The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-02-01

IHE LhDlNIATJhh hhAb1 fpH ohh-l I'VE
NEw SUPERINTENDENT or POHLIo INsTRuo.
TiuN-THE MKTRororIrAS llEALTu BILL
The FEDERAL FINANCE QuEsTIoN, &c.
ALBANY, Jan. 80. 1862.
The weather is still undecided for storm or for
sunshine here, and this week will be long remem-
bered one ot railroad blockade. Between alter
uato rain and snow, free ling and thawing, It has
been impossible for "A single train u reach Albany
on time tor q week past, and thirty-siN hours
railroad journey between here and New York Is
somewhat novel In these later days u lightning
speed.
The Legislative machinery is now in i,r working
ORDER and the remainder Of the session bids far tu
Lee the u many lively col tests over measures
u Importance u the public and particularly ~ the
citi2ei Of the city Of New York, As these various
measures deycope themselves before the respective
committees Of the Senate aud Assembly, | shall en-
deavur H. lay them before the reVier7 ~ the SIS, I'm
such manner as will fable them b. kunS what Is
going on here ela,ive N their Interests
Victor NJ Rice, elected superintendent OF Puhlic
Instruction tnday, by the Senate and Assembly ia
Joint house, is a citizen II Buh,o, Erie iunty,
where "r many years he has been pr'ctl1ing law.
lie II An accom- lsh'd scholar, aud has the expert
ence of having hlled the same position before.
Before the Senate Committee uu Commerce and
Navigation this morning. came mp "a" Aetr'l Ut "a
Health Bill. This Is the same Till, IA an altered
shape, that has been before the Legislature TOR two
Years past under the auspices 81 the New York
SANITARY Assoyiatou, The question Of public health
Is oIe OF great Importance ~ the citizens oi N'w
York, and ID appears To- Ice rrnc'Si'd that some
form should lie brought about IN its present H'ni'
tary system, and there can hardy be DOUBT ~ b.
the passage of some relative thereto by Vie
Legislature, during its Treseut session but ~ to
the hOr IN where the doctors dGeT amt the contest
lies between the two projects presentei-'he one IA
the Senate 10y the Sanitary Association, and the
other the proposed plan Of Cty luspcctnr DELAY IN,
| which was noticed in the Assembly yesterday, and
| will he introduced IN - few days On the senate
| health bill the Committee seemed Ia favor the me-
unIolitan feature, 10y which the II ,art Of Health
| would have jurisdiction over the Counties ot New
| York, Kings and Richmond and also quarantine
over the al AGENT waters
| The question NJ Federal finances has bean male
the special order Tor this evenings Sc sion, and A
| lively time may be anticipated. The ghost Of the
| Old United States Bank, aud the making FSleral
| paper money a legd tender, tecuS 10 prove great
| nightmare ~ the minds OF some nt the members,
| who seem n lie exercised terribly thereby, On
| Tuesday evening Mr. Speaker Raymond tb'k thr
| floor and handled the subject In u very able m'n'
| uer, yndiy attng the proposed plan ~ paper cur
rency, upon the basis ~ taxation, 10y the Fedetst
| Government. ! should not bc surprised 10 this sub
| lrrt of Federal finances hci the attention NJ III,
| House tor several sessions, AZ touching On ultDnA
| issues n gives an opportunity, NJ - memher eN
| pressed II, ~ enabling members u place hcmslv
| right before thrr constituents, which uppuuuult
| susuHlly improved In giving vent g. the pent-N u
| patriotism of individual members.
| Tie COMMITTEE On investigation ~ the trNnsNc
| tiuus n the State Military Board having charge "a
! miurnng and cqmpplng volunteers under IN
three million appropriation of last session. will vis
| New York and other localities next week In scare
| NJ kuoWledge leave Of absence for that purphs
| having been granted this morning n the memhcI
u that Committee. EVE