New-York tribune., 1906-04-02
STUDY WEEK FOR S0L0NS
Progress for Insurance Bills Not
Erpected This Week.
IBy Teiesraph % The Tribune-i

Albany. April While tho Armstrong commit
tees revised insurance bills will he on the calendars
in both houses of the Legislature this week and
will be printed by tomorrow night they cannct be
taken up under the rules until Thursday. 50 no
progress be expected until next week, Careful
study of the measures will be the work OF the
legislators this week. while the members of the
committee planning TO devote ali possible energy
toward getting them passed when they taken
up next week.
In the Assembly passage OF the reform bills will
not be difficult task. Almost all the members are
committed to the bills. A large ma jorty will
for them they stand. with or without discussion.
and the measures now so near to meeting every
objection urged against them that little time will
be lost in debating them in the lower house. The
senate, the members of the committee fear, VIII
prove more difficult problem. The measures will
be passed there too. but only after opposition it ia
believed How long il will take 10 overcome this
nobody can estimate. nor even foreteH just how the
opposition will come.
Senator Malpy. Senator NIcC,arren Senator Grady
and probably Senator Raines are expected to prove
ua99clpies oI tle creed ot 'conservat1sm They VIII
ance questions Indicate the passage of the bills
but win urge changes IN parts of the measures
declaring that they cause unnecessary hardships to
the companies and are not wise from the highest
insurance points Of view. The Armstrong commit
tee IS alive TO the dangers from amendments TO
s,bf I3iIt an 4IiehdineIt i J apparsIuy t
scheme provided by the bills, and will tight strongly
The only point in the bills against which there
tanglnie - opposition now IS mat part dealing with
think the provisions of the bill bear somewhat TOO
strongly on them and are unjust in preventing the
formation of new assessment orders. Mr. Cox has
announced his intention Of debating this provision.
and IT Is possible that other provisions will be de-
'bated by the Assembly members of the committee.
/ who at times We're not altogether in accord with
Senator Armstrong; views
ASIDE from insurance the dominant topic in the
Legislature now there will be least two bills of
Importance TO New York City in both houses The
Page-Dowling Recording Tax bill. a substitute for
the present mort gage tax has been amended in the
Assembly to meet the objections Of Mr.. Wade, so
! bill. with the support Of the New York Republican
delegation, will he passed in the Assembly without
much doubt, and then the battle will be taken up
/ by Senator Page in the Senate, where his bill is
awaiting rhe outcome OF the Assembly contest
The Recount bill introduced in the Assembly by
! Mr. Murphy, Of Kings. has been made special
order in that house for Monday night II has been
reported faVOrably in the Senate where Senator
Raines j. its sponsor. and will il is expected. be
passed by both houses. This will give William
! Randolph Hearst an opportunity 10 prove whether
! he was duly elected Mayor of New York, and since
most upstate Republicans believe he was. will in
their opinions, shunt him out OF the race for the
| CIovernorShp this fall
Since the insurance measures are In what is likely
be their final shape the legislators are beginning
, 10 consider the date of adjournment Before then
! however. they will have pass the bill reappor-
tionins the state into Senate districts and this will
/ be a fruitful cause of dissension.
Ihe banking investigation situation again has
/ been overshadowed by the insurance affairs as
! many who didn't want the investigation had hoped
! would be the in the beginning Now il looks
/ as II there would be any