New-York tribune., 1878-05-02
le resolution was adopted by vote OF s5 to 20
THE SENATE.

TIE PUBLIC BURDENS BILL, TIE COEONERs' BILL
AND THE BILL TO ENABLE CITIZENS To COLLECT
DEBTS FROM STATES PAssED-ISsURANCE En-
AMINArIONs.
lFIoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.l
ALBANY, May 1.-The Senate passed the
Public Burdens Bill by unanimous vote to-day. by it
tho Board OF Estimate and Apporonment is directed to
reduce salaries million dollars and other expenses
another million In December next. All the Tammany
Senators absent when the vote taken OF
TO their great The bill placing the OF
salaries OF 50 900 EACH and depriyng them
OF their enormous fees was passed by vote or 20 TO o.
The Tan. many Senators were also absent when this
vote was taken. Senator j. f. Plerce's noted bill.
"An Act TO protect the nights OF citizens
OF state holding claims against other Sates having
for its ostensible object the providing of method by
which citizens OF this State force other States to pay
their repudated bonds was also passed by the Senate
Under this bill the holders OF these bonds
can assign them TO the State and compel
the Attorney General TO bring suit for their
payment against the delinquent States in the
supreme Court OF the United States The cost OF the
suit Is to be paid by the the bonds 1t Is
pcctcd that Insurance companies hold some OF these
bopds aud are the persons chiefly interested the pas
sage Of the bill.
The Senate debated for q long time sena.
tor Hughess bill for changing the method of
having the examiners OF insurance companies.
since the trial OF Mr. Smyth the charge of disObeyng
the present confused and awkwardy arranged law on
the subject Mr. Hughes proposes that the charges shall
be paid in the following manner:
All charges for making examinations of any insurance
comVauy OF every kiud made by persons employed or
retained by said department, other than SAID Supcr-
tcndcn deputy superintendent clerks, shall be pre-
ecufrd TO said Superintendent In the form Of
an itemiLed BILL which snail DO first approved
by the said superintendent, and then pre-
gfnted by him TO the controller for audit, and II
the same snail be found bv Said Controller to De fair
inst ana proper he shall audit the same; but in case
lie Controller shall deem the an improper or cX.
ccssye charge, he shall state his objections thereon aud
the same shah then be taken by The SuDerntendcn OF
Insurance to the AtUrneyGenera who shall determine
the fair amount TO he paid thereon and attach his
certificate thereon and the person persons entitled
10 payment OF such bill shall be paid the same
by the insurance company SO examined, or whose AS
sets have been examined and the property appraised
unless such company shall refuse to pay such bill
or charges, and, In of such refusal, persons
maGu such examination appraisal OF the property
and assets OF such company and their assigns,
NAV bring an action therefor Ia any OF the
courts OF this state having Jurisdiction OF the
persons and corporations ana the subject matter
thereof TO payment for such services. ana III
that event the audit of the Controller in OF the
audit by the Attorney General then the audit OF the
Attorney eneral, shall In either case be presumpuve
evidence Of the value thereof; and no company e&