The New York herald., 1868-03-05
THE STATE CAPITAL.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD.

Big Quarrel In tho Republican Camp-The
Old Feuton aud Anfi-Fenton Eeud Re-
vived-The Tenement House and Fire Es-
cape Law-The street Cleaning Contract
Mast BE FULFILLED. ,oso
The old time quarrel between the two factions OF the
republican party came to another open rup-
ture this morning In the rejection oy tue
Senate in executive session, OF the nomination
OF General James b. McKean TO be Auditor OF the
Canal Department The senate had remained FOR over
an hour In deberation with closed doors, 80 that tho
quidnuncs immediately suspected that something out Oh
the usual course on the tapia II was KNOWN OF
course that the nomination Of General Mexican would
come up for consideration, but It was hardly believed
that his name would be rejected The party has too
little foothold with she people at this time to foster
internal dissensons The present action of the Senate 49,
which ,hs narty Is Rushing to lie own destruction The
quarrel Is the same old one Of last winter, which was
patched up in measure snce II was thought that the
Syracuse Convention had poured sufficient oil on the
troubled waters but they ashed into anger again py
this new disturbing cause The question now arises VIII
the quarrel extend to the State delegation to the
National Conventions and will not the conserva-
tive members thereof feel inclined to kick
and refuse TO support tho nomination Of Gov
Fenton' The rejection effected by a c0mbi-
nation betwoen the democrats led By Senator Tweed and
the conservatives or anti Fenton republicans, led oy
Senator Foger. The stood ID TO 10 refuse
Arm. Additional Importance Is given TO the whole
matter from the fact that General Mexican is OF the
lo and was lately its commander nchief In this State
The Governor made the following nominations TO tho
Suffolk county, Ellsworth Tu,tle and Egbert T. smith
Commissioner Of Public Accounts. Asher W. Cole, vce
Ira H. Etting Superintendent Onondaga Salt Springs
George Geddes; Port wardens for New York, Samuel r.
Harlow Of Ulster. and John G. Adams OF Newburg;
Harbor Masters Cornelius Van cott vice E. Wilson,
and James A. Dumont; sanitary Commissioner for Me-
tropolitan District tephen Smith, vice Willard PaTker
Health officer for the Port Of New York, Dr. John Swim
THE TENEMENT HOUSE AND FIRE ESCAPE law
Mr. FREAR introduced very sensible measure this
morning The Tenement House law has been so often
amended and reamendsd that 1t Ia mass Of atera
tons which the public at loss to disentangle Mr.
Frears bill consoidates and reduces TO one act all the
laws parts OF laws on the subject. and also
amends their provisions by doing away with many Of
the impractcable requirements demanded in the con-
principal obstacle the enforcement OF the provision
to fire escapes. Tho old law In some respects was
foolshy stringent on this point Tho proposed new law
reads as follows:-
All dwelling houses erected occupied by or built to
contain two famis, Of the floors above the
three stories height occupied By or built to eoptan e. one
ts aRs % suaas. % sudns. shall
O ,a mot than and %ss 5
does no. no exceed Eve stories in height may without
~ dIS r @ 70 E 0 s
Buildings; and no receptacIes for fuel shall be
placed in the cellars OF said houses unless wholly
constructed Of reproof materials and In hereafter
lot the said houses and each of them fire.
proof. In all dwelling houses built contain fam
than provided for IN this section the halls stairs and
hall partition walls the cellar to the roof shall be
constructed repoo and all cases when the lower part
Of the building Is used for business purposes Of any
kind the first floor and ceiling above the shall be
nreproof In all tenement houses that shall
be hereafter erected in said city the Superintendent OF
Buildings shall have to determine the method OF con-
structng halls and starways the height OF ceilings which
such mentioned In this section built or which may
hereafter be built shall have hay, straw, hemp flax
wood, shavngs burning huid turpentne camphene
other combustibe material stand therein or kept
law; and in all where any Of the provisions Of THIS
section not fully complied with either in buildings
already erected hereafter be built the superintendent
of Buildings shall have full to make the
form TO the requirements OF this section
The remainder Of this section and the remaining
ons u the bill provide for the enforcement OF the law
THE QUARANTINE QUESTION.
The nrst gun In q renewal Of the old legislative Qua
rantine was fired this morning by Mr.. Jacobs, WHIT
introduced bill TO amend the law OF last winter
to remove the proposed boarding station from Coney
Island and forbid the anchoring Of quarantine vessels
within any portion Of Grave. bay Another bill In the
Committee on Commerce and Navigation. It's provisions
| have been already noticed In tho HERALD.
STREETS YORK
Senator Creamer to-day introduced resolution call
ing upon the Committee Municipal Affairs 10 take
steps TO compel tho Street Commissioner Of New York
10 fulfil his contract Tor cleaning the streea The
luton Immediately adopted.