New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-22
THE LEGISLATURE OF 1892.
SOME OF THE LEADING MEASURES OF THE
sE=-ICN.
THE BILLS AFFECTING NEw-YoEK CITY AND
BROoKLYN-THE GI:LATURE OF
GENERAL INTEREST.

Albany. April Of lspecian-Tle Legislature OF ls'"'
which adjourned to-day. has done some good ana mu'h
wrong. In the frs place. the reckless cNtr'N"Eil'
Of the Democratic members Increased the TAX rale ro"
IS mill, last year 10 l 0o FOR THIS year lh' 'i'
lae, done nj fine 4acriicc of many worthy objects
for measure that were Of minor and political IN
poace From lie opcnIu, - tho close OF fhc session
There seemed 70 be only one idea In the minds Of iho
who cnnt,1llcd the Lcgi ,iaturc. Thai yea w I"
Get ~ much cut Of II FOR themselves a possible 10
this end many ,tic" bills in'roduccd ana were
pushed through committees and both branches u. "'l
alarming rate OF speed. Coed measures were sngh'cu
Or cast aside for those IN which there was money Inc
ucIobcrry bin Is sample OF that sort OF legislation
More bills we're acted upon during this session Than
at any previous one. ana II Is safe to say that ieS'
consideration has been given TO legislation tHah NJ
any time before The holding down OF the Telephone
bill by the speaker Of the Assembly Is iair sample
OF the sort Of men wto ran things here Inc eeheri
laws prepared by the statutory Revision commissioners
have been acted upon. They are inc 'ona"u''o"
law the state law. the indian law PUBIC oi"ceS ii"'
Election law. Legislative law. Executive law. salt
Springs law County Highway law, EXCISE lhw' ''.'hc
law. General Corporation law General M"lc'P"' Na"'
banking insurance. rallr,ad and business corporation
laws The banking Insurance. railroad ana corpora
zion laws attracted much attention ana they received
more consideration from the members ulan "u "0'u
all OF the other bills put together.
4 number Of separate bills ahcc'nS ihs"'""oc ''i"
panies were introduced but few passed owing 10 inc
fact that the ccdihcatlon OF the insurance el"S us
posed OF the questions which they raised. seVer'i
hearings wcre given or this code, and IL was chd6cu
monv times in the effort TO do justice TO competing
companies without Infringing on vested rehls' Agents
OF the larger companies were cohsplcuou7 "oo"' 'i
ocieIatnrc all through the session. ana their presence
gave rise to somr scandal. The rebate NS'c" was
abolished. The Etcrr,t struggle TOOK place o" 'uo
question OF allowing endowment companies " w
busincss. The Department wished to SHUT tnoh out
altogether on the ground that they are unsound ana
dangerous The code a. finally passed leaves cAisnns
endowment orders untouched. but provides that none
shall he orcanzcd hereafter with q shorter maturity
term than five years. Provision Is a'9o "'u' ''
placing the orders under the supervision % 'ic J."
,urance Department. and penalties are hN'd lor i".'c
reports 70 the Department or refusal 10 aio" ''c j"
spcctlon Of books. ,.
LII v.,s missed allowing FIRE and marine Insurance
companies to conduct both lines Of business Oh Inc
capital now required for one.
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS.
The following are some Of the appropriations winch
were made by The legislature and are now laws
stat.-tor continuing work Of the Commission on
statutory Revision 7-1opo. 100
For advance. hy ia, stat ControiI'r, epooo'
For the rlrrha.c ~ R,nsscherwych rh' rale'' T'''O
For cnun,r,;lna the nh1bitant'. 100000
Auurop7atnr ~ al 200 Tor pacpd Of the canal d'D
Anpoprl,t.ag sliO 90 canal claims awarded b inc
Canal Appraisers ..,. o, ~,
Capitol. ...,u,..,.,co
,rrropratlnr $500 go expenses Of SUPPLEMENTARY
ordinary repairs, ctc.. Of tn" canal.
Aupropriatng Si1iil3 fot now workshops at clinton
Prsol. , ,.. canal
Appropriatlne ali2,iol for the payment OF the ea"''
debt A.. =,
Appropra,lug SIS coo for boiler house at the EN
ecutlVe Mans,n. ,tf.,f...
Anpropriaune $4,000 for completing and publishing
the raeonto!o4,y and tho o.oeical map
Arroprlang sGi 800 ior awards bv The s'te Board Of
Claims. ,.,.,.,,, .,,,. IN
1881. -, r.d.,.
River between Troy and toN-icAir.
Tho usna, concurrent resolution TO- printing the Gov
e,nors message IN English and German and e,ah '''
documents wer, pass.d also others Tor inN''u
c,,ion bv committees int lofks and reorF' o" u'o ~
10 the Worlds Fair. 100000
r1e general appropriation bin q, pad iy BON nous
,,, m a. OF log al which - 81 so +, % b. raised
nv Tux Governor Hover cut out two items aiiI'shuhs
rcrlv $1,000 The supply bill rad q sum t'"l "'
>, zoo ooo when Il went Governor but the pruning
knife reduced IL by ti0s.@oO
BILLS affecting THIS CITY.
During the session Of the Legislature when came "
an end today the Tammany members ~ inc N>H'"'"'
and the senate introduoei over 200 bills aHe'u"S
VI York ~
duc,d in both house, Tammauy was nnusudlN
onacious and in the bIs now In the hand, Of the GOV
cr,or. with those which have become law already
mi. orgarlznti, vii have nt least :-ooooooo extra
10 ,rcnd during tn, summer and fan. Among th''
measure, which have b"com" laws ls fi't u" street
Cleaning law. Til, mea.a-o provide fr thr rec III
-tructlnn Of the street Cleaning EuWln. inc h'"
building Department law Hike TIE street cleaning bH
so ono u those nca.ulcs which n Interests united
,f,,.ra 49, ttfu Il
that became laws were those preventing the u-o OF
tenement houses Tor stables. the stoas' Of rag, or
n lodging houses without tho permission OF The police
extending COR another year the term " the Board oi
Electrical Control; cNtcndn; ;he terms If tho member
of the Board Of Aldermen t. two year.
While the IIuchlcbcrry Railroad law Is one tina,
effect, oaly part OF New Yot city, yet # Is such al
inloultou, measure. that III, public at large became
deeply Interested I'm IT, II went 10 The Governor at
a late day in The ion and lie put OIL action until
a late hour.
Tho Central Park Race Track bill was one Of those
measure, which created much attention that the
people of the entire state to consider that they
were lust a. much Interested in it were those OF
Scw-Y City who opposed the construction Of the
road. % great the agitation against the law
that the Tammany Hall leaders were compelled to
come M here with pockc,fuls Of money 10 buy of
counrymcn who were against the repeal Of the bill.
Cbapter 1913 Of tho new laws Is that one the
| passage Of which through the Senate made the Rev
Dr. Edwards notorious. because his vote passed IT.
This Is the measure intended 10 allow Fire Gem
missioner Purroy Ia for Judge this fall without
resignng his present Office. \ bill was passed In
Guiding sailors aud soldiers " the Mexican Wal
| among those who cannot be dismissed from the
police force AT sixty years Of age. THIS new law
| also gives ex superintendent Of Police Murray ~
annual pension Of - 1000. tho chief Inspector 900
the Inspectors, Tl.750: and the captains. sl,joo
| when retired Another new law affecting the Pole,
Department authorizes the promotion Of doormen Il
| pntrOlmcn without regard 20 age.
Another bill passed authorizes the Board Of Es;l
| mate and AppLrtlonmcnt 70 audit claims for fee
| ard expenses growing ont 81 or connected with th'
| opening widening and cN; ison If College place m,
| Greenwich-.t. ana making appropriation to pa
| for the same.
Here is II further amendment 20 the police pension
| law ain determining the terms OF service ~ am
member Of the police force. service In the late munlci
nal and uIotr3pOItla force and subsequently I'm IN