The New York herald., 1868-01-09
THE STATE CAPITAL.
SPECIAL Correspondence Of the HERALD.


Introduction Of Bills 20 Repeal tho Excise
I.nw and Elevated Railway Act-Proposed
Investigation OF the Operations of the
Emigration mIssi0ners-NominatiOn Of
Health Commissioner. go
The House got to work very promptly this morning,
passed two bills and advanced number TO committee
reference Among those introduced were about
dozen for the repeal Of the Excise law. Indeed every
New York member seoms to be ambitious of dealing this
obnoxious fatal sockdooger Ono pan that OF
Mr. M. G. Murphy, contempaies vesng the supervisors
TO generally regulate tho liquor traffic The samo gen.
ueman will introduce bill to repeal the act incorporat
ing the Elevated Railroad Company who have been OK.
permenting In Greenwich street.
Mr. Quinn. OF New York has q bill which Is TO pre-
vent the collection OF rent for meters by companies
The COMMISSIONERS or EMIGRATION.
resolution offered by hr. MURPHY and adopted,
appointing committee Of ive to proceed to New York.
investigate the workings OF the Commissioners OF Emf.
grafton and report 10 the House The HERALDs call for
light IN this quarter IS likely to be answered.
THE LIQUOR DEAIERs EXCISE REPEAL BILL
The bill Of which Mr. Creamer gave notice in the Sen
ate contompates giving the licensing power 70 the
Mayors Of Now York and Brooklyn and 20 the Super.
stores - be closed on Sunday from one A. NJ 10 one
T. NJ. This bill Ia the one forwarded by the New York
Liquor Dealers Convention.
NOMINATION OF HEALTH COMMISSIONER.
The Governor to-day sent in to the Senate the name
OF George b Lincoln. vice Jackson s. rbultz, OF the
Board OF Health No action taken upon the appoint
mont.
GRAND ARMY RHPUmIo.
grand encampment OF the Grand Army OF the Ro-
public has beon session here during the past two days
The following officers we're elected. 4Grand Commander
6f Department OF Manhattan, General Daniel f. Sckes
Senior Vice Commander, General James M Gerei Junior
Vice Commander, General Bradley Wnsow; Assistant
Adjutant General Dr. James Farley Assistant Quarter
master General George X. Hopper; ouncii OF Adm MS
tration, General Wm. Do Lacy, j. B. MARSHAL George w.
Warren, e. D. Barnard George b. Webber; Delegates 70
National Convention al PHILADELPHIA on the l5th insL
to select Grand dCommander--Delegate at Large, Gen
eral James B Mexican; Generals Barnum. Morgan,
EIdridgo Axtel, Jacobs, Palmer Richie, Fiik'ns,
Roberts.
The Albany Board Of Trade and the Tax on
Spirits-kes0lusiOns Passed In Favor OF It's
Observation-Disclosures state Committee.
ALBANY jan s, 1868.
Tho Board Of Trade Of this oity to-day unanimously
passed resolutions requesting reduction OF the tax on
sprits the abolition or bonded warehouses OF class B.,
and system OF United States brands as will show
the payment OF the tax and protect tho receiver OF the
branded goods, and urging tho repeal OF sections
twenty twenty. and portion 0 section iorty-hve
of tho Internal Revenue act
The Republican state Committee met al tho Decvan
House afternoon and resolved to call state Con.
ventlon Syracuse the 6n of February to select
delegates 70 represent the Sao in the National Repub
iican Presidential Convention.