The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-16
Thu STATE CAPITAL.
Passage Of the Bonded Indebtedness
Bill in the Senate.
INSURANCE i LEGISLATION
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ALBANY, April Is, ls7A
The sessions OF both houses Of the Legislature To-
night were dull and rather unimpcrtank the Senate.
weary a. many OF lis msnbsls fSess Sitter ths
over SUNDAY excurnon into Csnads, vas spurred
by Mr. Ece,es,ns 10 the passags Of Conipsvoller
Kcly,s Bonded Indebtedness bill, which provides tor
the gradual extincsion Of che New YORK city debt
III ough the operation Of the sinking fund, thus TO-
eving the taxpayers Of the burden they would have
10 bear !. the bonds and stocks should be paid at
maturity by airecl taxation provided by law.
~s Mi HI, INSURANCE. xEAsUREs.s iF3n, 'eHr
Senator Rockwell introduced two insurance bills.
ono TO amend the act to prevent the publication Of
false and deceptive statements by insurance COM
panies winch Is moro explicitly designed 10 prevent
ioreign insurance companies from publishing a.
assets any except such securities rs they
may have In this country and State. TIE
other bill. 70 facilitate the proper disposal
OF funds deposited security BY insurance COM
pan,ss In The Insurance Department Is similar 10 one
introduced In the Assembly BY Mr. Hepburn, provid-
ing that due notice by the receiver OF any insoiv
ent company tho Insurance Superintendent shall sell
and convert into cash such securities within certain
limited time. --t. N# a tH sH
aH . DISCUSSING TEE sURRooArE's -ovYIoE. fH
The Assembly engaged for nearly two hours 10
a wrangls over ME- strack's resolution. which NJ
called from tho table, requesting tho Surrogate Of
New YORK city TO furnish within ten days, intorma
r,on of the number OF auditors, referees. special
guardians, collectors and receivers appointed BY him
since the Of May 1875 togstner with 80 account Of
allowances to lawyers, &C., in connection With the
investigation OF wills The resolution OF inquiry was
suggested, II appears, by report IN u New Yorx
new spaper OF the proceedings At recent meeting
Of The pai Society in that CITY, which jackson
S. Schni,z, henry X Spsuding anu others mentioned
ccraln alleged rreeularillcs III the Surrogales ONCE
particularly certain alleged unreasonable allow
ciary Committee OF the society for investigation
OPPOSITION TIKI RESOLUTION
Mr.. GRADY. Mr. THAN and other }rammany MEM
bers ho,ly opposed Mr.. Strscks resolution OF
kind not In tho public interest," out teudne 70 hinder
the public service BY divertng clerks n pubic omces
IRON IN cir proper duties order TO promote political
sptcs and newspaper slanders. They commended that
the Legislature had no business with sucn inquiries
which could be more efficiently conducted ny tbs
citizens the local authortes and as 70 this par.
tcuIar inquiry Mr.. Crazy SAID u would take At least
called ior In the course OF the discussos
Surrogate Caivin's integrity was warmly do
,sndsS 'o o Jes9son and Mr. T
strack seconded BY Mr. Fish aud Mr. Filzgcrad. sue.
ceeded In getting Mr. ThAins motion 10 refer The SUD-
ject 70 the Committee on the judiciary voted down
and Obtaining vote In favor Of bis resolution Of
rae ixvEsrIcArroS DEMANDED.
An explanation oil the mysteries Of the Surrogatcs
S omSs -. complaint. Of Issstors ana issasss
for persons Of property 10 die IN may
have Whatever foundations there are Tor them.
exposed. II would be more Satisfactory II the many
OF this character which have been oneres
10 the Assembly concerning various departments o.
the New York city government had not in almost
every instance favor OF partisan Jealousy and I'M
patience.
COUNTER LEGISLATION. a
Mr.. Bergen tonight introduced bill granting ad-
ditional Courts OF record, whch appears 70
be framed with an IN tonten 10 check qualify tbs
effect OF other legislation which proposes TO
notably the Comptroller OF New York CITY cxtra0rdi.
nary powers. IL IL us follows:- sei aN
Amy Of record Of this 81 late shall have
power action brought for purpose to review
aside and all decisions Of board OF audit OF
any counties OF this State heretofore sdo
which shall be hereafter made rendered. or any
sase exncted financial officer comptroller OF
OF sale cities counties OF this stats, judgments
may be- OF may rendered upon the decision ot
OF audit Whom such decision OF such board
hereafter be taken conclusive OF the
m shall he appear
trial In action that injustice been done.
THE NEW CODE or CIVIL PROCEDURE
Tho committee OF the New York Bar now here In
reference 10 the Code OF procedure nave ascer-
tanned that Supreme Court JUDGES Brady, Lawrence
and Donohue. Of the First district; Barnard, OF the
second; westbrook aud Osborne, OF the Third;
Joseph Potter OF the Fourth, and falcots and haeht
OF the Eighth district; ChIef Justice sheldon, oi
the supreme Court OF Buffalo, aud Judges Var
Brunt, DAILY and Van HCescn, oil the New YORK
IN writing, that the new Code should be repealed;
and IL stated authority that every judge OF the
Court OF Appeals and nearly every judge Of tho Su
preme Court has Expressed verbally tho opinion.
Tue committee will lay these facts before the Ban
meeting In New York on Tuesday afternoon.