New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-03
ALBANY.

srR,ycy COMP yIFs-ClAIMs OF THE CI.ErKs
OF SEw-YoRK CIVIL CoURTs-riiE DEPARTMENT
or BUILDINGs-ADM OF SAVINGS
BANEs-TIE CANALS.
IrRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TTIE TRibuSH'l
ALEANY, Feb. 2.-BOth branches OF the
State Legislature held short sessions to-day Tic uo-
bates on bills reported by committees were not spltod
showing that the members tired nv their weeks
work Few bills were reported The following bill ~
re alton 10 insurance amasamations introduced ny Mr.
Rixhv was only Of Importance presented IN the
Senate;
SECTION Section Of Chapter 1853 Of the laws OF
1881 entitled An act 70 provide for the incOrpo aOn
of life and health insurance companies and IN relation
10 agencies oi such companies is hereby anehde ~ ~
l. Any number Of persons not less than 10 in number
NAV associate and form M Incorporation or cohp'nS
the purposes specified In either OF the following ue
First Department--To make insurance upon the lives
aud to grant purchase or dispose Of annIiss no
Second Dcpartment.-fo make insurance upoh tlo
heath OF individuals, aud upon the lives OF horses;
cattle ana other live stock Every COMPANY orgaZu
dipid,Sl authorized to he undertaken pro
vded such individual risk be relnsured within p,iIon
OF six months after such risk shall have Doen uner-
taken.
There was spirited debate in the Assembly over the
bill directing Controller Kelly Of New-fork To pay me
iaares the clerks Of the civil courts These Clerks IL
will he remembered appointed in the place of clerks
whose terms Of Office had expired The old clerks
claimed the salaries and Controller Green refused to pay
apybodv until the courts decided which class OF the
clerks entitled 10 the salaries MI Purdy ana MI
spoa maze very vigorous speeches in opposition TO he
passage OF 'hc BILL tic ground that 1t would result III
the city paying sets Of clerks for the same duty ana
that some of the clerks had returned 10 the city court
fees they had received Speeches 10 Its favor chlehy
having AS their argument the fact that the clerks had
done the work and ought he paid for H. were maze ny
Mr.. Cowlin Mr.. Grady, Mr. Holahan and Mr.. OHare'
Another at for modification Of the Charter OF New
York was troduced h. one Of the home rule mem
bers Mr. Flecke mergcs the Department OF Buildnss
in the Fire Department the terms of Office OF TIE CO
missioner Of Buildn - and all officers appointed nv hh
TO expire thirty days after the passage Oh the ACT
new bureau Of the Fire Department thus crea'd y W Dc
known as the Department OF Unsafe buildings anu Is "
have MS its head efficient architect lie IL gwen
salary of - OO0 and is required select inspectors
OF unshfe uiilings members of the Fire Department
The Commissioners of tine Fire Department are gwen all
the mowers of the Department Of Buildings, are also en-
powcred TO employ many clerks as they deem neceS
sary carry ont the laws relating 10 that uepdrcn
hin which was introduced empowering ire Board OF
Excs. OF Utica to prosecute for penalties under the
excise had attached to It petition Tor its p'SS"-e
| headed ~ the signature OF HOratio Seymour
There N.vc been several bills introduced having Tor
tbo oscnsbc object the preservation Of the purity o.
elections. Mr. Stephens OF Brooklyn presented one To-
day which if adopted will compel inspectors OF election
to provide special box for the reception OF al oah"'S
for county otn-crs
In order 10 throw further guards against fraud around
savings Mr. OHare introduced bill entitled An ac'
In secure the better administration of savings banks
or institutions in the state OT New-York, ana "a
punis, oficuses against the same" The act pioVld'S
th.t any trustee. director. officer. or empOye III any
awnings ban; who shall hereafter appropriate appy, III
vest or convert the funds depo{i thcren 10 any
uso PURPOSE or end other than permitted by Ia"
shall he deemed guilty Of felony. and snail upon con
ycton thereof he sentenced 70 imprisonment at hard
labor in the Prison for period OF NOT lesS Ihah
two nOr than FIVE years AM tn pay nne Of lhree
times the amount the deposit fInds =, appropriated
further section pro Tides that person or persons
concerned or mt rested directly indirectly IN when
suc Gpost funds shall have been applied shall bedeoned
riltv Of felony and shall upon cCny' ton OF sucn
charge be scutoTCed to imprisonment "a nara a"oF IA
state prison period OF not less than TWO nor more
than five years another section II is PROV lhai
ti,t q" ,ny person or persons wlO shall prepare
or transorIe who shall direct tbs pre- araHCn al any
statement or report OF the assets Of savings banks
which shall be materially false. which shall have the
effect Of ieceivng the public as TO s soVenoy OF any
officer. Director trustee OF emp"ye OF an SUI
ii lty or truth statement or report a. afpieSdu,
guilty Of felony ana shall BE- sentenced t0 ilnpL -ohment
Labor IN state prison ior period oi NOT 'esS
Mr. Hepburn r -ented "a resolution. which was passed.
requesting Conmtter on canals 10 report - soon u
pr;riicabs ball providing ior che dibpOsitiUn o. Jha
iuslaI canals whose sal. abandonment was recon-
ucnded Jay the Lateral mas Commission ~ .hlsht
t;i! prt presented resolution requesting ne
Committee Public Education 10 report wha lcsi'a-
ton needed render lie normal SCHOOLS stil more
useful "a the STATE 10 are Italn whether or not I'D
practical opera ion OF such schools there mrs htrh
any departure original purpose o their OIEan-
iz.iiou and y recommend sucn legislation a. iIvS
may necessary N order TO c"r,c' iho same nj
Mckee III red "a resolution requesting she canal CbD.-
mssiOncI6 report to the Assembly witin 10 day TIE
total pendtuI,s upon the Erie C"dl dniihS Apli
My. Jane. July. August September, prtubr. ana No
vember SO .sn the hummer 81 day. anof ier'
upon the canal FOR eacn OF INC sad months spa
rltry. The Canal commissioners are sJ requested %
stale whai wa8 Tue of the tOta! expenditures III
eac ~ tne months mentioned fUf eXtrIO dnarJ repairs,
aud especially 10 give the reasons ~ larger sums o.
money were expo dcd during the muatLs vi Ooioer ana
NoycnbrI canals we're IN good order, tlHH al
| the Other months mentioned.