New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-22
BILLS BEFORE THE GOVERNOR.
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR OF MEASURES.
EFFECT OF DEFECTIVE TlTLE-BILLs THAT

EFFECT OF DEFECTIVE TlTLE-BILLs THAT
HAVE BERN SIGNED.
TFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE !
ALBANY, May 21.-GOvern0r Cleveland had
little time to-day inspect the 400 bills left in his charge
by the Legislature. From morning until evening the
Executive Chamber filed with visitors. There were
Democratic politicians from every part of the State who
had come to attend the meeting of the
Democratic State Committee and there were
four score persons desirous OF saying something
about the bills OF the Legislature in the Governors bands
Senator Herman asked the Governor to sign the bill pro
hibiting" bucket shop speculation in stocks.
Senator Daily had long conversation with the Gov
enor concerning his bill directing telegraph, telephone
aud electric light companies 10 put their wires in New
York and Brooklyn underground before November !,
1853 The word telephone not In the title Of the bill
but IL is held be covered by the word telegraph
and therefore the bill Is constitutional The agents Of
the telegraph companies Of the opinion that the
omission OF the word is fatal defect in the bill. The
Western Union Telegraph Company sent here for per
feet copy Of the BILL
Senator Plunkltt at the New Capitol also,
and examined carefully the bill for the requirement
OF Fifth-ave, New-York.
Assemblyman House addressed the Governor in behalf
OF his Ganseyoort Market bill and senator Canpbeus
Grand Conservatory Of Music bill.
The Governor signed two bills OF importance OBe was
introduced by Lansing. It makes the following
amendment 10 the insurance laws:
Suicide of the person whose life shall have been insured
shall not defence to action upon any policy mere
after issued in this State where the person whose fe
shall have insured insane when the act causing
death committed anything contained III the pocy 10
the contrary notwithstanding.
Senator Fassett's bill TO poyes their wages
in case of the failure of their employers, was also
signed The assignment laws are amended III the follow
ing way:
In all assignments made in pursuance OF this act
the wages or salaries actually owing 10 the employees Of
he
the assignment shall be preferred before any other debt
and should the assets of the asslgnor assignors
not be sufficient 10 pay in full all the
claims preferred pursuant 10 this section they shall be
phed the payment oI the same pro rata TO the amount
OF each such claim
Among the bills which have just reached the Governor
is directing the Secretary of State to make comp-
containing these laws are then TO be distributed through
out the state.
Among other bills signed to-day are the following:
For relief of Bernard j. Collins, administrator OF
Jerome j. Collins who died the Artc with De Long
state the Marsh Land Company OF Long Island oy
whom Collins had once been employed as surveyor, -,
Amending the Military Code The act amends section
40l that discharge shall be granted Dy any com
mauder Of division before the expiration OF the term OF
the enlisted without his consent until aiter ne mas
had days notice the grounds for tho recommends
! his discharge, and opportunity 10 NC
heard for defence before the c0mnhnder
OF the division" hfteTward the compahuef OF Tue Oh
vision shall decide and the order 80 dlscharglng am
shall state the grounds tue commander bases MS decision
! on.
Providing for the appointment OF commissioners tO
aud lessen the expense Of the transfer oil land within eeI