New-York tribune., 1876-05-06


feed or apsed any policy hereafter Issued or renewed
by reason Of non-payment Of any annual premium or
interest or any portion thereof unless notice In
writing stating the Of the animal interest ana
premiums due and when due on such policy, ara the
place where said interest or premium may % pe
issuing such policy TO the insured, postage pu a ms y,
her last known no, becomes due
according TO the terms OF such policy Inc amuav oa
any officer clerk of such company Is made presumpVe
bin. which awaits the signature Of the Governor,
adds 10 the real estate which insurance company can
hold the bnilne i'm which are contained its offices and
the land upon which 1t stands ana enaes Va , ' y,
the end of five years ownership exceeds the real estate
necessary for the accommodation OF the company III tS
business or necessary ut the time OF lts acquisition '
An act to facilitate the distribution Of the effects OF tho
similar to that passed last wear with respect the
Eclectic Company, and which is now in litigation
THE CANALS.
Moro bills than usual passed with reference to the
canals outside OF the regular appropriation These were
the bill making appropriations in accordance with the
Governors recent canal message, providing Tor the can
collation. OF extraordinary repair contracts; tho pii
enlargng the powers OF the Canal Board 80 as to enable
naming Warren Miller, VIM Foster. f. ". Chamberlain;
and A. B. Waldo as Commission to investigate ana
ing the Canal Board power adjust the tolls on the
Chenango Genesee Valley Black River, Crooked valley
and Chemung Canals at such rates will insure slii
provide for their maintenance provided
the tolls shall be lower than tIe
of 1852 the BILL passed accordance with the recon-
mcndations Of the Canal Commiss on, giving the stare
subordnaes their compensation to be fixed by the Canal
Board The appropriation bills loot up n9ne
the first in long time without direct taxation for tue
canals The total expected TO be made up from unex-
pended appropriations and the income OF the canals.
RAILROADS.
THE ERIE REORGANlZATtOS ACT.
bill introduced by Senator Bradley allows the di-
rectors Of any railroad by tw0thrds vote to change
the termn the route part OF the route OF their
road build It IN any county adjoining that men
toned in the articles Of association but in cases where
the road has been built the assent OF twotds OF the
local authorities is necessary to such change: .
bill introduced by Senator Hammond relates to pro-
cecdings condemn land and provides that the order
of the court making the condemnation ana hxng tne
price is not fled In ten days IN the Office OF the County
Clerk and the money with interest deposited the order
may be cansed to he filed by any other party to the pro
ceedngs. when the total amount including interest," De-
comes lien on the company.
The general act in relation TO the change OF name by
sayrc To include railroad companies and corpora
tions created by special charter anon; the corporations
and the bll amended To require the application
to be made at special and not general term
MISCELLANEOUS.
Both the House and Senate bills creating Court OF
Claims failed and thus only legislative enactment
submitted the Joint Legislative Committee to inyest
gate canals did become law. In place OF these,
Senator Princes bill. creating State Board OF Audit
passed both Houses II constitutes tho Board Of the
onfroer Secretary Of state Treasurer. the Attor
neyrneral to appear before the Board each meeting.
This leaves the Board OF Canal Appraisers still In exist
With reference the state Prisons and the Elura Re
form1tory three bills were passed-that Of Senator
schoonm lker naming Sinclair T0us"y, George d. Bah
cock Louis u. Psbury. and Archibald t. Niven Us Com
misouers 10 investigate the condition of the State Prs
on, and the Emira ReformatOry (signed) the bill ex-
tending the time of the Commission 10 Jan J.; lSI1
.ignedj and that making Lou d. P.lsbury, Sinclair
Toueey. W. C. Wey. Rufus d. King. and Ariel = Thurs.
ton Commission TO govern the state Reiorma'ory al
Emira (~ignrd). ..
The change OF greatest Importance iu the militia laws
was recommended by Adutant-Gcneral Townsend II
permits officers and men To proong their own service N
he National Guard beyond the full term on condition
that any regnaon shall be preceded by three mont,s
notice Another change rcpcals the limit 0f slooOo AZ
tie amount 10 be annually expended on rifle ranges
The sale or offer for sale OF any BERTH stacroom, or
passage ticket steamboat or steamship except ny
nm agent duly authorized by the company Is made mis-
d.ncanor 10y Mr. Fish's bill lsispedl. 49,.
The Bcrgh b passed and signed nearly AT the opening
Of the session forbds sprinkling salt sal,pcter or
other substance the streets 10 melt snow, and the
animals. Both oilenses are made msdcmeanors
Several Of the most beautiful Islands IA Lac Gsorge
having allowed recently into private hands
rriccs. Mr. Burcigh introduced bill which has
., p3,a s nc S9tG aS, D,r n %Se aoe '0 0'0'
An item IN last years supply bi'l. which Gov Tilden
promptly & p @ ns 100. cra o bl II ia To- pa% the civ
of Auburn 2l3 FOR improvements made by that city In
Mr Townsend', b in relation to the seamon's Retreat
on staten Island a1thor1et the RE sale 81 fart 9i ,ts ''
Increasing the of the Society for the Protection
dicrs Home; also the NrwYork State Grange of the Pa
OF usbandry tsned; also the Independent Order
OF Red Men lSi.ncdJ
for the relief Of the creditors OF the Taylor VIII
estate.
AMENDMENTS To THE CONSTITUTION.
Four Of the Constitutional amendments have been ap
proved by the Legislature during this session Two have
already been approved by the previous Legislature and
60 now the pcope-hat sweeping away the cumbrous
and costly system Of governing The canals by three Com
mi-soucrs and fixing responsibility IN single Etad ai
pointed FOR five years and removable only for cause;
mud that replacing the like system In the state
Pris ns with the single head ami sole re-
suonsibity. The two remaining mendinents have
been approved by this Legislature only and cannot
therefore go the people till 1873. These are the Com
mon school amendment. which il fresh IN TIE public
mind as being the only thing saved from the wreck Of the
la.t day OF the session, and senator EmrrsOns amend
mrnt which provides that the local indebtedness oi any
public corporation, whether county city, town. or VII
agc shall not exceed five per OF the real valuation
ANY addition debt which Il already more than nye
per cent is declared void.