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Show V ASKS DEPEW TO J RESIGN POSITION Resolution in New York Lepis Jaturo Creates a Decided t Sensation. PRECIPITATES A VERY ACRIMONIOUS DEBATE Charges and Counter-Charts i Pass Freeh Anions Digni fied Lawmakers. r AI.BA N"V. N V . Jan. 3 -The Now York U Ft-ito legislature sturt..) ,,fT with i rih today. Alde from Um reading In both Houses of the annual m ssok- of the Gov-crnor, Gov-crnor, the moat Important developrn. -1 . t n ' v-r. the election, of Speaker James W. mm Wadaworth, Jr. of Livingston, thui Hi i ly cloning one of the molt sensational W'.ikcrshlp campaigns of r. , i rj, f3 i I'Tik l't"iti In the Smnti Is Br Hi icltett'e" resolution requesting the MHjvnatlon of Inlted States Senator Cnauncey M Depew or. tho ground of disclosures In connection with the Equl- ' jj table Life Assurance society, which ended ) Sfimlnr ir.ok.tt n withdrawal of the Jtetttl-n for Ih.- lime te-lng 6 y Debate Attracts Attention. 1 kr 7'Jie debute on thin resolution nttrncted 3 th. nont attention Senators Il.ln.s Wnlthy and Ciggeahall led the detents ..f p. uiiti.r ; w I. in j.,in. i Sfti.inn Brack " etl In the denlre for prompt action upon 7 the resolution. They eulogized the junior 31 Senator on tho score of many ureal public services, and urgently pleaded for the Immediate Im-mediate defeat of the resolution. Senator Raines described Senator Depew as a sick irnn and objected to any delay In the - matter, declaring that It wan brutal to IX kep nuch a threat hanging over hi head even for a week. Democrats Unprepared Minority Leader Orndy natd that the 5 Th mocrats were not prepnred to act upon Hi euch a proposition on such nh.rt notice. " i Kin .iMk.d for a reasonable tlnn- to confer 9 an t- llu-lr attitude Senator Murks held that only a careful , ' ! i th actual evidence taken in tho . J llif-urnnc Investigation, rather than tiewn- I f paper reports, should be tho luisls Of ac tion In a matter of such great Importance. Disclaims Personal Feeling. H S r.il.r I'.r.o k' tt disclaimed an per sonal fe ling against Senator Depew and declared thai his resolution was In no way connfuuint upon his former opposition opposi-tion to Mr. Depew' a re-election nn Sein-t. Sein-t. r 1 1 insisted thnt his act was prompted prompt-ed by a Bene' Of public duty, in the end. however, 1).- asked leave to withdraw Id resolution Si tiat..r Haines objected In this, but the withdrawal was sustain. ! t . a vote of 27 to 19 It was not regarded as a t t vote, BVi ral Senators declaring that the voted tor withdrawal ..nly oui of courtesy to Senator Brnckett. and to the minority members, who asked for m f..r Hi.. mn.lrlor.iMnn .if tlir-lr nrtlon BracKett Dailies Report. A report gained currency tonight that Senator Hniekitl's action In s.m way represented the wishes of Priniil.it Roosevelt Senator Brackett requests the Associated Press to contradict this rumor. There was very much more than the usual int. rent .lino In the annual messag of Gov Hlggln to the L-glnlut uro w hi. h In. lu.b d Important r.vomiiicnilHtlon as l r.fe Insurance, the mortgage tax law the savings hank surplus tax and electoral re form The Governor. In his message, says. In pari All Eyes on New York. Ths eyas of the whole world arc now turne.l towards New York and If this Legislature &o i. ' i-i .),.. m insuran ' w hleh "hull t" trantle iut pracl il radical bul Mm I W s splin "l.lrli .hall bs .oursreotis but not m hysterical, it erlll fall 1 mael the szpectatl m of those who have conlldeni e In tho SbtlttJ Of popular tio xrnni'nt to solve Its own problem a 11 tflA. . n. n i. 'i n h . nirresn or th r.. i n t ai.iiN anJ the SplbllHy of nu. n u tlon should not retard for 'an mirtant 'hf "'"-k .f ihr State Others Not Blameless. V.Tille llf lnurance haii rerlvert almost elusive attention. It cannot bs assumed that ether cor tiorallonn dnllnK In Indemnity and Investment contracts have tw.n blsaieleae, and a word of caution may not be ainlsa n-s-.ir.llnc assessment asaoclatluns. accident Insurance companies. co-oratlve Ore lnurnm-f r-.m-L .nk and the like llru.r ull. w fr.r. and t nnr. fi'latad Innursnce than rennlt such OOII- i- , , . . -1 j r ' ht.-h do n ' protset I H . i, . I.. I f . .1 iloubtful .rhr-inrs to txull the Inveatur l luutn- lal disappointment and fott.'n himself on lsle prv.mtsea and deluded hops. Many Amendments Proposed. Many amendments to the State Insur-i, Insur-i, me law arc proposed In a bill Introduced - St nstor lira. keti. Among Its Important Impor-tant provisions are those making elective Instead of uppolntlve the offices of Superintendent Super-intendent of Insurance, making salaries Of life Insurance officers subject to tho written approval of the Superintendent of Insurance prohibiting Insurance of children chil-dren under U years, prohibiting tontine r "deferred dividend" Insurance, making the list of policy-holders of any life Insur-i Insur-i ance company available for examination 1 ) any policy-holders and llmltlns; Invest-no Invest-no nls of Insurance companies In a way similar to the law limiting Investments by .il!iK" hunk Senator Bracken's resolution calling for H n.itor Irp w H resignation Is . f. !..w Says State Is Stoered Flnc the adj iiimmoii .f hu innate the i of the (itate and NalsM have baan ,.(jr-1 by th rela 1std for Tears btw.n the Kgul'.ahl- l.lf As-sv As-sv ranee society and Chaunoey M Ipew. one . i . n. .is of th I State C.ntrrJ. I ' Reeosilsins that thrsr. dlwlosures have caused a total i'-k Bf eitMeoee in lbs sblUQ I Of th S.li.1 r DSfTM the pxi'i in th" l.-i to arblok be slseted, Heaolvs.1. by th Senat. That chaunccy M. Ipew t and hTI') l requril Is Inh with reatn his at In ths UoltSd Mae. b nai Doesn't Se It Thai WgJ 9 When the ' '' 1 ' roduos I Senator John Haines said he had not been staggered n Senator In pew e actn. and failed to ee In the resolution snythlng that rallc for a. tlon It- - prer. d his surprise thit It was Introduced, and he nived that th resolution be referred to the Committee on rattaml Relations, when appointed. Eulogizes Depow. ft Senstor Molthv made a epSSCb, In which Wm A hS S-.ld II Senator I pe w htol dour am-iMu am-iMu ' thai untUted him to M WW hnrTlce the charges should be framed It 4 n . . .-'' ! hiract.r H de-immm de-immm COOnVed the attitude of "aliased reform-mW reform-mW ' w ho kleked every one and mad. wild mmmt charges He declared that onlv h with II out sin 'should cast the Arst stone perhaps per-haps thers ere reasons w h j every Seu-atui- shouW PS askcU 14 rwugu. TeUow dogs, he said, may be nibbling at Senator Sen-ator IVpew'n heels, but he has decor. it . I all positions that he has held. The resolution resolu-tion should not be dignified by referen.-.-to any committee, but should be disposed of forthwith, he said. Wants Piatt Included. Referring to the Depew resolution. Senator Sen-ator Maltby said that there was no reason rea-son wb Senator Itmckett should not t i included Senator Piatt as well. Senator Grady, the Democratic leader, naked that the resolution be not presaed at this time. Senator Brackett said he was willing for It to be put over, but he did not want It to be "kissel out Of existence." Uncalled for and Brutal. Senator Goggeahnll said that Senator Depew was now 111 and It was cruel, uncalled un-called for and brutal for Senator Bra. k. it to pander to blatant and morbid public clamor that Is now endev orlug q blo.i t hvtivst rtputatlvpe. j |