The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-08
THE STATE CAPITAL.
A DecOrous Sense of Virtue Relative
to the $4,000 Job.
AN EVIDENT SIGN OF REFORM.
Legislative Larceny Terror to
All Whom It May Concern.
What the judiciary and Insurance
Committees Have to Say.
SOMETHING ROTTEN IN DENMARK.
Who Framed That Bill and Circulated II
Among Insurance Companies!
The Detectives After the
BlackmailerS.
Are Our Honest Representatives To BE
Forever Pesfered with Lobbyists!
SOMETHING ROTTEN In DENMARK.
Who Framed That Bill and Circulated II
Among Insurance Companies
The Detectives After the
BlackmailerS.
Are Our Honest Representatives To BE
Forever Pesfered with Lobbyists?
NOBODY KNOWS WHAT Is COMING.


Albany, March Z, 1873.
The revelations made by the HERALD in its cor
respOndence from this place concerning the black
mailing operations Of lobbyists and their friends by
which they hoped to make fortune out Of the life
Insurance companies nave been, during the past
day or two, the great theme OF topic and private
discussion in the Capitol. In yesterdays letter
gave you the latest phase OF the situation and
showed how certain parties were trading in New
York on the gullibillty OF some OF the companies
who were made to believe that the Insurance Com
mttee Of the lower House were
WILLING TO BE ''sEEN.n
also showed you that the new light thrown upon
the operations Of the Third House put the committee
all right, and that the facts proved conclusively
that they were not, as at one time it supposed
they were, in any way mixed up with the
workers OF evil'' who, II not strictly men,
bers OF the Third House, are hanging on the
verge OF its latest circle OF influence. 1t is almest
needless here to state that the revelations made,
besides startling all the Assemblymen half out OF
their wits, have come in for no small measure of
denunciation; for, they ask, If any such operation
on the part of
A LOBBYIST OR HIS GO-BETwEEN
had been perpetrated as the HERALD SO persist
emily alleged had been perpetrated, why couldn't
1t get out among the members first? 1t is now
conceded that the HERALD has hit the nail on the
head squarey, not only in making public the lobby
manipulation Of the bill calling upon the companies
for monthly reports, but in calling attention to the
fact that the same manipuators. parties quite
rs willing to get a 'raker ont OF the companies,
were at work upon the companies in the city
and elsewhere throughout the State. The official
proof OF this was given in the lower House to-day
and 1t came about in this way:-After the reports
OF committees had been read, Mr.. Tobey, the Chair
man OF the Insurance Committee, got up and asked
Mr.. Prince, the Chairman OF the Judiciary Com
mittee, what action the latter committee had
taken on the bin compelling life insurance CON-
panies to give policy holders sixty days notice be-
fore the expiration OF the period within which
their premium should be paid. Mr.. Tobey at the
same time reminded Mr.. Prince that q member OF
the Insurance Committee had the day previous, in
committee, made motion that the Judiciary Com
mittee be called upon to
GIVE UP THE BILL;
or, in other words, TO ask the House to discharge
them from further consideration OF the bill, and
that it be referred where 1t properly belonged-to
the Insurance Committee. Tobey's remarks brought
Prince to his feet at once. He declared that the
bill was then in his desk and that he had intended
an end to offer resolution asking the House to
discharge the committee from further considera
ton Of but. This last monosyllable was pro-
nounced with great emphasis, and Prince turned
squarely round SO as to lace the whole House when
ne uttered IL. Everybody c0ckeu MS ears ana
pected revelation, but everybody was o few
minutes ahead of time in his expectation. Well,
70 return Urn, to Prince. he went on thus;-"But
have just been handed paper which Twill read"
Prince then read paper signed by five members
majority Of the Judiciary Committee-withdraw
ing their consent 90 the presentation Of the
luton Prince had prepared to discharge the CON-
mittee from consideration OF the bill. This created
A MONETARY SENSATION,
amid which Jacobs got the moor. He is member.
be 1t said, both OF the Judiciary and Insurance
q n "a M
Ii became evident the moment he stood up that he
was going. as the boys say, to speak right out in
school. And lie did speak out boldly and fear.
lessly. He demanded TO know how it was that an
insurance BILL that ought TO have been referred TO
hands OF the Judiciary Committee. Prince re-
piled that. it had been sent to the judiciary
bill introduced; and he would state, moreover,
that the reason why the majority Of the members
Mao % ne paper ne haa feaa was
committee-that i'll fact. he gave him Mr. Prince)
TO understand that he
MDN'T WANT THE coMMITTKE ON INSURANCE TO
GET THE BILL
In their hands, "or certain reasons, " added Prince
(which be gave me, but which do not care to re-
peat" Tobey Jared up quite naturally at this
imputation upon the reliability OF the committee,
and demanded IL there were any good reasons why
the bill should not be referred TO the Committee on
insurance. Re would like Mr. Prince or anybody
else to give IL right there on the moor of the House
Prince declined to accept the invitation to 'rea-
son" the question: and then Jacobs again got the
door and declared that the bill should by right be
reierred 10 tile Committee on Insurance. He then |
alluded to the charges made in the HERALD about |
the operations going on Ia New York in reference
10 certain bills relating TO insurance companies,
and saM that he was gradually becoming convinced
SOMETHING ROTTEN IN DENMARK
which needed clearing up. lie had heard, he !
said on good authority, that Mr.. Hendee's bNl rad
ance Companies in New York, ana he wond like 20 |
1nd out ny whom and for what purpose. This |
fact whh s%sd in precisely with the
reference 10 this and another insurance !
BAL got the members OF the Judiciary
signed the paper read by Prince. and they, and
all lone at time, OF course), go. up on questions
the paper. They wanted fair play, they said and
did not care snap about the bill being retained
have IL retained un. he could be able to attend to
IL on his return from his home Prince right here
remarked that the disposition OF the question
MI Tobey sharply replied that Mr.. Iiendee had
left the chamber just as the reading Of the reports
OF the committee was begun To put II palmer, he
broadly ntimated that he (Hendee) had
STOLEN AWAY TO AVOID THE STORM
der made motion to lay the wnsle subject on the
table. and Professor Clark amended II so IS to have
the bill referred 10 the Committee OF the Whole:
Inc adoption. OF either one Of these motions would
nave been equivalent 10 an impntatoH upon the
honesty Of the Insurance Committee. ana Clark,
Vedder ds not withdraw bis so IL was put to avotc
and Overwhelmingly defeated. Prince then got up |
Cured that every member of the Judiciary COM |
.mittec would consent TO his snering a resolution
discharging the comnttee from any further consid-
efation OF TIE Dill ana that 1t be referred TO the
Committee on Insurance. THIS resolution was
then sent 10 the clerks desk ana read and was |
finally adopted And thus ended the rumpus
which proved conclusiyely what have already
stated in this correspondence, despite the denals
OF people who are supposed to know tue ms and |
outs OF everything that Is going on, that a. grand
attempt was being made to
MAKE TIE LIFE ASSURANCES ''coME DOWNS HAND
SOMELY.
The Committee on Insurance have set them.
selves right, but at the same time the little growi
to-day and Jacobs assertions as TO Hendee's bill |