The sun., 1879-03-19
VETOED BY cor. hOBINSOx
The BIN Permitting O'KeIIIy TO he mt Once
ConaressmRn and Alderman.

ALBANY. March ls-Gov. Robinson sent TO
the Assembly to-day n Veto 81 the hl Co enable
Concree sman OReilly 20 hold the place % Al
dermGu nnl menb II Congress az the same
time This was the last 90 the ten days in which
he might veto IT, and the Assembly WAS in %
discuss .on in the Committee OF the Whole ou a
bin for the publication of session laws In the
rural press. II was only by prevailing upon
Ola Saltto take the Speakers chair and inter-
rupt the long speech OF Mr.. Baker and Mt tho
sam" time entertain a motion rom ih" sin'' 's-
man from Putnam to extend the session. tlat
the veto WAS got in. All this was nrrumUl sh 'd
without the friends OF O'Erilly KNOWN: what
WAS coming The snnciimonlous Tallm lds"
WAS taken hy surprise. but solrWnly. ana with
the air oi "A man about 10 lead prayer meeting
he moved 10 table IN" veto. Ii WAS carried.
Inc Governor saws innt IN" rEarirr oi cty
should not he changed except FOR tho h"st nf
r'lsons. and while he had heard oi no cnli Tor
thls bi many objections 10 II hnd h'cn sent 70
him. IL allows Aldermen To- hold positions un-
der the United states Govrrnm"nt winch ne
thinks IA wrong. us It permits them 90 take tho
snlarins Of both Offices and neglect their duties
Senator RAY V. Pierce has ceased to be n SEN
aior ana has removed his headquarters 10
Washington. Senator James I. Pi"rr" being
the only reprcseniatv" Of the Pirrc" family
remaining. crrnt"d sensation by lntrodu ing
q anill nnd moving II into me committee OF IN"
Whole ut once. which provides thut all persons
entitled toy te for trustees in corporations
could Not" either In person or ny proxy, and Hll
entitled e. vote should bee eligible tp the pos ;ion
of trustees or Irortors. Sessions and Rockwell
opposed the bill. plainly nAnifosiing Tears that
therr was something between the lines that
would bee dlsta-trful 10 their friend Smyth aud
his fnvorite Insurance companies. The Brook
lyn Senator insisted that there WIS no cat
under the meal. hut that II was intended IN
nppy 10 the election of trustees in tIr GInh'
Mutual Life Insurance Company neNt wr"k.
Under the present law none blt stockholders
could bee elected trustees. AMI th"y Desired this
to enable them 10 elect policy holders othr po-
sition NJ directors, ana th" proxy portion On
head on any possible attempt of the Frcemaua
10 get back into the mnuagrmrnt
But this dld not sat -ly Nmyth's special rcpre-
sonthtiVrs. and the hill WIS lual,Y rri"rrrd to
the Insurance Committee, 50 that cons suliHtlon
can hc hnd oyer 10 in tho Insurance Department.
The Senate ordered ioA thlri rrAding lIur-
mony lIepburn's bill liking the basis for the
Insurance Superintendent to determine the
splvtury of life insurance ronlp1n =. and nlsr
giving him power tu compel stockholders o.
mako good imuairmrnt n stock of ~ ID COM
| unnies. but amended II so that the impairment
! shall he liity instead of twenty five per cent
| before the power ia the hlll In rNcrrlsnd.
Tn" Senate. true To It's record To prevent anN
! Interference with tn" WAYS and modes of IN,
/ present Superintendent struck out the claus.
requiring all bills for the examination OF COM
! uauIrs to be- audited 10y the Comutrollrr. Iuel
/ VIII Tolerate no Interference with thH plans o
Smvtu 20 ext n money from tho companies.
4 hiii 10 add another Assistant District Auor
! ney o. the force ln that OH 70 in New YORK wds
| ordered 10 "A third reuulug.