New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-17

eoncurred in the report but subsequently Mr. nemaun'
at the Instance Of Assemblyman Blessing who INTRO
duced the BILL moved TO reconsider the vote by "hlen
the bill was killed. Mr.. Tiemann's motion hes on 'ne
table, and tho bill has therefore chance to SURVIVE
Mr.. Gardner's Warehouse and Railroad bill was again
referred to-day 10 the Committee OF the Whole ING
disposition Of the Senate toward this bill Is more iayo
able than 1t and 1t is thought that 1t has lar
chance Of passing The project has been before the
Legislature for several years. and would have passed.
long had the corrupt influence of the lobby been
exered In its favor The object OF the BILL which Is the
quick transfer and safe storage OF goods and merchan
disc is not OF less Importance NewYork than rapid
transit itself.
Among the bills which passed the Senate this evening
appropratng $4,000 TO supplement last years
appropriation for ordinary repairs the eastern divs
ion Of tho canals. The money is needed for imme-
date The various appropriation bills which
should have been reported and passed long before this
are beginning to mako their appearance The Deficiency
bill, known the Supply BILL which Of late years has
become the most important Of them ALL has just been
reported to the Assembly and printed, and will be con-
sidered next week The regular Appropriation bill,
which has passed the Assembly, will be reported to the
Senate next week. Beside these there are appropra-
tons for ordinary and extraordinary repairs OF the
canals. Nothing has yet been done by the Joint Com
mttee appointed reapportion the Congressional Dis
rcs anything toward disposal Of the proposed
amendments TO the State Constitution
The architect OF the new Capitol Mr.. Fuller. appeared
before Mr.. Roses committee this morning. and was
examined in relation the cost Of completing the build
ing, and other matters. He estimates that If every
thing works smoothly it does, the edfce can De
finished in four years. at expense OF about nye MIL
lions IN addition TO the three millions already
laid out, making the total cost $SOo0,ooo lie
thinks it would be injudcious 10 change the
present Commissioners, the difficulties they
bau with md he
acquired have made them moro efficient than new
commission could be. The present resident Commits
sloners are Hamilton Harris and William A. Rice OF
Albany and four others are associated with them,
namely, Gen. Edwin A. Merritt OF Sc. Lawrence
Chauncey NJ. DepewlOf Westchester Delos De Wolf OF
oswego, and William C. Kingsley Of Kings They were
appointed in 1871 except Mr. Harris. who has held the
Office longer having been a member OF the Commission
first appointed There reasons FOR changing the
Commission except political ones. The Commissioners
receive salary and appear to have performed their
duties with integrity.
Messrs Steers and Judd OF the present Quarantine
Commission have come to Albany to explain Quarantine
matters TO the Senate Finance Committee. They main
tain that the office OF Quarantine Commissioner is no
sinecure End express a determination TO exercise a
rigorous supervision the expenditure or the public
money committed their charge. They claim already
to have cut down salaries some $4,000 year and to
have economical in rents and other charges against the
funds in their hands They do not deny that about
quarter OF a million dollars has been squandeTed and
by Quarantine officials in the last three years. but
that happened before Messrs. Steers and Judd were
appointed.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCHl
The Republicans Of both Houses met in caucus, To-
night to nominate Regent OF the University in the
place OF John A. Griswold, deceased Senator Lowery
was called the chair Senator Baker named Martin l.
Townsend. Mr.. Hustled nominated Frederick W. Seward.
Mr.. Coggshall named Arson J. Epson. On the motion
OF Speaker Cornell the rolls called, and Senators
and Assembymen rose in their places and named their
candidates Martin |. Townsend was named by 80, DR..
Epson by 49, Frederick W. Seward by 49, There was no
choice and another had, when 1t stood Towns
end 49, Epson 80. Martin l. Townsend was then nom
mated unanimously Adjourned. -
The Senate in Executive session to-day, confirmed the
following appointments Of Gov Dix: Cornelius X.
AGnew OF NewYork aud James Roosevcdt OF HYDE
Park TO be Managers OF the Hudson River State Hos
pta for the Insane Mr. r. Letchworth OF Buffalo 10 be
Commissioner OF Public Charities.