The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-02
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
AFFAIRS AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
The Discussion Of the Temperance Bill in the
Legislature
The Proposition to Create the Once Or SUPER
intendeut Of Common Schools,
&C., &C., 10.

The PropesIft0R to Create the Of6ce Or Super
intendent Of Common Schools,
&C.. &C., 10.
From Albany.
LEGISLATIVE MATrBRS-BLL TO sEPAR0k THH
SUPERINTENDENT OF COMMON SCHOOLS PROM rHB
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF sTATE-THEORBTIOA Al
ECoRoMY-PRACTICAL LIBRRALITY-TaE TEMPE
RANCE QUESTION, ETj.
sPEcAL ooRRE .PoNDKscr OF THE NEW YORK HERALD
ALBANY, Feb l. 1854
When Christopher Morgan retired nom the Office Of
Secretary OF State, two years since Samuel g. Randsi
Dspusy Superintendent Of Common Schools under him
retired sso, and took inferior c-rkshp under the late
wbg SEQ etary o. Wsr at Washington Upon the
o. the wings to power In this State he Immediately re-
sumed under Mr.. LeAvsnworth, his former position He
per ned docume MT which presented 70 the IsgiA
turs OF 1851 urging the creation OF ths office OF 5aper
intendent OF Common Schools, TO be Independent o!
the sscre,sry OF State That has been in his mind
sincs sId that his party have the power Ian has
inrodaosd authorizing the present LegislAtue bs
fore the Sdjournment, to create tuoh office As isa
matter concerning AL the people OF the State it Is
thought proper present copy Of the BILL introduced
in the Senate this morning =
An ACT CREATING sUPERISrEsDESr
Tho people Of tho Senate
sps .oss iets c s b. oSosn BY Joint bale. Of thu
Senate Assembly the Tuesday in April next
~ Of
be nv,stsd with All he power perform all The duties and
bo subject to all tie responsib.ie ncw conferred in
ssupOrinssndsns Super of Common Schools : - '
Sap S 81
ed uts Die a. convenient rooms in .he state s 70 which
cetsy Of state and prrsng 20 she Common School De-
salary Eve hundred doll,rs payable
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sisrhs rot sxss.dins ,srss mss nsos%.Ty
Of srss gUsy and ss.as sh. exceed
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dsvio. ssseTiptisn which soss.hsr With sr.,son
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tend and such seal be time to time
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evidence equally and in lhs .i.h shs Or gs.L
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the f nent and dscip sach
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ber the b ard Of ksseas Of the saa chairman
Sec Tth scs shah take effect Immediately.
Heretofore The whos business Of tins Office has been
Now, it Is proposed ss ths priucip twenty Ave
red year, eqp 70 tbs Comptroller ard Sssreta u
ate og,thsr with depaty and thrse clerks st three
boussnd dollars more snpusiy making an increAss OF
fou tn nj cola yearly xndsd TO the Of that
department er Rsr sAn will ne s-eotsd - ths man
propo Cd III tho bill without having conpsdtor. AS ne
usive sally knovn to be hostile co the interest," of O.,
ges and higher institution. OF nipg and posAd
any egss Asststauce given 10 them 1t will
how the friends Of thst cass viii relish bis spPcn snt
Tor three years, ~ the superintendent OF Conmos
Though profe ,sine srict economy and constantly leo
turing tho late barpburner in srAtion for i
the PARTY In power have reAd siyoalzsd
the mssvss far from being economical They aot only
aboat akins tie above sup.rn,sneent high asl.r-d
officer, bu have Law throA, both brAac o. the
Legislature, adding thoussrd dollars to single
appontee Of the Commissioners Of tho Csa, fund And
every day, the cry Is, an empty treasury
The Senate being nsasiy full this merons. 1T was
thought best 10 spend hour 10 deciding rhsthsr TIE
public eSpenss s.Dstor Williams Proposed to male the
presensiion himseh II the Senate should declare,
rather thaa violate statute by simple resolution
long discussion sued upon tbs very small matter, when
majority nrally determine TO furnish tho kovcs HAv
Ing been thus LIBERAL II was then thought proper to take
mp the hsinc liquor BILL xhioh In ali essential features
corresponds with that in the House.
The Arat petition was under discussion. Mr.. Whitney,
.rss hsr very apGn lns pn.0n ,ns
being the worst nusance' espe siAly Sunday aad
desired that cone State law might os adopted which
Rnd Of Gram drinking places In he CITY, and urged
strongly the re essity Of brs ahng them Mr. W did
bis remarks TO dsnouncizg tho Dutch liquor retAiers
Several atom showtdtheir hands for the hrst time
Clark, HophBs aed Pa'nam In opposition. The vote
Will te sxrs m.ly cioe in he senate Without agreeing
upon ,he ais; sec.,on. the & son. s .ejournsd
viob Ssvings Papk signed by William Vaudeville pres
dent, ssd Vslnilye, and John Randall sscretaries
deposit rs q whom 5le6 wers nov epositors the
n,indsr rc-a-poei,ors Ths total sum deposited Ia
1914, ,s94 81 fhsrs havs been o6o dras smounisg
/ Ara sin010
married women, 1eS widows. ia minors, apprentisss
10 eoIcree persons The Investments In thirty
different binds OF stocks Cash nov In Greenwich BAr
NsrbsttaD Company and Mercantile aAak, 1906 500 IL
The bsnhrg house at the OF Fouth street snd
sixth avenue, is valued AZ SIS 874 35 and the the
of wsver-y place and Sixth avenue in progress Of
| erection S65 ia "a The entire amount invested and
The sspat held short .xscusve session in oret and
confirmed number Of notarss previously nominated oy
| The Governor
The House oeupisi the morning session in third real
frs Of unfnportAnt biI and took eary adour omen
in order 10 prepare for labor the temperan,e bill In
at Ds the majority voting &c wn every proposition
u amend without giving any reason whatever rhowias
trp,i Au enc IN pt to the bill would be permitted. Mr.
honis Of B. ooklyD, and Mr.. Baker, from Montgomery
led the opposition last svsr,ng.
There sers very few ladies pressnt owing, II Is sup
possd to the manner In which Mr. q Leigh do acted
e'y life the evening previous This 10 much to bs re-
erettsd the Of The fair In incentive 70
eoqusnce among Of the whiskered ssntls0en Of the
/ Houfs.
/ IT'S now htught quite certain that the kgisAture
vil adjourn . week 10 order to allow members
the pr vlsse OF attending the constitu ional election
Tho LAtiona eemooraU will present c,unter resolu.
tons to those OF Senator Dioknson the Nebraska
question, tskiog ground understand with Senator
| Douglas on the oompromise Of 1850.
Ex Governor Hun visited the LssislAturs this
Ing he not entirely from his lAts hrm.pg
nets but appears remarkably we'll under tbs olroum
| stances. Hs h on his way TO Washington.
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.