and Willis. oi schuyler County. IL SHOW ,Hc
power Of "A Democratic Hdpciin',ndth' "l rum 49,,
al.o that the following Republicans dodS'H No,nr;
Bennett. OF Wayne EVert't 81 i' iSt'n' ~,
Columbia. Gibbs. Of New >ort, n1'c' 81 p'' i.
Miller o! Gcncscc. and Sa"inillcr. 90 ,.,u''.i ~,
| rncy had all voted on previous roll 'all,. Why tNc>
RETAINED from voting this timo l. past ccmpr he'~i'
ne:le,cs , s,' to vc,o It i, common report hai lie
wa elected hy Tammany Ian N"io, aHo u, ...ilS Z
10 be va;irs constant; with the Democrats 10 repay
The debate on the bill ended with another a,iq.k
upou The total aprroprla alion 10 10, madc 'If N'h'
sail tina; the deficiency Of SiOovO Wa an alcllalfH
ore in part and If ,he repeal q ,lc i"D Doilrsa ,
I" To- &fT tcI {, me deGcicncy claus OOo iu al
diiion +, tho $500 900 to be deducted nom ne ap
rrany.a-l ion for future maintenance alicafF Nitd' W
HE Ns.cn,blv THIS motion. II adopted would mahc
tie actual reduction Of the total appropriation ZOO
600 Mr. Gibbs. however, Apparently al the ~
ce,fion of Mr. >hccar excited opposition to ".
loar and f. j. Lewis, Of Ncv- lor did NOT undef~i'.d
NJ. Nc5cr motion and wer mi, led ln'1 1Gnt c "
for" defeated lN vote o. - 10 =. i, IT,
rublicau, who voted with the Democrat, a-iiii W.
hcieg, motion were "ibb- Lev, iia h'ss, %, >'I
Yorl. Albert Johnson. Of Nashlhfien .,,}. ,nni} j.,
oneida county. and rreacway, Of E,-cN County,
seven in all Mr. Dcyo wa ,o"tlen', t1,' I1" r,".
ever. that against the moncY oi me HlnI I'm @
and the bribery Of canal patronage he han won
,,cu a substantial victory for the iaNr"Icr- "i 'n'
-i1f. 49, 20 reduction OF +'lpo'p'- Inc li'' N"'
| or-.rod 10 "A third reading. apor motion %. w.
>icehau. wlo 81 is -af relies up"i o." '"i"- "l VI
ems .r Johnson and Other Republicans nhD Fo'"l
with the democrats today. with the vote, = ~'mc
oi those who dccs"d. 10 rc-i":c ire 'oP'''''h "'
There +. a good deal Of Republic an absent 'ci'nl !n-
now. which favofS the plan 81 ih' D'i"'l@' 70 ''
| the Republican, who dode'd votgs 90 W. l'"."~
motion. namely. Bennett Everett "aidrn"'. ,,'u,''
Vase Miller md ~Awmilcr. seven fncr ~ nl 'i'
following Rcprhlcan~ were absent iudfu- y Eri''
| Esilantne. Of Delaware. Barton. oi Warren p',"u
rcc: pcrsnn Of suffolk; Rose. ri sullivan ana Niup
| ,io nf Caftarurus There tins seventeen j."
n,llrans ont of seventy one VINO did respond 10
| The roll call on this highly important bil.