The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-01


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opportunity to submit objections to the Legislature TO be
seem proper The hurried Character which the
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Of great or o. so much detail as the s
attention Of every member OF both houses
are :S q Ike sss
me- and ask Tor them your careful sSns,dsrannf FxAN
PRIVATE LUNArIc AsYLUMs.
Mr.. Bakers bill In relation to private asylums TOT
the insane Is very important one. IL provides
for compensation or reward any lunatic or person
OF unsOund mind for more than fourteen days. eX'
IN TO Se Of
PuOc Charities for license TO lodge. board Keep OF
detain until properly discharged by law one or more
lunatcs or persons OF unsOund mind. lt Is made
the duty OF the Board TO examine INTO the merits 0
every application for license, and 10 REQUIRE sucn
evidence OF the necessity therefor, ana OF tne NJ
ness OEanY applicant may be satisfactory TO the
Board. II the Board see 1T 10 grant license on ap-
and regulations not inconsistent with law
which the Board are empowered py ge nnas,
are required to make regulations Tor the care and
protection. health and comfort OF all luna!ics ana
persons Of mind Kept Lodged or nsa
not apply 10 any charitable Institution, asylum or
inc Seis me c OF oe and de-
tention OF the class vi unlortunates made mention
LITTLE MORE CIDER.
Senator Tiemann's resolution calling upon the
Comptroller to report as early as possible az sums
whom paid and for what purGp o'se' and nd
same" and another calling upon nln
to report all sums paid on account OF the
us sort OF official history of the way the Ring have
managed the people money. Mr.. Tlemann IN MS
% meant thn that ne
reportto the Senate. To make the resolutions ell
fective, therefore, he WIN nave 10 amend chem.
Very little business OF any importance was trans
acted In the Assembly, general orders being The
order OF the day.
THE CITY CHARTER
which aimed at the total destruction of the New
YORK Printing Company THAT is, whatever REM
Mr. Enos' blll IN relation to bribery provides that
any state OFFICER who accepts bride shall be
deemed guilty OF miSdemeanOur and on convic-
ton be imprisoned for term not less than nvc
years, ana fined to an amount not exceeding
any person or corporation that brbes State officer:
BY one clause or the bill state of1cers are debarred
nom accepting any remuneration Tor tner services
OF their travelling expenses; another section, pro-
vdes that all fees must be paid into the state Treas
ury. This looks ike bit at Insurance, Superin-
lendent Miller
THE CHARGES AGAINST SUPERINTENDENT MILLER.
At meeting OF the House Insurance Committee
this afternoon the investigation OF the charges
against superintendent Miller was continued.
Benthuysen h Son. was the first witness examined.
He said he had never made any effort to get the
printing OF the Insurance pepa,tment; mad never
OH the subject, and had only done $ioO worth OF
work for the department. since Mr.. Miller has been
Superintendent, and that was bOOkblnuing.
Mr. ]. q. Sickes was then examined at length on
the subject Of making examinations OF insurance
cOmpanies he had examined several; charged $500
In two instances and 5000 in another; the officers Of
the companies appeared 10 be wei! satisfied with
his charges; he had been selected by Mr.. Miller to
make examinations, and had always been instructed
by him TO be moderate IN his charges; he produced
som winch he %rer his sa
faction at the thoroughness OF the examination ana
The charges made.
next examined, and testified that ne sent out to
Illinois to make an examination. He was told by
Mr.. Miller 10 charge only his expenses, which he
did, amounting 70 500; the company was very well
satisfied with the charge. This witness stated that
he had been approached by q man named Lewis
Win a statement looking to his securing percent
age for his influence In getting printing done out
he told Lewis that all that was required was tnat
ana that he would take nothing for himself.
AT THE CONCLUSION
OF the examination Of this witness the Committee
announced that their list OF witnesses was eX-
hausted.
far that none o. the Insurance men OF New York.
who, was alleged, mad charged MIN with defraud.
he mad been sandered and it was due to MIN that
his slanoerers should be brought on the stand.
Mr.. roBEY, OF the Committee, said that IN all
To New orK Us soon as the bill allowing sub-c0m.
mIitces wa, passed, and then these men could be
Mr. MlLLgR said he could give the names OF all
companies cxamined, aud they could subpoena their
oncers and have tnein here by Tomorrow.
Mr. ToBEY SAID II would be best 70 wait; that there
was no use IN putting these men 10 the expense OF
coming mere. Some further conversation was had
when MIR. Miller SAID ne would leave IL To the COM
mlttee to act as they thought best.
Tne Committee then went into executive session.
THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON CITIES.
The failure to secure the Assembly Chamber on
Thursday night for the JON! Committee on Cities to
urcs was owing entirely TO the Tact that the House
met that night. IL Is now determined to hold the
meeting In tae senate Cnamoer; out 10 case IL Is
House on assembling to adjourn, and the Chamber
will be gwen to the committee.
RAPID TRANSIT
The Committee on Railroads Of the Senate and
Assembly held JOINT sitting this evening for the
trends OF the various rapid transit schemes now
before the Legislature. The advocates Of the Beach
Pneumatic. the Warehouse, the Arcade, and several
other projects loath to lace the music, got
out OF ca,ecnizing by the committee on the ground
that they were not ready and would like additional
fully. lie advocated the atmospheric rail-
bed elevation being about level with the third story
window OF the houses IN the streets through which
It IS proposed to run It, The cars ne SAID, would be
pressure. The roao. he claimed, could be quilt
from the Battery TO Fortysecond street In less than
two years, and the cost or the entire route, from
the Battery to Harlem, would be only s3,5OO,0 00
He was very closely questioned 10y Senator MADDEN
about the cost OF running the r0ad It's advantages
and disadvantages, as compared with the under
ground system.
Mr.. ARCADE SMITH
made few remarks. lie didn't see for the life OF
HIM how man could explain any good rapid transit
scheme In the twenty minutes allowed to each adj
vOcatc oil any particular scheme. He had expert
engineers VINO would, In a day or so, De ready to
show that the plan he was anxious should be
adopted was the only feasible one that could satisfy
the public demand Tor rapid transit. IL all very
wei for THIS tnat and the other gentleman to claim
that their particular plans were the best; but what
was wanted aud what he had worked for for four
years was to get road built that would
known to the Legislature and the disadvantages
OF none OF them. lie was preparing bill which ne
bei.eved would nnd favor with the Legislature and
crowd out OF consideration every other PLAN 1t was
q compromise bill, ana In a day or two iJ would be
ready Tor Senate and Assembly TO take whatever