New-York tribune., 1906-04-09
MAY PASS THIS WEEK.
Real Battle on Insurance Bills To Be
IN Senate.
~ TsIeeraph 70 The Trlbune. ]

TBy Telegraph to The Tfibune.l
| Albany. April Sunless they meet moro serioul
| and persistent opposition than has been nantes
| so far. final passage OF tho insurance reform bill;
will mark this week in both houses Of the Legis
lature One two Of them. which did not have e
be reprinted because OF amsndments. may be takeI
up in the Senate Tuesday The others. which
include the important measures against lobbying
perjury in connection with official reports an6
statements corporation contributions and the gen
eral bill which makes so many changes in the in
surance law cannot como up in both houses before
Thursday The real battle of course. will be in the
Senate
This general bill. it appears now. will be passed
without much trouble. Opposition has been made
to the provisions prohibiting new assessment orders
from forming and regulating those institutions. but
tho unsoundness OF those organizations from
scientific basis will not allow this argument to pre-
vail the members of the investigating COMMITTEES
believe. Senator Grady has announced his nten-
tion of debating the provisions governing the COM
missions to agents, while Senator Malby expects TO
oppose the sections relative to naturalization and
that limiting the amount Of new business to be
done in year.
All these objections. however will not prevail
against the bill, from present indications. The
other technical insurance billS-the against
rebatng, holding of real property by insurance cor
poratons, permitting polcyholGer to become a
director without owning stock prohibiting corpora
ton campaign contributions and making It a mis-
demeanor for an officer employe to omit know
ingly any part Of statement or report-also will
be passed without much argument.
Opposition, as indicated in the attacks made
against the bills last Thursday will be centered on
the bill meant to prevent perjury in swearing to
contradictory statements and the measure against
lobbying. The latter bill, which has been amended
to meet suggestions made by Senator Marks as to
a detailed form OF statement. according to
Senator Grady is incomplete since 1t will not show
up the real lobbyists. the who get the big
money, but never come near Albany" By this he
meant "the lawyers who are consulted about the
effect of a bill the drafting of one; those who
sit in their offices and work every wire until the
legislation comes. He intends to urge that the
measure be amended to include. such lawyers but
such amendment
Opposition to the perjury bill will be vigorous
Many Of the Senators hold that it sets aside well
fendant to prove his innocence instead of assuming
his innocence until his guilt is proven Senator
Armstrong. however. has argued that the bill
throws around the innocent man, who may have
sworn to false statements through misnformation,
all necessary protection; while it let's the state as
sumo prima facie evidence OF perjury two ma
terlal statements to, which are directly con-
Trajectory if it prove that they were known to
be false.
Next in Importance 20 the insurance question will
be that of the repeal of the mortgage tax. The
Page-Dowling bill for a recording tax, already
passed IN the Assembly is in Senator Pages charge
IN the Senate. He has served notice that he will
move 10 discharge the committee on taxation from
course will be followed on Tuesday. once before
the House the measure will be passed without much
Maioy, Armstrong and Lewis will oppose it vigor-
ously, 1t is believed