The New York herald., 1871-01-11
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REASSEMpLRlG OF THE LEGISLATURE.
The Standing Committees Net Yet
Announced.
A SCREW LOOSE SOMEWHERE.
Regulation Of Freights on the
Railways.
RIGHTS OF MARRIED WOMEN.

ALBANY, Jan. 10, 1871.
II was generally expected This evening that the
standing committees would be announced, put
every one OF the members who expects to be chair
man of some one of them wasDgreaty taken ahacs,
after the House had been called to order on learning
that the Speaker had not as yet settled the much
mooted question. In other words, there Is a screw
loose somewhere, and the ''slate' wnich was al
ready yesterday has been smashed by somebody who
has the power to smash almost anything that
does not suit the powers that be. The pull and tug
fs believed to be concerning the Committee on Rail-
roads. The members, especially the New Workers.
who always, somehow. expect the hons share OF
every good thing-a are very much excited over the
matter and the most persevering EFFORTS have been
put forth to make "Boss'' Tweed divulge what he
knows about the "sate'' 1t will be; but they have
OF course, miseraby failed. The agony viii doubt.
less be at an end tomorrow.
LIMITING RAILROAD FREIGHT TOLLS.
One OF the bills introduced In the Assembly to-
NIGHT prohibits the Central, Hudson River. Erie.
Harlem, and Delaware and Lackawanna Railroads
rom charging 6Vef tea tsns Ssf q toi per mile ioT
arst class freight carried twenty-five miles or less.
The rates for other freight TO be graded in proper
aon TO the distance II may be transported. ..as-
Certain life insurance companies, who grow rich
by sneaking out OF their pledges made to insured
parties may have reason to remember the present
session Of the Legislature If Mr.. Flaggs Lie lnsur-
ance bill which he introduced tonight becomes o
law. II often happens that the companies
put up defence, when pushed TO
the wall for the payment of an insur-
ance, that the policy was obtained through
fraud, and everybody knows how easily
by the aid Of tricky lawyers, they manage TO
gain most of their cases, Mr.. Flaggs bill hits them
squsrely between the eyes. 1t provides that any
"a
policy cannot put In as defence In
q suit that the policy was obtained through
fraud. The provisions OF the bill. consider
ing that If fraud was committed when
the policy was originally obtained the company aaG
wards The bill, ! understand, will cause quite a
rumpus If 1t ever reaches tnird reading, and the
life Insurance companies which nave aireaay got
wind offt, win muster strong force Of paid lobby
tsts to beat II.
EXTENSION OF THE RIGHTS OF MARRIED WOMEN.
1t may be that the wOman's rights folks OF the
female order who are not named VIII ind no favor
ct the nands Of their eads 1qan 10 e e'aea tss
married women Will get their dues In was that
WIN iuly satisfy the ernmbling ones who are not S
married, but who would like TO be, no doubt, II the
Senate bill, which put In an appearance TO-
night, In reference to the right OF wives can
make contracts have the exquisite pleasure OF being
ssttements, nave their properly in Their own right,
dispose ol the same as all debtors when they get
into tight place. and In TACT, ENJOY al tnose legal
pleasures and endure many OF those excrutiating
horrors which that portion OF humanity that legally
wear pantaloons have to own up to, whether II
likes IL or not
CHOICE RECREATION FOR TRIED LEGISLATION.
In this connection 1t may not be out OF place 70
that the lower house some times gets II into lts
head that 1t the Board OF Aldermen OF New York,
and consequently sinks TO a rather low level 70
amuse itself when the public business is OF little
moment 1t did to day by sending up TO the
Clerks desk and calling for the reading OF petition
purporing TO come from certain women's rights ad-
vocates, in which the petitioners were made 70
ask the House to appoint as pages or messengers
s.femaies OF suitable age from fourteen to twenty.
one.n The ingenuity Of the idiot who drew up the
petition was best displayed in the way he managed
TO cover indecent alsions with thin layer OF pro-
per terms or course the honorable gentlemen who
had Just said ''amenn TO the clergyman's opening
prayer laughed coarse horse laugh when the
CLERK read the document, and the gale.
rles Joined in heartily 10 show that though their
bodies were in a higher sphere than the hUnoraoies
their minds were the same low level as theirs.
Certain New York members who had their heads
together over the thing before II was presented OF
course enjoyed the fun even more than the galleries
IL does seem strange that there are people who be-
heve that a State assembly Is dignifed body.
MRS. HoFFMAN'S RECEPTION.
Mrs Governor Holman held a reception at the
Executive Mansion TINS evening, which was algei,