New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-25
CALLED DOWN A SENATOR.
AssEMBLYMAN ARMSTRONG DENoUNCES
J. IRVING BURNS.
THE INCIDENT AROSE FROM NOTE INTRoprc-
ING LAWYER TO THE MONROE MEM
BER-DURNs SAYS 1T WAS
GREAT INJCSTICI
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Albany March A.-The most eAci'Ihs S''"
the present session OF the Legislature occuI'e" ="
Tho Assembly late this afternoon. while Senator
Durrs's bill 10 amend the insurance law geher".'
was under consideration. The bill was drawn uy
N. Insurance Departnent's counsel and was pre-
scented nv Senator Burns At the request OF Sup''
intendent Pawn. Vt provides "thnt III "" c"'e
where any rights exist based upon 'a'Iu'o VI
-, insurance comnany to send any notice hereto
fore REQUIRED by any statute OF TINS S'a'' 10 '0
sent before forfeiture or lapse or declaration ''.'
y. ercb rights are hereby barred and extinguished
unless action thereon shall hc commenced "l'hh
six months" There n hot contest over IL ~
the Senate and recently it was defeated III INC
Assembly.
Mr. Sears chairman OF the Assembly insurance
Committee made a motion to-day to recohH'u''
the vote nv which the bill was defeated. rs coon
&c this motion was carried by vote CT 81 10 o.
Assemblvnan Armstrong offered an Amendment 10
the bill ard made n general attack On H. MI h'''
burger ropicd with personal attack on Mr. +'''"-
strong and the latter arose Ggain. THO House
u,tle dreaming Of the nature Of the stnie0"nt 70
no made was l,stlcss ms T. usually Is toward th'
clogc of n DAYS session hut before Mr.. Armstrong
had ceased sncakirg the members were on their
feet greatly excited over his remarks
"Pefore tako my seat" said he II wish to
dlvulge 10 tho Speaker and the members OF u's
house something that makes me feel much more
dcenlv than the remarks OF the gentleman from
New-York Since tool: my scat after speaking on
the proposition for the reconsideration OF this mo-
ton one OF the Senator. Of this State. the Senator
whose name is above this Ill, had the presumption
to send 10 me n note which reads as follows:
My dear My. Armstrong. This will Introduce 10
you -. CThe rame is here, but do the gentleman
tho courtesy to conceal his nameD This Will nitro
duce to YOU -. OF New-York city, counsel for
the Board Of Insurance Underwriters. OF said city
Yours sincerely. J. IRVING BURNS.
vIrra and I
want to say 20 the gentlemen Of this house and to
tho Senator II he is present. that resent his In
suit from my place in this house; and hope that
neither he-'applausc and That's right. nor any
other member OF the Legislature will ever again
presume when my feet to honestly dis
cuss q measure that is here for final consideration,
TO address, me in my seat in behalf Of a man who
comes 10 lobby for the bill which am trying 20
prevent the enactment oi SAG Gp Te1n who had
voted 20 reconsider the vote by which the bill had
been defeated was on ms iec ana E sac come IN the
Consideration of this bill when the Assembly should
consideration of this bill when this Assembly should
he passed from the fairness and equity OF IL, 30
far as is provisions are concerned
Mir Nixon was one Of the members who voted
before the House for an honest and fair considera-
ton. But desire 10 say now that under no CIR,
are 10 be esoried to AgGagse II the oy se1 ,5at
the House do now adjourn (Applausc) ond-,o,,
Mr. Armstrong; will withdraw the amehuInent
upon consideration that the motion TO ad)ou'h Is
made 49,, ..,.r.
locked 10 the desk Of Mr.. Armstrong, whom they
found in an exciting discussion WITH oe""'o'
Burns. - ..-"
II sent that gentleman TO you. Mr.. Armstrong
said the Senator. IN order that ne inlgnt In.el
view YOU in regard 70 the Haight Fire insurance
bill which was before the Judiciary committee. OF
which you are chairman, and you nave wrong geo
mo by attrbuting 10 US Interior motives OH 'his
70 insurance bill.
You know Senator" replied Mr.. Armstrong,
nlIttee on Rules. and that have nothing TO 90
with bills formerly before my committee 49,
~ did not know that" returned the senator. AS
q former member Of this House, you shou,u Kt,o"
it said Mr. Armstrong. who. 10 avoid further o t
cnssion repaired to the private room OF the
senator Burns was very indignant over MS treat.
nopnt hy Assem- Lyman Armstrong i conS'IpI
he said TO the Assemblymen VINO surrounded MN
chat I have been treated with the greatest MUS
,icc The gentleman who had my note to NJ.
Armstrong was Henry NJ. Russell. counsel OF the
Board Of Fire Cnderwriters lie knew. hothn9
whatever about this bill relating 10 nc iusurhh'c
which the Assembly was debating II" nrSFen 70
500 Mr. Armstrong about bill introduced by MI
Haight OF Monroe County. on March 10 iorpluulHH
combina lions of fre-insuranco companies on rates
Nj Russell Informed Tho Tribune correspondent
subsequently, that Senator Burnss statement about
the Incident was correct.
The bin over which tho whole discussion arose
is now on tho table. where II was previous TO the
vo;e for reconsideration. and II cannot DO taken
nm without vote OF the Assembly. Numerous
Mcssrs Nixon. Brennan and DeGraw. stated 20,
night that they simply voted 10 have the bill
brought before the House for consideration, but
they would now oppose II II 1t should be called up