Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-07

,.Q-You kept no memorandum OF them,
h-No sir; did not
Q.-Now that Is tho only time you ever
afterwards?
A.-weli not to my knowledge.
Here followed some questions covering
the same ground, and the examination con-
looked like a cigar box, from, which he
TOOK lot OF papers that he called Certif-
.,a.,taeSso so Of deposit, amounting from $4,000 to
Al do not know whether he called them
certificates of deposit or not; they were
certificates of deposit mostly. There may
have been some bank checks.
Q.-He showed you the papers?
Q.,1Yog looked them over and took no list
A.-No, sir: took no list of them.
Q.-Took no memorandum OF them?
Ale had list of them.
Q.-You took no memorandum Of them?
A.-No, took no memorandum OF them.
Q.-And you turned them back to him and
he put them back in the cigar box and
Ale put them in the vault.
Odd you see him put them in the
vault2
Q.-And that was the end Of the exami-
nation?
A.-Yes, that was the end of it.
Charge of Unjust Discrimination.
Numerous complaints have been fled
with the deputy state insurance commits
sioner against insurance organizations and
corporations doing business in the state,
charging unjust discrimination in the matter
of making rates to policy holders and pros
pectivo policy holders These complaints
have suggested the necessity OF a stringent
anti rebate law in Nebraska Insurance
laws OF other states strictly prohibit the Of
fering Of a special rebate by an insurance
company, but there appears to be no provs-
ion OF this kind in the Nebraska statutes.
In the case of the State Life Insurance COM
pany OF Indiana, recently considered by
Governor Poynter and Deputy Commits
sioner Bryant, 1t was contended by the COM
| plainants that the law making it a mutual
| organization prevented it from quoting diff
ferent rates on the same class of insurance.
| The point was not decided and there is a
wide difference Of opinion as to whether the
contention was correct one Or not Dep
| uty Commissioner Bryant said he would
| probably recommend to the next legislature
| the adoption of some law similar to the
| Colorado antirebate law, 1t being perhaps
| the most stringent of any now in force.
| Mr.. Bryant today sent the following letter
| to number of representative insurance
| men, asking for their views on the subject
In my humble Judgement If there is one
| tnlnP tnat TINS state needs before another
| 1t Is stringent anti-rebate law. l intend
| to recommend one in my first annual re.
| port. 1t will be fought on the ground OF
constitutionality. So you see the law will
have to be drawn up with the most scrupu.
lOuS care. The office has been rushed with
business, but I have been studying up, the
queS ton at every spare moment. | will be
pleased with any suggestions you have tC
make. Bear this matter in mind and talk
with other life insurance men on the sub.
| ject: | have grave doubts about my ability
| to do more than was done in the Indiana
| case, am a strong believer in the anti
rebate law. Write me or this subject OF
| cali me up at your convenience. Don't for.
get this letter in the press of business.
have the honor to Be X9Hr 9bedsnS seryant
| Deputy Insurance Commissioner.
The Sugarloaf Mining and Milling COM
pany OF Omaha, capital stock sl,oOO,OO0.
| filed articles of Incorporation with the sec
retary Of state today. The articles are
signed by F. B. Tiffany, president, and S.
| f. Hamilton, secretary.
Certificates Of nomination Of the repub-
lican state ticket were filed in the secretary
of states office today by the officers of the
| state convention.
The Arapahoe State bank of Arapahoe
was chartered today by Secretary Hall OF
the State Banking Board. The stock of the
new institution is SIS 600 and the incorpo-
| rators are j. NJ Patterson, Thomas E.
Farmalee. Charles C. Parmalee. Charles A.
| Patterson, S. NJ. Patterson, R. c. Patterson
| and Samuel Patterson. The Riverton
State bank of Riverton was also chartered.
Its capital stock is $4,000 and its incorpora-
| tors are F. B. McGrew, N. r. Morrow and
| r. V. McGrew.
The secretaries of the state Board OF
Health have taken the case OF Dr. Oren
ONeal under advisement and will report to
| the board.
Governor Poynter will issue a proclama-
| tion tomorrow morning containing appoint
ments to fill the vacancies in the state legis-
lature caused by the resignation of Senator
| Crow Of Douglas county and Representative
| WnOdard of Hamilton county