New-York tribune., 1882-03-02
TOPICS AT ALBANY.
WORK IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE.

ING NEW-YORK CITY.
| trRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRBUNEI
| ALBANY, March 1.-The war on the receivers
ofnsoyent insurance companies aad savings banks was
continued today Yesterday the Senate authorized its
Insurance Committee to investigate the management OF
the receivers OF all kinds OF corporations companies and
( banks. To-day the Assembly asO authorized such an
inquiry, but limited It to half dozen nsolyent
| life insurance companies. Both committees
are authorized to send for persons and papers
and to carry an investigation in New-Iork The AS
scmbly resolution the introduced by Mr.. Hunt
| Of Jefferson County, young Republican and new
member, Monday night, and printed In Tuesdays TRIE
! UNE Mr. GODDARD presented an amendment providing
that the committee should Investigate and report II
any OF the funds held by receivers have been used by
them In loans with stock colatcrals used by them
! fl their private business" The amendment was
accepted by Mr. Hunt. Mr. RaineS proposed an
| amendment providing for investigation of all
| insurance companies In the hands Of receivers. NJ
| Van Allen opposed the amendment whcreup0n he was
charged by Mr. Raincs with seeking to protect certain
wrcckcrs Of insurance companies not mentioned IN
the resolution Mr. Allen replied warmly that he knew
! of "wrcckcgs." Mr.. Rancs's amendment was de-
fcatcd The original resolution then adopted by
| unanimous vote.
In the Senate Mr.. Jacobs introduced bill abOlishing
the reccvcrships within thirty days after the passage
OF the b and turning the assets Of the insovcn
insurance companies to superintendent Farman
| Of the Insurance Department, and the assets
Of insolvcnt savings banks to superintend
| ent Hepburn, OF the Banking Department
These State officers then authorized to pay of the
suffering policy holders and depositors. They given
the Attorney General counsel instead Of horde Of
| lawyers
In both branches Of the Legislature the Democratic
leaders presented resolutions the appointment Of
special committee to reapportion the Congressional
districts. The resolutions were laid on the table.
Mr. Costello succeeded to-day in presenting his resolution
for an investigation of the Street Cleaning Department
OF NcwYOrS by the Committee on Cities, and Mr scri-
dan his for investigation Of the recent management
OF the elevated railroads Of NcwYOrk Both resolutions
were laid on the table for future reference.
In the Assembly Mr. Roosevelt, by request introduced
| bill laying out a public park in the Twcnyfourth
Ward in NewYork CITY. Other bills were introduced by
MI Mitchell relative to the payment Of the back assess
ments in Long Island City; usO, providing an annual
salary of 5000 for the Aldermen of Long Island City by
Mr. Roosevelt by request, authorizing the construction
Of an armory in Ncw-York; by Mr. Brecn, for the mp
poutmcnt of commissioners to lay ont public park In
| the Twenty-third and Twenty fourth Wards Of New
| York City.
| Among the reports submitted by committees one
by Mr. Parker tuitaJ amending the act incorporating
the veterans OF the 9Th Regiment, New-York State
| Militia.
| Among the bills passed was one lcgaizng certain
real estate conveyance by the Fulton Avenue Church,
| Brooklyn
| Mr. Roosevclt's bin sets apart land in the Twenty
fourth Ward New-YOrk, for public park. Five Com
| msyioners of Estimate and Assessment are to be ap-
pointed by the General Term of the Supreme Court
whose duty shall place proper valuation upon the
| property needed. A military parade and camp ground
shall bc laid within the boundaries Of said park for
the use of the First Division Of the National Guard
Nh Green's bill provides the appointment Of Waldo
Hutchns Luther p. Marsh. william W. Niles, Charles L.
Tiffany John Z. Devln, Alexander shaer, Washington
| III l.. HOg1iet,
Samuel r. Fillcy. william Cauidwcl, Charles Cmry,
Gustav Schwab, Lewis g.. Morris, Franklin Edson John
Mul1lv George W. Mclean, Isaac Beil. L'"n-
Mott, william H. Appleton, Josepin, :; Wood,
john Fitch, Henry p Degraf, Lewis May. Charles J.
stephens and Charles y. Burreil as Commissioners to
select and locate such lands in the Twenty third ana
Twcnty fourth Wards of the City OF and IN the
vicinity thereof may In their opinion bc proper ana
desirable to De preserved aud set apart for one or more
public parks and parade ground t9r sain cly anu anu
| they shall report slch selection ana location TO the
| Legislature at TIE earliest day practicable
| the ARSpmblymcn are excited tonight over the re-
mari able conduct of their Insurance Committee tins a!
crnOOn Wien the committee met, MT Shcely OF New
YORK, presented resolution iItIoilliHS ~
tee Investigate the rccrNcrsms OF tGe IhsOVch' n
ton. In the resolution the names oI the subcommtee
| to be chosen were given They were th'Se
and Van Allen. All OF these six gentlemen thcrcupon
voted for the resolution, or in other words foI them
Catin Hannan, Rancs, Potter and Van Dusen, loudly
protested against such an ab5orp ION OF the powers Oh
uttered in There Is ONLY one sentiment among inc
| other members of the Assembly tonight on thT translc
ton and that Is th: an investigation of receivers begun
under such scaudalJus circumstances could not but be
characterized by scandal throughout is continuance
e5n,petcmt TO carry on an investigation
| of large moncycd cOrpjrations Tho Assembly VIII
surely to deprive the Insurance. Committee rs
whole of all power IN the matter. - ,,.., Att,
! The Assembly and Senate Committees on CanaIs TINS
afternoon listened I'm Joint session to an elaborate arSl
mcn IN favor Of free canals by A. b. Miller, OF the New
! York Board Of Trade and transportation