New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-03
THE SENATE


THE INSURANCE EXAMINERS BILL PAssED-AMFND-
MENTs TO THE NEW CODE-TIIE APPORTIoNMENr
BILL REPORTED.
iFRoM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNEl
ALBANY, May 2.-The Senate passed, to-day,
the important amendment to the present law respect
ing TIE method of paying the examiners OF
insurance companies. In brief, these amend
ments provide for auditing of examiners bills
by the Superintendent OF the Insurance Department ana
by the Controller and, IL there is a disagreement be
tween the former and the latter about their amount the
Attorney enera is to decide what the payment shall
be- The examiners given the right to appeal TO the
courts to enforce payment II the companies, ater ths
careful auditing refuse TO pay the DIS Inc
bin passed by vote of 10 yeas 10 nays.
The Senate also considered aud passed upon Senator
Session financial scheme, which embodied in
preamb and series Of resolutions There has
said Senate respecting the finances OF the country
since Mr. SINNERS resolutions denOuncing the Blanu Bill
were passed and little afterward the State Resumption
Act was repealed. But there disposition never
theIess TO debate at length the resolutions given below
Whereas The House OF Representatives has passed an
act repeating the Resumption Act, ana .
Rhereas The Finance Committee OF the Senate mas
substituted the following provisions for said repeating
act: , =, -, A.. ., ..
bonds par In greenback well as gold and silver
Secondly providing that greenbacks shall be re-
Third-By prohibiting the retirement or cancellation
OF any Of the greenbacRs that may be outstanding al
F0urth-By repeating the existing requirement that
whenever any t0na BANK currency Is issued; 50 per
cent of the amount i'll Creenbacks shall be Withdrawn
whereas The above propositions II enacted into a law
will promote resumption therefore
Resolred df the Assembly concur, That the Senators
aud members OF Congress from this state be 70
vote for and all honorable to have the fore
going propositions enacted into law.
Resoird That copy Of the foregoing be sent to each
OF the Senators and members Of Congress from this
State.
The resolutions we're defeated by vote OF yeas to
Is nays.
Amendments to the first thirteen chapters of the
Code of Civil Procedure were passed by the Senate
that lawyers may be that that portion Of the New
Code will not be repealed this year. The Senate
also passed the bill permitting the publication Of
legal notices in other paper beside The CHy
Record The bill giving the Judges of the Civil Courts
In New-York City the power to appoint the
city marsbals was also considered by the Sen
ate Senator Ecclesine ercely attacked the BILL and
In Committee Of the Whole succeeded in having the
enacting clause stricken but when the bill wa. re-
death by haviDgit referred back to the judiciary Com
mittee. The Senate ordered to third reading the bill
making Washington Park park In peipetuty., Inc
Finance Committee OF the senate reported IayOdbly the
bin passed by the Assembly appropatng 1000 yearly
for years to the survey OF the Adirondack Mountain
region.
Bill. The Assembly Districts have been undstlubed,
with the exception that member is taken from Queens
County and given TO st. Lawrence County. several
changes naturally made in the senatorial Districts
there are changes III seven uislFlctS OHucI
rangement the XXlst District is to be composed Of
Delaware, Chenango and Broome the XXyth District
of Herkimer Madison and Otsegoj the A&NIlth OF
Chemung. Steuben and Allegheny the XNNIllth OF
WAYNE, Ontario, Schuyler aud Yates the XXIXth OF
Monroe and Orleans the XXXth OF WyOmins Genesee,
Livingston and Niagara; the AAAlld OF Cata[auguas
and Chautauqua A bill reported Senator
Jacobs said that the Democrats were thoroughly dis
satisfied with the BILL and were OF the OpulOn hat tne
Republican majority did not intend to pass any DILL
Senator Harris replied that the majority OF the com
mttee had worked hard the minority to prepare
BILL and that he should do hSumOst TO pass an Appor-
tiOnment Bill. He then moved that the bill be made
special order for tomorrow morning.
The Republican Senators held caucus after the al
journment Of the Senate the BILL and decided their
course of action concerning IL Tomorrow. They Will
undoubtedly act unitedly about IL aud not permit the
DemOc dictate any changes. The Senate ordered
the Town Insurance Bill 10 third reading tonight