The New York herald., 1873-03-12
The STATE CAPITAL.
Clearing Up of the Insurance Mys.
terry in the Assembly.
HENDEE ON THE DEFENSIVE.
How Tobey Was Br ought In and
How Emphatic He Was.
HENDEEs HARANgUE A IMMIGRATION.
A Good Exhibition of the Way InSur-
ance Cow litteeS Manage Policies.
MORE hTROUBLE EXPECTED.
A Little Oolored Gentleman Discovered in
Comptroller Green's Bill.
DoS lginG to Control the
City Departments.
Cur ious Action Relative to the lry Dock and
East Broadway Extension Bill.
MORE hTRoUBI,E EXPECTED.
A Little Oolored Gentleman Discovered in
Comptroller Green's Bill.
DoS lginG to Control the
City Departments.
Cur ious Action Relative to the lry Dock and
East Broadway Extension Bill.
FIGHTING AGAIN OVER erie.

ALBANY, March II, 1873.
Mr.. Hendee's question OF prtvilege was the
great sensation in the Assembly to-day. He made
. regular sender of 1t for the members OF the In
Burance Committee, at the same time that he con-
vinced every one who heard him. that he had not
wiifully played into the hands OF the lobbyists.
His expose OF the way the New York Guardian
Company do business will certainly not be con-
sidered very profitable advertisement by Its di-
rectors, but as they are in the seme beat with q
great many other companies in New York, who, 1t
is alleged. make more money from
THE "LAPsE" OF POLICIES
than from any other source, they have no special
reasons to complain OF Mr.. Hendees proofs and
citations OF proofs. II Mr. Hendec did not surprise
himself by his speech he certainly did surprise
everybody who did not know what was in the man.
He has been heretofore set down among
that by no means small number OF the members OF
the lower House who are more distinguished Tor
being good listeners than speakers; but he dis
PEELED the illusion to-day most enectually. When
he stood up and announced that he rose to ques-
tion Of privilege he was pale as death hts eyes had
an angry fire in them which indicated quite plainly
that he was In no mood TO be trined with. lie
spoke rapidly but distinctly, and with force OF
invective that made the Insurance Committee
vince.
THE ONLY WEAK POINT IN HIS SPEECH
was the careful way in which he avoided stating in
whose handwriting the bill was when first intre-
duced. 1t is true that he did say in reply to a
question put to him by another member that it was
drawn up by an ex-president of an insurance COM
pany but he did not seem willing to give his name
nor the name of the man who wrote out the copy OF
the bill he introduced. Mr.. Hendee, in iact, while
showing that he had acted honestly his endea-
vOrs to get the bill reported just as he had intro
duced 1t, at the same time proved that there is
LITTLE TOO MUCH LIFE INSURANCE LIFE
In the Insurance Committee to make it impartial
Rs between policy-holders and the companies. This
s a fact that no amount OF denial can break the
lorce OF. Heretofore the committees tender lean
Ing toward the companies in matters OF legislation
has been only q subject OF rumor, but II Mr.
Hendee's statements can be believed, the rumor
can be considered no longer in the light Of rumor
Rs this insurance row has attracted much atten-
tion. The debate OF to-day win be found very in
teresting, so give 1t in full. Mr.. Hendee opened
the ball. He sad:- -
HENDEE's EXPLANATION.
in regard to the forfeiture Of lie insurance policies in
mittee where properly belongs was induced TO do
So the bill framed by my constituents at
OF other in that district who had been robbed
% ' @ nas @ rather a e by n and
S S5 then Se H for M s & people % hs sae
rather insurance policies might project the people
peeled Of Course that would have il reierred to the
Sue IL sae within %S by h s u,
o. @ ,ea an asRea s hs S%es
that 6il said had persSnay only So M isr as
r. ss my sn9. and
M Mr. freSereks der case and Other gentlemen at my own
he Lie Go
had se to %s N s Sc
the hh h a o no sH oe as r. MI his d
be for h. me .oss S state s
is rI.sS asSTsass S Company SsS p?e%ias
thirty s1ys preyC1s asN % to to the tune the premium due
seng active man il passed BY nj MS mind,
da: % s 5 H. a
SHys when his attention WAS drawn 70 i
,hs' at S. ns % ssnySa ssa ,
a ha, es h DC ws the agent of INA!
s a sna Sssase not the, @
but .ss 1 Sa hs S ws a
edge or consent either verbal written and given
policy poces 0sstSd and
formed BY company York that his policy had
,spsed ey reason Ease Of Of the 10Th
- a.. NO Co.s.E WORD FROM @ ,,, m. Ss. cosrAsY
years he had 70 think that he should have
been informed, and receive his money the policy
company and Mr. Frcdericks Is permitted The
streets with empty pockets ! said when rose that
ssS to M q s'@ss
one because IT applies To- ianty who stand TO gay IN
oSar a iissdss @ as:sisss M S in - .ss'as
the OF Mr. Coburn, who had sent his son TO the Office
Owe dsys before % was due rho Once was Closed the
agent being in New York. Mr.. Coeurn intended togo
himself within the 1--WE days but was taken sick and died
within twenty days aftcrward
CHILDREN,
~ho know of the policy and when q beosme due had
poor and tic st thing the young man did was go to
%st,eLrtowa and see The agent, Mr. Beebe MT Beebe
n e. nc couldn't restore tie policy but be you'd write
And have tbeSi No, sir; that widow today with her
shhtiSIen is resident oi se village that Icspe from
this Guardian Lie INSURANCE. Company has pocketed
pa reasons Wy as. are that spmf bin TO- be repppred
Al once And risbt here LED me say, IN addition 10
what was said by The chairman OF the Insurance Com
another gentleman Of the coinuliee-and GLAD that
see him &c his Ne at thi, morningMr Opdyke. Of New
derstood thai introduced bin which reflected some
what severely upon the Company OF which he one
nected, but said IL was
~ THE INTEREST or rHE POLICY YoLDrRs,
In The meantime had asked 10 be heard bsore thai com
mittec, and The chairman Of the committee seemed be
willing that should be heard, and gave notice the
party OF gentlemen from New York before the c.mmttee,
and II was not reached. And another time ~ my |
mistake npdcrsiood that The committee was TO meet |
IN the Assembly library. and while was there In the
library 70 meet the committee they were IN !. sion
above ;bs o% And Will say mat s wa, n twice es s fore
unconstitutional aud illegal said him tat dia
lawyer; aud, did anything that
constitutions or unjust ~ the bill II there Wa w3ul