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OES va SPAIN WEE CARLISTS DEFEATED I! BATTLE—WEAVYT Loss. MADRID, March 25, 187%, General Campos has inficted another cefeas om the Carlists at Haguet, near Ridema. Th my lost 800 and the Alfonsists 68 killed, ‘The Uarlists are concentratiog for an attack on Puycerda. A CABLIST SECESSIONIST COMMANDER ENTERS PRENCH TBRRITORY. AYONNS, Mareh 25, 1875. diri bas entered France, GENERAL CABRERA'S SECESSION Pants, March 25, 187% According to the latest advices trom the Cariist Deadquarters at Estelle, Generals Mendiri, Gabeus a Tristany have uniied in @ forcibie protest against General Cabrera’s mantfestoes in favor ef Alfonso. Pants, March 25, 1873, It ts reported that Genera! Dorregaray joins the @ther Cariist generals in their protest ageines Cabrera’s course. GERMANY. THE LAW AGAINST JESUITS TO BE APPLIED TO ALL MONASTIC INSTITUTIONS, Berwin, Maren 25, 187% The government contemplates an smencment of the law against Jesuits so as to make it opera- tive against otner religious orders. ENGLAND. LONDON, Mareh 25, 187%, The weather throughout Engiand to-@ay is fair. IRELAND. JOHN MITCHEL'S BROTHER-IN-LAW SERIOUSLY mL. DUBLIN, March 25, 1875. Jonn Martin, member of Parliament irom Meath, 1s in a precarious of excitement produced by the death and funeral of John Nitchel. . THE CENTENNIAL. PREPARATION FOR A NATIONAL BE RESENTATION: ; Paris, March 25, 1875. The commission which bas been orgamized nere tosecure a proper representation of the French FBENCH Products at the United States Centennial Exbibi- | tion held 9 preliminary meeting to-day. THE MOODY-SANKEY REVIVAL. eee HE POPULAR RELIGIOUS ENTHUSIASM SAID TO BE ABATING, Lonpon, March 26—6 A, M. The Times expresses the opinion this morning that the popular interest in tne Moody and Sankey revival movement is rapidly falling off, but other journals assert that it 8 undiminished, The attendance at Agricultural Hall last mignt ‘was much reduced, only 8,000 people neing pres- ent, probably in consequence of the holidays, At the close of the meetigg Mr. Moody asked all ‘who were religiously moved to rise, and nearly all: responded to nis call. THE WAR IN CUBA. ENSURRECTIONIST DEMONSTRATION AGAINST RATI- WAY COMMUNICATION—THE VOLUNTEERS NOT EXULTANT IN THEIR PATRIOTISM, Havana, March 20, 1875, From the insurrectionary districts nothing has been received for several days with the exception ofa report that the insurgents had aestroyed portion of the railroad petween Nuevitas and Porte Principe and bad interrupted travel for three days. The road is again in workiug order, and the Bpanish accounts state that everything ts again quiet. THE VOLUNTEERS SLIGHTLY RECUSANT. Reports trom Matanzas say the volunteers of | that place had refused to farnish their quota of men ior the front, but upon receiving information from Count Valmaseda that the leaders of any Yebellious movement would be severely dealt with the volunteers quietly submitted to the Gratt, and some of them have already started tor the front. Another beso manos was held at the palace to-day, and rumors on the street say that arrange- meuts are being made to order four regiments of the Havana volunteers to the front, the officers having oifered the services of the same to Count Vaimaseda. GUGAR ESTATES DESTROYED BY THE INSURRECTION- IST ID DIARIES—AN IMMENSE LOSS OF PROP- ERTY. A communication recetved in New York from the sugar house of Guardiola, Tejedor & Co., of Sagua la Grande, Cuba, uoder date of March i, says:—Witnin the past two days fourteen ol the finest estates of this jurisdiction have heen completely reduced to ashes by the fires of theincendiaries, The smoke ol seven could | be plainly seen abour six miles from this place, The damage done to machinery and buidings will exceed a half mitlion of dollars, and the loss of crops cannot be calculated at less than 12,000 toi of sugar, to say nothing of tue loss inflicted by the Gight of negroes, Ac. RHODE ISLAND REPUBLICANS. PROVIDENCE, March 25, 1875. The Republican State Convention, which met at ten o’clock this morning, is, up toa late hour to- Bight, still engaged in passing upon the claims of the contesting delegations, and may not reach a | rote on candidates for State officers to-night. | The Convention 1s nearly equally divided, and the voles on the contestants someumes favor the Lip- pitt and sometimes the anti-Lippitt party, No permanent organization nas been effected yet. The prospect is good for an all night session. | THE ICE RAVAGES. ROTION OF THE WILKESBARRE TOWN COUNCIL TN REFERENCE TO REPAIRS OF BRIDGES—a | PROBABLE HARVEST FOR BUILDERS AND LAW- YERS, WILKESBARRE, Pa., March 25, 1875. It has been cold here all day, and to-night It is | freezing hard. The foot of the Wilkesbarre gorge | ‘was examined this alternoon on behalf of the City Council by Street Commissioner Johnson, witha view of setting ajorce of men at work cutting a channel through it. The water was found to be as low as it is in July, and not current enough to tarry away the ice if it once were cut into small pieces. For this reason the work will not be begun. The project of blasting with nitro- glycerine is still being discussed. The com- pany which owned the new toll bridge at Pittston have signified their iztention of bring- ‘mg suit against the Wilkesharre Bridge Com- Dany tor destroying one span of their structure at the same time the old Pittston bridge was purned. The span was worth $8,000, The plan of building @ dam across the North branci Canal to prevent the flooding of Canal street by tt, has been abandoned, the Council holding that the water will come in at other points, and that a dam would assist in submerg- ing the gas works and washing away the banks of | the canal, and the city would make itsel! liable | for damages done, At White Haven, on the | Lehigh, the people are in fear of a destructive iJreshe The ice is very thick and millions of teet ol logs are frozen up init. lé Wiil resist a great volume of water, and the scenes o1 1862 may be repeated, ‘THE LATE ALEXANDER W. HARVEY. Burrato, Maren 25, 187 ‘The funeral services of the late Alexander W. Harvey were held at St. Paul's Cathedral at eleven A.M. to-day, Rev. Dr. Shelton oficiaung. There was a very large attendance of friends and promi- nent citizens, The display of floral triputes was | very fine, Some thirty-two devices were brought from New York. The remains were deposited tem- | porarily im the Cathedral vauit. The pallbearers were Messrs, R. L. Howard, George Truscott, E. | Carietton Sprague, John M. Hutchiuson, 0. H. Mar- | Int movements that NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET. 1 alchemical site nlagibthibe cinerea TE Ns SOT gs CANAL COMPLICATIONS. 'Close of the Debate in the | Assembly. —_———_-—__4_ \SENATOR LORD'S DEFENCE. |The Mode of Investigation Agreed Upon. | 4 COMMISSION AND A COMMITTEE. | Interviews With State Legislators and Canal Coatractors. THE CANAL MEN VERY BITTER | Charges and Counter Charges of | Fraud and Corruption. | SPEAKER M’GUIRE’S DIGNITY ALBANY, Maren 25, 1875, ‘To-night the excttement continues in regard to | Canal matiers. There is an accession of politicians from all parte of the State and hoteis are crowded. Notoing is heard pat “Canai Ring” and “Fraud.” | Legestative matters nave ceased to be of any | Interest whatever, and the whole current of Popular discussion in Albany tends to speculation Upon poms of the Governor's Message and the of the men Who are supposed to com- W famous caval. may be hart py thia tnvestiga- Hon also come in for their sbare of criticism, It } istration th Xisted for neariy haifa | Century, and also stands at the present time. The great poiwt then arises as to | Femedies are required so as to prevent future rob- veries, The subject of iraudulent contraci« ts an | old story, but the adroit grouping togetner of | facts and figures by Governor Tilden, so as to arouse public attention to tne enormity of offences is movement to arouse pubic attention throughout the country. Denunciation and obloqay must follow men connected with this canai basiness in the most remote degree. They must now go to the wall, and their politioal death knell is | Sounded, Although romors have been busy for years in condemnation of t system of swim dling, yet no positive proof was brought torward Against the perpetrators of such public wrong, | The Ogures of the Governor have opened the eyes | Of the people to th jormity of the crimes per- | Petrated, as it was very aptiy introduced this evening in debate by Mrv Burtis, of Kings. The farmers throaghout the imierior will care | fully meditate upon these robberies irom their canal fui nd at succeeding elections reme} | ber with telling effect the misdeeds of those who have betrayed them. Tuis is the tone of discus. sion on the streets, in the hotels and at the Capitol building. The generat se timent prociaims Samuct J, Tilden as the man of his time, His able advocacy of two of the most important topics of our day and genera- tion, cheap transportation and pun oMcial corraptioa, has gathered around him majesty of an entire peopie’s sopport. It may | seem a decided bia for tue Presidency, bat all men | have some ambition to spur them on, and this | 1dea ts certainly a laudabie one if entertained by our democratic Governor. THE GOSSIP AND TALK. So goes tne gossip and talk around Albany to- night, There nothing absolutely im the developments against the Canali Kidg. Men who have been attacked by the Governor, di- | rectly through his Message, or tndirectiy, as it is | claimed, by tl | newspapers, Mean to fight their battie to the bitter | end, ‘They are here to-night im jarge nambers, One of the floors of the Delavan is simost | Solely occupied by them. ‘They are hard au work going over figures and mapping out a campaign for the iuture. They give some good reasons in explanation of their present appareat uucklish position, SHREWD MANIPULATORS, Willard Johnson, member of Assembly, consid. ered one of the shrewdest legisiative manipula- tors, is bard at work in his rooms, Henry J. Bel- den, Mr. George Lord (son of the Senator), ‘Doc’? Dennison, James Belden, Charlies Skinnet Thomas Gale and other contractors are on hand to look after any particu- may arise detrimental to their interests, Should those gentlemen ana the officials who countenanced them be guilty of fraud, their position in society must prove exceed- ingly uncomfortable in the future, Investigating committee, the Governor's commis- sion or @ new State Inspector of Public Works find evidence against them, then steps in the At- torney General of the State, The hand of the law is laid upon thelr property, civil and criminal pro- ceedings are commenced in the name of the State, and speedy retribution follows. of Tweed, Ingersoll and others repeated, VIEWS OF THE CANAL MEN. I went again to-night trom room to room in the Delavan, where the canal men were congregated, I talkea with several of the most prominent among them. They want fair play by the Gover- nor and tne press, and have had no opportunity thus far to be heard. I told them the Heratp wanted @ personal statement, and if they had a story to relate It would be printed. They claimed not to fear this Investigation, but, on the contrary, courted it. They desire it to be thorongh and speedy. Neither are they particalar who appoints the committee, whether the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, the Legislature or the Speaker. They argue that it would be specially wrong to appoint a roving commission; @ whole year mignt be spent by them in roving through the Sthte, and in the Meanwhile those outrageous charges must hang over their heads, Legitimate business transactions they claimed had been pursued, No denial is made that the present canal system is rotien and always has been. Most of the mistakes had been made by assistant enginears along the line of the canals, who were, persons of very business. AS a Class, they are not practical men, and very likely to make mistakes in superintend- ing contracts and making up estimates, A SERIOUS CHARGE, These canal gentlemen feel very bitterly the position of Mr. Davis, of Washington, who has been Governor Tilden’s principal lieutenant in getting up these figures, Jailed to bring forward 4 really atrocious contract, that of Barnett & Nash, simply because these parties are friends of his own and his reputed partners, It Is aiso alleged that at ®& meeting of the Canal Board on July 20, of last year, Mr. Davis appearea beiore that body and advocated the adoption of # resolution giving to this firm of Barnett & Nash the sum ot $4 which was denounced at the time as fraaduient | by Comptrolier Hopkins and Attorney General | Pratt, It is ajso hinted by this canal iaterest that | Mr. Davis is a candidate for the Inspector of Pab- | lic Works, which office will be vacant in the event Of the passage of the law on this subject just intros | duced to the Legislature, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINION. Attorney General Pratt, being questioned by ‘hall, J. N. Mathews, 5. K. Worthington and George R, Babcock. friend to-day as to the commencement of suits, re- marked tRat the first movement ought to be made ¥ conceded that this corruption in | skiifal | nt of | insertion of garbled tables in | It the jomt | It will be the case | « They assert that be has | 0 on a supplemental contract, | against many members of the Legisiature who bave deen in office for the past five years. THE BVENING SESSION, The session of Senate and Assembly for con- sideration of the Governor's Message was contin- Ued to-night, and the contest renewed in the latter body as to whetner a commission of inquiry Should be appointed by the Governor or a joint investigation committee by the presiding officers | of both houses. The gatleries were filled with | Spectators at the days session, and much in- terest was manifested in the debate. Mr. Prince opened the ball in discussing the Message in the House, lauded the Governor as the great reformer and called attention to his ser- | vices in routing the Tweed dynasty in New York city, He was interrupted ny Speaker McGuire, who asked Mr. Prince as to the ume when the 1n- | dividual he (Mr. Prince) alluded to had commenced this attack upon the New York city Ting; was it not after they had become entirely prostrate? Mr. Prince denied the assertion and continued a brilliant defence of the Governor. He was iol- lowed by Mr. Farrar, of Coiumbia, who entered’ into far higher fights than his predecessor in | exalting Mr. Tilden. Mr, Farrgs gave a vivid ana eloquent description of the efforts of the state | Executive in bis contest against public thieves, and pictured the smoke af battle clearing Sway, leaving behind it the form of Governor Tilden tn the gubernatorial chair, A similar line of debate was pursued by Messrs, Petty, Burtis, Miller .and others, Tren came a | decision on the main point at issue, as to wno should investigate on the part of the House. The Speaker was authorized to appoint by only two dissenting votes, and the Governor was also given the power to designate his commission. This action tended to appease all elements. Further discussion Of the matter in the Senate was ad- jJourned over until to-morrow morning, in co! qaence ol alimited at:endance of members, Increasing excitement tolicws discussion 1n both branches oi t#e Legisiaiure on Governor Tilden’s Message. The Canal King have assumed a bolder front since the War fairly opened, and if they are Jorced to the wall they mean to die with banners on their backs, | THE PECULIAR BAMIFICATIONS. | . This investigation may decimate many homes | and dest briliiant reputations ‘hitherto | Very little suspected of wrong-doing. It must be | collected that those alleged irauds were in- | augnrated as lar back as 1825. Since then political | | parties have changed and men are gone to their graves Whose records may how be staimed with | detais of fraudulent transactions just. uneartned. Present oiiculs, too, will probably have to bear the burden ot (nis onslaugnt and go under in the general crasa, THE AMOUNT STOLEN Fifty miition dollars are said to have been stolen by contractors and officials through the agency of | the heflarious system inaugurated in the letting of contracts, Lieutenant Governors, members of | the Cauai Board, Canai Commissioners, State En- Canai Superintendents, Division Engi- | bee tale Senators, members Of Assembly, all re more ortess implicated in the charges made by Governor Tilden, Some even go go far as to state | | that former Governors can also be brought to task. i A REVELATION OF FRAUD, | | Theo we are to have a general raking up ail | | Sround. Nobody in Albany seems tu Know ex- | actiy Where tue arrows of investigation may not | strike. ‘Ine bursting up of the Tweed Ring and | Uoeir punishment can pe bothing compaied with the developments Which must paturally foliow this lavest assault of the State Executive. Where the food tiae of exposure Will stop prophecy cannot i at present determine, I | WHO WILL BE RURT? | _If Senator Lord’s prophecies are now to be | Weighed with suMicient empnasis many gentie- » hitherto special companions of Governor Tide, will come under the lash of exposure should Mis ailegations prove true. Every state oflcer—taxing this view of the case—who nas been a member of the Canal Board since the canals were buiit is impitcated. The redoubtable | Senator, who surmises that sach exposures must bring Into question the integrity of Sandford E. | Church, Latoer Bradish, 5: Wright, William H, | Sewara, Jonn A. Dix, Henry R. Selden, William | F. Allen, Henry J. Raymond and even Governor | Tiiden bimse.t 188 INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES, A principle since developed in tie debate of | to-day, botn Senate and Assembly, was as to | the appoiwtment of an investigating committee— | | whether such appoimtinent should be made by the Governor or by the presiding oficers in Senate | and Assembly. Of course, the main contest in this connection oecurres in the Lower House. Speaker MeGuire’s opeuly declared opposition to | Goveroor Tuden On personal grounds leads many | 1 people fo suspect that he might be driven into | he appointment Of 4 committee who would not | | Work 1a barmony with the Executive, GOVERNOR TILDEN. This morn!ng | called upon Governor Tilden st the Executive Department in tne Capitol In the | outer chamoer were assembled @ number of gen- | temen irom various parts of the State, waile | | Senators and mbers of ASSembiy hurriedly | | Passed in and out. fact His Exceliency held a | levee, and stood im the cemtre Of the room, quietiy | conversing With each of his visitors. 1 askod hint | relative \o the attacks made upon bim vy Senator | Lord aud Speaker McGuire. ‘Tne Governor imme- diately assumed toe detensive. He did not wish | to be interviewed, “As to the matters to which | you alludé,” be said, “it would not ve at allappro- priate for me to reier to them, The peopie will | ot believe such statements.” RK M'GUIRE. ple to be adopted as to a selection of tee seemed to be the real live point of | controversy in the Lower Mouse. An abie speech, Tull Of scatistics and historical narrative, was | | made by Mr. Atvord, He denounced the system of letting contracts, but pointed out many rea- son: be made ior cases of fraud as developed in the conclusions of Governor | ‘Tuden. — He expressed bitusei! in full accord with the sentfment so unmistakably expressed vy the | people of the entire State in advocacy oi the puo- | shment of aii who might be tound guilty of | Wrong-doing 10 this Matter. Messrs. Waenner, of New Yor! Vedder, of Cataraugus, and Lincoln, | | of Ontario, followed in vigorous speeches advocat. ing the principle of allowing Speaker McGuire to | point the investigating committee. They deemed It 4 positive insult and a reflection upon he character of that geatioman if House did | HOt HOW sustain him and give that privilege ac- | corded wader pariamentury law from time im- | memorial, THE SENATRS ACTION, | ‘The proceedings of the Senate to-day were en- livened by a crush of ladies aud gentiemen anxious to hear 4 continuation of the canal tournament. | | EX-Governor Hollman, State Comptrolier Hopkins and Judge Folger wee among those present. Everybody wanted to hear what Senator Lora had to say. They expected some hara knocks -and | peculiar utterances, a THE CANAL BE NATE. | Senator Lauing to-day lutroduced ‘ue folowing | ~ | THE BIL, j Sreriow LL—No contrar tered into lor work | nntu the same shal al Bs authorized nAnishe to auner a resolution to be entere rmin | | WINER Present and voung \u m shail be taken amt eooraed, The t Fi shail have power aud they are herety au 14 Nirect the work upc 1 canals j* lt | | | the Canal t month, to determine the amount of money, which with propriety be applied i payment ol Uy e I Commissioner for the mont jt | served om each ¢ d je | a ax it ebali be the duty of the Cams Commis | ively too lamit the work as that thew 4 | wich ties, shall Mot exceed such eum, | ana rhe drawn on the Auditor | of the © reins THE PROCEEDINGS. SENATE. ALBANY, March 25, 1876. | THB CANAL DRRATE. | The Governor's Message on ca: | reform was | limited experience, knowing little about their taken up. SPRECH OF SENATOR LonD, Mr. Lon» said that the public mind bad been greatly exercised during the past few days by tne | Governor's Mersage on the canals, The Governor, } through his oficial organ, imade @ personal | attack on him (Mr, Lora), Me w ad to see the Senator from the Third dtetrict (Mr, Jacoba) don the garb oi reform yesterday and support ie Governor, He bad pever beard the ca pacity and integrity of Mr, Inc ques tioned watil the Governor hed done so, | when both he (Tiden) ood Mr. Jacobs were in the Assombly when Thi@en stayed eway | from the caucus saying Jacob Bot fit te be Speaker of the Ho He was iad to see that Mr, Jacobs had been stadsing tae serplares i hasicaraed to love his enemies and oe geud to hose who injured bin. The oaiy taalt he (Mr, Jacobs) found sesterday, when aiscursing these contracts Was, Ub 4 Wore let too low. The Work wa , winter. Mr. Lord quoted some prices made irom the con tracts Mase in Is, abd asked Mr. dacube H the p not fair. replied tier, The nished by the otate & abo day were rt. Low Ten Of the State hi cause their busine tition had been Legisiat Will devote its time cy rests which are depressed we wil lave buay | tension | cost $2,300,000, and yet that worthless ditch cost | $7,000,000, | of the canals ot this State, and especially the matters | times. He quo’ 8 from the Governor's Message, Sarking’ tact istics are ail Tilden was remarking (ha mixed, He asked if whe: in the Legisiature im i872, aid he ri against such expenditures? Four by and dollars Were voted in the Chenango Canal ex- that year, and he jor .it, He quoted trom Governor Message with reference to the aud sald that the Governor talks Of the canal locks and gives fieures wht are over $100,000 too much. ‘The Governor belleves thatevery man who bus had anything to do witn caval contracts must be @ tuief, and every man elected stace 1860 must thereiore be in colle with these men, as the Canal Board must give its sanction beiore work 18 jet, and ta's Canal the 51 G Tilden's | Board ts composed of the Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney Gene! Comptroller, Commissioners and Stat He was not aware of uny work being let by private contract, though the Governor #a) such isthe case. The original estimate for Erie Canal, made in 18i7, was a little over $4,000,000, and yet it cost over $7,000,000. These estimates were made by Messrs, James Geddes, Benjsmin Wright and J. ©. Brodhead. The e mates of these gentiemen were quite as far away irom the real cost as these later day contracts. Were those officers robbers and thieves? No one dare breathe that they were not nonest and bigh-minded men. The enlargement o1 the canals Was estimated to cost $12,000,000, ana _yel It cost $31,000,000, Dare the Governor charge that the State oMicials during the period of the enlarge- ment were corrupt men’ And yet they paid $19,000,000 more ior the work than ‘the estimates called for, During the construction of the canal it Was posstble to make much closer estimates than now. Itshould cost double tue amount to enlarge the canal that it did to make the original ditch, He explained how contractors at times meet beds of quicksand and double the quantity ol work ana materials are required. In 1870 he (Mr. Lord) endeavored to effect @ reform and offered a bill placing the entire responsibility in the hands oI the Commissioners, but the Governor | would not sign the bill, In that year the tolls were reduced, but for nine years previous the canals paid into the State Treasury over $3,000,000. He was opposed to a reduc. | tion of tolls. The only ring he ever belonged to | Was one which existed from 1864 to 1870, during Which time there were over $3,000,000 paid to the State above the expenses of the canais, He was proud of beimg a member of such a ring. He | urged his brother Senators to study the question of the canals, He was paiued to see them so !uke- warin and so unwilling tolearn, He noped azood committee would be appointed and make their investigation thorough, Senator LaNinG then took the floor and said:. The canals of this State bave cost the people over $67,000,000 and turmished a revenue ol over $115,000,000. When tnese canals were inaugurated they were supposed to be necessary ; but other in- ventions have made some ot the lateral canals useless, [ven the original cost of these canals Was one-third larger than the estimate. It does not follow because the cost has exceeded the esti- mates that fraud has been committed. By the provisions of the constitution o1 1845 the indebt- edness of the State was lunded and the canals pledged tor its payment, The Erie Canal to-day is the creditor o1 the State over $22,000,000 over all its expenses, 80 that when it 13 claimed that $4.000,0L0 or $5,000,000 have been wrung from the taxpayers ‘lor its support the claim is Jallacious, During the past five | years there has been an income from | the Erie Canal over running expenses and ordi- | nary repairs of over $6,000,000. The Erie Canal — also has been saddied with taking care of the | lateral canals. He quoted trom tigures in tne | Comptroller's ofice to prove that the figures in | the Governor’s Canal Message are incorrect, ‘The | inferences to be drawn from that part of the Mes- gage which speaks oO! a deficiency of $14,000,000 | were not correct. He read irom tne constitution of 1853, which directs that all work on the cauals | shall be let to the lowest bidder. ‘here is no dis- | cretion leit the officers, The whole wrong doing is occasioned by the viciousness of the system of letting contracts, He reviewed the manner in which new work is ordered, irom the drawing of | plans and making of estimates. Oiten these esti mates are made by novices in the Engi- neer’s office. A contractor who is familiar | with the formation of the grouud knows just | how much rock work Wil be required and | how much earth, and ne bids accordingly and gets | the work. The State Engineer nas no power to | appoint division engineers and their assistants. | ‘The contracts call for tae perlurmance oi the work | according to the plans and specifications, and | the payment to the contractor for all work done | according to the terms 01 said contract. It does | not jullow, therefore, because the Work cost more than the estimates that traud has been committed, but there may also be collusion between the State Engineer and the contractors in giving measure- | ments of amounts of work periormed. The orig- inal estimate of the Champlain Canal was £871,000, and yet over $4,044,000 nave been expehded on that artery, The Black River Canal was estimated only to cost $1,600,000; its actual cost was over $3,500,000, The Oswego Canal was estimated to cost $1,926,000, and yet it has cost over $4,427,000, ‘Lhe Genesee Valley Canal was to | nearly $7,000,000, ‘The history of the canals of the | State show jar greater differences than these | shown in the Governor’s Message. He would be | pained to have it go out to the world tnat this great State has a rotten government. Senator Woop asked if the Comptroller of the State was accountable in any way. He had noth- ing to do with the canal management. Mr. LaNING replied that tne Comptroller, as chief financtal oMicer of the Stare, should know If Millions were being stolen from the treasury and call the attention of the people to that 1actan his annual report to the Legisiature. He instanced the case of the new Capito! building, estimated to cost but $4,000,000, and yet it had already cost Mr. Woop (interrupting) stated that he, as a Stace officer, bad alaed in saving $300,000 for the State the past year op the new Capitol building. Mr. LANING answered he had no doubt he (Mr. Wood) would stop stealing wuerever he found it. He quoted the estimate and actual cost of various public and private enterprises, showing that In each case the estimates were far below the actual cost. Here the discussion rested, and the Message was made a special order for to-morrow morning. Mr. LorD called up his resoiutions relative to the appointment of & committee to imvestizate the ailairs connected with the Governor’s Canal Message, Senator Jacoss offered the following resolutions, which were Jaid over until tnis evening :— Resolved, That if the Assembly concur, the Governor is hereby authorized to appoint a committee of three ons Whose duty itshall be to investigate the aflairs embraced in the special Message of the Governor, com | unicated to the Legisiacure on the 1th of Maren, 1875. | Commissioners shail have power to an: on, to examine site ords of the State as the, of such investigation, shall have ¥ Wer to adminisier oaths to witnesses s mened before them. they shall have authority to Ploy a clerk ane stenographer, and shall reps lmony they shali take. together with suci at a em: | the tes. | | commend: | they shall deem war- F and Legistature. jurnish a copy of such testimony to the | Attorney General L EVENING SESSION. Senator JAcons asked lor unanimous consent to take irom the table the resolution providing for the appointment of a committee to investigate the canals and nis own amendment thereto, Mr. SELKERG said that on account of the thin. ness of the Senate he would object, In Committee of the Whole the Savings Bank Adjourned, Chase | ASSEMBLY. | ALBANY, March 25, 1875, THE CANAL DEBATE. At twelve o'clock the special order was an- nounced, being the Canal Reiorm message. The House then went into committee again on the Message. Tne floor belonged to Mr. Alvord, but be waived bis right to Mr. Faulkner, who said there had been some comments upon the resolu- tun be haa offered yesterday, and he felt it due to himself to state that he offered it in the utmost good jaith, The Governor, in his Message, had revealed some very serious charges, and he (Mr. Fawkner) Was anxious to have them fully and fearlessly investigated. He called upon the major- here to see to i that it did its whole duty in | matter. We went into the campaign last. fall Wito samuel J. Tilden as our standard pearer with | the declaration that (Here should be no use of pup- | lie Maas or private purposes. | aone oy a commute | commission. Sr. ALVORP then took the Noor and said he pro- posed to look at this matter ina caim and ae- eerate Way. I(any one expected to pear words irom bia extenuating the conduct of either oficiais, Digh OF joW, or contractors, who may | bave been guilty of crimes, be would’ be disap- uted. ite wad the honor at one time of veimg ber “ual Board, and he iound it | nec foto the system of man- age @pon our wen thought, as he dia bow, Loat there slould be One head, and that offic! snowed be Hela Lo a strict accountapility. Mr. Alvord then proceeded to detail at consider: able leugth lee Workings of the system, repeating somewhat the statements and version given | m che Governor's Message, bat more explicitly and With ‘uber explanation, and show1oy how the Slele met With great josses and was disadvan. fie reviewed the contract of of those elted by the ¢ showing courred that the State great expense, which was by contn- be Work wt | & coMtract 18 tet at a done if the contract | i continued, the must of necessity be tne | od Heace we find thediference in the sums | tel He reat opemions or the Attorney General W ihe action of the Canal Board im recent years and im all past years, and to show | that the orginal estimate could not ve livea up to He cited the case of we brie Canal enlargement. The original oxsumave = Was rhe ual cost was $44,000,000, The original estimate of the Champlain Canal was $571,000 ana tue wctuai om, ie erted other cases, the ortginal ates lor ‘Hal cost | he said, had d they would | This Was the re- tem, as it iad meral Barlow, | or all ime. suit Of this syetem, this vicious been characterised by Attorney of @ work ce to fi man guilty o: it. He «new the system was rong and vicious, He believed great fraacs had system he conie Was to im imp: and punishment. this be “You have one man, the Scare Engineer aud surveyor, with other duties to periorm, Whe is to look over this Vast Sela of work. Hecannotco it. No one man, with other duties to perform, can 40 it, and what ts the con- sequence’ Woy, aii (he Vast interests nave to be leit to young, inexperienced men, known as en- gineers, who are easily imposed upon.” Now, te had his own Weas of this Whole matter—ideas jormed from ie We must the present He then plan, whieh hold all anything to do with the trict accountanility. re poped the Caval Commitice would s vile system. He would not indulge in By personal refiections it was fsuMicieatto know that t system has Prevasled for years, to the great disadvantage of the state, He cosed with a glowing pictare of what the Erie Canal had done for the great West and the city of New York. Mr. SCHUYLER moved as & substitute for Mr. Davis’ resolution that tae Governor appoint acom- Mission ui three persons to make an investigation Of caval affairs as proposed and furnish the At- torney General Witb a copy of the testimony they take. He said that in ofering this proposition ne intended no disrespect to the aker. In listen: ing to the debate yesterday it had occurred to li that this was the 4 peen confirmed in Ais opinic eo, members Of the Hous @ constituency In the canals, and and bonest management of tem, bub for years @ cioud had rested’ over the canals and the contractors, The Governor had been obliged to cal) atiention to this cloud, id the object of this resolution Was to give the by whico this cloud could be removea, Mr. WORTH insisted that the Speaker was the proper one vo select this committee. Me had been Very successful in selecting the standing commit. tees, and Uad otherwise showed himself eminently capable of discharging this duty. ibe committee then rose and reported progress, ater Which & recess Was taken till nalfpast seven 2 EVENING SESSION. ‘rhe Houge reassembled at half-past seven P. M. ‘The House then went into committee and re- Sumed the consideration of the Message of ths Governor. Mr. PRINCE took the floor and proceeded to show What was the real question belore the committee, Which was that an investigation snouid be had and some remedial legisiation respecting tue management of our canal affairs eifected, He Tegarded the motion of the gentieman from New York (Mr. Waenner), that tne Speaker should appoint the commitiee, as a firebrand, a disturbing element, aud having the effect of dis- tracting “the attention of the House irom the true quesuon beore it In nis opinion no legislative committee couid make this investigauon. Such @ cowmittee would not have the time to devote to An investigation, while, on the other band, a mission, Consisting of citizens outside of Legisiature, could give tne matter all necessary. the the time ‘They could thoroughly investigate the Matter, and it it was found wus there was good reason to believe any one Was guilly of malieas- ance in office, or crime, then the Attorney General couid institute the requisite proceedings to bring whoever was culpabie to punishment, He pe- leved that the Governor Was siocere in taking up this mavter, It was not a new role for Samuel J. Tilden, He had before grappled with a gigantic power ol corruption, ‘The SPEAKER—Does the gentleman pretend to Say that the person he is speaking of grappied with that gigantic power belore it Was down ¢ Mr. PRINCE—That makes no difference waether it was down or not; he grappied with it with great courage, aud was mainly instrumental in crush Ing it. Mr. PRINCE then proceeded vices periormea by Governo: reform movement vf 1871. This was out a contiu- uance o1 that movement, and he thougnt it woula be found that tie people woud come up to its support as they dia im 1871. He regaraed this proposition for an investigation a simpic fnquiry, and it should be placed im the hands ol its Iriends, And it was entirely appropriate to give the aj pointment Of tus cowmission to the Governor, who was @ well known and trusty reformer. Mr. FARRAR sald be had pot intended to say a Word on tuis subject; indeed, it was a generally understood rule thacno member irom the iron: Uer counties of the Stav® shouldever nave any- tuing to say concerning the canals, and let only those speak who live along their banks, But ne Was giad Lo see that otvers than those alluded to had been awakened on the subject. He had been asked what we Were doing here, The peopie see us legislating jor what? Why, for the benetit of politicians and rings The first measure of chis kind Was the bill Known as the Costigan bill, Toat was a meusure simply to transier political power from one party Lo another, and so we have gone un, Lo speak of the ser- While we have peen fiddiing here for partes and | partisans the peopie’s treasury is in lames, He said this bomoshell which the Governor had thrown in here had stirred up the Canal King to its depths and tiey had flocked here to see what was about to be done, These halls are surrounded by them, anxious and tremoling over the 1ate which awalis tuem, He was proud to say that his county, the county of Culumbia, sends greeung to | one oi her honored sons—Ssamuel J. the noble stand he has taken in this great meas- ure of reform. (Applause.) He said other parts of the State held similar sentiments, aud he was glad to know that good men of both parties stood ready to strike hands and merch forward with tnis great work. He was not parsicular how this investigation was to be carried on. He wanted it to be instituted. Ii the Speaker was the proper one to appoint the commitiee ke was willing to let nim have the ap- pointment., Still, he would ratner have the Wov- ernor appoint a commission. But he wanted a committee to do tis Work who would be as sould as the body guara of Wellington, around whica the French cavairy galloped in vain searching for @ Weak spot to break through, Mr, BURTIS spoke in Tilden—for vogue, and ceciared that it was his soiemn belle! tab ad the trouble rested there. ‘Toe system was rotien with Viclousness and should be extirpated. As to aminvestigation, he Said such @ One 4s this Would take & great deal of time. Why, said he, we were two weeks fincing Out nothieg in the matter o1 placing a bill on our nies; for two Weeks we investigated, and at cue end of that time We were not a whit wiser than we were When We wWeut oul, and yet it 1s pi to luvestigate this canal matter, extendin, perhaps twenty years. ‘tos Work could not be It could only pe done by a He wanted to see a thorough investi- gation. Mr, MILLER discussed the general subject of the | canal system, showing that it was all wrong us organized. Neither political party could be weld respousivie lor tue reason that the responstoility | Was constantly divided between both parues, Last | year We nad & repubiican Governor, a democratic Canal Boar spectors. What was needed was an amendment to Lhe constitution, fixing the responsibdiuty so that the people can hold the proper parties accounta- ble. Mr. PETTY said he was glad to have lived at this me when the attention of the Legisiature was lied to these gross and stupendons irauds. We | remember when tue city of New York was groan- xecutive power to set at work a pruning process | Loni s Croviaing for a committee, den in the great | view of the system in | |G | the claim that Samuel | the Spearer; out ne was nere to defend and serve ‘he interests or the people, Mr. DaLy gaia he merely desired to say that Be believed that Samuel J. Tilden would be fully sus- tained by his party im the boble step in the direc- tion of reform he bad taken. He asked that he be Ven the appointment of this commission, so that @ may have the opportunity of proving wu ebarges he bad made. Mr. HUSTED, alter alluding rnor’s Message had been by his own party friends, and to the that canal frauds nad existed for many years, and would, in all probability, — alway exist until honest, thorougbly honest officials were in charge of the canals, denied Tiiden had unearthed tue New York Ring iraud: It was James O’Brien who divulged those frauds, and Governor Tilden alged in detecting and punishing the thieves; but Governor Tiiden was certainly deserving of creat jor what he pad done in this matter and should have bis hearriest support. As to the committee, he contended its appointment belonged to the Speaker of the House, and were he (Mr. Husted) Speaker of this House, and this appointment was taken out of his hands, he would cast the gavel away and leave the position. He was in lavor of a commission to be appointed by the Governor, and also in favor of & comi- mittee to be appomted by the Speaker. He was In favor of a most thorough investigation. He was not the political friend of the Governor, still he was tor giving bim ail the facilities needed to carry forward the investigation. ‘The CHatm stated the question was first on the motion of Mr. Waebner (o give the appointment of the committee to the Speaker, and it wad carried with only two dissenting votes, ‘The question was then on Mr. Faulkner's motion directing an investigamon, as amended by Mr. Waehner’s motion, by a commitvee to be appointed by the speaker. Speaker MoGume called attention to the fact that, under the resolution moved by Mr. Schuyler for a commission to be appotated by the Governor, the attendance of witnesses could not be com- pelled. That would require a law. He would Support such a law if it was introduced, Mr. ALVORD sustained this view. Mr. SHERMAN then moved to substitute Mr. Scpayler’s commission motion for that of Mr. Mr. livsrgp moved to lay this motion on the tale. Considerable confusion here ensued, when Mr, Hest oved that the committee rise and report the resolution of Mr. Fauikmer as amended, and recommend its adoption. Carried. Mr. ItUsrep then called for the reading of Mr. Schuyler’s resolution which Is similar to the one offered in the Senate by Mr. Jacobs. it was read, and Mr. Husted moved that the committee also recommend tne adoption of that resolution. Car- ried. Mr. Hostep then moved that the several parts of the Message be referred to the several stand ing committees. The House then agreed to doth resolutions. Mr. WAEUNER INeved that the Judiciary Com- mittee lirected to prepare and report @ dill; authorizing the Governor to appoint a commise sion to make the Investigation. Carried. Adjourned. ACTION OF THE CHEAP TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIA. TION. At a spectal meeting of the directors of the New York Cheap Transportation Association, held yes terday afternoon, to consider the recent Message of the Governor relative to tne canals, the follows ing preamble and resolutions were adopted :— Yhereas Governor Samuel J. Tilden im a@ rece e Legislature of this State has ably ani posed the corrupt manazement, of the and w this on on the part of the alculated to advance the interests this as 1 to promote, vizz—the commerea e iy acknowledge our appre- tiba relerred to, and tender on in ali lawfui measures look. icieat and economical manage. is t we approve the suggestion of the Prod- bxehange that @ joint meetiag of commercial Mizittions be held to take appropriate action in the matter und will attend such meeting in a body. Resolved, that ail members of tals association are im vited to be present. Mr. F, B. Thurber introduced the following, Which Was adopted witrout dissent: — Whereas the Canal Board has decided upon @ redue- tion in tolls which, 1f concurred in by the Legislature, will greatly benefit the business of the canals; therefore, Resolved, ‘ihat 11 the opinion of tis association suc eminently wise and necessary;and shoul vorableé and early consideration of the reduction recetve the Legisiature solved, That the policy ot low tolls npon the canals, our opinion, should obtain, and we believe that furs ther reductious should be made as orten as is consistent with their maintenance in an eficient state. be for Copies of the above were directed to warded to the Governor, RAILROAD NEGOTIATION. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., March 25, Sydney Dillon, General Dodge and other well known railroad men are in this city to-night. They propose holaing @ conference with Colonel Scott to-morrow reiative to periecting arrange: ments to complete the Tehuantepec road to tha Pacific coast. Resolutions are proposed for the purpose of raising 1unds to complete the project. DOMINION MINJTABY MATTERS TORONTO, Ont., March 25, 1875, Acable despatch from London to the Globe says itis stated that @ brigade of artillery and one regiment of the line and probably the Fourteent® Hussars will be sent to Vanada to drill the volum teer militia. A MURDERER RESPITED. Lockrorr, N. Y., March 25, 1875 Daniel Doran, sentenced to be executed in thy | city April 2, bas been respited by the Governat and a republican Board of Prison Lo- | ing under @ similar corruption, and we remember | that it was Mr, Samuel J. Tilden, a private ciuzen, Who rose and aided in bringing to its downmall that ring of corrupuouists, and althouga he stood politically opposed to that gentleman he woud give all honor to Samuel J. Tilaen for dealing this blow to another ring lar more poweriul, li not more corrupt. Tle had nov heard a single word of argument going toward reiuting tue arguments put iorih by Gov- ernor Tilden, No one has denied that there has been fraud and swinditng on the line of the canals. ‘rhe gentleman from Ononaaga (Mr. Alvord) lad sald that it Was impossible Lo Keep these expenses Within the estimates. Will the gentieman say that When tae canals were first constructed they were not kept within the estimates? Mr. ALVORD—Not within two and @ half milions. Mr. PetTy—I vave the deciaration of one in Whose judgment I nave tue tullest contidence, that they were thus kept, and that one was Thurlow Weed. Mr. Petty then proceeded to dis cuss the canal system, Which he said was good enough until the contractors, like the leech, set up the cry of “Give! give!) and then the vicious System ol low bids was adopted. tieman irom Onondaga maintained that ine con- tractor was compelied 10 do Whatever extra work may be required of him on his contract. Thus, he claimed, Was tn direct violation of the constitution. ‘The constitution provides that tne contractor shall do as he vids the work assigned to him ai the lowest prices. Now what security does the Stave have from hin what guarantee? Why, thut he will ao the work set down in the quantity sheet only, notning more. And when the Canal Board assigns to him anytning more 1t does an act Which 1s in direct violation oi the constitution, Here, then, we see Where the traud is. He pro- ceeded further to point out how these frauds were peypetrated, He did not care for the opimous of Attorney Generals or any one eise. Here were lrauas plain and palpable. There was no such thing under the constitution as a contract being obligatory on & contractor, except such as he bids lor and secures, Anytuing beyond that stitution, He gave credit to Samuel J. Tiiden, the Governor of the State, lor thus boldly denouncing these irands. te sustained the proposition lor a commission appointed by the Governor. But how was it here to-night? At first certain parties | known to have afiliations with the Canai Ring, cried “stop thiei! There he gu: ‘They were ready to fight Samuel J, Liiden; but now they come here and say, “Let us nave an investigutton, but let it be done by a commit~ tee appointed by this House. ‘This change of | Iront had excited his suspicion, and he would not be satisfied with anything shore of a commission | appointed by the Governor. Why is he not good ough ty Appolut this commission? Simply be- cause they are airaid of him, they rememoer ois Action in NewYork. He advocated the appoint mentor a commission, not because he aoubted the integrity of the Speaker of this House; if tuere Was @ man here in whose integrity he had Unbounded faitn it was the Speaker of this House, He (Mr. Petty) was nov here to vindicate until April 16. 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