The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-02-19
Foreign Insurance Companies.


A LETTER PROM AUDITOR HENpERsoS-A
COMPARISON BETWEEN THE PREsEST
AUDITOR AND AUDITOR wILDMAs.
The Indianapolis correspondent of the
Louisville Courier-Journal gives the
following chapter OF contemporaDeous
poliiica. history:
The following comwunication from
the auditor Of state was laid before the
Senate on Friday:
OFFIcE or AUDITOR OF STATE,
! ISDIANAPoLIs. February 5, 1875.
The Hon ,,onitas sexton. President of the senate;
SIR Ny communication of the 4th
inst. in answer to the resolution OF in
lquiry 40 TO the fees and perquisites Of
INV predseessor, relating to foreign in
sugaace companies, appears not TO have
been understood.
/ The number of certificates issued from
January. 1873. to December 81. 1874 was
1887, from which, under the law, lac
received from the companies 81 each.
making in the two years S2l.954. The
humber Of statements iiied was 494. AZ
S. each. making a., sTO. giving total
received from foreign I1su nee com
ipsnie- of S24.i2i, o. si2 PIP per annum.
I The fees and perquisiles of the audi
tors Office proper. am informed by my
predecessor. are less t.an $3.50 per an
NUN. Respectfully Submitted.
r. HL>DER~oN. Au6i-Or Of State.
] This Information has been sought for
hv every legislature that ha~ met since
the insurance department Of the auditor :
office wa- created. and never until the
present democratic auditor came into
oaice could il be had. Mr. Henderson
has made Il fair statement. even i'm these
times of pretended reformation. His
showing makes the insurance branch OF
The Once worth sl2.2l2 per annum OH
an average for the past two wears and
! il mast DC remembered that Mr. Wild
man. the ex-audiiOr. las used every ex-
ertion TO get in all the statements and
Issue all tie certiii Gates Tor January. 1875
which leaves the department worthless
I Tor ,he FIRST six months 81 Mr.. licnder-
sous term. In other words, in 'te
above statement. IL J. fair to couuf twe
wears Hud six months TO NJ. Willuau
This Sl2.OuC comes of of foreign com.
panie-. and not out OF lie treasury, and
10 only made
PRINTABLE To TIE AUDITOR
ibv continual stirring up of companies
prosecutions for violations Of law. aud
Getting III Hii the agencies OF cOmpanic.
i'm The state. and keeping out all wildcat
Tor ire -pon-ib!e companies. Let us sec
now thi- department would work ii all
fees were taken from the auditor and
paid into the treasury. His salary
would hr fixed by law: he would no
longer he directly aud pccuniariiy in.
ileresicd IN protecting every county and
TOW nsbip in the state against bogus in-
>uiance companies. lie would 10 long
er employ ageR.s in counties 20 report
companies doing business either with
Tor without license. and finally. the treas
iurer would not receive the amount o.
his salary. and the people would mo-
have that protection they now hav,
against bogus insurance companies
! The Office under republican adminisira
ition for years had the sinking fund de
partmeni. aud the auditor drew Ss.OOI
7 salary for this branch of his Office. i
had bank department. and he drew
s 500 salary for this department. and il
addition he controlled more than half ,
; million dOllars.and pocketed the interest
let some Of the same radical gentlemen
were members or ,he legislature. an,
never though; Of reducing the sudito
loT state TO $500. and he furnish hi
own deputies and stationery. But sine
democrat has ne Office they all CT,
i-.re.orm.r But ilis il caly another cas-
OF republican con. isfenc~. The Office j
: now paying. inclueIng salary and fees
about $4,000. and for the responsibilit.
pay i not unreasonable. III is due MI
: Henderson 20 say be is not lobbying o
ho.din- back any information connected
with his Office or salary. but intends 4
I, make the people sn Efficient officer. ant
depend upon rhe Judgment OF the pres
,ent general assembly for the compensa
tion.
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