New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-13
FROM ALBANY.

From Our Own Correspondent
ALBANY, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 1859.
The Governor sent into the SENATE to-day his
first nominations for confirmation by that body
in addition to a number of Loan Commissioners
spd Noisries Public were tha following:
Superintendent Of Bank Department (resppointmensl-JAs
csHm,a,, Ge~yoL-BrsJAMIS WEIGH JR., vice J. II. Ho-
Cons mi,,on., IF Emirason-AsrAL A. Low of Brooklyn.
7,..es IF id. Hot A.ysm-ADpIsoy GARDSER Of R0cle'
ter in place Of T. T. Bsckus deceased.
Under suspension Of the rule which require,
nominations to lie over, the nomin,ti IN of Mr..
Low Vas confirmed 1t is understood that there
will be some opposition to Mr. Welch in the SEN
ate but whether of sufficiently serious nature 10
endsnger bis confirmation, a few days Will deter
mine. Mr. WEIGH is well known throughout the
State as the former accomplished editor OF The
Buffalo Rpubiic, and as having satisfactorily hlIcd
the office of State Treasurer.
The PRESIDENT appointed as the Select Com
mittee on so much of the Governors Message IA
,efers To Assessments and Equalization of Taxes,
Messrs ]. ID Willard, Diven and Darling.
Mr. OWEN reported favOrsbly the Assembly bill
sppropratiDg $1,000 for postage on legislative
documents
The PRESIDENT presented the Report OF the
Commissioners on the removal of Quarantine;
also, the Annual Report Of the Commissioners OF
the Canal Fund.
Mr.. SLOAN gave notice Of bill to amend fhe
act TO reorganize the Port Warden's Office.
Mr.. SPINOIA introduced a bill to incorporate the
Mercantile Library Association. Mr.. SLOAN,
bill TO incorporate the Dime Savings Bank OF
Brookyn also, bill to amend the usury laws.
Mr.. Ely introduced bill to incorporate the Ger
man Savings Bank of Newiork.
Mr. OWEN offered concurrent resolution ap-
pointing n committee to confer with the National
Government and the authorities of w-Jersey IN
reference to new Quarantine site, the purpose OF
which is understood to be to make one more effort
TO obtain Sandy Hook.
Mr.. O. b. WHEELER offered a concurrent resO-
luton pra, ing the National Government to interfere
in behalf OF the boy Mortara, and addressed the
Senate at some length on the subject in buncomb-
ish sort Of speech.
In the ASSEMBLY, in response to MIR. Conklngs
resolution, a communication was received from
Controller Haws stating the amount of assessments
for street ope ping &c, as follows:
ts,?l7 81 tis5a........ ssss2l2 80
isss fS '..'''''...... sItsS s. -
Total. 1oiof"Oo oi
Mr.. Bliss, the Governors Private Secretary,
appeared in the Assembly with his arms full of oti
cial papers, which proved to be documents relating
to Quarantine: the State lnebrlate Asylum; the
Report Of the Special Commission to Investigate
The Scbool system of New-York City, and the
Report of Prof. Bache on the Physical Survey OF
the Harbor of New-YOrk. The Quarantine papers
and Hsrbor Report were referred to the Commit
tee on Commerce. The Schedule Committee Re-
port was referred TO the Committee on Colleges,
Academies, DC. The other, which was commu-
nication from DR.. Turner, the Secretary OF the
State IpebIiate Asy lum, asking for an approprh-
ton from the State was referred to the Committee
of Ways and Means.
The Governor, in brief communication on
the subject, says that the condition OF tbe State
Treasury viii hardly warrant an Appropriation,
but that an act might be passed requiring the
Counties to support their inebrates at the Asylum
as they now support their insane at the State
LuDatic Asy lum at Utica.
Mr.. SCHoLfIELD gave notice of bill to abolish
that fosslierous body known as the Regents OF the
University.
MIR. HUTCHINSON gave notice of bill 10 amend
" An act for the prevention OF fraud IN the Canal
revenues" which provides that
Whenever any articles or prop rty shall be trans
poIteo Cd the ais, and cleared as articles pay ing
lower rate Of duty than should be charged thereon,
ace r5iDg TO law, De partially OF altogether oint'ei
from the clearance, aud whenever any artlcies OF
properly shall be transported upon any OF the canals
uf Tins State without regular clsaralce beng oo-
ia ned her, for With cesraIce for the boat and tae
tolls thereon paid, the boat upon which euco 8rtces
ard be seized and tskeD possession Of by any collector
Of canal tolls officer acting under his directions, IN
tehaf OF AID as the property OF the people oi the
State. ~
Mr. HUTCHINSON also gave notice of bill 10
amend the Revised Statutes 10 such manner as to
prevent frauds ON the Canal revenue.
Mr.. SHAW gave notice of bill 10 divide the With
Judicial District Of the City of New-lork. com
posed Of the XyIth XvlIlth, XXth aud NAlst
Wards, into two Judicial Districts, the &Vlllth
and XXIst Wards to compose one District, known
as the NItb, and the XNltn and NAth another, TO
be known as the With Judicial District.
The bill further provides that the Governor and
Senate shall appoint Justice for the With Dis
trict to hold his Office till the lst OF January l-60
and that Justice shall be elected iu the usual
manner at the next charter election, TO take ms
seat in January, 1850: also that Clerk Tor said
Court shall be chosen by the Board OF Supervisors,
10 hold his office for six years from the ist OF Janu-
ary, 1853. The said Justice and Clerk To perform
he same duties be subject TO the same legal pro-
visions. and receive the same pay as the Justices
and Clerk of the other District Courts 10 the City
of New York
MIR. C. :, SPENCER introduced bill to amend
the Divorce laws. granting divorce for abandon
II ent for the space OF three years and tor nhuman
treatment He also introduced bill IN relation TO
criminal trials. ,
An unsuccessful effort was msde to take the
subject of unclaimed dividends aud deposits from
the Special Committee, of which Mr.. lsw Is
chairman, and send ii TO the COMMITTEE OF Ways
Means.
Mr. Law regarded that as his thunder, aud OBJ
jecied to the proceedings aud the House sustained
him il his right Of monopoly of the dividend dodge
Mr. BRoCkwAY called up his resolution TO refer
to Select Committee of Five all propositions for
IN ending the Constitution, which, after discussion
was smenced so as 10 make the Committee eight
Zone frcm each Judicial District), and adopted.