New-York tribune., 1885-03-28
LEGISLATION IN ALBANY.
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A,p,Ny. March 27.-Speaker Erwin appoint
-, a. tina special committee to investigate the
.,n. nan Of insurance DIR. J. II. Williams, or Cha"tau
o,a Conntv Mr Raines of Ontario County, MT Berry
~ Fulton County ex-Judge Greene Vi oi"nho
County, and Mr McCann, OF Mugs Oo'
The committee is instructed to report IN Ten days
I,s members will therefore begin work at once
sr. oooed Investigation into the questions raised In
en-. tont;ne insurance dispute would makes better m
pression If many not fearful that was key %
seized upon by the lobby for purposes OF ther own.
same fear, 1t will be remembered oper".oo i~ie0'
against the effort have an Investigation INTO Ihe o
6uct Of judges Suspicious in the present case
ere not diminished by the fact that men are gong aoo
claiming that THE TRIBUNE has urged such
investigation when in point of fact THE TRIBUNE mas
simply published the utterances OF insurance men on
each side.
The Assembly also authorized another investiga'ion
to-day that Of the management OF Greenwood Oehe
terry resolution authorizing Governor Hill to appoint
q commission OF three to make the inVesugs
ton was passed by tho Senate yesterday Inc
resolution being concurrent also came peiore
the Assembly. General Hustled ana N"tor
Howe supported IT, General Hustled stated that Charies
III Wilson had brought the alleged brutality and care
of the and cemetery attendants to
the attention of the public He had sunk consideration
of his own feelings and had como to Albany TO SEQ that
other persons protected from such cruel
as he had received when he buried his wife last winter IN
Greenwood. Mr. Howe said that all that had been sa'u
by Mr. Wilson concerning the management OF the ceme-
tory attendants could be accepted as true by the AS
sembly.
Mr. Myers of Brooklyn declared that while not In
tending oppose the resolution he would like to say
lent When the of Mr. Mr. W'on WI S ease
management would be vndicated. The resolution was
- S;,y ,ro,.5;,c for tho NJ
nsn n snd sr SHsr Canton Sn sGhday bin to
& iGF 0s % Pss q nS the east side Of Pier r.
Mr. McCann introduced bill prohibiting the running OF
had bill providing religious holiday OF one day for
all children. Mr. Barnum also introduced bill Tor the
appontment OF two Emigration COMMISSIONER one
W NJ. HawRins's bill authorizing the sale of pools on
race tracks reported favoraby by the on
Agriculture Mr. Barnam had bill proyldng tha1 wnen
transfer tickets over their ues 1t suspected that the
bill is prepared to cover consolidation OF seVera oi he
The speca committee Of the Assembly on Codes
ported fayoraby today 1 Krnse S ana Arnold dSSon's'
The Judiciary reported Mr. Heat9s h.. Ssn en
NAL session clause but leaving that relating to the hold
ing of municipal elections separate from ron genera @
over over 100000 population Mr.. Myers's bin re;
the Brooklyn Bridge the bill to provide for the ap
ponment OF to convey m to tSe
terms Of office Of the Mayor other New York officials
The hi 70 reduce the fare on the Long Island Railroad
to two cents mile was sent TO the oonsnseST vi tue
" Mt Palmer offered a substitute for Mr. Howes amend
the Palmer Prison Labor hll changing some OF
its provisions with reference to advertising for contracts
unGer the piece price system on Alr Pdlmers mouon
the bill was maae the special oret IoI ud he
amendments ordered printed It Is expected that the
The Senate spent large part of the session today dis
cnssing Mr.. Fassetts concurrent resolution Ior the
troer 10 convert the capital of the Common school
Fund into cash and turn ing into the state ITeasnTy 70
be applied reducing taxation Controller Cnapln is
the author of this scheme and its
XII the GOOSE that LAYS the golden egg In the discus
sion wordy encounter took place between Messrs Esy
and Fasset whchindcated that neither OF these Sena
tors who sit side by side entertans atterng opinion OF
the ather Mr. Gilbert was also opposed 10 the resolution
or TO any scheme for destroying the Common School
MI Ellsworth opposed it, said it strange that
seboo Isnd ae Was Established in which
Saa appeaed 10 interfere With the
It left for that distinguished hnancier the
Controller to discover and urge upon tDe
the scheme for destroying the fund lhe oiil was pro-
Mr. Gi brts bill amending the Consolidated act reist
ing TO Public Instruction, commonly hhp.n a' ,,tS
reading II increases the pay OF commissioners 500
Mr. Murphy Introduced bill authorizing the Board OF
to 70 be seG G the S
the erection and furnishing OF additional schoolhouses
Mr. Plunkitt introduced a bill authorizing the Con.
trOler audit the claim OF James ~ Bfady LOT
claimed TO he due him for paving Eighty third-st
The bill to amend the charter OF the Metrlpohtan
Transit Company to authorize the company 10 dls
continue its main line north OF 0nehundred and-twenty
fthst and change the location OF the bridge across
The special committee that made the Investigation OF
the gas companies IN New-York will be ready TO make
their report Tuesday next 1t will be accompanied by
hill regulating the price OF gas, the inspection OF
meters and other matters connected with the protection
OF gas consumers against fraud and extOrtIon The Dill
will amply only New-York the committee was not
authorized by the resolution to extend the investigation
At elf /
as need OF legislation TO protect gas consumers III
Brooklyn as in New York.