The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-24
Latest from the STATE Capital.

Latest from the State Capital.
TIE APPoNTAKNTs-N0 COMPUTATIONS YEr--TER-
EBLE SCRAMBLE FOR THE sP0ILs-fHE COVER
HoR's SECRETARY FLoeGRD-THB TEMPERANCE
BILL, ETC.
ALBANY, March %, 1856.
The contest in relation TO the appointments so long
anticipated has at length commsnced An extra execu-
tive session ordered for this day Accordingly at
twelve o'clock the eoors closed in order that sna
tors might fully discuss the merits and qualifca
tions of the appointess sent in by Governor Clark
conceded that action would be taken the mo-
mination OF Dr. Thompson Speaker ttleohn's brother
in law and bogus Know Nothing for Health 0icer until
the name of Mr.. st John for e-appointmeat ss So
perintendent, sent into the executive But
instead of that name, the Governor nominated harus
schooDmaker the present Canal Auditor This is blew
aimed direct at the Lieutenant Governor discussion
arose. which lasted hour and half. Several Sens-
tors with stentorian lungs highly edited the outsiders
in the ante room. For the honor Of sessions It
hoped the discussions hereafter may be conHned to
the hearing of Senator's inside the chamber.
The doings in executive session find their way upon
the wings of the wind and the electric wre much
sooner and with rapdty than is consistent with
secret legislation without being conveyed to the Of
eavesdroppers by the incaution Of members inside We
hope it will be avoided in future After all the labor
day no combinations were made. The fight has
umed distinctive feature. The Governor most of the
State officers Ltteohn, the Speaker John Sshoolc afs
and the Mogul arrayed against the Lieutenant
In the matter Of these appointments Thompson
Tor Health Officer, will not be confirmed without
str gge Schoonmaker will not succeed st. John With.
out contest Of unusual severity and let either party
occur, and hereafter there will be two sections Of the
Seward wing party. This is but the beginning of the
controversy.
None the harbor masters were taken up for conr-
nation All who spoke of the list describe 1t compo
sing In the main the Of individuals utterly unfit
FOR the duties. Governor Clark has now completely
excluded himself from all further friendship from
the true and honest temperance people They denounced
him in the papers for placing rumselers and unds-
will denounee him in his teeth for having ransacked the
pureus OF New York and Albany for harbor masters.
city Governor Clark took 10 bis bosom a. private
try and Of course coDfded to him all the work
ngs OF the executive chamber. Immediately after the
commencement of the session. 1t was discovered that
his Exctllenrys private political arrang became,
Il ON time to time divuae every nomination sent
to the Senate for appointment to Office in
public soon as it in secret session. All this
attributed to the private secretary, and the Governor
was early advised to discharge Chambers His Excel.
ency, being timid man, dared not dispense with him,
for we'll known reasons; and the only method which he
could adopt was to appoint him Of the New York
Harbor Masters Last evening Chambers got into bro
with Co Hamilton Of BROOKLYN when the latter drew
q rawhide from under his coat and gave Chambers q
spirited hageation in his face and over his sh ,ulders
York
1t ID rumored as fact to day, that the Of g. II.
Bouehon selected for Canal Appraiser by his Excel
ency and tb at fifteen minutes before the nominees
put up the wheel horse" OF the wing party appeared
in the executive chamber, and demanded that Bough
toms name should be stricken off, and that Of the wing
editor Hull of steuben county, De substituted and the
very accommodating Governor accordingly yielded Who
Is the chit magistrate of the Empire Slater Why after
the Temperance bill 10 disposed Of and the appointments
made Myron H. Clark may well return TO Canandai-
gua and his trade In patent m0usetraps and
penny nails The canal contractors could not wish for
person better suited to their wishes, than the who
Is on the slate for Auditor.
The Temperance bill drags heavily in the Senate, that
body having partially examined eight sections,
having propositions to amend behind to be
sdered after having passed through the bill It
evident that the clauses relating SEARCH seizure de-
sructon and eonscaton of liquors, will be retained,
and that several Senator's who have denounced
features in most direct and unmeasured terms will vots
for the bill, obnoxious they have been contending it
Is. The enemies of the bill steadily opposed all
amendments, desiring It to pass-f pass IL must-with
all its d.formities upon its head them II be-
comes law, mske up feigned issue, and carry it iuto
the courts upon the question OF its consttutionsty.
The members are working industrously, holding two
sessions day in order IL possible to clear the calendar
to adjourn the 18th Of Aprilthe end Of the hun
drsd days The question Of toing railroads viii be fully
discussed, and upon its result will depend the fate and
feature Of the Appropriation bills. The roads 70 be
toed, or the people taxed-perhaps both Funds must
be raised.