The New York herald., 1870-01-20
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Or. Carnochan Appointed Health Officer
Of the Port.
A BusheI Of Bills in the
Assembly.
RAPID PROGRESS or LEGISLATION

ALBANY, Jan. TO- 1870.
APPOINTMENT OF DR. cARSocHAS AS HEALTH
OFFICER.
The anxiety which had already reached fever
heat concerning the Governors appointments to
the vacancies state Offices Is asyed by his action
to-day The appoin ntments were sent into the Senate
before noon. and that body went Immediately into
Executive Session. They did not ACT upon the ap-
pOintments, however with the exception OF General
Beach, who was confirmed but left them over for
another meeting The following are the names snd
0fnces OF the lucky men:-
Heath Oolcer or he Port OF Ne,o York-John ".
Ntpsrinteadent OF Insurance observation-disclosures
w. Miller, OF Rochester. Mnnroe county.
Sxl eriptsnde,tt Qr Banking Depdrtnle1at- Daniel
q. Howell, or Bath, SteuDen county
Commissioners or Quar0f.tAe-Wiison g. Hunt
sf New YORK, and Agrippa A. Bell. OF Kings county.
Sdte ASseSSOrs-CnareS w. Lawrence, OF New
York city. George Beach. OF Greene county Lorenzo
Carvy, OF Herkimer county.
Trustees or the STATE ASyi,tnl for IdtOts-James H.
Titus OF New York city; Geo. F. Comstock, Of syra
Cuse
Commissioners or CnpttOl Iaplice-Isaac McCon
ihie OF Troy; Arthur W. Hunter, or Schenectady.
Advisory ContD.tssio,er-John b. Pierson, OF
Troy.
SPEAKER HIrcHMAS-RAPID PROGRESS OF LE6IsLA-
TION.
The appearance OF Speaker Hickman In MS place
this morning at the meeting OF the Assembly was
nailed with universal pleasure. The Speaker
though still weak Is restored to health. The gay
and lively festivities or the Richard B. Connolly
Association last night at the Academy OF Music kept
few OF the New York delegation out oil their seats
untu sometime after the organization OF the II 0use;
but they were all in good time, and IN good condi
tion for action.
vast amount OF business in the way OF introduc-
ing bills was done to-day before the Committee OF
the Whole went into session. The Brooklyn ferries
received attention in no less than three new bills
Grsrl. (Tnrk Rrnn 1vn laaI linn vVyfg IA
excellent proposal for the protection OF life by the
introduction Of gates or chains on the Jerry slips
with the enormous profits which the Union Ferry
Company make they can at least expend trile In
saving life preventing the shocking accidents
which are constantly occurring. lne standihg COM
to-day. The Committees OF Commerce ana Navi2a-
tton, Ways aud Means ana Federal Relations expect
70 do some active work tonight Inc respective
chairmen are Lawrence D. Keenan,, OF New York;
John q. Jacobs, OF Kings, aud Thomas J. Lyon, OF
Ora ange.
Mr. Fiagg OF Troy, introduced o bill making
drafts, checks ana promssory notes falling due on
SUNDAY now payable on SATURDAY sna, IN future De
or legal holiday. Mr.. Cullen, OF Kings, introduced
very valuable bill In the interests or criminal turs
10 address the Jury after the has closed
This is an inndyation upon old rules which wiz no
doubt he acceptable To the legal profession and no
more than fair To the accused.
The city OF Albany is just now glitterng with gold
lace and brass buttons The hotels and streets the
Adjutant Generais Department the Executive
chamber and the corridors OF the Legislative cham
bers are sparkling with shoulder straps and Jaunty
military caps. The reason why il that the State
Military Association is holding a pow-w0w at the
City Hall. All the divisions arc we represented,
General Shaer doing the honOrs Ior our own cele.
brated First. Their business Is not OF vital impor
tance Probably the election OF oifcers Will be the
principal business.
The list or ocial representatives OF the press and
the minor officers oil the Assembly were announced
to-day. Tue latter action is great reliet to the
small boys VINO were looking Tor the positions Of
pages and messengers and whose mothers have
been crowding the corridors and halls since the
OpenInQ OF SESSION,