Year: 1866

Our Albany Correspondence.
ALBANY March 9, 1896.


THE BOARD or CONTROL BILL


Abouhs stage the session the business Of legislation
centremore particularly in committees and discharged
mainly during the afternoons and evenings In the Com
mtee Cities to-day the Board of Control wastaken up
again for discussion and amendment The portion Of
the bill which absorbs the powers Of the Commissioners
Of the Sinking Fund agreed TO be stricken OUT also
the provisions for the removal and political disability Of
officials to be removed The board is left the function
merely Of investigation and audit and the duty
OF making out specifications and evidence to
be presented to the Governor for his action, as at
present provided. Objection has been taken by Mr..
Brandreth, chairman OF the committee who Is 6ghtng
the BILL that the power OF the Governor TO appoint the
Commissioners under the new board cannot be conslt
tional and that to give 1t legality 1t should be made TO
comprise the entire Metropolitan district. II will be
reported however, Mr. Jenkins has majority OF the
committee with him. and is making desperate fight for
it, The bill excites the liveles interest among the city
officials and ITS progress will be most vigorously OBJ
structcd Representatives OF nearly all the city com
Board OF supervisors are here organizing vigorous
opposition to the proposed new board


THE NIAGARA SHIP CANAL


The Committee Commerce of the House had numer-
delegations before them day from Oswego. Buffalo,
Albany and the entire routes Of the principal canals OF
the State relative to the Niagara ship canal Arguments
made by Messrs Niles and Cutting in opposition TO
this project which has engaged the attention OF Con-
gres the commercial conventions and the Legislature OF
this State for three four years. Mr. Miles, practical
man. in the produce trade, made able review of the
speeches of Mr.. Lttlejohn at the Detroit convention
and elsewhere his advocacy Of this, his absorb
ing scheme He exhibited forciby the disastrous consc-
quences Of turning the whole current OF from
the established channels into the St Lawrence, and
so divert it from all the cities of this State between
New York and Buffalo He exhibited the statistics Of tho
carrying trade the close Of the and Its reduc
tion by half the tonnage since the reopening Of the
Mississippi The disturbance which the opening OF new
lines Of canal and railway from Oswego and the attempt
TO the trade of the West into these avenues he
proved be pregnant at least with certain destruction
10 cities and the we'll established routes Of the
Erie canal showing that this canal needed but mode
outlay TO double its present capacity, BY the CON-
petion OF the enlargemenfs already well advanced He
demonstrated that with this enlargement It's capabilities
would distance tho requirement OF trade for twenty
years 70 come. As Mr. Nttlejohn is chairman of
this committee the bill will of course be reported but the
prospect promise any further progress this ses
sion Tho array OF interest in solid line OF cites
through tho State with the canal interest and Central
Railroad and State officials against the measure fore
shadows defeat II locks n the Niagara ship canal
never could got any counenance. The annexat on Of
tho Canadas will alone bring the scheme TO practical
issue.


Senator Polser will probably report his resolutions, as
chairman Of the sclect commtte, of the Senate to-
row. Their tenor will endorse President Johnsons poll
cy while insist ng the admission Of all representatives
elected by loyal constituencies