The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-23
An Address Demanding the States
Reapportionment.
GOTHAM'S OFFICIAL SALARIES.
Further Expose Of Unsatisfactory
Insurance Concerns.
OBSTRUCTlNG RAPID TRANSIT.

Assembly in joint session Nothing occurred
beyond the usual formaty of comparing
the vote in each house and the announce
ment by Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimer OF
the regular election of Roscoe Conkling as his own
successor. The proceedings follows-The
President of the Senate announced the object of the
joint convention. The Clerk OF the Senate read the
action of the Senate from its journal and it was
found that Roscoe Conkling had been nominated by
that body. The Clerk Of the Assembly, following,
read the action of the Assembly from its journal and
found that that body had also nominated Roscoe
Conkling. The President Of the Senate then
nounced that the two houses had agreed in their
choice. and. therefore, declared Roscoe Conkling
elected United States Senator for six years from the
4th day of March next. Similar proceedings were
had when the President of the Senate announced the
election of Charles f. Smith, of Albany Regent of
the University. The joint convention was then dis
solved and the Senate left the chamber.
KNIcKERBocKER INSURANCE COMPANY.
In the House an attempt was made by General
George H. Sharpe, of Ulster, to effect recon-
sideration of Mr. Fish's resolution calling for
report from the Knickerbocker Life Insurance
Company to the condition of that institl-
ton. This resolution passed yesterday by unani-
vote. Mr. Sharpe sought to have it reconsid-
cred so that it might be referred to the Insurance
Committee Messrs. Sloan, Ogden and Fish objected
to this course. The last named gentleman asserted
that the Knickerbocker Company was not what it
represented to be- Two years ago similar
resolution passed, and nothing has been heard
of it from that time to the present. He
(AIr. Fish, also made the singular remark that he
knew of the confidential relations existing between
the Insurance superintendent and the President Of
the Knickerbocker Company. He also insisted that
If this fight on insurance were to come it might
well come at once. Mr.. Hepburn pointedly referred
tees-they generally smothered and never saw
the light of day. After spirited debate these
points, Mr.. Fish called for the ayes and nays. when
General Sharpe's motion to reconsider was lost by
{. decisive vote of So to y.
GUARDIAN BOWLING GREEN SAVINGS BANKS.
The Assembly passed resolution directing the
Superintendent of Banks to examine into and mako
report as to the cause Of delay in not having tho
affairs of the Bowling Green and Guardian Savings
banks of New York city closed and proper dis
tributon made of the balance Of money, il any, to
the depositors He is also to what amount
has been paid in dividends out of the funds of these
banks and the probability of an early settlement.
MANHATTAN SAVINGS INSTITUTION.
The resolution calling for information relative to
the Manhattan Savings Institution Of New York has
been referred TO the Banking Committee.
CUT DOWN THE SALARIES,
The following important preamble and resolutions
were introduced by Mr. L. l. Hayes and went over
under the rules, Assemblyman Grady rising to
dcbate-
whsreas experience has shown that greater economy in
OF the city ai Now YORK has become "na
sscr and s "a . ns I o to
giant and aud whercas the financial condition
Mere xed BY Law was more than a. present
.ns Thai The s Aa.r Of Cities
full inquiry and investigation bill embracing general
ssan.e ms Follows 10 witsaaries of Iam and Inward
salaries than Ssor1 than hfteen per
ana ess i ihan sos o, more mere nan
The heads Of departments shall make these reductions snd
the conp'roler shall pay the amounts certified by the
vdcd and al balance percentage. thus saved sal be
"nd sss Of
amount to be raised from taxation the amount certified
further economy provision shall be made in the bin for
like IS done and also for the discharge Of such
officers aud employees he unnecessary the pubiic
eoruAst's RAPID TRANSIT OBSTRUCTION.
Mr.. Ertlmann, from the Tenth district Of New
York, presented the following bill. which. he re-
marked, lie was requested to hand in for considers
tom
An prohibit the construction of mn elevated rail
road over through along certain streets and
Tho people Of the State of New York. represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact AS follows:-
through along any s'"
lying the Bowary and III lhsd s ayouue 0n n
the said city of New York
provisions Of this ,et hereby repealed FAR
sEc. .. This net shall take effect immediately.
DRooKIrS ELEVATED RAILROADS.
Mr, stephenssi. OF Kings. proposes to regulate
introduced two bills. Tho first il entitled IAN act
in relation TO the compensation to be made for dam
ages caused by the construction of elevated railways
Ia the city of brooklyn" I, reads rs follows:-
sserios Mo work shall be begun toward the
a. General Term after herring all parties. Interested shall
each and every owning property ada
s%e u sS"''Is railway. tor ,s' sSs Sss
such person Win respect property either rcai OF per-
nor until the amounts ascerained aud liked shall have
visions Of section Of his act rai be ,Ge .ame as liza,
provided by law Tor the taking property the and
purposes ot az elevated railway.
The second provides that ''No elevated railway
shall be erected on Fulton street Fulton avenue in
the Legislature OF this state.
Both bills wcrc referred to the Isailroad Committed
ABoiIsnfSc THg INSURANCE MINT.
Mr.. g. Il. skinner. of Jefferson. republican men,
Der OF Assembly will tomorrow introduce bill to
abolish the Insurance Department. thus sunimariy
disposing of Mr. John +. Smyth aud his deputy. The
duties aud powers of the departen MT transferred
to the Comptroller. section provides that "all
books, papers documents. money securities
stocks. bonds and mortgages, and all other papers
aud property in the Office of the Superintendent of
the Insurance Department or under his control or
the contrvi of any aipOntec employee of said
Superintendent shall upon the FIRST day January
1919, he Transferred 10 the Comptroller" Section
says.''1lie Attorney General is hereby directed to
examine ani report to she Legislature within sixty
days after tho passage of this act what. IL any,
abrdgmcnt revision OF the insurance laws
may in his judgment 'be safely made
whereby the supervision of insurance companies
may be simplifcd." Section authorizes the Comp
trollcr ito appoint by and with the consent of the
Attorney General person who shall be known as the
Attorney and Examiner OF Titles lie shall be
attorney and counsellor mt law, and receive salary
OF $4,000 per annuIn and his actual expenses must
not exceed Is per day while absent from the depart
ncnt IN the actual performance o. his official duties
The Comptroller IL also authorized to oint an official
known as General pprniser OF the department at
salary OF 5000 and the Same allowance for oxlendi
turcs. These two officials aro TO discharge all tue