The New York herald., 1874-04-07
THE STATE CAPITAL.
ALBANY. April O. 1874

ALBANY, april 0, 1874.
This evening Mr.. Eastman otrered a resolution in
the Assembly to have his Rapid Transit bill con-
sidered in the first Committee of the Whole on
Wednesday. large number OF petitions was
presented in favor OF the bill by the New York
delegation. Mr.. Leake, OF New York, happened to
orer one which was evidently gotten up by some
enemy Of the DILL, as the signatures were all or an
obscene character, and, presuming that the rest
Of the petitions were Ike his own, he
pronounced them all fraud; bur they were
not and the only to which the
epithet could be applied was his own It was
vote was taken on Mr.. Eastman's motion and it
was defeated by 80 TO a. The following mempers
OF the New York delegation voted in its favor
Blunenthal, Biglln, Cauldw WELL DAILY, McAlee, O'Ca-
laghan, Patten, sherman and Spencer. Messrs
waehner and Hayes voted against 1t ana the follow.
ing were absent blessing, Coughlin, neaey, MUIR
ray, sullivan, Wagstan and P. Woods Present, bat
not voting kirk, LeaEe and Deane Those who
against the motion. The bill must now await Its
turn on general orders unless another attempt Is
ness.
THE VANDERBILT AND THIRD AVENUE INFLUENCE
contributed to this result. They had fore
knowledge OF the intention TO offer the resolution
tins evening" ana arrangements were made TO de-
feat 1t. Their lobby agents were on hand and had
the vote likely to be cast accurately calculated.
When these mOnOp0lies resort to such tactics 1t
appears clear that they have no intention TO build
the roads iOr whicn they seek charters.
A bill has been In the Committee on Commerce
aud Navigation for some time past to restore the
presidents Of the German and irish societies TO fun
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION.
As it's now they are er 0Dicto members, without q
vote In the Board. Mr.. Waehner offered a resou.
tion tonight calling upon the committee to report
the bill, as they had sat upon 1t long enough for
purposes or incubation. But his motion was de-
ieated.
A resolution was offered in the House by. Mr..
Berri that the President or Secretary OF the New
York and Brooklyn Ferry Company be directed to
make, within i've days from the service OF this
resolution and submit to the Assembly report
OF the amount Of capital stock OF the company,
the amounts since added and the proportions OF
such stock originally ana ut each increase
severaly subscribed in cash. real estate and
other property; also the amount OF the gross re-
ceipts from ierriage interests, rents and OF the
several dividends paid to stockholders from jan
uary l, 1872 TO the date of the reports the amount
and estimated value OF the property now held by
run by the company, the respective receipts and
the rents paid annually for each also the amount
OF taxes paid yearly and the proportion from New
York and Brooklyn.
TUE POWERS OF THE COMPTROLLER.
Ex-Mayor Hall arrived this evening, aud will
argue tomorrow, before the Court OF Appeals, the
right OF Comptroller Green to reaudit claims pre-
viousy audited by the Board Of Supervisors.
SUPERINTENDENT or PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, ~
Batcheller, tomorrow was fixed as the time Tor
eiecting the State superintendent Of Pubic SCHOOLS.
Nominations for superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction mt Albany.
ALBANY. N. Y, April 9, 1874.
The republicans OF both Houses met In Joint
caucus in the Assembly Chamber this evening to
nominate q candidate for superintendent OF Puoc
Instruction.
The first or informal ballot stood as follows:-
Jonathan Tenney, OF Tioga, o; oliver Morenouse,
OF Orleans 4: Addison A. Keyes, OF Albany, IL !;
Alfred johnson, OF Rensselaer,, 3; Daniel Il. Whit
more of Cortland, 4; William Herring, OF New
York ~; Nehemiah r. Stanton, Of New York, 8 !:
samuel Mexican, OF Albany, II; Men Gilmour, OF
Saratoga, IL.
McKean, Is; Giinour, 20; Herring, IL; Keyes, II;
Tenney s ; stanton, IA; johnson, 2.
Another ballot resulted as follows:--
Mexican, I5; Gilmour. 23; Herring 13: Reyes III
stanton, IS; Johnson II. w. Seymour, 1.
The fourth ballot stood-Gilmour, 20; Mexican,
IL; Herring, Ia; Stanton, Is; Keyes, Q; Johnson, 1.
on motion oil M Brewer, the ballot was con-
nned to the four highest, and 1t stood--Giimour.
33 stanton, y; Herring, II; Mexican. 8; J. Ten.
ney, 10.
The next ballot was confined to the three high
est with this result:-Gilmour, ~; Stanton, %
Herring, Is.
ON motion Of Mr.. Lincoln, Mr.. Cilmour's nomi
nation was made unanimous.
the caucus then adjourned.
The democrats Of both H0uses met In the Senate
Chamber anu nominated Abraham B. weaver, the
present incumbent. hy acCamatiOu.