The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-16


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BusY DAY il THE ASSEMBLY.
The members OF Assembly had little to 90 in the
morning session but SIT in their seats and vo,e
a long while A great number of bills passed, among
them being the bill regulating forfeiture OF life nsur.
notice in ali OF sixty days policy holders before
terminating their policies; also inc oiii grant
ing power TO boards Of supervisors ~, 10 hire
authorizing an issue OF $4,000 in bonds Tor Improve
ments in tho Croon aqueduct within tho limits OF New
York; The bili 10 amend the charter oil the city OF
BROOKLYN BY reducing tho number Of three commis-
soncrs each department to ono; the biil Tor The
relief OF James Murphy, Canadian, who Tor several
years has been seeking rcef from his disabilities as an
acp ,ha, o mi ght practice law in the supreme Court;
the 6li to legaze The acts OF Waiter T. Livingston.
the Surrogate Of Kings county elected last November
and removed last saturday Niven threatened 10 sus-
pend rule 81 in order that bis bill to remove wooden
telegraph poles from the streets OF incorporated cies
substitute iron ones be ordered 10 third readng
Niven was hot ana determined.
LIKELY TO ADJOURN THIS WEEK.
4 motion 70 adjourn Friday, May Is, at noon,
was made by Mr. Morcy, Of Livingston, but laid over
tournament can lie bad Short OF d week from to-mor.
row. The senate VIII wait for The disposition the
Governor NAV make OF the Omnibus Dill and HIM
IN another should he veto The present one. Then
there the Apporoument BILL good for at least four
days debate altogether u seems out Oh Inc question
to finish up this week.
Tho resolution Of Mr.. Aivord Tor committee Of six
three OF each party select such bills as they deem
was taken up and passed. Mr. Graham. chairman Of
the su b-commttec (the grinding committee thought
this was reelection on him. and lie was about 10 talk
out in meeting when Mr.. Holahan moved thelpreyioua
question Ind choked him oil.
RECEIVERS OF INSURANCE COMPANIES
An attempt made by Mr.. j. G. Graham, but
failed to advance to third reading the bill providing
against needless expenditures OF assets by receivers OF
Insurance companies, and for the speedy distribution
OF assets among policy holders
m WEI TnE EGGS ALL SAFE
The egg Dealers 900 IN number. who sent petition
10 .lha Senate THIS morning protesting against the
passage ths bin providing for the sale OF eggs by
weight may rest easy III their minds, as the bill was
sm0slicd to-day ana the eggs escaped.
Il. SPEEDY WORK SENATE.
The passage of bills 10 t1e Senate went on even
more brisXIy than in the Assembly Among those
that went through were tho bill authorizing the Mayor
and Common Council OF New York 70 contract WIN
the authorizes Of Yonkcrs Tor asupply q pure and
wholesome water Tor the Twenty. thlrd and
Twenty fourth wards Of New YORK; the bill
Tor the I'm provcment oi Fourth avenue by the con.
sructon Of a series OF SIN III parks or gardens along
the centre o! the avenue between Sxtysevenih street
and Ninety sixth street; the bill oil Gorard's for the
PREVENTION OF the dctacenent OF natural scenery by
sprawng ADVERTISEMENTS in paint; the bill providing
for tho introduction of he Stevenson traction system
OF owago the Erie Canal the bill providing Tor the
revision OF relative 70 the district courts o.
New York CITY,
Also bill for tho better pro ecton OF dairymen:
providing that oleomargarinc, the new limitation OF
butter, shall be marked as such and not pamcd on on
people as the genuine article. Qute lively de6ato
sprung up this bill but The oountrymen rallied ca
aud made tremendous rush ior tho pli Carry
ing IL through ny v0le OF ~ 10 =
STEAM tonnage on CASALs
Also the bill Tor tho INTRODUCTION OF an improved sys-
TEN towagc tho canals and an appropriation OF
So 600 for the experiments which will XIII II with the
Governor.
NEW COUNTY PROPOSED.
A breeze camc up Floyd Jones' bill TO make an
other county Long Island out OF Queens and Suffolk
be called Nassau After much talk u went TO thrd
reading by u vote OF 80 10 Is.
NAcnrMANN's ExoIsE BILL
Tho great excitement OF the day. and It lasted up to
aaiournmont at haf-past sovcn O'Clock. was Martin
Nachtmanns Excise bill II was adversely reported
IRON the Committee on Internal Affairs, aud motion
was made disagree with the report OF ths
committee. Votesand motions followed IN succession
aud several loud and earnest speeches were made Inc
vote for the previous question was 90 TO 3d. The mo.
tuu disagree by 81 10 o. but subsequent
motion TO was also lost 80 TO 3d. Then motion
to lay the bin on the table carried that the
whole thlng demonstrates that II wilt be impossible TO
ge Excise bill through the Legislature TINS session,
Us there Is not tho requisite number OF votes.
PROPOSED SALE or LATERAL CANALS.
Some time was spcnt by the Senate discussing tho
D providing Tor the disposition ana sale OF certain
AMENDING THE CODE
Progress then reported on the bill. Senator
Gerard introduced bill amending tho Code, and 1t u
thought that other bill with like object
VIII be put through by Friday.
vEroiNG APPROPRIATIONS.
The Governor has resolved 10 veto tho item Of
ST. 600 900 Tor the CAPITOL The grounds that II
is appropriation large induce extravaganza,
and that half the sum would he ample Tor the needs Of
tho building tor some time TO como He VIII
also veto thlrty.seven otn r items in the b,l notably
fie itnfn lpr the Rel
House OF Refuge ana virou, state institutions al the
items for bridges across the canals Tor State Normal
Schools at Brockport and Albany Tor tho erection OF
monuments at Suratoga, Kingston and Fort Greene,
Tor the purchase oil busts and bronZes tor libraries.
&c The veto oil the item Of $23, 0U0 for the Calnoc
protectory is not quite certain, but likely Tho veocs
will come ia Tomorrow.
DANGEROUS MISTAKE FOR RAPID TRANSIT.
A few al the friends OF rapid transit were consider
ably startled when looking over ouay Journal Of tho
House they came across tho following tisc OF
bill when had passed about an hour
before TO provide compensation tor properly
owners for damages occasioned ny inc con-
within his State This is precisely the tile OF Hayes
bill. and tor moment the friends OF rapid transit
thought they had been caught mapping. Yet 1t wai
hardly possible 10 believe IT could be the Hayes bill
to o. A little Investigation showed that the
whole thing was mistake, and that the title
Of Hayes bill mad, in hurry, been pasted on to a
small local bill oil no consequences. Tho alacrty how
real character OF tho bunder evidence that
they awake and watching, and that you might as
well expect TO catch weasel asleep these friends oil
New York city
se.g FIGHTING THE APPoRTioxMEST BILL
The Senate was in session late tonight over the
Apportinnmcnt bill. One alter another democratic
amendment voted down. and the prospect ID that
there will be no apportionmant ut all this year.
Tho Scnate finally adjourned after ordering the bill
TO a. third reading, without any change from
tho shape in winch 1t was Introduced. Moore,
vcddcr and fobcy repu bicans, whose districts have
been up by the bill, viii not vote Tor It's final pas
sage and the democrats are solt against u II can
not 90 through the Senate SO the Governor WIN be
compelled call extra session in about the month
OF september. There warm scene in the Senate
between Gcssrs. Wooiln and Moore both republican,
ATLANTIC MUTUAL LIFE COMPANY.
Judge Wesbrook to-day rendered decision IN the
case OF the Atlantic Mutual Life Insurance Company
the matter OF an application Tor recover. lie de-
MES the application, say ing that the secretary oil the
company having declared It's solvency and It's ability
to continue business examination IN confor u ny
with the requirements OF the act must be had. Tho
examination OF tho assets aud funds of tho company
! VIII Ia, iudpe announced buIOr0