The New York herald., 1870-02-04
FHE STATE CAPITAL.
Combinations by the Senate---No HarbOr
Masters Yet.
Gossip About the New
Charter.
TIE ASTORIA BRIDGE.
WHITE. AND BLACK HORSE CAVALRY.

ALBANY, Feb 3, 1870.
As informed you in my despatch last night con-
eerning the result OF the Senate executive session
Io-day Mr. ID. @. Howell, Of Steuben, was confirmed
"a Bank SUPERINTENDENT, and Mr.. G. w. Miller, OF
Rochester, as Superintendent or Insurance. Mr.
Pearson of Troy. as Capitol Police Commissioner
was also confirmed; but the hostility to the name Of
McConihe for the same position remained, as
stated, unchanged. and he was accordingly laid
aside. No new appointments by the Governor came
before the Senate.
GOSSIP ABOUT THE CHARTER
The new charter for the city OF New York Is the
days wouder here. 1t is canvassed on every SIDE
and gossipped about by people who do not under
stand 1t, as well by those who see that in Its
present shape it only the skeleton OF the charter
yet to be enacted 1t will probably be month
before 1t can become law. In the meantime II has
10 60 through the ordeal or an overhaullng In the
Committee ON Cities OF the Assembly. Then the
Committee OF the Whole win have a rousng time
over 1t. When 1t goes TO the Senate 1t may be
torn to fragments, that its owners VIII
not recognize 1t. This Is what gossip says at
svery street corner and there is some truth in the
surmises for, as already stated, numerous amend
ments are anticipated by the fathers OF the bill
They have thrown ont the plan-tne details must be
the work OF legislation. There are undoubtedly
many democrats who raise objections TO mahy
points IN the COafter. cOuid mention DaI n dozen
who do not like the mode OF half eecting and half
appointing by the Supervisors the inspectors and
canvassers OF election. Others complain that the
general plan Is too centralizng-that 1t gives too
much power to too few individuals, which Is undem-
pcratics This seems to be the principal objection.
But, then, all these anguarties of temper OF Iudg
meDt and OF the bill Itself VIII be filed Or when
becomes a subject OF debate anu amendment. II 1t
comes Of the furnace purified the legislators
Will have themselves TO blame.
THE ASTORIA BRIDGE.
Qenet's Senate bill TO amend an act to incorporate
&he New York and Long Island Bridge Company to
construct bridge from New York to Queens
county created little buzz Ia The Assembly to-day.
The bridge is TO cross from Manhattan Island 70
Considerable objection was made 70 the bill on
good many grounds. Genet was on the floor OF the
House moving anxlously among the members dur
ing the debate. Mr.. ]. b. Pearsall, OF Queens
county objected strongly to raising SO much money
as nearly two millions OF dollars which the bill called
Tor for this purpose, when the people OF Queens
county had sent In no petition IN favor OF the
bridge. The third section Of the bil appeared most
Objectionable TO this James Irving protested and
moved that 1t be stricken out. The section reads:-
Whenever $2OoU0 OF the capital stock of said company
s been subscribed and ten per cent paid thereon the
severay authorized subscribe the capital stock Of said
capital stock, issue bonds in payment of such sub
scpons payable in no, less than Thirty
principal interest of bonds
the capital stock OF said company.
Mr.. lrving's motion was supported by Mr.. Fields
and other members, and tue bill was finally pro-
Crossed.
t. HACK HORSE CAVALRY.
Mr.. Fields in his speech, said that he judged from
the remarks OF John ii. White upon this bill that he
belonged to the Black Horse cavalry. Mr.. White
replied subsequently that he was informed just at
that moment by friend that the term "Black Horse
cavalryn applied 10 him was an oppr0brious one,
AL was applied 10 o party IN thai House last
Iheir action by personal ard mercenary motives.
Under these circumstances he felt disposed
to resent the aliuson OF his colleague from New
York and to declare that he was never In his life
1anuenced by personal motives IN his pubic con-
duct. Tom Fields good-naturedy replied That sup
posed the 'Back Horse cayaryn was myth, aud
In that sense ne had used the term. He certainly
meant no offence to Mr. White in his alusi0n to the
-'nlack" horse cavalry. Mr. White responded that
although he did not like the idea OF the gentleman
nom New York regarding him as myth, he was
giad that he gave him an honorable discharge from
the Black Horse cavalry.
e. JACOBS INSPECTORS AND CANvASSERS' BILL
went to @ third reading to-day IN the Assembly after
q brisk debate. IL refers entirely, as amended, to
the city OF Brooklyn, and provides for the election
BY the people OF inspectors ana caDvassers Of elec
t4;-ss g. THE STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY.
y The state Medical Society adjourned sine die TO-
Day after eecting the following olicers:-President,
pr. 8. o. Vanderpocl, or Albany; Wee President
Dr. Gibson A. Dayton, Of Mexico, Oswego countX;
Secretary, Dr. William II. Bailey. OF Albany; Trea-
eurer, ,@Dr. JonA v. Lansing, or Albany.
IL is stated that Daniel o. HoWell, OF Steuben was
to-day confirmed ss. Bank superintendent though
his name IL not the oica list gwen TO the press
xhe appointment brIsaac McConhe as Commissioner
0r the Capitol Police was, 1t IS SAID, laid over.