New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-07
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES.
THE oRGANIzATrlN LIKELY TO BE snnrAR
TO THAT OF LAST YEAR.
AN EXCISE BuL--ErFoRrs TO MAKE rHn IN
sURANcE DEPARTMENT A POLITICAL
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MACHINE.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBuxEI
Albany, Jan. a-It begins to look as If the organize
don OF the Assembly would be similar in most ranpects
TO that Of tho Assembly of the last Legislature
Nearly all Of the chsircn Of the important committees
wore reelected, and since there was no contest over
the speakorship with resultant necessity Of reward
ing friends and Furnishing enemies, Speaker Cole 10
free to renew his appointments Of last year This
VIII bc of decided advantage the State since tho
old chat1nen not only have experience in their work.
but they showed las. year by their fidelity to the
public interests In submitting the High License Ballot
Rcform and other measures of Importance to the As
scmby that they vere men fit for their positions
The Speakers hanfis, moreover have boon strength
ened BY the addition to the membership Of the AZ
sembly Of two distinguished former members. namely
General George s. Batcheller. Of Saratoga Springs
end Hamilton Fish, tr The presence of General
achelcr in the Assembly gives the Speaker an oppor-
tunity to strengthen his list of the charmen of tho
committees. Mr. Fish, when in Albany as tho
representative Of Putnam County in 1s76-'7s, was
chairman Of the Committee on Cities It Is a COM
mittee Of which he will unquestionaby be member
the present year. Ernest IL. Crosby, Of New-Yorh
who was chairman Of that committee last year, and
was thoroughly satisfactory to the taxpayers Of
New-York and other ces viii again be Its chairman
1hore Is also no question Of the retention of James
and Means Of Mr.. saxton as chairman Of tho
Judiciary Committee, Of Mr.. Ainsworth as chairman
Of the Committee Oh Appropriations Of Mr. Hamilton
a. chairman Of the Committee on General Laws, OF
Mr. Hunting as chairman Of the Committee on
Commerce and Navigation, and Of Mr.. Kimbau as
chairman Of the Committee Excise. There 70
main to bo mentioned the ohairmanships Of the
Committees OF Railroads and Insurance.
Mr.. Youngman, Of Albany, was chairman Of the
cf fIiS1ad last He al rfsd
to tho Assembly but he has rivals for the position
OF chairman Of tho Railroad Committee. These
rivals General Batcheller, Mr.. Coon, Of Oswego
County, and Mr. KimbalI, Of Jefferson County.
Mr. Kimbal may at once be set
aside because the supporters Of tho High Lconse bill
and other Temperance measures insisting upon his
remaining st the head OF the Excise Committee.
They say that IL was owing to his backbone and
perxistency that much of the temperance legislation
Of tho last Legislature due, and that in view Of
the plainly approaching conflict with Governor Hill
ovsr tho bill Of the Excise Commission he must be
retained as the chairman Of his old committee.
spesaer Cole says that he intends to appoint IRON
clad Excise Committee. course Of action on his part
which Is specially desired by the High License Com
mission OF Now.Yo-k James s. Smart, OF Cambridge,
one of'the members Of the Excise Commission now at
work In Ncwyors, stated few days ago while hero
tina. the commission would submit its report to the
legislature JaAary 10, as directed by law.
We shall makr report he said. other than
10 report bill, for II should hand in a report
tho same time, some cranls would nothing but
10, and would forget all about or bill
hope bin VIII be passed. for
the Excise iawt of this STATE arc 50 contradictory
thar can understand them. Those contra
dcfory statutes should be superseded by clearly
pco2le.'
!hsrc arc frequ.at rumors rat Governor I'M is
selling 10 s,pcrsede Robert A. MAXWELL Supertn-
nucn creature Of lis own Sir. Maxwell has steadily
Governor, within whose political memory there arc
snos Department Who have , compelled the Insurance.
companies 10 pay large political assessments b. the
70 discharge some Republican clerks whom he found
IN r,,, the department, when ASKED 70 replace them
These men have been In the employ Of the State
many years They are honest and efficient empioyesS Dyes
competent clerks as the Insurance Department
Expert clerks flr the Intricate work Of tho
hat tho Interests Of f' tho 81 State ' would suffer
should. supersede uem with incompetent men, ap
pointed solely Toy political purposes therefore
Of corrse the Governor would like 10 supcrscde
T. L. Rldgway. q New.yok, the former Aquoduct
Commissioners, who would have no scruplns about
and bouncing eyqy Republican clerk in the employ
Of the State. win IIlll Democrat as Insurance
Superintendent the Insurance companies OF tho State
may we'll set apart ~ once their scanty surplus
as a campaign contribution 10 advance Mr.. Hnps IN
forests Fortunately the Republican Senators are
on their gard They SEQ that TO replace man like
Mr.. Maxwell. who. although outside his depart
mcnt. the kconest ~ partisans. within II k merely
man OF business With Democratic manipulator OF
the insurance comp,ncs would be rank political folly
Moreover. the surfcder By them OF the Insurance De
parfmcnt TO political uses, they think, would DO
viewed by the Thousands OF policy holders In tho IN
publican Senate, hey argue. could Afford thus to
bring upon itself tie conformation of investors in
effect