The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-12
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.


The PRESIDENT presented communication from
Comptroller Hopkins in reply TO the resolution Of
yesterday giving the amount OF loans made under
article 10 OF the constitution at $1,000 00O which
was appropriated for the new Capitol building. and
no part Of the same Is expected to return 10 the
State Treasury until after April Is.
REPORTS
MIR. ROBERTSON, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported fav0rably the bill 30 incorporate the New
York Dry Dock Company and also relative to
county reasurers.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. COLE-TO regulate life insurance in this
State, providing that after July /, 1874, the holder
OF any lie policy shall, on any anniversary OF It's
Issue, be enabled to claim and recover OF the com
pauy who may have issued such policy, any stipu-
lation or condition OF forfeiture in the policy
elsewhere to the contrary notwit hstandinp a sur
THE CAPITOL APPROPRIATION.
On motion of Senator WOOD the vote by which
the appropriation OF 100000 for the new Capitol
was passed was reconstructed and the bill laid on
the table.
Mr.. CoE rose to a question OF privilege and re-
ferred to an article published in Brooklyn paper
criticlsing his (COes) course III voting on The Abb
bolt Madden case. He branded the article as
Iasehood, and denied ever playing any game with
Frank splnola- He read the article at length. He
had never played game oil cards since he came 10
Albany While lie had great respect for the press
OF the State he denied the right of any newspaper
correspondent to follow him (COel to private HE
and faisIly his character. He therefore moved the
following resoiuuon;-
whereas it is alleged that 7 J. Dyson DESIGNATED
published IN the BrooAlyn A.yu,, has impusned the
u tins body; and whereas such senator denies and
AYERS to be nalc ionsy false the statements made in
reporter REGARDLESS OF truth upon the floor Of this
mlsreprese u ation and abuse ereiore,.
@ tina Is Go%%se Of three 70 in ,
senate with power to send tor persons and papers and
this Senate until he has snbstantised the statements
contained in said dispatches
Mr.. LORD SAID this was new case. He was
aware thai Congress bad at times turned out re-
porters Tor telling the truth, but he knew OF no
case III tins state. He proposed TO refer the mat
ter 10 the Clerk.
Mr. JACOBS argued that the Senators should be
protected from the falsehOOds OF the press. He
favored the suggestion OF senator Lord that the
matter OF removing Dyson be referred to the Clerk
OF the Senate, with power.
Before the question was disposed OF the hOur OF
noon arrived. and the senate proceeded TO noml-
nate person TO fill the
VACANCY IN THE BoABD OF REGENTS
OF the University Seventeen Senators wanted
Rev. Arson j. Epson for the Office and eleven
named Erastus Corning. Dr. Epson was there.
upon declared duly nominated by the Senate anu
Senators Kellogg and Ray were appointed CON-
mttee TO inform the Assembly of the choice OF the
Senate.
The consideration OF Mr.. Goes question OF priv
ilege was then resumed, and after further debate
by Senators wood, Johnson and Gross the resoln-
tiOD was adopted.
BILLS PASSED.
For the prevention OF cruelty TO animals.
The Escheat Dill Of the heirs OF Thomas Smi h,
deceased.
JOINT SESSION.
Messrs Batcheler and Weed OF the Assembly,
appeared at the bar or the Senate and informed
the Senate that the Assembly was ready to go into
Joint session for the election OF o Regent OF the
University, when the Senate proceeded in q body
to Inc Assembly chamber.
Upon the return OF the Senators Mr.. LORD pre-.
seDted the report OF the Commissioners of the
Western House of Refuge.
Mr.. JACOBS introduced bill relative to the Su-
pervsor al Large tor Kings county,
Adjourned.