The New York herald., 1865-02-26
MnixM IAi6RIIs5r g.. Chairman.
"a SIsAkbk Ajs..9 ;. roLGER,

Senate COMMITTEES on Locating Capital
The Assembly almost simultaneously had . bill re-
ported favorably by It's leading committee-Ways and
providing for the building Of Capitol TO be
located anywhere outside the city Of Albany folows
TIE ASSEMBLY BILL.
introduced on notice by Mr. o. Hungerord January r.
ls 70 the Committee OF Ways and
isssd 10 'Hsa sRe Committee @ q ,he Whole '' ~ '
osTAis THE TITLE 10 REQUISITE
and Assembly do enact as follows:-
The ia o ss hsrsy snd
ssifued Board OF COMMISSIONER, to be known as the
o s s sSa he
atye and judicial authorities Of the STATE and for such
which new Capitol shall upon site,
.o q them may upon ground: md, 70 be
vecn se selection such sonnas The mayor Of s ely
esden OF the village where they may be situate shall be
Sac The said board Of shall proceed with
Ss 10y =. sAs .sd
ys .ses plan plans y sss oysr.ST hs proceed
s. s saS WIN pan a.
6eyeruor sanction Of such materials and n such
hs public Interest and ne eopps!.sn q :as.sn
G sna building 70 rss she public purposes Tor
ss The sd Wheel Keep
y lms se audited BY Comptosr, such shaI
sEc The sum Of one hundred thousand dollars is hereby
appropriated towards the erection OF the said Capitol md
Comptroller the aforesaid install.
20 a. be ses e s oe
o be made incurred
paid By he fssarcr on the warrant OF The Comptroller
The Committee Ways and Means comprise the fol
lowing influential mcmbcrs:-Mcssrs. Collins, OF Wayne;
Gleason, Of Suffolk; Lord Of Tompkns; Brandrcth of
westchester; Wood Of Syracuse; Weaver, Of Oneida;
rHn cArrrAL NOT rKr nrsp nv LAW
transmit these documents IN full at this time upon
The request OF members OF both houses who desire that
their constituents sho Id have them placed before them
In the Herald during the rccsss They will thus be
generally dis ussed aud the members normcd as 70 the
general sentiment State on their return to their
0satA propose 10 add facts and Illustrations of
che question for the use Of the authorities and cns Of
In the frst place s TO be noted that the capital OF
hs state s not nxoA ~ any law whatever II has been
located at Albany by sort OF sunrance, and what
originally sort az auilitary necessity" During tho
revolutionary troubles removed from the city of
fon and with ~n0ss any sso,as
down at Albany Nothing In the statutes or the constl
sutton declares the city cf Albany 70 be the political capt.
now ALBANY cAuAL-rHx STATE
BurLr ny LorpEMEs
horses old Geography, rored by the Juveniles In the
schools OF the STATE beanning OF the century,
Acscibc the city OF Albany in terfus consisting or
nhabtants, al standing with their gable ends the
sersss.
Acres 20 provide twelve Thousand dollars the Super
visors or the county n Albany 10 rats, three thousand
dollars by tax for the building os State Houss
this fund 10 be contributed the avals OF the sale
f tho old county Court House at Albany the Corporation
f the city Of Albany giving pubic square park for
Che SITE This State Heusc WAS ultimately oespieted by
che appropriation q so2e thirty six thousand dollars by
che Stats In 1907
Nothing in the acts resve ihess appropriations do
clare Albany be the capital of the sate The Con
r-ss a tho United States Ind me1 IN New York <sy and
rsmoved 10 white Plains 70 AVOID te Bstiss army The
legslaiure had held ~ sessions ~ Kingston and l1ugh
kseps but returned 10 New York, where cont1aed
snu l7se The acts Of Council are dated fcsm Ahany
or the hrt time In 1850 The erection 81 sss seaae
n0uee 70 The manner descrbcd without word - tsNt-
1aes w specific use any prior or suhwoqnens enacmcn3
STATE capital would 70 show that tho foundsr.
Albany only temporary
sew SoaE CITY iHs LEGAL AsD oRIarAL CAPITAL ov TEE
During The colonial times the house az the Governor
and the Legislative as well M executive ofnces were
ncaieu ln New York city. The government house on
thc Battery, was enclosed the old font there and was
SaTned down anrng Governor Tryon's time u was ro-