Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-09
DRAWS DOUBLE PAY
Mr Simpson 0OufsEsss Himself to Be
Frugal Individual,
QUOTES PRFCEDENTS FOR HIS COURS-
Receives Salary as Treasurer Examiner and
Works Insurance Companies.
CHARGES TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS A DAY
Works One Week and Draws Pay for Full
Months Toll.
;HAR6ES TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS A DAY
ATTORNEYS ORDERED FROM THE ROOM
Investigating Committee SqUelches
the Lawyers and Only Allows
Them 10 Remain On Promise
OF Good Behavior.

LINCOLN. March S.--(special Telegram
The legislative investigating committee
held another session this morning and called
!. A. Simpson vino told how il 1895 he ex-
anined the knights and Ladies Of Security
company at Topeka while he was drawing
q salary from the state treasurer exam
iner He also went To Kansas City and ex-
amined the Knights of Fidelity, which ne
found TO be insolvent and which failed to
pay his bill.
IL 1929 the witness went TO Chicago and
finding that the TrRders' comp " had never
been examined ha wratrf s.t e. to- Rsstng
Tor commission to examine II. he exam
ined the Fort WAYNE company oD the same
trip. This was in January, 1899. and the
witness said ne drew his regular salary
from the state for the same month.
Simpson was quite sure he went To the
Traders Office in the forenoon of the first
day and die NOT leave until near o'clock.
The FIRST thing ne did was To look over the
statement, 4 copy Of which had been filed
with the state auditor. He also looked over
the record book Of applications and the sal
airy and expense accounts. He asked tor the
securities SO ne could count them, but tue
company requested that he wait until Mon
day This was Oh Friday.
On Monday the witness went back to the
Office some time before II o'clock. and went
TO the vault with one Of the employees Of the
company. The president Of the company
was there 10 open the vault. The method Of
checking the securities 10 examine them
and compare them with printed list fur
nished by the company.
! picked VI, for instance, $4,000 in sugar
stock looked at il and saw il was all
right"
The examination ne said, took al day OF
Monday and that afternoon he presented mis-
bill TO the company for $40
Then the witness was asked If it was not
true that ne arrived at the office at II
GcluCR.
Cornell Objects.
George W Cornell here entered an OBJ
jection and asked that il be put in the REG
ord Chairman Prout notified the attorneys
ttlat they were here only by courtesy, that
the objections would not he placed IN The
record and that such conduct ar lntertered
with The work of the committee yesterday
could not be permitted today. This was
simply an invest igation. II further inter
ruptiop were made the attorneys would have
To hu excused from the room
Attorney Cornell defied the committee and
said ne could not be elected from the room
/ Attorney Ed P Smith also said ne had
I right there and would not leave
Chairman Prout here directed the ser
geaut-a, arms OF the senate TO clear the
room Of the attorneys The officer ap-
preached the two attorneys and requested
them TO go. They refused 10 20 and IN the
discussion and explanations thar followed II
I was agreed that they might remain II they
refrained from interfering with the investi-
CATION.
! Attorney Bryant, IN making talk OIL the
question o; privilege addressed the chair
1 man as 'Mr Frour and was reprImanded
! by Representative Evans. WHO directed him
/ 10 address the committee If he desired 70
speak. BRYANT apoioEtzed for the oversight
Simpson then continued mis- story Of The
examination of the Traders company. His
memory was defective on all the details
and he answered many questions by saving
4 The report viii show" He was sure the
report would snow all the shares and GER
tihrates filed by the company.
/ Al this point the report was HANDED 10 the
witness and he was asked 10 tell from the
/ report the number OF certain bonds held by
/ the COMPANY The witness was much fur
ried when he was unable 10 answer the
question from the data in the report He
said ne made certain memoranda which be
had later destroyed and could not nov re-
member the details Re was quite sure Ihas
he charged the company 500 for the two
DAYS work and SO for expenses.
The witness could not remember whether
the commissions were given him here al
Lincoln or We're sent 10 him after he started
II YOU started out from Lincoln on sun
day and commission dated three or four
auyE later was sent you wOuid you charge
tns company from The date Of the commits
sion or from the date OF YOUR leaving Lin
( coin "'
i would charge them from the time Of
leaving Lincoln"
The witness here explained that the writ
zen cerlIhcale from the auditor was only !