New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-14
ALBANY.
WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.

SENATOR wooDTN's CoRosKRs' BILL ORDERED TO A
THIRD READING REMOVAL OF oPFAL-fiRE IN
sURANCF poIIcIrs-THE PUBLIC WORKS ACT
PAssYD-THE STATE DEBT.
[YRoM rBE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRiBushf
ALBANY, Feb. 13.-The Senate of the State
Legislature passed most OF its session to-day III oe"as
Senator woodns bill reducing the number OF eorohes
in New York deprving them OF their fees Senaor
Bixby said that e believed in the plain features Oh Tue
bill Heretofore the laboring men Of wiorh h'" ""'
to bear the burden Of reform. The sleek ono'"i' WI"
received An enormous compensation for very mad
equate execution Of their duties, had escaped Five
thousand dollars yearly salary was enough ior lhe cur
oners I'm his opinion They received $1,000 senator
Morrssey said that he liked the bill ana should Voe m
Last week he attended reform meeting IN e"-ioiA
He had found there all the heads Of the city departments
Each and every oue satisfied with the condition OF
hs department and could not way oil dsnisShe vi
reducing the salary any official In his opinion inc
Department of Docks should he made bureau Oh 'he
Department OF Public Works. II spent more money auu
gave less satisfaction than any other department luz
Building Department ought u he made bureau oi 'he
Fire Department and the Excise Department Dureau
Of the Police Department. He would like to nave thc
further consideration OF the bill postponed 50 as 10 give
the heads of departments and the reformers an opoi
tunty be heard upon 1t, in order 10 see "ne'ho
they really anxious for more ecoH
cal government of New-York. In particular ne
would like to il Tammsny Hail approved OF the o'
take speedy if the reformers were coming was
an imnateral matter whether not Tsmmany Hall ap-
proyed of the bill. Ii obvious enough that tnc
abuses in the cOrvners' office needed remedyihg ile
could return OF prosperity TO New iorA OilS u
the salaries OF the officials reduced. Senator
Gerard offered amendments TO the bill mat the saa
ries Of be $1,000 instead OF $4ooo AZ he
in the bill and that be three coroDers instead Oh
two AS provided by The bill. These amendments "eio
accented by Senator wOodn. The bill was then ordered
TO third reading. Senator Woodins Dill reducing .ne
salary of the Commissioner of Jurors was also DEBATED
Senator Selkreg presented bill SO amending Tie se"
era railroad law to railroad companies WHO n''o
ev,.pdod over 81 900. 900 upon their road five more
years than the period specified in their charters To COM
plee the road Street railways are expressly ruled ou'
OF the provisions OF the bill
The throwing of oa during the last Summer INTO Tue
waters of NewYork Harbor led Senator Jacobs To Ora"
nm hill which he presented to-day. amending law on
the same subject 1t Almonds the law as 10 nciuue
within the which it is unlawful to throw in'o 'e
bav decaying or decayed Vegetable or animal mat
ter" 1t IL made the duty OF shore inspectors from ne
TO time to remove to be buried OF REMOVER az
carbon dead animals Oal, infected bedding ana pu'ru
and offensive matter found the shores OF Kings
County from the end Of COney Island 10 the cy Inc
of Brooklyn easery shores OF staten Island 50
"a 70 prevent this refuse from becoming injurious to the
public health The expense OF removing the relose
laid upon the counties of Kings and Richmond senator
sekreg presented the following important Dill III reia
| tion To insurance policies:
SECTION l. 1t shall the duty OF the OF
Insurance Of the state NcwYOrk, or before the Isl DAY
J Of candop in such language md with such Limitation
as he sha HPgr@y " aa s TO and become part Of every
policy which NAV be Issued by ANY a al OH
conditions limitations prescribed by any such company
Notwithstanding anu the general iorn s
referred hereby declared to be applicable ana maGs
Of July 1875 applicable to aud made part o. every
sSEc shall be- he duty Of the superintendent OF insar
a9eS o OF ~ n rerrcI TO in the nrst section
act TO be properly mailed delivered by person TO he o
accompanied with notice signed 10y l'h au n ra
yn ON he 81 y Of July ISL mat they must DO
attentive part of every policy on ana AFTER
SEC 1t declared unlawful for any Officer Of any
after the Isl day % July 1877 70 ise as
General form OF eoneon above referred to attach TO
or m tt p W NV he uprintenden Of the
Department and tho failure TO attach such general ca
prescribed by The superintendent OF ne
department or the aiiacnns 81 @taTr ana OPPOSITE uraDee
company itTaisacng business in this state. is
htGsy n"l @ than 90 nor more than 900 in
erection Of any court o comTTn az S B~nSy sTe
referred any policy holder whose policy there shall
9f pIi. s dT Of July s any other and separate cond
approved by the superintendent OF the insurance De
plrtment the night 10 commence an action aSas'
the company issuing the same for me eniree
when coected shall be 70 the one-a paid over
to a RSGy ho ah the ra%nnnr onsai the court
rect to be R3d int aa 81 o g red to in this act
approved by superintendent Of the Insurance Depart
ransactng the business Insurance in this state shall
printed upon the same with type not smaller tan P S
body hereby declared TO be an on the
issuing the policy to all the penalties referred 10 IN lh '
be paid out in the same manner as therein
SIC 5 This act shall effect Immediately.
The defining the powers OF the superintendent OF
Public works was passed in the Assembly by vote OF
80 to l. the only opposing vote being gwen by r Heay
ON the bill being reached Mr. Baker moved the previous
que ston thus shutting of debate and avoiding several
amendments that had been prepared to delay the Dill.
An act TO provide for the dissolution of charitable
Citations was presented by Mr. stein Whenever any JUS
ce OF the Supreme may be satisfied by an affidavit
that society has become dormant or has not filed its
statement with County Clerk of the county in
which it has Offices, the justice may direct persons
having charge OF its property to appear before MIN
When they appeared it Is made the duty OF the
Judge to inquire ale ged facts stated concerning
the society. II the facts are ne y 'ca ,
the certificate incorporation Of the society ana direct
the transfer Of it's property 10 some other Incorporated
society of an analogous character The society rccelV-
ing 10 be subject also 10 all the liabilities
| of the society thus dissolved. -.
| Mr. HAYES presented bill enormously increasing the
powers supcTinendents OF police. IL gives permission
the superntendcnts 10 take bail To the amount or e1oo
for the appearance AT triai OF persons clfstu WIN
orderly conduct breach Of the peace not AMOUNTING 10
a riot affray or for assault ana Dattery OF io
libel. for violation OF any corporation OF Dodru Vi
health ordinance for malicious mischief or Tor VIOLA
ton OF the excise or for being found In diso1erg
house lbu not az an Inmate thereOil ouch D y.
ever TO only when the arrest shall nave Oc-
late III the day or night to convey e prisoner
| before "A magistrate Inc act ls mnhueu ~ hPPy
especially to persons arrested on sunday afternoon,
| when the public courts ia such city New-lOrk are
in session. The accused. however must appear ia
person before the police court magistrate having Jufs-
dcton the at the first opening OF the court
Mr. Hustled presented bill authorizing the Treasurer