The New York herald., 1871-01-20
f'he Life Insurance ravcstigas
ttOn.
THE PROPOSED FINAL Adjournment.
Trap OF Commander Tweed's 10 latch Re.
phhlicaD Culls.
s,saLISG A ROD FOR TwoMHLY.


ana small VIII be somewhat oyerhauled before
every member VIII have become satisfied that he
has outdoue somebody else. II therefore does not
follow. by long odds, thai every local measure pre-
seateo, no matter how good Il may appear 10 he on
It's face VIII get enough votes 10 make II law, even
II the Governor should feel good naturei enough 10
Egn every one sent - hlg
IBst 10
GRITTY fnEfR SPITE AND get EVEN
eith the cogntrymen wao have beaten the New
Ysrsers ia the formation OF the committees, r0ey
vii harsss them bg bins which refer TO rural dis
tricts after they have done with New York city.
THE LJFs INSURANCE BUSINESS.
Mr.. uayes, ot the Assembly, has had the life in-
snrsnce reforms under consideration for some time,
aud believe had u long conference the other day
with Superintendent Mer on the subject. This
conference, doubt, prompted the following
preamble aDd resolution. which he offered In the
House to- ,ay:--
whereas The recent failures OF lfe compsnie. IN
Me city OF New York have created puoiie the
minds the people ~ reference such oornorsons there
dissolved, That comaee be appointed which shall Goa.
whleh sha have power to investigate the affairs the te
power 70 send ror books end papers and witnesses
10 report - 1hs House With all convenient despatch
PROTECTION TO LIFE ON FERRIES.
One q ihal Kind OF bills which somehow or o,her
Che parue~ aiaed al In them always sncceed in de-
fcating wa brought up to-day by Nj. Nachtmann.
IL refers 70 Terry companies II cGmIes them 10
have gates Their docks anJ boats so that no pas.
senger can get either oil boat until II
has been safely secured TO the landing. The
peoalties imposed ior yio alton OF act are very
severe, ana even the emploYe WHO Will have charge
OF the gates cannot escape without paying heavy
fine should he lar oFget himself TO open then
before eYerythins Is IN apple pie order. One OF The
beat features OF The btu il that winch compes .ihe
Ia n iep of thu
hAn0s poard each boat a crew.
FNP,SELLr0 JURORS.
Mr. Firlds' bill concerning Jurors win be of incal-
cniane benefit TO our Circuit and oyer aud Tef-
miner Courts. It's provisions meet great wan,
great many cases that are even waiting for
jnagment. ibe Judges ere allowed, os the bll a
Ser OF certain panels or uet,t inrors. III.
bnl / understand Is tos be soon followed
mp by aohcr relating to the prcjulices OF Jury men,
or rather the made up minds OF intelligent men as
to whether man accused Of crime is guilty Of it or
mot In' ssn69h IN, ~no l. BUS WORKING b ag The
iettin. The best men IN the community. who do
gfAo THE PAlERs,
serve once u wnie ID cases where man is MED
fOi his lite.
ARE THEY swlsDLFssr
That terrible "nlember ficm Siig0' Is again after
a big corporation. day or so ago he Went for the
gas companies IN way rhat has already brought
MP to the lobby a score or more of Insurance law.
yers ana agcnts This time the objects OF his mighty
Indignation are the insurance companies. Denny con-
lends that they're IAN awfu swinlin sci, and there
are many people VINO cordially agree gith him in
general way. So ne tlinks the bi he offered today
,ai sia u maze &c. mem mem, sagea. eady an
Il certainly Will ii PROVIDES tnat The agreements in
1ho policies issued by them be printed IN type mot
smaller than bourgeois so thaJ they cannot cram
any '.nleutai rcsefYatiou,r as Denny says. into
line that nobody eau read without microscope If
.eoise tie faci viii be taken a. an argument aslnst
thelr honest Intentions.
CONTESTED ELECTIONS.
Nh. Murphy, the chairman on Priv eyes and Elec-
lions, wlich has the case Of Twombly IN hand, has
prepared rather expensive dose of medicine for the
contestant o Mr. Caieys seat, should he not win his
case, as he OF course VIII not. heretofore in mat
teri OF contested seats The law paid the legal OK.
canse u not Mr. Murphy has shovel in a bin
which throws the expense OF contest on the con-
TwoMbly ought 10 take the hint before he ncrea.es
DIS bill aLy further.
AsrNsArroSAL BREEZE
The "Foss raised quite breeze IN the Senate
this morning on the subject Of the final adjournment
the LegiSlatgre the rssSiations ESQ., d Offered few
vas vas made Mss Ii 'fss'' Ne iSSfs ssyepas 5s
s2fS 5s4nen GdiHS sa8Sa 'n aes Sass on s al j.
ssp Var NJ 3d ri h. hss sN w 6s asqS5 sSs sa VOID
Sort OF challenge gauntlet 70 see who would dare
come oui and pick II Hp, ana thus show how ne felt
fna, iegisla'iye farewell 70 AIbany. Ii had ;nst
exactly the elect ne desired !, shoald
ni.nt so as to hn0ch the .'B0ss 7 movement in tho
solid with the democrats Tor it, the 'Boss'' would
have been the suikiest rnal In the Legislature lor
weeks 10 come; but they had moi the cunning TO
avoid the snare and the mover Of the amendment
knew whom he had to deal with. The 'scare'
finally eplei BY he Resolutions ana amendment be-
Senator Morgan nill IN reference 70
DRAFTED MRN
provides that whatever counties IN the state pro.
vision was not made at tiie public expense 70 meet
the requirements Of the several drafts mace by the
DrA nanf n nf EN fna tr.1nr af
commutation the Beard Of Supervisors Of said coun.
ties be authorized TO hold special meeting the THIRD
Monday In June. 1871, 70 raise By tax, lhe same
manner as The other taxes are collected. q sum sai
cient 10 meet The followjng:-
Ft To each his legal representatives. who hav.
The front the -un, oi $500
Se,o do NJ wao when drafted, paid the counu
ision 800 ihat with Interest per ptr
Ihsri-To each ruau Or his legal representatives. wao
when drafted, furnished suitable substitute, 1890 aud NJ
The sums above speclded, together with ~
charges and expenses connected herewith shah
D. ASSESSED upon me taxable property and persons
OF eaeh district IN proportion 10 the number oi men
VINO were 50 drafted from each district OF country.
THE ASYLUM FOR TIE BLIND.
Mir. Bowen OF the Senate, submitted the re-
pot OIL the trustees OF The Slate Institution for the
Blind Tor the year ending September 80, 1870 The
. highly douIishIng condition: il had ut
that tlme io0 pups. Who We're making good
were &42, 800; expenditures s27,2 balance In
treasury, t5I1T; the esiuated expense for 1871 for
sanitary condition Of the institution IL rcporied
very good there having been but very little sickness
during the year and but one deatn
dead HgAD..n
Senator Creamer stsrtied his colleagues to-day by
nsbce OF n bii TO compel all railway combs Dies Ia
ute state 10 furnish members and employees Of the
Legislature with ifee passes their fespeciiye
roads. or course tnis VIII be popular bill with
sbe gentlemen who have no conscientious scruu!es
on the dead head bisiness.
EklE AGAIN.
MI. Goodrich j. evitcniiy determined to keen
whnckinQ at The fIie 3itfOa every chance ne can
get He Followed up ir ant-Erie bill to-day by
x1erlng q rssolnion that the company send its an
suai report ending September 30 1870 10 Tie state
EkriDeef before the 2st ius Goodrich says All the
0ihr Dig companies have sent III their reports add
he wants the Erie ~ 10 the same. .lor mean Use
1t IN connection with my BILL What's npY
BEIAqivB To SUPERVISORS.
NJ. MDnrnT introduced bui providing mat the