Year: 1862

WeWo fhUm InE oiAiE CAPtIAls
Apportionment OF the Con gressi0nal Dis


tficts OF the state-Progress or the Lee


gislative Committee in the Matter


Metropolitan Health Bill Reported-De-


lays I'm the Committee-Who are to


Compose the mmissson--Q unrantfne


Health Omcer One OF tho Number-Its


Principal Provision - militia Bill


Grinding Committee-Bishop Hughes


Tenure Act-scott Testimonial-Policc


Justices, &C., SC.


ALBANY, March ii, 1862


The Joint committee on the apporonment Of the state
into Congressional districts had lengthy session this
afternoon aud agreed upon majority of the dis
tricts but have adjourned until noxt Tuesday to
plete their report


The First Congressional district is composed OF the
counties OF Suffolk, Queens and Richmond. The Second
and Third districts made up out Of Kings county tho
division of tho wards not yet being fully agreed upon
The Fourth district composed OF tho First. Second,
Third, Fifth, Eighth and Ninth wards of New York
Tho Fifth district consists Of the Fourth Sixth Sevonth
Tenth and Thirteenth wards The Sixth district is to
consist Seventeenth and Eoventh wards Seventh
district Fourteenth Fifteenth and Sixteenth wards The
Eighth includes the Eighteenth, Twentieth and Twenty
Hrst wards. The Ninth comprises the Twelfth Nine
tsenth and Twenty second wards. Tho Tenth district
includes the counties of Vestcheser and Putnam There





district.


The joint committee Of the two houses have finally
agreed upon Health bill on the metropolitan system not
10 the ground the Metropolitan Police dis
trct, but for the counties OF New York Kings and Rich
mond aud the waters thereof. The committee have had
numerous sessions this matter and all manner Of
oils have been presented but objections by
parties and the committee would adjourn without
coming TO agreement, and 1t began to look though
they would fail any understanding and the bill
would fall through, but meeting of the committee was
called for this morning with understanding that It
would be tho last meeting on the Health bill After
lengthy consultation agreement had and the bill
ordered to be reported 1t provides for commission as
foows-Three physicians to be appointed by the Cover
nor two to be residents of the city Now York and one Of
brooklyn; likewise the Quarantine Health officer making
In all four physicians also provides three
men, two OF thom to be membc Of tho Board of
and the other in Brooklyn and merchant who shall bo
resident OF Richmond county, to be appointed by the
Governor, making commission OF all old-four of
the number namely:-threa physicians and mer-
chant TO be appointed by the Governor the other three
70 be membcrs OF the commission by virtue Of their
sent Official position These throc will be Police Com
Oicer.


The bill does not the least ofcc tho present laws of
the State in regard TO Quarantine affairs except tho
salary or the Health Occr but places the regulation OF
Quarantine rather the execution of tho present laws
under tho direction Of The Board the salary of the
Quarantine Health Officer to be 50 900 per annum 1t
leaves the duties sanitary inspection to tho sanitary
squad Of police they do that the direction
OF the Of Police and tho reports to
DO made every week through them This saves all ad-
ditional expense for sanitary inspection.


IL then provides for the eroy by the Board of
Commissioners Of twelve physicians, who shall bo allotted
districts by tho Board and to report in writing every
week the condition of the health of that district and
whehor there Of contagious diseases in the
district These ply sicians are each to receive salary
It also gives the Board full power and control Of the
collection Of fines also to organize such bureaus they
may consider necessary such Register &c. providing
that tho entre expense shall not exceed the sum Of
so 900 each year.


The Tenth street Railroad was reported this morning
fRvcrably by the Railroad Committee of the Assembly
This one Of the railroads to town. the fare
TO be three cents ard the company to nay two Thousand
dollars conse each year 10 the city.


Tho Militia bill providing for the reorganization of the
militia OF the State was debated at much length, ard
finally referred TO select committee OF thirteen with
powor to report complete


Mr.. Raymond in view of the slow progress Of business
to report complete local bills not approprating any
money, granting franchise to individuals corpo
rations: It was laid over under the rule
Tho bill to repeal tho Bishop Hughes Ecclesiastical
Tenure act taken in Committee Of the WHOLE
tho Senate this morning, and discussed by several
Senators. Senator Connolly opened the discus sion
BY an appropriate and lengthy speech in favor
Of tho Repeal bill. He followed by Senator
were we'll timed and furnished interesting facts in regard
20 the injustice Of tho bill statute b5oks
Senator Cook oppressed the Repeal BILL and followed
oy senator Bradley in favor Of it, Progress was finally
The resolution Of Mr. Woodruff providing for suitable
Testimonial TO present to General Scott taken from
tho table this morning. and referred to select committee
TO report complete.
Richard Busteed is here for the purpose of mpeachng
Judge James, and has been before tho Judiciary Com
mittoc.
Several OF the police civil justices are also here to
the extension their terms OF oce but thus far
have made but little headway Perht tps If they should
main at their respective posts and discharge their duties
faarsssy in accordance with best interests Of
the public, they thei reelection and win not
need any special legislation. Tho experiment is worth
kryDg, at least.