The New York herald., 1862-03-26
AFFAIRS At the STATE CAPITAL.

The Combina atfon for q New street Com
missioner-Raymond Turned Cores
POndent-City Charter Amendments
Broadway RailrOad-RePort OF the
Quarantine Health Omcer-Omcc OF
State Assessor Abolished, &c,
ALBANY, March 25 1862
1t appears that the arrangement to appoint new
Street Commissioner still holds fire. few weeks age
arrangements made to send in the of Thomas
Smith, Of the Twentieth ward who was backed up by
the Third avenue monopoly good man; but Alder
man Dayton ascertained that this Mr. Smith was one
Of the officers 1.-THE Perth Amboy Bank, Wall street
kiting concern besides certain other transactions
around the City Hail. and fortified with these cts, he
defeated that move. Mayor Opdyke hav 1ecome
convinced that he could not bo confirmed, last
week wrote letter to a friend statir lat he
should, at an early day, send into the Board Of
Aldermen the name Of Frederick Law Omsead as
Street Commissioner, without any pledges from him.
1t was understood by those in the secret that his
name would be sent in yesterday, but now facts
may have turned up showing that he could not be
confirmed, and somebody else may turn up next week
and Mr. omstead be prevented from carrying out these
extensive and enormously expensive ideas that charac
terized his course in the Central Park.
notice that Speaker Raymond has turned correspop-
last Thursday and Raymond now appears in the double
capacity Of Speaker and correspondent notice that he
gives predictions to the fate Of certain bills Of great
importance Tho lobby and the public will please take
notice. those predictions will doubt furnish clue
TO the way that he will vote when the bills come up.
They will know whether IL will be to their interest TO
him before the Assembly acts upon those bills.
Tho amendment to the city charter appears TO have
died natural DEATH In the first place bill intro
duced TO amend the charter somewhat elaborate and
making radical changes The reception that this met
with induced its friends to withdraw it and
substitute another. This substitute was one Of the
singular documents that has been submitted
10 committee. do not know who is the author but,
whoever he Is certain that tho insane asylum Is the
place where he beongs-he II appropriate subject for
form and doubt 1t would bring about REFORM for
the different provisions in together in sort Of
confuson-inance mixed up with legislative City Cham
berains, Auditors, C0mptrollers, Mayors, and the
duties OF other bureaus jumbed in together in of
confusion, in way that held responsible
and the duties Of one official given to another The
Comptroller made third rate oicer, and an Auditor
appointed to audit all of the claims against tthe city
There being file Of these claims which Comptroller Havs
has rejected no doubt Is the secret Of this auditing
department. In fact the provisions Of these amend
ments, whom their OBJECT upon the sections Of the
that fourteen horse team could be through the
charter anywhere II these amendments were adopted.
There Is no danger OF thor passage. There will no
doubt be slight amendments to the charter passed
but giving Mayor Opdyke additional power will re-
csive the sanction Of the Legislature, unless mistake
tho signs Of the times.
The Broadway Railroad managers were defeated in
their project OF moving that bill ahead this morning. but
the Appropriation bill came up special order BY the
joint rules of both houses.
Dr. Gum, Quarantine Health Officer, made his report
70 the Senate this morning. called for by resolution