New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-22
THE STATE CAPITAL;
GENERAL BUSINESS.
UENEKAI BUSINESS.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE BANKRUPT Law |
AID FOR THE NATURAL HISTORY MCsEUM


PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE BANKRUPT Law
AID FOR THE NATURAL HISTORY MCsEUM.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l
ALBANY, March Ex-senator Forster intro
duced bill tonight amending In many important re-
specs the State Bankrupt law. 1t provides that when
any general assignment made by debtor any creditor
may prosecute an action in the Supreme Court without
first obtaining judgment upon his claim set aside the
assignment il has been made to deiraud
creditors The second section declares that the
Court may set aside the assignment and
may order the debt to be paid out OF the property
covered by the assignment
The Excise bill of Senator Forster which applies solely
TO the cities OF New-YOrk and Brooklyn by order OF
the senate tonight was referred Senators from
those cities.
Senator S,rahan has introduced bill approprnting
$4,000 for the benefit OF the American Museum OF
Natural History in the Central Park. Mr. STahan also
introduced resolution directing the Park Commissioners
complete the Central Park entrances on the Eehtn-
ave. at Seventy-seventh and Eighytirst-sts. to the
westerly drive and the between these streets
to the transverse The plans for this work may be
prepared by the trustees of the American Museum OF
Natural History without cost to the city, The Board or
Estimate and Apportonment is TO raise $4,000 year
for the years 1881 and 1882 for these improvements
Petitions received tonight for prohioitory
liquor law and for the reduction OF legal interest to
Mr. Root brought in a BILL which requires accommoda
week except Sunday. 1t applies TO roads running into
through cities OF 10000 Inhabitants or upward me
trains to be run from 10 9:JO D. % anu uO IL W
3 u. H. On schedule time.
The bill TO amend the charter OF the village OF JAMAICA
was ordered to third reading. -
Mr. Chickering introduced hill TO provide for and de-
fine the Legislative printing. IL requires the controller
aud Secretary OF State TO advertise Tor proposals. sIat2
the number otiDurnas, Dls etc, required Inc printer
shall print all extra copies ordered by concurrent reso
luton The printing also to cover all the Reports OF
State departments. institutions ana sOceles re
GureG to made the Legislature. The cost Oi print
ing the report Of the superintendent OF insurance
sna be paid by the insurance companies, thai OF the
State Engineer by the railroad companies, aud that Oh
the Bank Superintendent by the banks.
The blll punish assaults by the Of vtriO or
other corrosive substance ordered 10 third Ttadg
The bill for the establishment Of house Of refuge Tor
women ordered 60 third reading. .
Mr. Nile SIS resolution OF sympathy Win
the Beers was taken up. Nc skinner offered suhstl
ute declaring that late intelligence being 10 the eh,ct
tlIt the Eug s army has been neatly aDnihilded )
the sense thus that the Beers take care OF
themselves" Nothing further was done Win Tue resoiu
ton .
TIE bill directing life insurance companies to attach
COPY the pcati0n to every pnlcY ISSUED was Or
deged To third reading III the Senate Adjourned