The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-28
AFFAIRS At THE STATE CAPITAL.


Our Special Albany Despatch.
SAVINGS MISREPRESENTATION AhESDMkssrs-
TIE SBw YORK HARBOR BILL--THE QUARANTINE
RIOTERS, Eta.
ALBANY, jan 27, 1869.
considerable amount of immatcria business was dis
posed Of this morning in both houses In the Senate Mr.
Sloan gave notice of bill in relation to the savings banks
Of the State AS the OF that Senator upon banks
and financial matters regarded as sound and practical
those of any other gentleman either house, the
tails of the bill here spoken Of awaited with much
anxiety. There great deal Of talk about unclaimed
deposits and other matters relative TO these banks and
should Sloan incorporate his views in the shape
of BILL amount of light will be thrown upon the SUBJ
ject.
Amendments upon amendments Of the constitution are
being piled almost every day. This morning Senator
Owen offered his views relation TO the Judiciary,
braced in the proposed alterations Being of the
practical lawyers in the State there is doubt his
views will be generally conceded with. He proposes
follows
Resolved az the Assembly concur. That the following
From he iSirs tuesday June 1850, Court
Of s ons q nix be S0sn By the sS
svioas
sso
y Of
e them shall in from he thirty drsl day
the lie same ss.,s time general
sppont diersns day. one Judge Of SAID coar
shall be chosen for term of twelve from and after the
Judges shall ooDstute In Of TIE absence
appoint one justices Of the Supreme Court
Section article Of the constitution is hereby abro
ga,sSa ana ths following provision substituted
Supreme Court shall stated tines their Services
for S G h Ss wss
1851 shall apply 70 judges and justices then in office well
deemed 70 haze taken effect accordingly from the drst day
Section fourteen of article constitution amended
The County Court shall have original appellate urisc
ton as the Legislature may prescribe.
be Legislature aa be & &
next general election Of Senator's and that the be pub
ton = Of article thirteen Of the constitution
The reports from several of the public institutions were
We have had question taken upon calling for un-
claimed deposits in savings banks. When the bill
corporate the Oswego Savings Bank under discussion
in the House member moved that s'a deposits or dvi-
dends remaining unclaimed for years shall be paid
into the State treasury" The proposition lost by
large VOTE thus giving an inkng how the House stands
upon the question
The Committee on Commerce in the Senate day re-
ported favoraby the BILL as published in the HERALD
yesterday amending the law relative regulations in
the harbor Of New York 1t will be adopted by both
houses.
The Senate Committee on Cities and villages have re-
ported in favor Of amending the Peoples Relief and
law, as desired by Messrs Btatchford, sluyter Co.,
allowing them TO operate with capital of two millions
with authority TO charge fifteen per loans
tain amount 1t is also to be changed compa
Of New York quietly allow the incorporation of such
mammoth powers, with fifteen per cent when all others
are restricted to seven per cent? There is time be
lost.
The responses from banks as to the nterogatory as to
the amount Of unclaimed deposits hand coming in
very freely Several of the New York banks report that
they have unclaimed deposits hand Of long standing
and others reply that although they may have made small
amounts they are well aware to whom they entitled
and will be forthcoming when called for II looks as
If not many millions Of unclaimed deposits will be pro-
cured from the banks to appropriate to the payment Of
interest on canal debts.
special act before the House TO- day. making pro-
vision for the trial Of certain oendershe Quarantine
cendares Mr. Christie the member from Staten Island
strongly opposed the bill, it improper nterfe.
renee with the rights Of the people Of Richmond county
The bill will be again discussed to. morrow.
The Committee Of Ways and Means Of the House are
constantly engaged, night and day, in gng report
They obtaining all the information possible with
gard to the expenses Of government, the salaries Of off,
and clerks in the different departments From the
mark that Mr.. Conkling has already made, there s
doubt Of his intention to down everything he
TO economical standard.
"Iong john Of Chicago was the principal lion about
the capital today. He is tall ever-six foot four
and erect He has very much improved in appearance
since he left Congress and the May Office Of Chicago