New-York tribune., 1879-03-15
ALBANY.
TRAMPs TO BE PUNISHED.

no QUARTER To BE SHOWN THEh-Ihh iNSOh
ANCE SUPERINTENDENT AGAIN AssALED.
Fearing an incursion of tramps next Summer the
Assembly yesterday passed by vote of 70 to IL a
bill calculated to repress vagabonds. Women phnu
neople. and minors are exempted. Mr. Wadsworhs
resolutions calling on Insurance superintendent
Smyth TO resign, were laid on the table indeil-
n,tely. Mr.. Strahan's Excise bill will be reported
favorably. The annual supply bill was reported
INSURANCE. EXCISE AND MARKETS.
INSURANCE SUPERINTENDENT hMYTH AGAIN sCs-
TAINFD-MR sTRAuAN's EXCISE BILL IN FAVOR.
frRou TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THIS ThBuSR'I
ALBANY, March 14.-The Committee on IN
surance reported adversely to-day Mr. skinners Dill Ior
che abolton Of the Insurance Dcpartmen III was INC
ol,uost unanimous opinion OF the committee that the
abolition of the department would not he IN the interest
OF the policy oders OF companies nor OF the companies
themselves transfer OF the work OF supervising the
companies 10 the Controller was regarded as imprac'
cable General sharp upon reporting the bill moved
that II be laid the table. The motion was adopted
Another upon the head Of the Insurance Depart
,ent Mr. Smyth, came TO end to-day. Mr. Wads-
worth called ND the resolutions introduced lor'heh'
aro hv him. IN witch Mr. smyth Ia requested TO resign
He said: wish 10 state that alone am responsive
for the introduction of these resolutions Introduced
them after reading report Of the superintendent ol
the Insurance Department the Globe Mutual lAfe In
surance Company which he suppressed, and
which was only drawn from him by a reso-
lution OF this House l believed, and SUI
believe that his actions in this matter nave
DESTROYED what little OF confidence the public had lett
in his management after the Developments OF last year
What good can come Of State supervision over any
branch of business il those supervised have not lmpcil
confidence IN the supervisors introduced them con
scientousv believing th the present Superintendent
e. no longer useful the Important position ne Occu-
Mics and claim tnat Il is only the right but the
duty of the legislature when it sees with lis own ewes
tbat public officer has no lorger the confidence OF
those over whom exercising aut1OlNy, 10 remove
him. Believing firmly what | have stated ana hot
welding Ota Of my own honest Opnlon III IHS inal
ter place the resolutions 1u the hahus OF Tue ousc ~
DO what they may Judge best" -, .
MIR Heuhurn said that the subject matter tI the ItHO-
lutous mad been considered by the Senate In regular
and constitutional way. There could be no prOprley'
tbrreorc in debating the resolutions. Courtesy 10 an
other House forbade IL. He therefore novel that the
resolutions be laid on the table indefinitely INC noon
was almost unanimously carried -,
The Committee Internal Affairs reported an Excise
bill for the cons dcratlOn OF the Assembly me Vl
was ordered printed, and to be then sent BACK TO inc
committee THIS Ulll Is drawn up by Mr Iallmadge AT
is he result Of examination OF al thr nuIs on lnc
suhiect vet introduced. The committee VIII not report
this bill however, but apparently favorable 10 mr.
least Objectionable features OF any that mas yer peei
introduced. StrahaH's measure, 1t Is DtIleVeu Will
be reported favOrably next week -,
The Committee Cites reported faVoraby to-day
MIR McDonOugus great bill directing the Controller OF
NewYorK to refuse lease stands in Washington Nal
kcL 10 non-gesdeuts Of the State. Among the nagn-
cent features this bill declaring that the lessee
OF "A stall IN Washington Market who shdu remove 10
sad to he aimed at men who have the meanH> 10
Ilecp NeW-JcIhey