New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-04
From ALBANY.

ALbANi, pdi' q, lOOV'
The new State officers were sworn In yesterday.
The Republican and Democratic members of the
Senate and Assembly held caucuses last night.
The Democratic Senate caucus named DANIEL a.
MANNING of Albany for Clerk and FELK McCLUsKEY
of Kings for Sergeant-at-Arms, and ALEX WARD of
New-York for Doorkeeper. Senators SrISoIA and
BLOOD were appointed committee for calling future
caucuses.
Mr.. Tabor of Queens presided over the House Dem
ocratic Caucus
ForSpeaker, Mr.. Caleot OF Kings received Is votes
Mr.. Cover of New-York, s. and Mr.. Garretson, L.
Mr.. CALIcoTT was then declared nominated.
Mr.. CUsHmAN of Oneida was nominated IA the can
didate for Clerk of the House.
For Sergeant at Arms, David McBrien received IA
votes, and George T.. Jones, 10.
Mr.. BRIES was then declared nominated.
PATRICK HAY, of New-York, was nominated for
Doorkeeper and JANIS BUCKLEY, of Kings and Va.
BRUnAGEN of Albany, for Assistants.
Dir. C;Igss Of Albany, Mr. HALL, Of Seneca, and Mr..
CoRsELIUs, of Suffolk, were appointed Committee
to call future caucuses.
Mr.. HAMMOND, of Steuben, presided over the Repub-
lican Senate Caucus.
JAMES TERwILLIGER of Oncndags was nominated
for Clerk on the second ballot.
C. CLARK of Warren, was nominated for Ser
seant-at- Arms, on the third ballot, and GEORGE A.
KNAPP of Dutehess Assistant.
p. KLLMER of Schoharie, was nominated for
Doorkeeper and Mr.. FRANCE of Ulster for First AS
sistant and Valdez of Monroe, for Second.
Over the House Republican caucus MIR. VAN HORNE
of Niagara presided. lie delivered an address on
taking the chair briefly congratulang his friends on
their triumph in the State and declaring that the Re-
publican party viii stand by the right, by truth, lib
erty and the Union.
On the first ballot for Speaker, Mr. DEWITT e.
LIr1LIJoHs received % votes, and Mr.. FLAGLER Of
Niagara IL.
Mr.. Flaeler In handsome address, moved that
Mr.. Litteiohn be nominated unanimt usy, which was
done amid considerable applause.
WM RICHARDSON was renOminated for CLERK urlar-
imOusly.
+. A. WLIIAns was nominated FOR Sergeant-a-
Aims.
JosrPg BALL of Erie was nominated for Door
keeper, and c. l.. CURTIS and BRADFORD DAVIS, AS
sistants.
Messrs. POM Of Monroe, LAW Of Delaware, and
Tucker of New York, were appointed Committee
TO call future caucuses.
Mr.. MuL1SIs Of Westches,cr offered the following
resolution:
Ib.yo, Serious abuses have ou of the practice OF
voting rtrs Compensation Cet and other officers OF the
Iqsaure and appointing many subordinate onioes VINO
are not only authorized by out expressly forbidden
thereby now, therefore, ,. =, -,
ES,ored That will dcouutensnce snd oppose sn extra
grant, for services performed during the present session. ana
every and all appointments Of officers not authorized by law
and ha in nominating such Clerk and Others We DO 20 WIN ne
assurance ths, compensation established and the subord
allowed by will be satisfactory 70 the nominee o. ts
and that in aecerns nomination they respectively
receive extra corpeIation
n they also pledge themselves not to appoint more snoora
mates than are allowed by except they ths have been a1
forzed 90 70 by vote Of the Assembly specifying the o.
fces to be- Tiled.
Mr. NJ offered this resolution now because ne wished
the persons Just put in nomination to understand what
they may expect should they accept those nomianons
The regular compensation Of those authorized by law
last year. was $l1 800; whereas the compensation al
lowed Cby increase Of compensation and number oil
Offices reached sci ,c~
The resolution was adopted, when the caucus adj
iourned