The New York herald., 1874-01-20
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Announcement of Appoinfces
OF thfk House.
The Steam Transportation Com
panifIs and the Wharves.
BILL .;REGNATlNG THE SALE OF GOLD.

Albany, Jan. 10, 1874
rNs two houses rcassembed this evening, but
MO business of any particular moment was trans
Scred when the Assembly journal WAS being read
yhe moor OF the house was crowded with various
vspirants for the positions OF messengers, clerks
and pages. When the appointments were an
pounced the young wOald-be pages who failed to
get appointed expressed their Indignation over
the way they tad been treated in az bitter terms
~ the disappointed wond-be ohaEmen OF COM
nittees did last week, and their opinion OF the
speaker and the Clerk is lar different tonight, ap
parently, from what IL was few days ago, when
they were bringing al the power OF local petitions
IRON every part or the State TO bolster up their
claims for places.
TuE APPOINTMENT OF THE REPORTERS
this year IL q great Improvement on former years,
although Speaker Cornell's assignments last year
came very near being uneyeeptionable. IL mas
for years been the practice OF certain persons VINO
come here to lobby through any job they can get pay
Ior 70 get themselves recognized as reporters In
the senate Assembly for all sorts OF obscure
newspapers with the sole motive OF obssining the
privileges OF the moor. and thus prosecuting their
nelarious business. Tbs class Mr.. Hustled In MS
appointments wholly ignored tonight, and he
deserves the thanks OF every real upright news
paper man Tor The stand he has taken LII lie
matter.
Mr.. Booths bill. introduced IN tne SENATE, Con
cerning steam transportation companies ana tneir
exclusive use OIL wharves aud slips they lease, has
SUSPICIOUS LOOK
about IT. The Senator probably introduced III AT
the instance OF some friend without ever readlng
1t ii 1t should become law transportation COIL
panies
cannot be Interfered with by harbor masters, even
though the slips should be unoccupied and other
vessels require berths IL is the bill says this
prOhibition against the HarDor Master shall exist
onIy when 1t is proved the companies need the
nv ystu uQ
or own, and the question oil this need Is to be de-
elded by the Captain OF the Port. II the
companies obtained the power asked for in
the bill they might easily make profitable arrange.
mems with owners OF vessels needing accommoda
tl0n and II the Captain OF the Port should not be
strictly honest man the need OF exclusveness could
easily get official endorsement at any time to
suit the views OF companies. The bill certainly
needs careful pruning down before IL is made a
law; At least such Is the opinion OF several OF the
Senators, who think that 1t gives IN roundabout
way monopoly OF berths for vessels that would
not work advantageously to shippers generally
Mr. Alvord's bills
REGULATING THE SALE OF GOLD
and the certifying OF checks, as contained IN the
IeGsattve Report. were introduced apparently to
carry out the suggestions made as TO these two
subjects by the Governor In his Message.
THE CHIEF JUsTICRSHIP.
The rumors that have been so rife during the
past few days concerning senator COnkling and
the Chief Justiceship had the effect OF throwing
the '.prospecting' members OF the seEate and
than bewildering, and speculations and operations
concerning
commenced at once, giving promise that an ex-
ceedingly lively session would follow this winter
alter all. fierce fight between the Weed repub
ncans and the Custom House men was thought
certain 10 follow, and the political leaders through
out the State would have found 1t no easy task TO
bring about harmony In the family OF the faithful
who now rule In the Assembly. The news OF the
nomination OF Judge Waite, OF ONO, produced u
great calm at once, though leaving the legislators
and the wlrepulers entirely at loss as 10 the
situation. There are not lew who think that
Grant and ConkIing understand one another and
that
JUDGE WAITE WILL DECLINE,
and that Roscoe Will then be trOtted out as for
lorn hope. However, several or the leading men,
bers In both houses, who do not jump too rashy to
conclusions, believe that up TO yesterday after
n0on the President was determined TO send IN
C0nklfng's name to-day but that by the little talk
which said have taken place over the wires and
otherwise between the distinguished Senator and
Cornell, Hustled, Smith and the others who were
consulted Saturday night and sunday morning,
C0nkling became convinced that he could not be
assured OF the successor he wanted owing to the
peculiar divisions now existing among the men,
6ers OF the majority In the Legislature and there
upon sent word TO Washington that he would not
allow his name to be used ior the Chief Justice
ship and then and there put an end to the plan
nings and schemIngs among republican factions
here, to which the rurnor OF his probable appoint
ment gave birth.