New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-17
ALBANY NEWS.
WORK or THE LEaIsLATuRE.


AN IMPORTANT INSURANCE BILL--AN EXPLANATION
BY mr.. sTRAHAE-DEMooRArs ASKING FOR AN
ADJOURNMENT.
lFROH THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRBUHBi
ALBANY, April 16.-An important bill In re-
laOn re insurance debated in both the Senate
and tho Assembly to-day. twas bill repeating partly
law passed IN 1870 requiring foreign fro insurance
companies doing business in this State 70 have
all their capital paid up. This law Is amended
in the present bill 90 as 70 permit COM
panies that have 100000 of their capital paid up
10 40 business In this State The bill s supported by
merchants throughout the State according to state
meus made by members to-day the door OF the Legs-
ature. The merchants complain that they
cannot get all their goods insured. Senator
Halbert said that within week Mr. 81.
Caflin had stated that his firm was carrying million
dollars worth OF property for which they could get
insurance. Senator Rockwell, head OF the Insurance
Committee, said that ell the opposition to the bill
feared the competition II foreign companies.
Senator Hogan attempted to amend tho bill in way
force; but failed The bill was then ordered to third
Ssdng S ne inc 1 0 %s5
to be heard concerning Il o hearing:
The memory has not died out OF the angry debate in
the Senate on Wednesday over the question Of whether
not the Insurance Committee shOnd be made 70 re-
por the following cay on Mr. Fairmans nomination for
Superintendent Of the Insurance Department Senator
SraERn to question OF privilege to-day, and read
Of The TRIBUNE Of Sat debate
"senator strahan, in reply TO assertion of Senator
WOOdns that this acqulttal OF Mr. Smyth when tried in
1878 by Senate, not much Of vndicatlon said
Senator WOUdn ought to be the last the
world 60 assa vindlcat0n by tho Senate having him
self bren vniicated by the Senate when attacked by
In referring to this extract Mr. strabau dssavowed
the Of any language or words hatoOud be construed
into any such meaning. The proceedings OF course,
and lie could not In session the
remarks he used therein; but every Senator present
knew that language used which could possibly
construed into the alleged report OF his mr. Stra-
han'Sl remarks as published In TIE TRIBUNE.
rl,n iu Alrnhnn'a
did pretend TO be than an outline or portion
OF II. His reference TO Senator Wood was common My
interpreted I'm the Senate as alusOn the lattcrs
yindlcation from Tweed's charges ~ 1877. Senator
strahan is reported very trustworthy authority, 10
have said on this subject; "SeDntOr WOodiE should
Judgment upon an individual passed by the Senate"
The meaning ~ this WAS uumi5takable.
The Democrats to-day endeavOred to persuade the Re-
publican majority IN adjourn the Legislature over tho
syracuse Convention. to be held Tuesday next The
proposition summarlly rejected IN the Senate. In
the Assembly 1t gave Use 10 considerable debate
tho Democrats arguing that the same courtesy
ought to DO extended TO them as was eX
tended 10 the Republican members nt
The time OF the no ding Of the Uuca Convention. Mr.
Newman said ;" You Republicans ought TO 90 % SYRIA
cuse and witness pcnceul Convention. Mr. Skinner
rcplicd eyes, you Democrats had n lnmbike
Convention last Eau, and you then applied
very endearing terms 10 your Governor. fOu are
fond OF Conventions that you are going to have two
Them at the depot their return with streichSrs
and bandages." The motion for an adjournment was
by vot Of 81 tO A. several OF the Republicans Vo-
ing with the Democrats
Sir Varnum Today called up his resolution relative to
the expenses Of charitable insttuilons IN New-Y3rk
which provides that the state Board OF Charities shall
exaue into prOprrty Of tuOse expenses and report
10 the Leg1slluTc ,f135l, and II was adopted.
female employees IN the CITY OTNowHOrk was passed by
Mr. Benedict introduced bill in the Assembly to-day
punish persons guilty or falsely representing them
selves AZ attorneys and cOunscllOfsat-lnw,