New-York tribune., 1879-01-30
RUJ.S AND REVOLUTIONS.


| wAsHINGToN's HEADQUARTERS Al TAPPAN-RE-
| PORTS FROM RECEIVERS or CORPORATIONS
BILL TO PUNISH TRAMPS-MUTUAL LIES NEW
PLAN.
! lFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBCNE.
ALBANY, Jan. ga bill for the purchase
OF Washngtou's headquarters in the village Of Tappan
Rockand County. introduced to-day by Mr.. Husted
The house will cost $4,000 II Will be placed in charge
Of tue Historical aud Forestry Society Of Rockland
| County," when purchased.
| Mr. sheard Introduced bill providing that all cotton
bought or sold In this shall hereafter be bought
and sold and the price reckOned upon its net weigh
with a full allowance to the purchasers Of its true
weight in pounds OF all the materials other than cotton
contained In and around the same"
Mr. ". .adover Introduced IN the Senate bin which
provides that all receivers Of which
ported TO the superintendent OF the Bank Department
before such appointment OF receivers heretofore ap-
ponted by any Judge and not discharged from
the duties OF their respective trusts, and all receivers
that nav hereafter bc appointed for such corpora
tions shall at least IN every six months during the
continuance OF their respective trusts file with the SUI
perntendeu OF the Bank Department under oath, re-
not of their proceedings such receiverssch report
TO include all property coming into their possession
as receivers dividends paid, etc.
Mr Moves introduced a bill the Assembly which
provides that any person going about from place to
place begging beyOnd the limits Of the town OF which he
be actual resident, snail ne uteultu 10 De
a tramp and shall DO punisned by mprIson-
ment at hard labor in the state Prison for
not NOPE than fifteen months. Any tramp
who shall enter any dwellinghouse, or kinde fire
on the highway the land OF another without con-
sent or shall found carrying any firearms Othtr
dangerous weapons, shall threaten to do any injury
to any person to the real personal estate OfanotLe
shall Imprisoned at hard labor IN the state Prison for
not more than two years.
Any tramp who shall wllfuly and msliciousy do anv
| tho Vau1 nf
another. and which offence is not now by law punish
able by Imprisonment in state hall be punished
mprisOnmn AT hard labor III the state Prison Tor
not more than five ye ,rs.
resident Of this state shall evidence that the person
committing the same is a tramp within the meaning OF
Tns act IL not 10 apply to any female nor any
MINOR under ,een years Of age, nor To any blind
Mr Brooks offered the following in the Assembly:
WhersGs. An enprerati9n OF t1e nha9it"nts OF the
state of NewNOrA was taken In 1873 and
Whereas. BY the Constitution the members OF iAssem,
bly, required 10 he appor oned among the several
OF the State by the LEGISLATURE as nearly az
may De according TO the number OF their respective In
habitants. excluding aliens and
Vhcysas. The gross population, excluding aliens,
required De exhibited In each and every county in
order shoT The Legislature tie relative rights Of the
counties OF the state; therefore be It
Pcsoiged That the Secretary OF State Of New
York be requested 10 report to the Assem-
tae e'nsus OF 1875, showing the whole popu-
atiOn 0t each and every county township, city.
ward and election district in the State Also the mum
OF aliens ia each and every county township. city,
population, deductiug the aliens from the gross
pOpul ton in each and every county, township, city,
ward and election district IN the sta e. together with
similar report OF the population under the census OF
1863. Adopted. 80
Mr 81 non>on presented the following pteauloIe ana
resolution IN the Assembly:
Vb,rens The officers of the Mutual Life Insurance
Company recently adopted plrn Tor obtaining new
busIuess whereby the polcyhOlder II allowed
bate OF 30 per cent and thereby obtains his insurance
for 10 per cent Of the premium charged old
policy -nOlders and,
Whe,eaS The paying OF this rebate Of 30 per
cent las been pronounced Illegal, unjust, and
In express violation OI the charter of the company
by such eminent authority as Professor GRAY, Of
Harvard College, and Professors Gray AMI LOrug, OF
Boston, whose opinion has been endorsed by All the
Attorney Generals OF all the ewEugland states, and
eX-secretary Bi-tow, now OF New YORK, btsdes many
other eminent lawyers; and
WheFcas, The policy holders throughOut the country
have protested la tAat the officers ut the company
should Immediately desist from permitting such injustice
to cOntta taue; ana
listen 10 tne petition of their policy yhOlders and
prndiag vast sums Of the pOhcy-hOders money IA rx-
IensIyc advertising advertising and counsel fees IN de
fence their against tue Wishes and protests OF
many the pOlcy ynOlefs and are otherwise, II l. al
legged grossly msauagiIE their trusts tn rcfOre be it
Res0ircd, That the Jud cary Committee be In
structed 10 examine into the legality OF the
recent action the officers Of the Mutual Life
Insurance. Company aud whether such action II
yioatun OF their charter also whether there
such miamanugcmeut Of the affairs oi the company
to IN stify legislative action and whether tue Leg
ture have the Constitutional power 10 the officers
n found guilty and. II 30, they hereby requested
draft a THAT Will reach the desired reform, and also
the committee be requested to report to this House
within zen days.
Tabled under the rule