The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-17

II ror domestic and agricultural purposes"
Whether the word domestic" includes bathing is
question which, no doubt, VIII be easily soVeu ia
Committee of the Whole, when the bill comes up
for discussion
THAT old friend commonly known as
"GARDNER's EMIGRANT'
has again put in an appearance In almost the
same shape 1t was laid out in winding sheet
last year. 1t is nothing more nor less than pull
which puts the present Commissioners Oh Fin,
migration out of Office, and installs in their stead
Hugh Gardner. william Laimbeer, george start
streeter, Conrad (ieib and Robert l.. Case. The
Presidents OF the German and the Irish Emlgrant
Societies are made er.oGcao members oi 'he ooin
mission. The term OF Office fxec for
THE NEW COMMISSIONERS
is five years. whenever there is vacancy ~ Ii 10
be tled by vote OF majority OF tue xsd by the hi
as the term of Office the successors OF the Cohmis-
soners are to be appointed ~ e Who Is w s
Custom House officer while working here i0r the
benefit of the people, is the ostensbe author OF the
present bl-rather III was gwen 10 nlul W present.
it's said that this time 1t Is
BOUND TO GO THROUGH.
At least If 1t is not intended that 1T should, but
is thrown out simply as decoy, 1t would he fol
lowed soon by another bill which will accomplish
the same result-oust the present commission and
put IN a few pets of the powers that be.
Judging from the bill introduced by Mr.. BabcocK.
THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
wiil not De IN the future quite So lucrative place
its ms and OUTS its takings and its receivings II
may be that ex SenatOr Chapman, who now holds
he is O dyed-n-the-woo repu blcan, to hold on. or
at best get reapp0inted, even if that portion OF the
bill which provides that the present incumbent
should make his Offical farewell bow to the Office
next March should pass. Still, many here believe
that he is not in favor with the new magnates OF
the party and that he will consequently have to
PACK UP HIS buds AND co HOME,
way up In the country where he belongs. The real
''reiOrm" about the measure Is that 1t prohibits,
under the penalty of misdemeanOr, any insurance
company from paying the Superintendent or any
OF his officers for making an examination into It's
affairs, although thew are allowed to pay
"ACTUAL TRAVELLING EXPENSES"
The salary OF the head OF the department is fixed at
$1,000 in lieu OF all fees In this connection may
state that 1t would seem that this year the insur
ance companies, owing to the way in which they
of no gentle kind. was shown resolution to-
day. which Will not be introduced until good
majority OF the members have been sounded on
the subject and found favorably disposed, but
which, II introduced will make things lively IN two
or three OF the big insurance offices in New YORK.
AN INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE
Is also spoken OF. 1t is not to be visiting commit
tee, to 60 to the city and wine and dine at the ex
pense Of the companies and
GO TO THE BALLET,
at the expense OF the State, after the fashion OF
that Ovial committee appointed for some investi-
eating purpose or other in 1869. On the con-
trary, If
THE AUTHORS OF THE RESOLUTION
in question carry their point it Will be COM
mittee that will stick to Albany and compel wit
nesses to come up here and testify, and make the
logged law makers, who have an idea that there is
much in the policy and premium operations OF GER
tain companies that requires, II 1t does not admit
Of an explanation.