The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-31
win not be enhanced by the style OF advocacy pur.
sued to. night by one OF It's greatest friends.

The Insurance Department Investisation-
Argument ON the Bill in Relation 10 suits
Against Observation-Disclosures Barlow's
Amendmeuts-rhe Seventy's Supervisor"
Biil-Public Omcers All Over the State TO
Be Personally Responsible.
ALBANY, Jan. 80. 1872.
The Insurance Department investigation was
continued this afternoon before the Committee on
Insurance OF the Assembly. Mr.. Parsons repeated
mainly his testimony taken at the last sitting. Mr.
Dawson testified that although member OF the
frm OF Weed, Parsons Il Co., he had nothing what-
ever to do with the job office. Cashiers OF the
banks in which the insurance fund was deposited
testified that although MIR. Miller had deposited
the funds In their banks they had not
paid to him any interest moneys,
directly or indirectly. MIR. Miller asked If
it had been charged that he had received
any such moneys. The Chairman said 1t had, but
positively declined to tell by whom the charges
were made 1t seems pretty well understood now
tnat this Is simply personal fight between ex-
superintendent Barnes and Mr.. Miller Nothing
thus far has been brought out duplicating Mr..
Miller. 1t Is safe to presume that he Will be exon
Grated by the committee.
Attorney General Barlow appeared before the
Judiciary Committee again this afternoon in favor
OF the passage OF the Dill In relation to suits against
man appeared last week. The Attorney General
has modified the bill to authorize the Courts to
cnange the venue without first obtaining the con-
sent Of the Attorney General on notice to both par
ties when
THE ENDS OF JUSTICE
require 1t; also provcng that directors may be ex-
ahmed as Witnesses before trial. The bill IS Otner-
Wise amended IN several minor particulars. The
Attorney General argued that 1t was no more i'm
proper TO vest the Attorney General with lnquisi.
tOral powers than tuat the Bank and Insurance SUI
perintendens should possess snch power az present.
Judge Rumsey, or SteuOen county, argued against
the bill on behalf OF the Erie Railway. he claimed
that existing laws afforded all the remedy that was
needed that the power winch this bill gives the At
tOrney General should never be given to any man,
ana that 1t was only hurried through under
THIS HOWL FOR REFORM.
He claimed that the people dld not ask for such
action as the bill proposed; that the only question
between the people and the Erie corporation
was whether proper travelling accommoda-
ton was afforded The people did not
care for the quarrels between stockholders
and did not think the peoples prosecuting
Oiilcer should interest himself In them. He
judiciary was corrupt, the Attorney General should
put Ills hand on That portion OF the judiciary and
Squelcn the evil, as he could not come around the
question IN this manner. lie claimed, further, that
companies anu railroad corporations. The latter
dealt only with their own property, Willie the others
dealt immediately with the funds and property Of
the people.
Representatives OF number of other corporations
were present to oppose the bill, but the further
sderation Of II postponed until Friday OF Xt
week. The House in Committee OF the Whole to-
night amended the bill prepared by the Committee
1t a general law Tor all cities and counties OF the
State. Mr. MacKay, by unanimous consent, tonight
introduced the bill III relation to the Board OF Super
vlsors, as prepared by the Committee OF Seventy.