Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-02-19
NASHVILLE.
Proceedings OF the Legislature fester.
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Peiiiisn OF Home Insur.
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SptclH4 70 tne Appeal
NASHVILLE, February lS.-In the
senate, Mr.. Logan introduced resolu.
ton providing for the adjournment OF
the legislature at noon Monday, in or
der to observe Washington's birthday.
Rejected.
House resolution providing for the
purchase Of bibles, testaments and spell
ers for conyicts was concurred in.
New bills: By Mr.. Paine: To make
new county OF Wisdom out Of Madison,
Henderson, M'Nairy and Hardeman.
The bill allowing juries to be dispensed
with in certain cases came uo on third
reading, was debated at length and then
recon- United.
In the house the resolution providing
for the appointment Of commissioners
on fisheries was rejected.
A petition was presented from the cit
izens Of Washington and Carter counties
praying for the formation Of new
county.
The following memorial was received
from home insurance companies, pro-
testing against the bill requiring foreign
companies to deposit bonds with the sec
ret4ry If state:
Your memorialists, representing in-
surance companies incorporated by the
State Of Tennessee, would most respect
fully but earnestly remonstrste against
the passage Of house bill No. 81, enti-
tied "An act TO require insurance COM
panies TO deposit bonds with the comp
trOller OF state" and against the passage
OF any and all other bills containing
provisions of q kindred character. We
do not believe that the public interests
require the passage OF any such act,
while 1t is undeniably true that its pas.
sage would work irremediable damage
TO the interest Of insurance companies
chartered by this State and doing busi-
ness in other States. The supervision
and control over insurance companies
exercised in accordance with the prOvi-
sion Of existing laws, by the commits
sioner Of insurance, including the right
of ascertaining the correctness of the
ample annual reports made by the com.
papies to the department, by a personal
aud thorough examination Of their as
sets and liabilities by the commissioner,
or his deputy, renders any such deposit
entirely useless. In addition to this, the
existence in many States OF what are
known as retaliatOTy laws, will, II this
measure becomes Law, make 1t nec5s-
sary for our own companies to deposit a
like amount ia such other States, or
cease to do busi ness therein. Several OF
! the companies represented by your me-
morislists have extended their business
into many of the other States OF the
Union, the result of which has been the
1 introduction or large sums of money in
| 10 this State, but il this bill is allowed to
! become q law, they will be compelled to
! close their agencies in such States and
confine their business to this State
| alone, to the manifest injury of the pub
| lie interest.
W. W. BERRY, President,
WM. A. WEBB, Secretary,
Equitable Fire Insurance Co Nashville.
/ W. .ChIDSEl, President,
/ Widow and Orphan Fund Lie Insuranue Co,
! T. A.. NELSON, President,
BEN MAY, Secretary,
Southern Life Iasgranee Co, Memphis.
HENRY ]. LYNN, Secretary,
| Memphis Fire and General Insurance Co.
j. W. JEFFERSON, President,
G. W. l.. CROOK, Secretary,
| Washington Fire and Marine Insurance Co.
w.B GREENLAW, President,
j. A. SIMMONS, Secretary,
Peoples Insurance Co., Memphis.
T. B. DILLA-D, President,
II. GRONAUES, Secretary,
MIssisSippl Valley Insurance Co., Memphis.
ID. I. PORT rR, President,
D.H townsend, Nice-Pres't,
VIM G nDMAN, Secretary,
J. LJNSDALE, JR., Asst Sec v,
Plsnters' Insurance Co, N Memphis,
| THOS. H. ALLEN, President,
J. X. CLARKE, Secretary,
Phoenix Insurance Co., Mem phiS
= THU-. H. ALLEN, President,
Life Association of America,
NJ. l.. ME ACHAM, President,
A y. M'KAY, Nice-President,
WM. GAY, Secretary,
Merchants Insurance Co., Memphis
WM RDFFIN, Secretary,
Life Underwriters Association of Memphis
I VIM. II. MORGAN, Acting Pres't
JNO. r. PEARCl, Asst Sec'y,
Nashville Life Insurance Co
Apetition was presented from citizens
Of Grand Junction, praying for the es-
tablishmeDt of q special court.
Both houses adjourned at noon, to
visit the insane asylum.