New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-16
MAY ADJOURN ON MAY 4.
THE LEGISLATURE NOT LIKELY To "hi
THROUGH IT'S WORK BY APRIL 20

rupoRTANT BILLS PENDING. WHICH sho'HD
pr PASSED AND SENT TO THE GOV
rpxoe-, MEASURE GIVING THE
INSURANCE DEPARTMENTS HEAD
TOO MUCH POWER.
rsoM THE REGULAR COMMENCEMENT or The 'h .s
Albany April 15.-Some OF the ieaui's n'p
lcan Senators and Assemblymcn are get'ihs '"e
impression that too little time has been lei' '"e
Legislature in which to pass measures VINO" az
essential for the States welfare, and that pos
slbly therefore. they may be compeHed u '0'0'
the final dag Of adjournment until May T.
It has been understood for the last NOM" .''
,ho oraI dav of adjournment should be April 20
but no resolution to that effect mas peeii pa''
and now that only nine working days OF the
soyslcn remain II the Legislature ADJOURN on
Anr,, 9s and many OF the leading bills are sui
Enacted upon, there ia a dispositon' az s'".er'
70 add another week to the Legislatures exist
ence .or
cneal<inp about this subject to-day, Senator
caxton the president pro TEN. Of the SENATE
said. AS vet but few measures OF the very iirs'
inheritance have been passed ana nave peooi''
laws A great many important Dllls are Sp'
fore ne Governor Flower held on TO senator
OConnor's bill providing for an equai u'N'''o"
Of the election inspectors Of the state oel"oe"
,ne Republican and Democratic parues io' ''e"'
DAYS and then returned it for Amendment N.
,ar,,c that he would not sign 1t unless 1t shouid
ha on,arded as he desired As a consequence We
now have this highly important act' VIM" Do
sures the Republican party pro'ecuoh DIT ~"
polls in New-York city, once more pelo'e '
The blanket Ballot bills have not peeh PaSSeu
Senator Iexow's bill abolish!ng the prs''"
prd or Police of New-York and substituting
,,,, memorials has been passed by the Senate
hint is now in the Assembly. The Assembly also
hos inst begun the consideration OF what con-
,, - most inportant measure from a Repubh-
o, roint Of view namely. the bill or MT. ohei-
eoI1 authorizing the Mayors Of New-fork mere
c,ar IN Inc elected 10 appoint heads OK CITY de-
nartments | am glad to see that this measure
has the hearty support Of The tribune anu u
tho other Republican newspapers OF New io'n
n we can pass II and IT becomes a Ia" 1t wiz
,,,,.. vewyork a responsible government ana
,,, corrrpt Tammany Hall government VIII DE
destroyed. ,u,s
| "pu, this does not exhaust the number OF DIS
| a.. ought to pass before adjournment. OeF'di''iJ
u,e ought to pass the Rapid Transit Dill 81 the
C1ar,hcr - commerce From what know OF
rho Senate. think the bill could rcadi'y Dc
naseod there: for the Senators understand what
| ST.
,rorsit road in New-York. The bill Of the
(.,,a,,ter - Commerce however. is in a bad posi-
lion. FOR Il has not yet been reported by the
! Co., p,uw,v Committee. The Assembly
| Committee on Cities have reported the Dill
| f,vor,blv however and thus Il is on lis way
through the Assembly. Yet owing TO It's nav
Ing been introduced - late In the session. J. has
nosition low down In the calendar Of bills. ana
I, will take some time - put II In an adNanced
riace we ought 10 pass also MI Sheiilelds
bill cutting of the enormous fees u the Sherh
~ New-YorlS amounting TO $4,000 or $4,000 an
nually. and putting him upon the funihcent
salary ~ $4,000. The people Of New-York would
be exceedingly thankful 10 US II we passed that
bill We ought also TO pass the bill aboisnlng
| the present Board OF Park Commissioners OF
! New-York and substituting a board OF TWO Re-
p,,hlicans and two Democrats. for the present
board has shown that It should not be continued
In office"
What do YOU think about adjo1rnins on
April 2s?'
Il hope We can adjourn On that date
answered Senator Saxtoa but we certainly
ought not 10 adjourn then without acting
! on tho majority Of the bills have mentioned
| in a decisive way--that is. by sending them 10
! Governor Flower. We ought 10 send every on"
Of them - Governor Flower and then adjourn
| II We should not adjourn until May II would
| not be a long session. only "A fortnight later than
| last year. and up to two or three years ago me
! sessions ordinarily lasted until the middle or
| May"
The attention Of the Legislature early this week
| promises 70 be riVetted upon senator OConnor =
| Inspector act. 1t Is a bill which has met WIN
universal favor since Its intent IL - assure nom
est elections Already It's principle thar there
shall be two Republican and two Democratic
inspectors OF election a. every plllingplace In the
state has been successfully applied In this city
at the recent spring election. But the Albany
Inspector act was a special one; the OConnor act
Is general one AS Albany which was declared
- have given Cord Meyer. jr, 5000 majority last
fall by an honestly counted ballot system this
spring gave Republican candidate for Mayor
| $500 majority - the rest u the stat" VIII give
Increased Republican majorities the coming fall
with honest boards Of election inspectors. Such
honest boards OF inspector, will he assured when
Governor Flower signs the OConnor Inspector
act.
Governor Flower asks tat the O'Connor act
be 50 amended as 10 give either the State Com
m,ttees or the State Conventions power 10 pass
upon the rights OF political factions To name cleo
ton inspectors for their respective parties. Mr..
Flower is said 10 prefer that the Democratic Stat
Committee should have the power rather than
that IT should be given 10 A Democratic State
Convention.
Introducing bill for the Insurance Department
which he repudiates. The measure was
brought to him on Wednesday by Mr.. Buckley.
the secretary OF Superintendent Pierce. with the
statement that It was an absolutely necessary
department measure. which ought 10 be passed at
once The bill reads az follows:
An act I'm relation 10 the powers OF the Super
lntcndent OF the Insurance pepartm(nt:
Section l. In estimating the condition Of any in-
surance company with respect TO Ibivenry or the
right to continue business In this syate the super
intendcnt OF the Insurance Department may value
It's Liabilities by such method as, In has discretion
commercially solvent and able /iFAest Its liabilities
at maturity and for this purpose may take Into ac