A bill was immediately introduced in tho eve
ning session proposing to appropriate $1,500,000
of 7 per cent bonds to be sjld for the use of the
contractors. This bill was aiuemb-d to make them
0 per cent, bonds, ami to be sold fir rush only.
Such bonds and such requirements would do us
but litllo good at this time, and this, I presume,
induced Messrs. llaker and Ross, who went for
the bill at first, to go agaiiint it as amended.
The only hope left is a slight one. All true
friends of tho canal will remain at their posts to
the last, in the hope of accomplishing something.
They hopo that a quorum of the Senate may as
semble to-morrow morning before adjournment,
and pass the bill as amended, which they indefi
nitely postponed. Some havo left in despair, at
the results of asking for more than the Legislature,
under present rirctunst.-.ncis, would give. Still I
believe there arc those in the Senate who, rather
than stop the canal, will vote against their feel
ings, in f,vor of the parage of the bill, if a suffi
cient number can assemble.
Mr. Dodge has acquired great credit in boldly
sustaining nn amendment, which saved the bill in
the House, though it may gain the enmity of those
who would have desired to monopolize to them
selves all the work, and to the exclusion of many
worthy citizens.
The failure in the Senate is a great source of
regret to all, and is probably partly owing to the
divisions excited there in consequence of the hos
tility evinced towards any and every puilion of
the Central Kail Road, &c, by some of the friends
of the canal.
