The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-28
Latest from the Stnte Capital.


SENATOR MATHEWS BILL Fer A NBw CITY HALL-Rx-
GIsTRY Law AND IT'S CoMMTrTRK-LAR0E NUMBER
OF POLICE REPORTS TO BIZ PRINTKD-A "rARTAR
CAUGHT CARS OVER THE HIGH BRIDGE--US-
CLAIMED DEPOsITS-b0AS COMMISSIONERS COUNTY
OtFICRs-sO INTEREST ON STATE rs-FIRMNBss
OF THE COMMITTEE on CLAIns-CAsAL APPRAIsRR
TO HOLD OVER, ETC., ETC., ETC.
ALBANY, Feb. %, 1853.
Senator Mathers bill in relation to the New York City
Hall provides that the Boards of Common Council
shall appoint not than three commissioners TO direct
and superntsnd the erection of building in the Park in
the rear the present City Hall OF suitable Dimensions 10
accommodate therein the Supreme Court the Superior
Court the Court Of Common Pleas, Courts OF Oyer and
Te.mner General and Special Sessions Surrogses Court
Marine Court, and various Offices and chambers grand
petit Jurors sheriff clerks o. those courts, commits
siones Of jurors district attorney and law institute Tho
Supervisors authorized to the not
70 exceed hundred ard fifty thousand dollars by tbs
create Of public stock TO he called the City Hall stock,
which shall be redeemabe the year 1875 out Of the city
sinking fund bearing interest Of six cent the CON-
mssioners have fall power TO employ architects, 70
enter contracts and have general supervision Of the
Interior Of said City Hall the Park and shall per-
form tina, duty without any pay for their services IN.
bill repeats the &C, Of last year which approprstes
raj millions for the erection Of City Hail. and conaes
to a quarter OF a million The committee to whom the
bill is referred will adopt it, and IL vili pass the legs.
latrTe.
The select committee on the Registry bill Senators
Wheeler, Owen, republican, SpDoa And Ely, democrat.
and Johnson American The selection is the same indi
during the debate OF reference yesterday There
ressou believe there will be three reports Messrs
johnson and wheeler in favor Of the bill As reported Mr.
Owen with notifications anc Messrs. Ely and Spnoa,
decidedly against its every phsse and feature Whatever
The Registry bill x not receive s!rgle de nocratc vote,
ara the republicans dare not make plank y Their po-
Itcal platform % this question the republicans
treating the Know Nohings with As much sincerity az
they the nggers in extending the reat OF suffrage
Tho committee of the Howe are Van Vskenburg, repub-
ncsn; Adams and G. Boush,on, American. and Chsnler
Wager, democrats Mr. V. V. viii not repor. In favor
OF the bill.
The senate have ordered the printing four thousand
copies OF the reports the Metropolitan Police ac-Mr.
Maher in favor OF repeal and Mr. Noxon against repeal
Much Dissatisfaction 10 exhibited on the part OF the re.
pubcsns account Of the signature Of Mayor Temaln 10
the resolutions Of the New York Common Council asking
an unconditional repeal Of the police law, ard the
enactment Of the former municipal law placing tho police
previous 10 the passing OF the law Of ast session
Because Their party voted Tor nayoI sna 'pey ma =,
Albany dietaion They co" hnd that they have calght
tartar"
Mr. Tsppsn Of westchestcr has given notice OF bill 10
make the gh Bridge the Harlem river bridge for
travel by all Kinds Of pedestrians and teams and probably
ralTnad cars.
Ihe Comptroller has replied to the resolution Of the
Senate irguirirg the Of superior Judges who
have drawn money from the treasury together WIN the
res peciye II makes quite formidable document
There seveTa millions OF unclaimed deposits IN the
various savings banks this state large portion Of
tury II questionable whether this large surp,s a. ell
IN hands whether The dcposors themselves or
thcir hers after certain period OF time Will be able 10
the principal, 20 say nothing concerning Tho in
tcresL The savings banks arc very sensitive in their
garments few days since q poor woman, Who had
some two hundred dollars deposited IN OF the Albany
savings barks had the misfortune TO lose ncr passbook
and went the bank and urcd the ofccrs Of the fact
out they refused her dollar unless the book
rtcducss she os legal advice and the court decided
In her favor Had she not done not cent Of her hard
frcta of m nd wh trn
poor frendea and ignorant depostors are driven from
the banks in a similar manner. Senator Brandreh who
has made the subject Of unclaimed and unpaid deposits
his study for several yesrs has introduced bill provid
IL that all banks OF issue and deposit trust and savings
INSTITUTIONS shall make return on oath To the Sapsrin
tnSent Of The banking department By the 18th day Of
September next Of the amount Of unclaimed dividends
sud deposits that have remained IN said institutions I'm
c,ed Tor for twenty longer and such tnsttu
tons having hand for that period shall transmit
annually TO the Comptroller five per cent upon 81 such
amounts Of unclaimed dividends or deposits or else pay
tho entire principal treasury for the bcnea Of
the common school fund. Any institution failing W comply
-ba be deemed guilty Of msdemeaner and DC subject
fine OF Thousand dollars In case any egnl claim
to any portion Of the sad moneys shall be established,
the Comptroller shall remit the 70 the bank, hui 10
instance any greater amount than had been previous
" received There u no just reason why the Doctors
bill should not become law, though the whole baking
power of the State will likely lobby against and defeat
i a. they did When the Senator maze similar attempt TO
make them asgorge sfew years since
has been for several years amser Of doubt whether
the power Of appointing county loan commissioners eg
nmstey belonged 10 the central power at Albany. The
has been brought before the feRssure By Judge
scott Of the Senate and the question referred 70 the AZ
torncy General That officer decides tina ue loan com.
missioner ~ properly county officer, required TO re
eide the county, and his official duties confined TO
the county in which he resides and his Office becomes
vacsted tho moment he removes from the county lie
expresses the belief that the Governor and senae have
nrjurisdcton the appointment OF loan commission
ers and that the county local authorities alone
auorizcc and empowered TO commission those officers.
As these appointments have been made by political par
ties holding power at the capital, the question viii now be
carried before the courts whether they legally const
u,ed and authorized 10 handle the United States deposit
fcnd and state funds passing through their hsnds
Canal contractors claim ng interest from the state
upcu protested drafs seems that commi soners sign
arrants upon the auditor Of the canals and for the last
ain months there funds In the hands Of the
auditor 70 pay them pioneer bill asking for interest
on ms spec.s of state debts rejected In the Senate
ms morning This somewhat unjust as the state
| should have no right TO refuse paving inter
cat on ts protested paper than individuals have NO
doubt the contractors have been compelled IN many w
stances 10 pay usurious interest on account o. the 9
OF The state in order pay eborers On the pubbo woS
II seens not right for the state 70 withhold u"
u is NOT right.
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