New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-07

TIE BILL INCORPORATING THE SOCIETY FOR THE
PREVENTION OF CRIME ORDERED TO THIRD
READING IN THE sESATE-A BILL ABoLrsHING
TIE INSURANCE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FUNDING
BILL.
icy TELEGRAPH TO THR TRIBUSB.l
ALBANY, MAY 6.-Thc Senate considered, for
several hours TO night Senator Wendovers bill for the
incorporation OF the Society for the Prevention OF Crime
II met with much opposition, chiefly from the Demo
cratic Senator'S Senator Eccesne said that the incor
poraf;on act delegated 10 the society duties which
belonged to public officers and tnat while pubnc
officers could be held responsible for Illegal lmprso2
ment a corporation like the society could not be- Sen
ator Mccarthy replied that crime was on the Increase In
the state and that some such society was needed to
compel public officers do their duty Senator Hughes
followed with another attack M the bill, the ground
that established unnecessarily system OF espionage
in tho STATE. and that large body OF mean lsforIners
would be created by the section directing courts to pay
them one-half OF the penalties paid by criminals con-
yicted through their testimony. Senator Wendover de-
MED that the society would have such evil influence
as was asserted and stated minutely the objects OF
the society. Most OF the friends OF the bill
acknowledged that the payment TO tho informers
Of portion Of the fines inflicted was blemish on the
bill and together with the opponents OF the bill struck
out that portion Of IT, sisons, in reply TO the
argument said that society composed of honor
able men, and were incapable OF appointing dshonora-
bic informers The bill was finally ordered TO a third
reading
Speaker Hustled introduced a bill in the Assembly
tborizng Mayor Ely, OF NewYOrk, to distribute equa-
bly, among the persons entitled 20 H. tho money received
by the Excise Commissioners In advance for licenses in
1877 but to which no licenses Issued 10y the
commissioners Some OF the money unanimously LETT
by Excise Commissioner Murphy at the time of his sud
den fight to Canada win probably be returned to its
rghtful owners under this act Mr. McDonoughs bill,
requiring receivers OF savings banks and other corpora
lions make report six months to the Secretary
OF state concerning their work. passed by the As
scmbly tonight.
ON motion OF Hr Case the bill 10 amend the act passed
this relative TO funding the bonded Indebtedness
Of towns was ordered to third reading In the Assem-
bly,. The following are among the bills passed by the
Assembly: Providing for the Incorporation OF County
Cooperative Insurance Companies relative to the terms
Of Office Of the Keeper OF the MOFgue aud the Engineers
clans and oysters in the waters OF this state
Mr. Sawyer introduced bill In the Assembly to pro-
vide equality in the rates Of transportation storage and
handling OF property carried wholly partly by rail
in the state Of Sew-York; prohibiting rebates and
drawbacks and contracts therefor; providing for equal
facilities the transportation, handling and storing Of
freight, and the publication OF schedues for iuhc'ion
Of penalties for violation OF this act aud 10 prevent
violent aud injurious fluctuations and unjust dscIlnlna
lions in tie carrying, storage or AahdIihS OF SucA
property
Mr. Sessions ntroduceda bill in the Senate to abolish
the state Insurance Department 1t ordered
printed and referred to the Committee ON Insur-
apqe. Following is the bill In full:
SECTION l. The Act entitled Act 10 Establish an In
surce Department passed April 10, S5o and Section
OF the Act OF April 90 1851 and the Act TO provide Tor
the incorporation OF life and health insurance compa-
nes passed April II, 1862, and the Act Of April %,
1871 the amendatory Act Of May 90 1873, are all
hereby repealed. 80
SIC p the Act authorizing life Insurance companies
TO make special deposits OF securities In me Insurance
Department require special reports OF said companies,
passed April 2f 1867. and the Act OF May IS 1869 are
hereby repealed. saving all rights which have accrued
incurred under such acts and for the prOlec-
ton o. such rights and 1.-THE fulhinent OF
such trusts the Treasurer Of the STATE Il authorized 10
fake u1ssrssOu Of all deposits and securities hitherto
made I'm the Insurance Department under such acts,
hold suCh securities IN trust Tor the use ana lT-
poses for which they deposited exercising the same
powers and performing the same duties win regard 10
such deposits assigned by the sald acts 10 inc
SUPERINTENDENT OF the Insurance Department..
SEC g. Whenever by any law not repealed by THIS HcS
any Insurance il required 10 deposit secur
ities money ia the Insurance Department such deposit
hereby required permitted 10 DC made III the Treas
ury OF the State, subject TO all the conditions and pro-
81 such law ana the treasurer u hereby ahhOr
and require to receive such deposits ana 10 per
form all duties in regard TO them which under such
laws might have been performed DJ the superintendent
OF the Insurance Department.
SIC 4. Whenever by any law of the State not re-
pcaled TINS act powers are granted to The super
jutcudeut OF the Insurance Department on any duties
imposed upon such superintendent other than those
signed by Sections and OF this act To the state Treas
urer powers hereby granted To and such duties
imposed upon the Secretary OF state.
The bill relative TO the state survey and making an
appropriation therefore 1lcd In the Office OF the
Secretary OF state, to-day, with the Governors
prevail The sent to the Senate veto OF the DILL
providing the sale OF the Genesee Valley Canal The
Attorney General has decided that such bill l. uncOn
sti1utOnal and this view agrees with the opinion held
by the Governor