New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-24

companics that BODIES i'll for its passage. The
chief object of the bill, as was stated during
its progress in the Assembly. Is to restrain the
powers of the managers of life insurance COM
pauics and to enlarge the powers OF the policy
holders. No doubt the intentions OF the
Trainers of the bill were honest; it has few
of Tire features which have characterized
" strikers bills" at previous sessions. but
several of its provisions would prove very
troublesome in practice and their practical
utility seems doubtful even if they should not
prove detective on constitutional grounds. II
the I'LL fails, regrets over its failure may be
modified by the thought that an easier and
more certain way to help alike insurers aud
insured might he found in the thorough eN-
e.uGan Of existing laws rather than i'll expert
mtnts in new ones.
In France. NJ. De Fourtou is applying the
political tactics he acquired as an imperalls'
Minister He removes projects, shachleS the
press. and issues circulars with the same
audacity as was displayed in the DAYS OF
Napolcon III. This he does although the
Chamber bv vote of $50 to 154 censurcd
the arbitrary manner in which President Mac
DE Hroclie IN power. Should the Senate con
sent to the dissolution of the Chamber
and general election be held, the
people will undoubtedly declare over
vbrlmincly against the new admlnlstra-
ton. At the general election last year,
the Republicans cast 4,OOl,2G5 votes; the
Monarch.s ts, 1,S11,919; the Bcnapartlsis'
1896. ssh The Republicans elected at that
time 81 of the 5O1 Deputies, notwithstanding
Nj. Buffet strovc to play the part which De
Broglie aud his agents are now attempting
with greater holiness. Ii is probably too much
ia expect that President MacMahon will show
that respect for constitutional usage win ch
NJ. Thier> displayed when he retired on finding
himself at variance with the National As
scmbly. His military training may, however,
enable the Marshal to discern the impolicy Of
further resistance when the country has spoken
In the event of his resignation the election Of
a new President would dcvOlyc on the Senate
and Chamber in joint convention. Were q
vote now taken, ex-PreSidcnt Theirs might be
recalled TO power by large majority.
1t il difficult to speak with any patience OF
the performances OF the Republicans OF the
Assembly with respect to the AppOrtlonment
hill. Their first misstcp was in refusing 10
adopt Senator Woodin's bill, which was fan
10 both part 5. Ii would seem to he about
time for some party to set the exam
pie of a decent apportionment, showing
some regard for the census as well as for ITS
own interests. This opportunity Mr.. Woodlhs
bin gave to the Republican party, and IFS
represcniativcs in the Assembly deliberately
rejected it, The second msstcp was taken
when Mr.. Alvold and Mr. Il0geboom, in con-
ference committee at midnight on the last
night Of the session, raised the point that this
LEGISLATURE has no right to make an appor-
tionment-a claim Abandoned it WAS supposed,
hv cveiv man who knew anything OF the
Constitution, and practically abandoned by these
gentlemen when they consented To take parD
in the work The third misstep was who"
Nh. Hoseboom raised the old charge of fraud
against the census of 1873. For this, NJ.
/ Ioceboom ought really to be ashamed. Til,
! charge was based upon merely clerical errors
made by incompetent cnumerators in the cen
sus sheets filed in this city, and the error
| wore aii corrected in the main Office in Albany.
| The charge was pat forward to influence the
| Apportioumcut ILL of last year, and its IlT'c-
! ticl fasity was at once exposed 10 III
TRIBUNE and other papers. Mr. lIogeboom,
in reyiying it at tns late day, has
shown himself to be poorly informed on a
subject with which lac ought to have been
| familiar, and has east a slur OF a census
which viii probably be found as accurate "a,
any tl.at has been had in this State.-Wc
| hope the Senate will stand by the Senate bill,
/ and if no appoItioumcnt Is made before adj
! iourmcpt, that Gov. Robinson will bnns tlc
Assembly back, like whipped schoolboys to
! their work.
THE CUST0ME5US& CONyISSION