The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-13

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ROBr. I. HAWS, Comptroller.
The Governor transmitted yolumnous amount of let
iers papers and documents relation 70 the Quarantine
estaphshment its removal, &C., embracing the dongs
Ex-Governor King report Of the commissioners for re
ova the action Of the Attorney General the surveyors
who have selected the Orchard Shoals, 6c &C., making
quite formidable sized volume, all Of which must ne
cessariiy De printed The information thercia con
tanned will embrace everything except the black
mail operations Of the Marine Hospital
The Governor also transmitted documents from the
trustees OF tho projected nebrate ASYLUM who AJAX
Tor hundred thousand dollars from the State His FIX
ceiency says IN consequence Of the dapdaed condition
Oh the treasury no assistance from the State
by DC expected but suggests that several counties
should contribute to the support Of the nebra,es or
drunkards they may send to the Asylum. We most
heartily second the motion of his Exceency rs embody
ng more good sense than the everlasting drain
Ing Of the State Treasury.
Now that the people have decided that the present
stton Of the State does not require 10 alter
and amend IL, the Legislature seem determined that it
shall be amended nolens volens To-day constitutional
committee OF the House ordered, to whom
all propositions for amendment will be referred
ana this committee, and none other, will de,
eide what measures shall be Submitted to the
people at the next election when Senators are to be
chosen The imperous necessity Of allowing the negroes
to vote Is the reason why certain portion OF the people
cannot wait for constitutional Convention in 1866, as
provided IN the present constitution So predict some
proper amendments will be proposed in connection With
universal negro suffrage, to carry that abolition project
through
The House has made considerable demonstration with
regard to unclaimed deposits in savings banks and un
claimed deposits and dividends remaining In banks OF
issue and discount few days since the instance Of
the Hon. Mr.. Law, American leader in the House, this
important subject was referred to select nittee
This morning tho Hon. Mr.. Hall, who stands number
two ON the Ways and Means, moved TO take the sub.
Jecl, petitions and memorials out Of the hands of
Mr. Laws special committee and refer the same TO the
ways and Means. considerable are-up occurred but
the House, by strong and decided vote sustained thu
special committee Why Mr. Ha wished to obtain posses.
sion Of the unclaimed deposit question was not sly ex-
planned to the House. Upon General Duryea's resolution
all the banks in New York and Brooklyn required to
report within twenty days. the amount In their respective
vaults OF unclaimed dividends and deposits Which have
50 remained during the last six years. The Hon MI.
grover, OF Now YORK; wanted committee or five hm-
sell chairman OF courEe) to inspect the books of all the
banks in the State, whether Of discount of savings
merely and ascertain the amount Of this kind of funds
hand The House, not being ready for this Ave years job
OF travelling committee, concluded let the matter
rest for the present Was the Hon. Mr. Grover of
the magnitude OF the labor and time embraced in his
solutionY
The paragraph in the Governor message reference to
the lobby excites unusual interest In the Senate
ierred to the Standing Committee Public Buildings aud
in the House to the Committee Grievances Now the
question arises whether the famous lobby Of the Iegisa
ture Of the State Of New York s really portion OF the
'publc buildings" whether it Is such nuisance
command the supervision and inspection Of the grev
1t that the Treasurer Of Chemung county de-
faultlDg officer. He s in prison. and making application
for discharge under the nsolvent laws His bail wi. in
that become responsible for his defacaton law
has just been passed protecting counties from such de-
faters. In this case 10 Is believed the imprisoned
tleman possesses sufficient funds pay this public de-
mand.
Senator o. B. Wheeler, who faithfully represents his
American constituents of the Ninth Senatorial district this
morning introduced resolutions respecting the celebrated
Mortara case He wants the President of the United
States to exert his influence and all honorable means
Of the Imprisoned jewish Sfaa 9 sN gn G The H gfb s
ready to adopt the resolution laid it for The day.
The first executive session held to day. The doors
only closed some half an hour The Governor
in the following nominations
Bank Superintendent-James II. Cook re-apponimcnt.
C0hamissdy Gensal--Benjamin WEIGH, Jr., Of Buffalo,
in place Of J. II. Hobart Ward
Commissioner Of Eiaigldon-A A. Low, In place Of L.
D. Morgan, resigned.
Trustee Of the Idiot AsyIum-Addson Gardiner Of Ro-
chester, in place Of Il. F. Backus, deceased
All OF whom will be confirmed on Wednesday next.
The Assembly chamber occupied this evening by
colored gentlemen, explaining 70 the honorable the
Legislature the necessity of allowing the right Of suffrage
to all gentlemen of color irrespective Of property qua
cation. There are some half dozen fugitive slaves the
city who are very anxious 10 become electors. The
audience pretty well sprnkled with coored
munity and with some not so deeply colored
Killan Miller, highly respectable lawyer, Of Hudson,
Columbia county, died this morning.
T. NJ L6al, principal Corresponding Clerk in the Comp
troler's Office, died suddenly this morning He from
Delaware county,