The New York herald., 1867-04-18
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Of HarbOr Master and Tax and
Fire Commissioners for New York.
The Union League Scold the Legislators,
and are Kicked Out Of Doors.
Final Passage Of tho Eight Hour
Labor Bill.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of THE HERALD.

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HfaAln
ALBANY, April Z. 1857
THR GOVERNORS APpoiNrMsTs
An executive session Of the Senate was held at
O'Clock to-day, at which the following appointments Of
the Governor were received and connrmed:-
Iar C0mmissioners-Messrs James w. Allen Ira Miller
and J. w. Raymond.
Havoor Aaaer-william smelt, Of Lyons Wayne
county. vice James NJ Whitcomb.
kiye Shaler T. Bailey Myers,
= u Galway and Captain Wilson, Of the Twenty first
precinct police.
cancies created by the resignation Of Philip w. Engs and
the non-acceptancs Of his appointment by Colonel EN-
mons Clark The other two. as previously mentioned,
are for the extra Fire Commissioner under the law
and the successor Of Commissioner Pinckney.
EIGHT HOUR LAW
The bill TO limit days work to eight hours, having
passed the Senate only awaits the Governors veto to
60 into effect law. As this movement has assumed
certain importance In politics, whether real appa
rent yet question, send you the vote on It's final
PASSAGE
YEAs-Messrs Bennett, Campbell, Collins, Cornell,
LaBau Lent Low, H. G Murphy, T. Murphy, Ncks,
O'Donne, Parsons Sessions Stanford, White, Wolcott
and Wood-23.
NAYs-Messrs. Andrews, Barnett Chambers. Piatt and
Wlbor-5.
THE PRESS LEGELAroS.
The despatch Of business by the present session has
never been equaed any previous Legislature.
The bills passed in one day have numbered as high
a. hundred. Tho various bills concerning tens-
ment houses, the Fire Marshal, the Fire Department,
the proposed Fire Bureau and the like recommended
by the Committee Insurance which visited your city
in February last have been ana y passed and sent to
the Governor
BRKvErs IN THE NATIONAL GUARD.
The Assembly concurrent resolution having been
adopted day the upper house. the Governor is duly
m tho 70 All
Of New York who held positions in the service during
the late
THE EXTENSION OF THE METROPOLITAN roIIcE DISTRICT
70 the town Of Newown, Astoria and the locality
Long Island sound north and east Of williamsburg has
The result was due in great part 10 the efforts Of Mr.
Wilson, who represented the absence Of any necessity
for the introduction Of the system and co~batted the
THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB RESOLUTIONS
In the Senate to-day the Lieutenant Governor pre-.
sented the following resolutions which adopted at
mestng Of the Union League Club Of New York, April
IL 1907
Resolved Tha. the facts onsisly communicated the
already made 70 railroads and other objects the present
ss u" s.s
pas: the b IscS s n. mia or or but sSn
exhibit increase of expenditure which u 81 unsas
Es.SvsS sssr from .hs.. appropriation:
S Of Ss
Sic franchises benefit Of with apparent
sasssa j. ss.a. an nader when
Sv snse regard @ The general welfare and which have
snasd q: and nm
LsSssture Incompatible with the honor Of the State and
me a. whatever
qos s &. n S'1
H. but At the Of republican institutions BY impair
s:
sS:lS sssdas and should receive the
Rssoved That Il becomes the national Union party which
@ hs hs lest SsS as
hi.ers 70 exhibit public virsue heightened purified
b
se.Sy Tss .ss @ every republican
s Ss ,ss
On the ssspsysis Of Of their
and scoaomy, lastly, that rely his sns.lieney
the wno:s % IN as .rs ws %
sns 70 sY' al m seS ss
suspicion OF fraud and 70 preven. the spreading Of the
idea we S s our % sI Ss ss.
pie h in danger Of being converted by an immoral clique
Mr.. Sessions moved to return the resolutions to the
from whence they came AS TO taxation, he felt
justified in saying that the rate this year will not exceed
seven mills As to the authors OF these resolutions he
had doubt II II possible 10 get at the TRUTH It
would that at least Of them among the
most active and notorious lobbyists that have hung
around the capital this winter, among those who
trbued 10 the defeat OF the pier and wharf aud other
msasures looking 70 the benefit Of the public
adopted These resolutions to US somewhat In the
Of pelition he thought the resolutions ought not
returned and hc hoped the Senator would consent
Mr Sessions could not withdraw his motion. Ho
garded the resolutions insulting to the Senae-so in
su,ing that they ought TO be returned without notice,
except with our most unutterable contempt
Mr. Collins agreed with the Senator from the Thirty
second. The resolutions are intended apparently as
studied insult to the Senate.
Mr. rerson also thought the paper ought TO be re-
turned without further notice from this body.
Mr. ODonnell deprecated all such filings or insinua.
tons towards the Senate They unjust, and he did
not hesitate 70 say the present Senate in point Of ability
with any body OF gentlemen that has preceded 1t for
many years Yet he disposed TO regard these reso
dsprecae their tone and feel that their conclusions
unjust he would be adverse to returning them In the
Mr. Tolger inquired II there were any signatures At
tached.
lutions reached the Chair accompanied BY note from
Mr. Low ;aid ihs. in the absence Of any signature he
would be IN favor o. returning the resolutions from
Mr. White disposed % disagree With the Senator.
upon this meshod Of making charges as wrong he would
vote against the motion Of the sensty nom he Thirty.
c'nd 0sSsuss ss.sn he rss % ,sa0n. IN The sns
the sacred right Of petition. II 70 be regretted
that the charges Of corruption which rife against
he sLegslaturs are not made In more substantial
snd lisnly form, especially 10 the papers Of the city Of
New Yosi, end yet because they not be would not
en- tirely ignoe such paper - this II 10 easy mat
Ter 70 indulge in Wholesale charges Of corruption against
public servants II q easy Tor those who without
any responsibility 70 indugs In this practice; but II
would be more manly more patriotic 70 give some few
specifications, they have any, and they have mot 70
keep slence Mr.. W. closed By bearing testimony 70
the industry and integrity q che legislature
Mr. Folger proceeded 70 show briefly that the resolu
tons coniainsd nsnuatons and imputations against
the integrity OF the Lsgialature without
single specification mputAtons without apparently the
least foundation. Believing firmly any one can In
the right Of petition, he still denied that right when
uotttiouegs rh,xae dsraanectful