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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-11
TO AID INSURANCE LAW.
Armstrong Committee Prepares Bill
against PrOry VOting.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune


Albany, April 1O.-After conference Of the
remaining members of the Armstrong Insurance
Committee tonight two bills were drafted pro-
posing important amendments to the insurance
laws Of last year. Senators Armstrong and
Fancher and Assemblymen Rogers and Prentice
attended the conference. The bills will be in
roduced tomorrow by Senator Fancher, chais-
man of the Senate Insurance Committee. and
AssempIyman Rogers. chairman OF the Assembly
Insurance Committee.
The first bill amends the penal section of the
Penal Code which relates to rebates The
amendment is similar to the Bowling clause in
the gambling bill. 1t requires witnesses to give
selves by doing SO. but at the same time shields
them from the effects Of the evidence they give
discriminating themselves
The second bill abolishes voting by proxy.
All the voting must be done by mail 1t requires
the Superintendent of Insurance to furnish
suitable official ballot and gives the Superln-
tendent power to prescribe such regulations as
he may deem necessary for elections.
An important feature of this bill is that II
prohibits companies from spending money for
campaign expenses This does not mean the
legitimate expenditure of money for printing the
ballots postage and similar necessary expenses
entailed by an election.
Another provision Of the bill requires the in
surance companies TO set forth I'm detail the
amounts spent for election. This is a safe
guard against the expenditure of money for lille
climate campaign expenses.
The Armstrong committee does not expect
these measures to meet with general approval
They look for strong opposition from various
insurance companies, and are prepared To adopt
any amendments they may consider benehcial
The fact that these bills emanate from this conf
mittee will given them especial weight with
both houses of the Legislators.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-11
INSURGENTS WIN AGAIN
Setbacks for Raines and Armstrong
IN the Senate.
GBy Telegraph to The Trib mel

albany, April 1O.-In two brisk ARRAYS the
combination of first year Senators won victory
over the Senate leaders to-day One skirmish
resulted in an overthrow of a measure for which
John Raines, the majority leader in the Senate
had taken up the cudgels. while the other was
another setback for Senator Armstrong, against
whom as chairman of the powerful Finance
committee the Insurgents" seem to have a
particular grudge.
Among the eleven bills reported from the
Finance Committee this morning one by
senator Hooker providing for a commission TO
take up good roads problems this summer, for
mulate policy for future Improvements and
report TO the next Legislature This cham
pOned by Senator Armstrong. When it was re-
ported Senator Cobb, who with Senator Emer-
son led the insurgents in their fight over the
Burhyte bill called attention to the fact that
he had similar bill providing for an investi-
sauon OF the subject by a legislative committee
instead Of by a commission. He advocated the
legislative investigation plan. and formally
moved that the Hooker bill be recommitted to
pc discussed with his measure. His motion was
carried by a large vote, the insurgents" voting
Tor it irrespective of party
The second fight came over the Agnew bill,
providing for a commission to lay out a park
along the Bronx River from New York into
NeStchester Senator Owens, who halls from
Fercy Nagle's district in New York. tried few
days ago to amend the Agnew bill from the
hoor to permit the naming of one of the three
commissioners from HIS district. He was howled
down then for the discourtesy of amending
other Senator's bill without consultation the
permission Of the introducer of the bill. To-day
ne submitted an amendment, naming Harold L.
Maggie. son of his leader. as the commissioner
from Manhattan in place of Madison Grant.
The other commissioners named by the Agnew
DlH are James G. Cannon. OF Westminster. and
Dave Hennen Morris, OF The Bronx.
senator Owens argued that this bill did not
oHect Senator Asnew's district, while It did af-
rect his own. and contended that he should
nave the naming Of one commissioner Senator
Raines took up the Agnew side of the argu-
ment, and at that the insurgents" came TO the
rescue or Owens, who is of the first year
combination. He pressed his amendment 10 a
vote. and carried il. % 10 II. The motion to
table the motion 10 reconsider promptly
lost and then the motion to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was amended voted down.
90 to IA
There is much speculation as TO how far the
insurgents will carry their united action on
bills. Formed at first merely a mutual pro-
lection against what they considered unjust
handling of their local legislation. this associa-
ton has grown into a we'll organized force. and
II IL took any stand on important legislation like
the Governors Public Utilities bill, or decided
10 act IN the Kelsey case. easily could sway
Senate action. despite any opposition from the
old guard" which has practically dictated the
Senate policy for years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-11
MORE KATONAH TYPHOID
TOTAL CASES THIRTEEN.
Fire Supposed To Be Malaria Until
Blood Tests We're Made.

When the Board OF Health met yesterday ths
special envoy 20 the CrOton watershed. sent by
the Health Commissioner DR.. Thomas Darlington,
made his report The envoy is Dr. Charles Fred
erick BOlduan. OF the departments research labo-
ratory- He said that he had found the camps as
the Cross River Dam in good condition. Further
cases of typhoid IN Katonah were to be appre-
hended The cases there at present were we'll
taken care Of. and all the patients seemed tbs
way to recovery.
But before this was submitted a reporter for The
Tribune learned that the number OF cases at KatOs
nah had been minimized and from evidence re-
celved- this was unintentIonaL The number Of
cases ~ Natonah reported to the health authorities
was right. Careful investigation Of all suspicious
cases in the village showed that the total was
actually thirteen. This does not mean that these
eases are new They all belong to the period when
the other cases were first reported But IL shows
that the outbreak at KatOnal was more serious
than at first announced
The five additional cases were not supposed Il,
pc suIIerlng 1rOm malaria. but blood tests showed
that they had typhoid In the time the
1+e-,t $500 S.ei wee not taken 20 pre-
ss elt contamination from these cases as was
taken IN the eight which were acknowledged to-
IN hand- ana II - not believed that there will bo
any spread of the disease beyond it's present limits
Dr. Bolduan, IN his report showed that the cases
IN une village were not peculiar 70 any partleular
district Thus no special section in KatOnah could
oe held resPonshle further significant tact
had been no new cases IN the prescribed incubation
period since the Katcnah Reservoir was cleaned
on March /. II was said thar this could not bs
looked upon a mere coincidence.
1t was found IN the investigation OF the villags
sanitary conditions that Natonah BROOK should
be covered CesspOOIs had into tho
drains leading 70 this brook and the general strees
v-ashtnss did the same II the brook were covered
this would not he possible Many sources Of
tagtOn have been found in the watershed. and ths'
Board OF Health purposes to take some decided
action possible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-11
FROWN ON ARBITRATION PhAN.
Board Of Education Doesn't Take Kindly "a
Tribunal for Teachers.

Despite the storm Of ridicule which he drew upon
himself in the Board Of Education az its last uaeses
ing when he proposed sort OF Hague court "a
decide differences over salaries and other matters
that might come up between the board and tbs
teachers Commissioner William n. Wilmer turnsc
UP with a similar proposal at the meeting yesterday
afternoon This time Mr.. Wilmer offered a resolu-
ton for the appointment OF a committee OF five.
which should be empowered 10 confer with ths
various teachers organizations and individual
teachers in the hope OF warding or lawsuits againsa
the city.
Abraham Stern thought Mr.. Winners plans were
lovely but impractcable. because the city Chartss
and the boards own bylaws prevented the pay
ment Of any moneys except in the manner provided
for in the charter Mr. Stern said that the teaGh-
ers could get all the arbitration they wanted from
the present committees OF the board.
The resolution finally referred to the bylaws
committee. where it Is expected 10 die an easy
death.
The board decided to have public hearing IN thu
board room tomorrow night at O'Clock to considers
the question OF furnishing free eyeglasses to tbs
school children.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-11
GRAB" BILL REAPPEARS.
Would Preserrc Franchise Rights of
Unused Tracks.
EBy Telegraph to The Tribune J

Albany April 1O-One OF the so-cailed grab
bills which two or three years ago stirred New
York City TO q frenzy OF protest against street
railway methods made IT'S appearance here to-day.
sponsored by Assemblyman Sheridan Democrat, OF
The Bronx
This measure provides that any street surface
railway company may remove any Of It's tracks
from street IL the railroad commissioners ceFlly
that the tracks not required for the convenience
of the public With the consent of the Mayor the
companv may discontinue operation OF cars over
any norton Of its lines Il the railroad commission
ers certify that the operation of cars Is unneces-
80. eor the hubble convenience because of the
oTaIation ~ other lines. Removal OF these tracks
80 5tscont5puance OF operation OF any especial ln9
snail not AFFECT the franchise nor inc rSht 10 relay
tracks or resume the operation OF cars ,,,.
announcement was made In New York CIV
short time ago that the New York Guy Railway
comnanV had agreed with representatives OF Ger
tsi,, 'c,.ic ORGANIZATIONS bill allowing the re-
naval OF unused tracks in city streets Charles
DcFIart I1ToWer Of the Independents CUB OF
he West Side was the representative whom the
e9reat railway people consulted: ana IL Is uhdef-
$3.50 that be agreed TO this measure
Sso1certed protest against these grab boss
L,,Icd them in 1904, and this particular measure
MS aIloWed 10 die in 1908: when Assemblymah
T3edell introduced il again, put aOaluoieu II De-
cause Of the vigorous oppostion'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-11
MOSS EAYORs ROBINSON BILL.
hot Intended to Interfere with Bona Eide
Sunday Concerts, he Says.
10y Telegraol. % 7ae tribune. J

Albany, April l0-Frank Moss, representing the
ci'y Vigilance League. The Society for the Proven
Ton ~ Cruelty 10 Children and the Harlem law
ana Order League. made a strong appeal to-day
before The Assembly codes Committee for Assem-
oyfnan Robiuson's biz aimed al public entertain
Aenls IN Sew York city Sundays.
a.. LneEe IS nothing ~ this bin" said Mr. Moss.
winch Is intended 10 interfere with bona flde Sun
Ssy concerts. There are between ifty and seventy
ne theatres AZ New York city which are open on
SUNDAY whore the performances on the So bbath are
y o.slrctig lower grade than on other days. Then
.s.eie are these moving picture machines. many Of
Eilcn expose Hafngral pictures and certain TO
saFe q bad Influence on boys ana girls, who IRE
F-leeit these places extensively"
~ sa4a ne wonid not object 10 IN amendment
.tcilrlag Ecney Island from ne enforcement OF
w BIZ Canon cbasa Of BrO0Ei:E. spoke for the
- william GrpssInau. 81 New York. opposed Il
" LAG ground that u VAS special legislation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-11
HUGHES calls BLUFF. .
Challenges Ministers to Produce Al
bany Gambling 4Gdarits.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune. J

Albany April l0-Governor Hughes practically
challenged certain clergymen tonight 10 produce
afidavits charging that gambling going on
openly in this city. declaring that if such charges
o. breach OF the law presented TO him he
would take immediate action His challenge comes
somewhat in the nature Of calling blum
The story was printed to-day in Hearst news
papers that Governor Hughes did not care to con-
slider afidavits submitted by the Rev A S. Gregg,
known here a representative of the Interna-
tional Reform Bureau lobbying for the anti-gan-
bling bills which We're denounced by many clergy
men as coming from the poolrooms. and another
clergyman. telling OF their visits 10 certain Well
known gambling houses here.
NO aaidavits have been presented to me-" de-
cHred the Governor tonight in answer direct
query, and far i know attempt has been
made TO present such afidavits ] stand ready at
Nv attitude Is perfectly well known. If affidavts
charging violations OF the law presented TO me
vi reeve theIn ana lItilStlI mem 70 me ohlcer
whose outy II Is 70 enforce the law and II any citi-
presents the facts IN the proper manner
] viii deal with them
According 10 the printed story Mr.. Gregg and
another clergyman. after visiting several gambling
houses, Incorporated their experiences into affda
WIS ana went 10 the Governor last week TO present
them 10 him. They said TO have been met by
Robert II. Fuller, the Governors secretary. who
represented that the Governor could not receive
them then. and gave them q typewTitten copy Of
formal statement issued by the Governor saying
that questions before the Legislature be left
with that body without interference on his part.
which they understood 10 indicate the Governors
attitude on tEis question IN reality, II is known
what the procedure would be 10 set certain af-
fairs before the Governor, and that M Fuller
Mr.. Gregg to call thar time. He did not call.
70 talk OF afidavits was held
Several newspaper representatives endeaNored
yesterday 10 get Mr. Gregg to see the Governor
about the ant-gamDling bills which " advocated
Governor would do nothing on the plea that the
DlIs were before committees
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-11
HUGHESTOINVESTIGATE
vii Make Tour of State InStitu-
fi0nS This Summer.
rBv Telegraph to The Tribune ]

Albany Aptil f0-Additional details OF the Gov
,-nors plans for an investigation Of the state
senartnlerts which became known to-day promise
thorough inquiry by him personally which will
,.st all summer and systematic investigation Of
er4rv department by his appo.ntees. Governor
F4ughes himself. according Of his friends.
intends after he finishes with legislative business
70 take a trip through the Etate. visiting every
state institution and examining its conditions and
routine workings
As The Tribune told exclusively recently, As
.oroJy-rnan Moreland. the majority leader in the
loyrsr house is preparing bin to permit the an-
,ointrnent OF examiners. who shall take up the
business OF each department IN turn, investigate its
business methods its accounts and records and the
ezpenditure OF its appropriations This bill has the
s,reet sanction OF the Governor, and the men APP
-oiuted under IT'S provisions viii be the men to
carrv out his ideas-the Governors eyes and
cars in this probing OF the states affairs. They
,,il be required to submit recommendations for the
,evision and heteunent OF The methods IN each
5erartment's business transactions.
A represented by his friends. the Governors at
,tude IS not that Of looking for trouble 1t is
rather that Of a chief executive DESTROYS Of know
,nr The exact condition of affairs within his juris
diction and OF being in position to correct what
ever evils may exist. His investigation will be
general overha ullnE rather than search for spe-
cc Rrongdoing. but his legislative friends take it
for granted that the overhauling will be thorough
one and viii be followed by considerable removal
ton in most of the departments.
Governor Hughes has talked with Senator Raines
and many others about the apportionment Of 1906
and is studying that In connection with the Court
az Appeals decisions When the discussion of the
new apportionment bin comes up after the
ference OF leaders the Governor is expected take
Nv MO freely mar the leaders eTentnaIiv Will
state rather than slight alterations Of the existing
mar, leaving the upstate districts practically as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-11
W. C. OSBORN FOR AMENDMENTS.
Hearing at Albany on Those to Prevent Cor
rupt Practices at Elections.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune ]


Albany, April 1O.-At hearing on the Wainwright
Corrupt Practices amendments before the Assembly
Codes Committee to-day William Church Osborn.
representing the Association for the Prevention OF
Corrupt Practices at Elections made strong APP
peal for the striking of the provision in the
present law eXempting from accounting commit
tees receiving aggregate contributions Of 5000 or
less. He declared that this only served as cloak
for the buying OF votes. He said:
There is no use Disgusting this fact. Last year,
when you passed the original Corrupt Practices
you to go little way further with US and pre-
vent this form of blackmail As practical men
who have run for office, there's no use ior us TO
blink at the situation. We know that there are
heelers who come to any oficeseeker with their
hands out for money to get out the vote dirty
strikers. who don't spend One-tenth of the money
they get.
In New York City two-thirds of the money spent
at the last election not accounted for, and IN
upstate districts hundreds Of dollars were doled out
in $500 Jumps TO imaginary committees. Now We
appeal to you to help do away with TINS buying
of votes Let put the elections of this state on
higher plane.
The general opinion IS there is little chance
for getting the bills through the Legislature. The
Codes Committee has not been enthusiastic over
them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-11

Although Turkey attended. through delegates.
the first peace conference at The Hague the
Ottoman government had ratified the
treaties which followed. namely. the agreement
on arbitration and mediation. the Geneva Conven-
ton and the rules for the government Of maritima
warfare The question whether Turkeys
assent was necessary to the admission OF the
South American States the conference. the
first convention could only be adhered To by new
corners with the assent of all the powers which
signed the original treaty. All these powers APP
pareutly were willing 10 admit the South Amer-
cans. but n complication arose. owing 10 the fact
that Turkey had never ratified the treaties, and
therefore II was not certain whether she could
be regarded a signatory power. All doubts
now ut rest by the action Just taken at Con-
stantinople, and there to be doubt that
Turkey will not object the admission OF the
South American representatives.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-11
Mr. Rrower said yesterday:

In 1904 the bill up before the AsIe nad
Sna1ment granted by Judge Amend. vacating the
Injunction against tearing up the tracks In Am
IfssrJsn avenue We had several public hearings
opDosinR this bill and later obtained the co-opera-
ton of the Mayor of the CITY; e -. -
The AnneiIate Division of the Supreme Court re-
versed judee Amends decision. and held IN enect
mt the cff could not maintain an action 10 annul
he franchise and that the use OF these tracks was
sG,cieDt IN maintain the franchise. In addition TO
tfe outside tracks in Amsterdam avenue We found
about fyyenty-two or twenty-four miles OF similar
unused tracks in the city.
Aftfr a consultation the committee suggested
,bst tte tracks might be removed provided no fran
chlse should inyalidated in any way ana no pro-
cesdln by the people of the state through the A.
coTts of the state have acid that these franchises
are TroDertv and as these franchises are perpetu-
atcd the railroads could maintain their franchises
bv a 'shaIn user. that Is. running one car
A., 20 sbe great Inconvenience Of all AS the bill
NOW stands the railroad company can discontinue
ne Sham user without losing it's franchise but
zoe streets of the city will be relieved or the burden
of the tracks and Of the nuisance OF one car run
,i;s- through the various sections OF the city II
also ieaves the people OF the state free 10 attack
tic franchises and have them declared void, II they
void.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-11
THE VATICAN REFUTEs A CHARGE.

Rome. April 1O.-The Vatican to-day issued an
oficiaI statement the effect that the allegation
that the information received from Monsisnor
Nontagnini when he secretary OF the Papel
Nunciature at Paris formed the basis for the
decisions reached by the Vatican authorities lis
on a par with other statements Of the kind" and
added:
The truth is that MonsignOr Montagnini's re-
norris VTere only a small part of the information
received az the Vatican. Besinning with the
ErenCh EpIsccpate. the Vatican had many other
sources OF information. and decision was taken
IyIthOut full knowledge and proofs MOnStSnOr
: Vatican.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-11
NINE. SARAH sERNHARDT SUES PAPER.

A complaint was filed in the United States Circuit
Court yesterday by COudert Brothers. counsel for
Nine. sarah Bernhard in which she seeks TO re-
cover SlOOO0O from the Press Publishing Company.
publishers Of THE New York World" The COM
plant alleges that on February Il. 1901. The
WorId' published an article accusing Nine. Bern
hardt OF breach OF contract with publisher named
Heneman. who declared that the actress had
failed TO give him proper materials for a life OF
herself as according TO the newspaper article.
she had agreed to 90. The complaint insists that
the allegations in the article wholly false and
that bV reason OF the publication the PLAINTIFF has
been injured in her good name and reputation
and has been caused great mental suffering, ana
that the sale of has been seriously IN
tart raI With