New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-04
ALBANY.

INSURANCE MATTERs--A LITERARY BUREAU
-THE DEAF AND DUMB.
ALBAEY, March 3-The proceedings in Sen
ate to-day were mostly Of local and personal character
Anopr the matters OF general nature the bill intro
suoed by Senator Sanford fixing the salary OF Canal
Commissioners at $4,000, with travelling expenses at 10
cents mile and bill Of Senator Pierce declaring that
the fees pilots aud out OF NewYork shall continue
same mentioned the law OF 1865, but with pro
vo that masters OF vessels entering or leaving
shsl not compelled TO pay fees for plotage unless
services have been performed, thus modifying the ruo
which required half payment of piloage fee when no
pilot is taken Along with these may be men
toned the important bill for suppressng lotteries intro
duced 10y Senator Henry Murphy. II deals in sum
mary way with this traffic. declaring that any one VINO
deals in lottery tickets policies shall be rated as COM
mon gamblers and conviction shall be sentenced 10
than days hard labor IN the Penitentary vi
than years hard labor in state FrlSo'au
be fined in any sum between $50 and $1,000 Publishers
Of newspapers in for share OF punishment LOT III
sertnr any advertisement concerning lotteries, by nes
ranging between and $500 and Imprisonment IN county
jan or penitentiary until snch fines shall be paid.
One Of the most important operations In the Assembly
was passage OF Mr. Jacobss bill for regulating cleo
city OF Brooklyn II Ia better liked by the
Reuunlcans than kiernan's bill about NewYork City,
though they generally voted for that. This Brooklyn
bill provides that the first general election after lts
passage and al every succeeding general election there
shan be chosen in each district three persons to
voted for on one ballot and the three persons receiving
the highest vote shall he elected They shall receive and
rauv,,s she votes and any vacancy in their number
:" roe T The supervisor of the ward they shall be
paid $40 day and have power to appoint Two CLERKS
each district The vote, as in the case OF MI hleFual
NcWloh b was nearly p9annonsna h%neSt Psr goe
matter appears to be too far for some OF M
JaCobss political allies naSlnuch as ne Ict G
make brief speech, saying that any party when sho1d
assent 10 some such equitable arIahgenehi espcvIa
after recent outragcs the balotbox would deserve 70
I bcton 10 certainly would soon DE Dealen s.
Great narties representative in canvasng the votes of
every district Messrs Alvord. Ltleohn seikIeS, ana
al an arrangement which will hereafter make difficult
If not impossible, to repeat the frauds which
robbed the Republican party OF MS votes anu
candidates, and lea 10 lle present n eMeSI,nS
and which should secure similar punishment in New
York CITY and elsewhere. MI Kicrnaus bill Will proba
10 strike out Members Of Assembly as an appointing
power reference to these inspectors ana Ga4vsSe[s
ths O, and the inspectors OF the mrs. eiScto 70 Oe
after which time the inspectors chosen by the people
shall discharge the duty. --...
The Assembly received the bill from the senate to
abolish the office of Canal Auditor-a great object OF
which is To remove the Republican incumbent Mr. Ben
the that the new capitol commissioners VIII bo
abolished the Legislature approprates any money Tor
rorcne the hungry oceseokcrs who may be looking III
mi Inc mi of Mr. Campbell Of Ncw.york, concerning
Pawubroker viii STIR NJ some interest among mat IRA,
iernty Itin6icts penalty not exceeding s25C ana i'm
prlsOument not SIX months Tor any one VINO raises
hsiu- propeTiy licensed Diamond brokers' as they are
called, are included subjects Of visitation under this
such a bill as that of Assembyman Patrick of Che
a,ung prescribing the mode whereby the Canal An
trajsere shall authorized 10 hear and determine all
claims against the state for damages &c required as
preventive Of such transactions as me black liver
Claims" Tins bill says that no award shall be made
unless the facts proved shall make OUT case %isn
same established by evidence III court Of Justice against
liability snail he satisfactorily established, then the Ap
praers shall award 10 the claimants such sum as thal
appeal TO the Canal Board IN all cases 10 the manner
now provided by law. This bill will probably free future
Legislatures from being bored with claims Of tins char
sdcr
The bn ior aboshins the Canal Contracting Board
Out which leaves the canals mostly IN the hands OF the
borrow as specai order of the dsy some amusement
i've trends Of fardealng talk OF the Contractor
5iac,tDe Board .hsi be Abolished She'd '''D '''',
Investigations oflnsurance questions are still going
end the Assembly Committee, OF which Mr. Burns i !
Chairman, had before IT, Yesterday MeSsrs W. T. Hooker
Hyde Of the Equitable Insurance Companies and also
Mcssrs. T. j. Kendall and John A. Hardenburgh who
,nSrcc eIo W. vas the Eli ,sssea aTtbotiInS te %,rt
~ I va en1 @ PSe -, ; ils ~, Utth
holders Aud vet another important was for amend
the act to benefit married the way insur
on the lives Of their husbands.
The bill OF Mr. Herman of New.Yorll for ncorporat.
inc the American Literary Bureau III that CITY, for
promoting instruction IN all departments OF learning"
D! means OF leetuIng-Or increasing the facilities Oy
TIE said Dureau, eectng engagements for lecturers and
sch"Ols WIN lecturers exc Inc corporation may hod
tOOOOu real and personal estate for promoting those
purposes. James n Medbery , humphres GuTtecn, |
aud WIN J. PaysOn, are the COrpOratOrs and Trustees
IL ordered TO a third reading
The friends Oi deaf mute instruction will be interested
~ know that the Assembly has repaired want
az courtesy toward the Instructors that interesting
class by inviting them 10 exhibit their mode OF instruc-
Ton ana give eApduatlOls thereof especially in The new
WAY 81 teaching deaf mutes speak Tor which purpose
Friday evening is apart.
The senate to-day confirmed the following nominations
81 Loan commissioners: Henry IA. HOupt and Barnum |
Mnh%ns OF IHhlhiAs county; Etuher Whallon ana /
John Russ OF l.sstA county; Charles g. Riggs ana G. d.
Davenport Of Lewis County; Lkuah Lopez and Henry
a Holmes Of Suffolk County; George Merritt and James
" JcEhs 81 OtsteO county; stephen D. Lawrence, and
NnI. h. HOyt OI Franklin County; WIN. GOvsn aud /
Marcus Hoffman of EOckldnd County; Joshua J.. Dean
ana Edmund DOdne OF Putnam County Robert T. Sher-
and sIds TulsOm Of Wyoming County Hiram Con !
verse Of jefferson County John McCOnyiie and ii. "
Monroe County George l.. Mason OF CheuangO
County :. j.. Parsons and John Ii. Smith Os BTOOmc
County.
EVENING SESSION or THE ASSENBLY-THE AMI
NAL CRUELTY BILL.
ALBANY, March 3-11 p. ma number of
bills Of public put through the forms Of
passage b and will receive sober consider
10 that concerning the proposed amendment
10 Of Laws about cruelty TO animals. !
The bill OF Mr. Burns. in the form re-
ported by the Judiciary Committee was taken |
mp ~ Committee Of the WHOLE and discussion occurred
which indicated that IL viii pass in form that will es
seniay weaken the benevolent efforts OF Mr. Bergh and
subject postponed tonight by the Committee OF the
Whole reporting progress aud asking leave to sit again
the subject. which granted By the House. Mr. |
BerGh. wacDfu in his good cause, present at
this meeting
tins afternoon All efforts 10 report Of
any CONCERNING the memorials against sectarian
schools proved abOrve One member having absented |
himself the Committee left equally divided and ad-
lOuTDed under circumstances rendering probable that
report wall Do made Efforts will donbtles, be made
refer the matter 10 another Committee, but may only
result ia referring the subject 70 the Committee on NUM-