, 1884-03-06

Inc ngnC @ the same Is not yet ended.
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The Insurance Bill Passes.
The bill originally introduced in the
council by Mr.. Warren creating the
Office OF territorial insurance commiss-
Toner, came up in the house of repre-
sentatiyes yesterday afternoon, Mr..
Quealy acting as speaker. Quite a dis
cussion occurred over the same. This
bill is an important one, and was very
thoroughly discussed in the council,
when it passed by a close vote. The
discussion arose yesterday on a motion
to indefinitely postpone, made by Mr..
Coad.
The discussion that ensued was main
ly between Messrs Coad and Jones, in
favor of the motion and Messrs Tesch-
macher, Groesbeck and Ford opposed.
Mr.. Coad stated his objections to the
bill and claimed that inasmuch as the
parent law provides for the contingent
cy-that is, the auditor oficiates in
that capacity-there was no necessity
at this time of creating a new office and
going to the additional expense that
would be entailed on the territory If the
bill should pass and become a law.
Mr.. Teschemacher said he hoped the
motion would not prevail; that the
bill in his judgment was an important
one and what the people of the terri
tory needed. There should be some
protection for the people, some safe
guard against those who might improve
upon the people in reference to this in
surance business. Then again, there
should be some system about it. To
require the territorial auditor to attend
to the work when it did not pertain at
all to the duties of the auditor was
seeking more than the people ought to
ask. The matter had been quite
thoroughly ventilated in the council
where the bill had passed by a two
thirds vote in its favor, and he hoped
it would pass in the house and thereby
give an additional security and protec-
ton to the people in regard to insur-
ance.
Mr.. Groesbeck also presented his
views on tho subject, and made an
extended argument. He was in favor
of the bill and believed that the house
ought not to squabble over the slight
expense that it would incur. The
creation of this office had beer recon-
mended by the last auditor of the ter
ritory in his official report, and it had
also been recommended by Governor
Hale in his message.
Speaker Jones advocated the post
ponement Of the bill, that he did not
believe that we require any such office
as insurance commissioner. 1t would
be a needless expense to the territory,
etc. He hoped the motion would pre-
vail.
Mr.. Ford was a supporter OF the
bill. He believed it was a necessary
and a wise measure and ought to be
supported by the house. Not every
man was familiar with the insurance
business and they ought to be pro-
tected. and the way to do it was to
place a competent man at the head of
the insurance business Of the territory
in order that frauds and impositions
shall not be practiced by designing
men. .t.
Mr.. Coad again stated his views.
Mr.. Jones spoke again on the subject
and merely emphasized what he had
already said. He was totally opposed
to mourning the additional expense te
the territory that would follow the
passage Of this bill.
Mr.. Groesbeck again arose and stated
that OF course the gentleman would bt
opposed to this, and stated that he
(Jones) had voted against the appropri.
alton bill at the last session of the leg.
islature and ~gesticulating quite fercely,
added that the gentleman was 'ar
enemy Of the territory" etc. ?
MI. Jones explained that the reason
why he voted against the appropriation
bill at the last session was for the rea.
son that it appropriated s 2,40o to pay
certain federal officers, and he for one.
did not believe in this.
Mr.. Coad thought that 1t would be I
pretty cheap man they would get to d.
this work for the compensation pro
vided for in the bill.
Mr.. Groesbeck thought that 1t wa,
better to pay even a small compensa
ton than to pay nothing to the auditor
for this work, which was the case un
der the law as 1t now stands.
The question was then put by th,
chair and the motion to inde6nitel,
postpone was lost, and subsequently tn,
bill passed the house with but sligh'
] opposition.