New-York tribune., 1882-03-03
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TOPICS AT ALBANY.
DISAPPROvING A COMMITTEES ACTION.
IBr TELEGRAPH To THE rRrBUsE.i


ALBANY, March 2.-WheD the members COM
posing majority OF the Insurance Committee Of tho
Assembly constituted themselves subcommittee 70 IN
vesigate the acts Of the receivers OF nine in
solvent insurance companies. excluding thereby rom
participation in the investigation the minority OF tho
committee, they do not To have thought that
the Assembly might not approve this proceeding
IL obvious when the Ass mby paesed
the resolution yesterday authorizing the investigation
that the intention ofthe members that the inquiry
should be transparenty honest one. Yet hardly had
the committee met last night before majority ofits
members quickly took measures TO cast suspicion In adj
vance upon oil that they might do
The Assembly met this morn ng fairly simmerins With
indignation the affair. Ex-spcaker Ayord at tho
earliest moment called attention to s. he related what
had happened IN the rooms Of the Insurance Committee
and said that the majority OF taat commlttes
had cast stigma upon the Assembly" He argied
that no subcommittee had the right TO arrogac TO isef
duties assigned by the Assembly 10 the entire COM
mittec
Mr.. Hunt, the author OF tho resolution against the
ceyers, then offered resolution dsohargng the Tnsur
Committee from further Of the inye tigaion,
aud authorizing the Speaker to appoint p,cial com
mitee Of Ave for the purpose. Mr. Hunt mOdesdy
declined IN advance to upon the spr cial
uitee.
His resolution caused CONSERVATION among the SIX
members of the Insurance Committee who had consti
tuted themselves subcommittee one after The other,
they declared the Assembly t5at they meant nothing
wrong by their act and to the Assembly not TO
deprive them OF their power First there Van Al
len, Of New-YorlS then Brcen, OF NewYOTk then Van
Arsdalc, of Cattaraugas then Began Of NcwYorh then
Nelson, OF Greene. The speechof Mr Van Allen, Of New
York greatly amused tho Assembly lie again and again
spoke of the purity OF his character, which would
enable him to Investigate unscafhed al the acts OF tho
receivers in his opinion. "One would infer he said.
that ttere had been previous arrangement among
the members OF the Insurance Committee for division
of the spois. innocent Of any idea OF division
spOls ~ angel Of glory" AS the angel OF glory"
expression used the Assembly was conyused With
laughter Mr. Allen again uaie the Assembly
merry by declaring: Have riglt to charge our fell
low man with desire TO divide spolls |"
Mr.. Breen read letter signed by all Of the sir limo
cents inviting Mr. Catlin, the chairman OF the Insurance
Committee, to become "a member OF the subcommittee.
Mr. Catlin cooy replied that such invitation had been
extended to him ia tEe committee room Mr. Chamber
nn pointed out that the action or tile SIX h1d LETT the
Insurance Committee without a quorum. Mr. Breel
then declared that Mr. Raine OF the minority had
voted for the resolution appointing tho subcommittee.
Mr. Raines replied that he had only done - from fear
that there would he investigation. He had
in vain attempted TO reduce the numbers OF he snpcom.
members. Both motions were voted down by the six
members.
Mr. Began and Mr. shechy, two OF the six both argued
that the I've members In the minority merely
vous Of the majority. Mr. Van Arsdalc said that he had
knowledge that there was n deal General George
Sharpc said that he greatly admired the holiness OF tho
innocent six. lie Thought, however, that ought
not 10 name themselves as members Of subcommittee.
abuses tina, this committee make viii be looked
upon With confidence by the people OF TIE state"
cake but to deprive the Insurance Committee OF Us
power tO make an iny' stigatiOn
Unmt. resolution l6o one yote in favor oi the Insur-
auce Committee was cast by Mr.. Began.