The New York herald., 1877-03-22
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Effect Of the Rejection of the
Governors Nominations.
A BITTER PARTISAN FEELING.
Examination of Officials Before the
Insurance Committee
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HEnALD.1

[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
ALBANY, March p, 1877.
Governor Robinson has reason TO be irrtated land
that very mud term) The treatment his nom
naons received to-day the hands Of the Senate II
Senator Jacobs ever precise and forcibc in his
nnguageit when he characterized this treatment
low, cowardly and undlgned. 1t was supposed there
entente eordiaie between the Governor and the
republican OF the Senate but that supposition
was misleading. With President Hayes at Washington
breaking down the barriers Of party and setting
example for all the politicians OF the country to follow
1t passing strange that tho Senate OF this great
commonwealth set OF men could avow themselves SO
utterly prejuicc utterly ftered by party bonds as
10 fling In the face OF the commemorative executive
tho insult Of to-day,
Last night the repablicah Senators held caucus as
nready announced in the HERALD, and determined on
rejecting all OF the Governors nominations, for
whatever than that they belonged to the demo-
cratic party Perhaps The Interior motive might have
been to slaughter all the nominations as
justification for saughtering that of Nc
Clclan-making them sort Of breakwater.
Jacobs in his bold, FREQ way of talking said that tho
Senator from the Twenty-lfth tWoodn) had returned
from Washington with instructions In his pocket not,
perhaps from President Hayes, but from people
who may be afraid that II Mcclellan becomes superin.
tendcnt Of Public Works he may yet loom up as
tics. Any how the nat went forth that McCiean's
nomination should bc chuckcd overheard, and though
1t not actually done to-day by tho Senate will
The extraordinary feature of all was the holding of
nm session on the consideration OF the Governors
appointments. 1t was nevcr dono before. Tho cham
Der full in every corner, and when the hour Of
toon arrived the President said that executive
tbat the rules bearing on the question OF executive
session did not prohibit its being held h open DOORS
Senator Jacobs expressed perfect willingness TO have
the session open, and II accordingly held by
unanimous consent The first nomination rejected
wss ws tina. Of Austin Flint for Health oficer OF the tho
Of the Port. then W. W. Gordon for Warden Of
the Port and then, amid great interest, up
McClelan's name reported adversely from the Canal
Committee by Senator Cole. Old Senator st. John,
member of the Canal Committee, stood up and said,
with much feeling IN his voice, that he was sorry the
majority Of the committee had reached the conclusion
they did. He thought General Mcclellan would bo
decided Improvement the thieves who had controlled
the canals for the years past And let mo hero inter-
poate the expression that believe these th,cves
to by the confirmation of Mcclellan, were chiefly
cerned in bringing about his defeat Senator ST. John
republicans should have far forgotten themselves.
After Mr.. St John took his seat Mcssrs Colo and
Mccarthy spoke in opposition to the oonhrma. ma.
BY any means favorable to tho conduct
Of dN Senate in slauGhtering the Governors
nominations, but the Governor will have his revenge
one OF these days. when some OF the widowed bills Of
republican propretorshp come HIM for signature.
General Martin I. McMahon, who had recent inter.
view with the Governor said TO me tonight that Gov.
ernor Robinson not only had no communication or
dorstanding with Mcclellan about this nomination, but
that he actually never saw the man..
q1 LITTLE
The Police Department thought 1t worth while,
though nobody here can see why to transmit the reso.
lutions of the New York Common Council IN favor OF
filling IN Little He'll Gate In the discussion on the
Supply bill
THE STATE SURVEY
motion by Mr.. Spinoa made 70 substitute
the name Of William G. McApine for that OF Eg-
bert L. Vicle tho Conn of the State
Survey. The motion was lost and the bill was made
special order for tomorrow.
CowDINs INSURANCE
Tho House was occupied with the Supply bill all tho
day ard In the evening with the Insurance bill.
ported by Mr.. Cowdin. There no amendments
rance bill amended in a few unimporant points
concerning tho first and second sections 1t made
special order for tomorrow evening
PAVING NEW YORK STREETS
Mr. Hcaly introduced bill relative to paving, repav-
Ing and repairing streets, avenues and highways In
New York city.
appointed by tho Mayor and Comptroller hold Office
for four years and until his IS appointed
unless sooner removed Tor cause HIS salary
shall bo $4,000 per anpum. He shall appoint
an engineer, superintendent and tho necessary
corks and fix their subject the approval or
she Board OF Estimates and App0rtionmept The
Commissioner OF Public Works shall transfer all
repairing tools, &c, to the Street Paving Commits
sioner The Water Purveyor's Bureau is abolished,
and the duties OF tho same except paving repaving
and repairing the Streets transferred 10 The bureau
missioner can, In hts judgment, order streets paved
with wood or concrete, to be repaved with whatever
material he may select All such work shall be done
by contract the terms of which shall be settled by the
Corporation Counsel rhe Commissioner shall from
time to time certify to the Comptroller tho expenses
incurred and the Comptroller shall forthwith pay the
same The Commissioner is given full power over all
work referred to in the bill