The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-07
OUR STATE LEGISLATURE.
a BfLL TO PRErENr POOL SELLING ON
ELECTTONg md RfCEy.
How the jerome pnri, and other Truci,. srny
be Cio."d-Fresh Plans for Governing New
York Tfy-The Newest Insurance Etiis.

he tl"s"d-Fresh Plans for Governing New
Iora city The Newest Insurance Hiris.
ALBANY, Fob. 6.-Thc suppression Of pool
selling furnishes The statesmen OF the Assembly
an opportunity to talk. Beau Brummel Purdy
was the first to discover that the bill docs not
| prevent the selling Of pools at horse races, and
this afforded grand opportunity for some gen
tlcmen who gamble and cheat each other all
night and plot all day to cheat the people" 10
protest against such an outrageous distinction.
Beau Hickman Mitchell took tho broad ground
that the only pool selling there WAS any pros
poet OF stopping was that upon elections. Shirt
Collar Spnola entered late. and apoogizing for
not knowing anything about the morris Of tho
bill. was proceeding. launching out into re-
form speech. when his eyes fell upon Old Salt,
who wns cycling him mirth and nston.shment
1his was too much for the old war horse OF Tam
many. and he was no doubt stirred 10 greater
effort from the fact that Mayor Wickham occu-
pied scat near him. Turning upon the Onon-
daga Chief, and looking hs norcest. he said.
The gentleman from Onondaga need not look
surprised. Tor IL Is gen rally supposed that he
KNOWS all about gambling The shot II ID hi
On salt. did not ut any rate penetrate his thick
in the upper rhamh'rs Of the bonv9n iIam ,,o ~
any rate This brought down the house. and
almost drowned Sp.nQlns reply. that h. never
visited thus" upper chambers where OH Salt
roasted. and therefore did not know what was
gong ON there. The bill was amended SO as To-
prohibit pool selling upon any event testing tho
endurance or speed Of man or beast and or
dered t3 third reading. Tn. bills passage is
louhuul. and some say that this was the design
in thus load NJ IL down. II II should pass il
must cio-' the Saratoga. Jerome Park Buffalo,
u,1, ~ p, nest r,nnd other racing parks. and
rapitgl invested in these parks would immedi-
nt,, ry he us.i IN similar cnt, rprises there;
Ross langb'ins bill to appoint a commission
- c.rty ana r'Nse "a" laws an ting the
lra,,i'e OF ne - strict courts Of New York.
Anything which looks to rifrctng the int rests
ol that city imincdiut 'ly ats all the windmilis
IN boti Houses running. AMI ought To be- taken
~ con Dlusiv" argument for tn" removal of the
tapitOl b. your city, where members would at
iast have the opportunity Of informing
The talk on this bi RACED until the hour OF
Adjournment without result. Thus another day
has ben wastd in talk while in Committee u
the Whole. This IL NO fault Of the Speakers,
and u IN fair TO that he IL not responsible for
time wasted TINS sson
the senate lnsuran - Committee this morn
INK reported u general bin Il signed to cover "A
dozen or more already Introduced. Ii makes Il
,hMlul l9r any Insurance company 10 change
nunlh,r not ss than IN ri on. or 10 change the
time ot H. annual meeting Tor the ee, ton II
trustees or DIRECTORS 10y u r solution r"reiv-
ing tho affirmative vote OF minority
81 ia whole number Of directors and
t'nlcnt Of the Insurance bcpnrimont, sii N
changes u take place at the time of the ncNt
annual ,l"' ton Of trustees 9r dire tors. Srnntor
ing hi" lnsurnn - conpnn ~. VA amulsan-
atug and restricting the reinsurance Of risks
anu rc[ulW ns IN" pro T.'iu-- Of r.''iV rs pf
Insurance companies. Tn ler II no life insur-
On - company ran in-urf. ITS risks or rolicy oh
ikNuons IN any Other company except ms fol-
lows; ~ may reinsure all or any part Of any
policy obligation WITHIN sixty days att,r the
date OF issue Of the policy r.insurcd or At any
NM" Att'r SIXTY days. provided The cons mt Of
~" owner of the policy is first obtained The bill
further provides that such companies may re-
insur" the whole or any part of their ouistand-
lus IN
tracts shall first r,rcl,r tho san'tfon AMI an
prevail OF the Insurance department and also
al the Aunrn"y-G moral Ii makes Il lawful Tor
any receiver Of q hfc insurance company to re-
insure tho whole of the policy obligations of
-li n company in some solvent company Of tho
stat whenevor the assets Of such company are
the assets are insufficient. su' III receiver may
reinsurr a percentage OF each and every policy
vidci the contract made by him shall f!rst have
been approved by Judge OF competent lurisdic-
an'.s and The Attorney -deneral. u Ans w
Mr.. Van Flcrke goes for the scnlps ~ the Tax
commissioners by reducing that board 10 a
= nsle mead. to be appointed by the Mayor for
the same term that n" himself ia ele,t.l and to
receive salary Of 5000. The Mayor AMI Comp
iroll"r nr" to b. ex-otfl 10 m"mhcrs of In. Tnx
.ouiin ssion. but n I Ia receive extra compensa-
ION ne SAM bill also proposes to abolish the
OF that ON cr tn the Tax Commis- ioner, WHO is
I" coll-t the water rents without any extra com
nshton, flrckc alsn introduced another bill
Works shall. within on" year. repave and repair
gu the str"tS south OF Fourt 'cnth street and
between IN" North and Elst rivers which may
require such rcpaNing and repairing, the ,ax-
p'nS' t. he paid 10y general tax upon the
real ana personal prop riy of the citv It's pas
-iEe would give employment 70 thousands of
ldln mon.
Mr.. Buimer proposes n compel railroad co M
panlts Ia carry students 10 nnI from Schools
,hl apprentices going 20 and from their work |
Tor nan ihrT, when u'h students AMI appr n
tees are under tw 'nty-one year, of age The !
'vhll "hS are that tlfN shall pay one month in
advance. add make q stotemont unrlrr oath Civ
lns name. ag". and residence and other ex-
piHnat'Ons Railroads are 10 be fined $50 for re- |
iusu 10 transport such persons.
The Ass mhlv Committee on Cities heard
tominis~l on r Porter tins afternoon in OPPOSE
on - Il. hlll authuriz NJ the Comm nner Of |
iuhlir Works % complete the Third Judicial |
District Court House. and then dotnrmined 10 /
miu - VIII al-l report taVorahlv the bill author |
Hng Mayor Eiy 10 appoint twelve citlz ms OF |
y " YORK 70 N the salaries of all the CITY : in-
plov",s. The Senate Cti's Comm to-, will re- |
port iavorahly tomorrow the bills of senator |
Noodin ahnli~hing the fees Of the County Clerk |
hHSisi'r, Conmlss ion"r OF Jurors. and Cor
nners alter the expiration Of TIA" terms of tl. !
present ON ,inls and reducing the number Of |
Curon"rs to two.
Nj Gerard introduced hill providing that
the New York t. iucntIun Board shall nppoiut I
moods ana school buildings, who shall We Il /
q PHYSICIAN. 90 inspect the S'honls and school /
nous = AMI their surroundings Tor thn prutt.c-
ION ol the health of teachers and children.