The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-14
CITY INTERESTS IN ALBANY.
WHAT WAS DONE ny THE LIWMfKERS
Up THE RIVER YESTERDAY.

WHAT WAS DONE by TIE L1WMfkERS /
Up THE RIVER YESTERDAY.
The Insurance Inycstigntion-T silver Dues
ton Agatha Looking into the Great Coal
Combination Reducing Judges Salaries.
Albany. Feb. 49, In the Senate. this !
morning, the hill introduced last Friday hy
Judge Robertson. to amend the Insurance De-
partncnt act was reported iavorabiy. The
cutlery that has been raised against the feature
of it which allowed the payment VI bills for rN-
nmiuatons direct. after having received the
approval OF the Superintendent. has led to am
other change hy the committee 1t now pro-
yides that all charges against any company by
any attorney or appraiser Of this dcpait-
mrnt shall I've pros nnted In the form of
an itemized bill to the said Superintendent.
and by him certified and transcribed in
n book kept in the Insurance Department
fov that purpose and by him forwarded to the
Comptroller: said Comptroller will also record
said bill in his Office aud audit the same which
shall then be paid by the company TO the party
entitled to receive such pay. Should the Comp
tiollrr reduce the amount Of said itcmized bill
to less sum than the party performing the
service is willing TO accept. then such party can
bring the same before the Board of State Audit.
whose duty it will be- To determine upon the
amount 10 hc paid In the claimant.
This. il will be- seen, recognizes the necessity
| and approved 10y som" on" else besides me
| Superintendent Of Insurance. and agrees with
! the existing law that the Comptroller is the
| proper officer to whom that duty should he as
| signed. the only really now feature being the
/ giving the parties making the"Nnnlnniions the
! right To- appeal to the state Board III Au,tit III
| the event of their bills being cut down by the
Comptroller To- a figure below what they are
/ willing To- accept and also. that the companies
, examined shall pay the bills direct 10 the par
tic~ making the examinations
There IL a strong feeling inside otthe Leeisa-
|
! whole matter, and the reply OF the Comptroller
to Mr.. Halliday resolution IL AWAITED with
freely all the Information called for. then II Is
probable that no further action Will he necessary
10y the Assembly. But should they decline to do
50. then it's more than probable that a commit
tc. Of investigation Will bc asked for.
II is asserted by the friends ot Mr.. Smyth that
| b. Will be able To- fully vindicatc his course and
that II IL but fair that the public should wait
until the whole facts are known before pro-
The Railroad Committee Of the Assembly to-
day a. N"d Tor power To employ st"nograph,r.
To- investigate the alleged coal combination. rs
Instructed by the resolution of Mr: Browning.
AMI surveyor show that the number OF tons of
coal carried over the railroads incorporated. or
doing business under the laws ~ this state
during the past year was l2.n79.5j3 tons. an
cNc"~-. Notwithstanding the stringent times
over the amount TRANSPORTED in 1876 OF 1851
Al tons. The following table shows the total
amounts carried by Companies during the year
1916. when are operated under charter QUINN
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company .... 77ls,2
i"hware. LacA"wanna and Western ..... ~ ~"
Kew ycrN Central AMI Hudson RIVER .. io'tld7
Lake shore s"d Me- Kan Southern 81 lie.
wise i.5cs go
Total i05i2iis
The committee will Immediately proceed with
the investigation and has been given full power
To- send for persons and papers. and to 40 TO
Nnw York or elsewhere To- make examinations
The silver question was aEain brought To- the
front IN III" Assembly in discussion over a
I'LL in relation To- the bonded Indebtedness Of
the local authorities To- extend their indebted.
ness 10y issuing bonds bearing n lower rate II
interest. aud giving the anthoriles the option
Of mai ing su, bonds AMI IN" interest payable
In gold. Mr.. Browning offered an amendment
providing that the principal and interest should
lie paid in the legal currency instead ot gold
only. The amendment received only twenty
nine vote ana The e,ll WI; nqssed 10y vote Of
and Ulster counties are excepted from the ope-
ration Of the law.
A bill aimed at the abuses in the matter OF
persons arbitrarily arrested and confined on
, mnacy. as in th' cIse OF Miss Dckic. was intro
IN yet i.r ~" better security ~ personal Ito
erty and provides that there shall only oe
danger j. unprecedented from the person a..
cu9ed. IL sncn ca~'- the person eanpot le IN
! cur"s rated Tor a period exceeding forty daNs
unless. in n" mean time. such person shall
, have been adludgcd unsafe on the verdict Of q
! Mr., Nelson Of Rockland comes TO the front
u with h 70 reduce the salaries oi Judges IN
= the city Of New York. IL provides that after the
! expiration 81 the terms ~ the present incum
I bents the salaries Of the CITY ludg' the Judg,
{ OF the Court of Sessions. and the Recorder shal
. not exceed the sum ~ $4,000 annually each. /
is understood that he Will soon follow il NJ Will
l. an onort 10 reach the ridiculously large saiarlc'
= of the Police and Civil Justices in New York
city
i York ar" intended 10 fix permanently the in
I terest on taNns and assessments now du" in tn,
city Of New York. and which may hereafter tai
, due. az per ont annually
\ Mr.. Bcrrean pays his compliments 10 thu
I lottery and policy dealers in "a bill which make
J. It misdcmeanor for any person T. hc in AM
way engaged in the sale. or disposal. Of sucl
: tickets under p"nalty Of Imprisonment for no
i | - than three months nor more than onr year
! 1900. One-half OF the fines ar" ~ 60 10 hi
persons giving Information loed'nc 10 the con
yiclon 81 the persons violating the law.
4 The MIX hlll j. here aghiu. an IN" Hay bill
u IL coming Now. must The rriroad- como for
INTERESTS III" tirang"rs II IN" i,i,y are niic
i them. The MIX hill introduced to-day pro
: livrred in the cities OF New York aud Brooklyn
: small receive and receipt for tn same IN III
shall not charge for transmitting such mill
more than four cents per gallon from the plar
Of shipment "a m place al deiiy.r ~, whicl
The twenty days within which Alvorc was r.
quostod to report nm Apporiionm.nt hil oNpire
asked for his bill. OF course he j. not rcahy
% and will it j. sad. ask 10 be given until the l.
n OF March. ON the ground that the committee hn
i not had time t. prepare bill. Tnis Will h' M
- ily "A Hat denial ON the par, Of IN" Democrats 81
+ tho committee. and they Will then on"r b
). which they have prepared and ask t. have
al sent 10 the Committee Of the Whole. In III
=" II il not likely they will succeed; but from TIN
H. time forth the Democrats have determined t
H. press he majority for action On this subject.
- University Of III" City of New York II pro
ID yidos that lis diplomas shall grant the sam
nj privileges conferred BY college diplomas
80 also provides for the appointment II three eN
~ aminers. practising lawyers % AT least seve
- years standing AZ the bnr, 10 examine student
10 Of the law department OF ia" university VIII
N are about 10 graduate for admission us attoI
neys and councillors,
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