The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-08
ON rRIil BrroRn TnE sENiTE


with counsel. occupied seats within the circle
Of the S'natc. on the left of the chnir. and
Mcssrs. Hand and Hale. Of counsel for the pco-
pie. were seated on the right OF the chair. within
the circle.
Mr. Hand said So much public discussion had
been hni HAT they did not deem 1t necessary To-
occupy much time. The Governor has recon-
men led the removal of Superintendent Smyth
on rcfu-in. To obey the law of 1873. Previous to
that year tho Superintendent Of Insurance was
nuthori.a to cause examinations Of Insurance
companies having almost unlimited power
in such examinations. and to charge what he
plcused ior them. without any restraint from
any person. Iu 1872 ii wns suggested that
the Logis. tur, place some check upon the
charges for examination. some Ofthosc charges
bcin- very lnrgc-lut those amounts were
utterly n~i-uiil ant ~ compared with the
amounts which ure to bc considered in this
case. Tho ,nlrcrs OF insurance do not enter
Complaint. and would rather pay any bills of
the Superintendent or his examiners. no mat
ter how largo. than TO have the Ill will OF the
Supcrntend mt. rs the companies are entirely
az h.s mercy. The Insurance Department; was
ins' iuieI for tho protection 81 policy holders.
hu; N doubted If they were thus guarded TN
tn' u.i.i- uf ih'.' companies WIS mad" hy tn b
charges OF the Suprrint .u,lrnt ANA his cXnr-
shail nni,tn, H.! companics from tGFc.r
supposed. guardian, the Sup"rinirndrn'
of the Insurance Department. Tho an.
sW,r cu'.o I'm the form of .he law of
1873 1'Ni..in. MI hi- for examination t. ho sent
Ill.,. i,., ',',,,I ~ l'.ii"'t ,6nr,.n NJ MA i,,e.
,'rv.. F. r,,,..f i Ia il IN lis ~ rsfii.,i "r
neglect to obey il. II seems plain thatif Sur"r-
~ 'i.ft' i''~ .."n" it''i' Ii.t ,''' vi VII
hn L.i'l ,,n ,,uii,v ,f .u N CON iu,t Thnv nx.
. y, A. " 80, ~ ~ :. @ ~ IVA "a t. i,,,, ~
,.e NJ iar. , II WHIT if h,r , gul,
q, tN' ,,, lllIn"'f' NAV ,nr SulNt.A' si',h' or
~ il.in-.I i..ninn ,nnorrppntA ceriM, ~ !,
nt..-i,. -, ~" l,,, NJ iir.'.,,l'i
TreT -p,tto SLOW Nv "a" ""yid"nce tba, Just.es
lnnl"n n<v"r is.u any opinion on this
HH'-l"h oi Huhun.' hiiiS tN me Nomptfvll r.
sir,,,' M th,' -afeciiar - W IN rtf"rof 'c l. fho
law Of 1873 Whphr ne statute Is wise or
not. WIS ilNL qu. 81 u for the NupHriri. .ni'lt
Counsel 'nr IA" lenplH ll"n .Hlrl Joseph l..
hnHiI. lg'~i Tent "i thr M"ir'loiiAn ll" In
suful. inruny. who WIS sworn. vll tDstiiirl
that -Dti. flny Nn~ examine Inst yccr. The
first "lnriuni Iti'n WIS IA writing, The rN-
du tt,.l hs Hrng,& lsnld. VI all. Ballard. Tay-
lNr. '"-iE in. Mr. SmNA. Jr. and ~ p'i'y
qppr .-ei 'y 1hom1- Murphy. amt ex-senator
IAlnn - ni N'W l"r"' uili ior ilS99 WIS
pr'S,.h,"i % 3, lnaliy a.. TIE witness by HaMll-
ton iar : nai0r. W inoss asked Supgrin-
n}cn' Sm'tl la eG 's iar t.e hin s4@nla be
prr ~ udrut sud NO.. Superintendent Smyih
was pres NJ with senator Harris. Ih"y came
., lni2 ,iie office OF the insurance company to-
Counsel for thg people desired i2 prove by
witness that in the case ot THIS hill the usunl
course Of the company was departed from in
nuuithi tmis niii id On, once nr,h"7s %. ih' G'r7'
rrn # q }oaTa u r'pafs au az li IS the % dual
GUS NJ
o." Hnp'' 'iit'h,: III '2uhsel "nlegtH W.
~ ID 'Hn . HahN' bS Il N''c "i ot' IT. re-
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. ~" '.t p'"l''i.''" 10 "Iih' '.l
in""S 'iS - w ~ 'r-iNr anu tA IHiHht
XXX ~ ,ei ~ r u, , n.'n
" m'ii VIZ, "'''''oH III '"e "'''Ni"l'Ne 10y
the following N,t';
r,,,,, = r..r'sn r,.le sn' "tAl
.,. - i nt Ti,i,r W. N.'..,f '.,i ,' No.
>,,,-N...rs Ho-an. Hughes, Marvin. Mccaitay. ant
senator Hogan explained his vote hy roaiin 4.
from an Albany rntl,.r "A s,,t-,ren, Mn. tinr,'
wa~ % coinl .nation h.twceu certain Esuuil i.in-
ana Democrats ~ remove Mr. Smyil uuI III /
II '','i,, ccr,ain an,'r lgim1Hr
li.un- ani Democrats, h. save not tiiy Mr.
smy'h. hn' goins -t.ll furlhoranl an t'ni; NJ.
posed e.i- ',tiDn for tie city ~ Nrw YORK an
entering into On" Iu etion oi the election next
fall I'm III ciiy Il N"w Yort.
Mr. hlnpl's rNamiAlt iai was resumed a- fol-
lows. " An examination of his ooupnnv I'm /
I,uld. II u.cuiicl them aNUui;t two Wcrk, racll
n oar ~ 60. They examined the records Of tla
OFF %, i,li.i ilud-. The bonds hal ben nxa,r-
inod hy John c. Dimmiok and Arnold WOOL
ford X Co. Messr,. Harris and n4dd reviewed
their " rk ="
Tho bin and check were then placed in cvi-
dcnce
Counsel for the state next oif red in evidence