The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-14
THE PASSING
OF WEBB.
Supt. McNall and the Incoming
Superintendent,
w. V. Church, of Marion, Come
Together This Morning.
GIVEN THE GLAD HAND
Webb McNalI Offers Him the
Office
Tomorrow Morning and All
Goes Smoothly.
GIVEN THE GLAD HAND

Webb McNall will vacate the office OF
superintendent of insurance tomorrow
morning, Mr.. Church taking charge at
the opening of the days business.
The new superintendent presented
himself at the department this morn
ing and the two men exchanged cordial
greetings.
oD Gh ga;a! took a chair beside McNan
ct have my commission and the ex-
ecutive council has approved my bond
for this Office
matters up today and give you the
office tomorrow morning. The business
for today Qt was $3.50 o'clock has been
opened and it would be necessary to
close up the cash accounts now. A
completion of the days business Will
make the transfer much easier"
That's satisfactory to me-" said Mr.
Church. Then the two men, in the best
of humor, fell to chatting over the af-
fairs of the department.
Mr.. McNall told Mr.. McCoubrie to Sc
cure and pay all telegraph and express
bills for this month including today so"
as he explained it, ito give Mr.. Church
a clean bill to the office in the morn
ing"
Mr. Church suggested that it would
be necessary to check over the accounts
of moneys received by McNan since he
took charge of the office.
That's unnecessary" said McNau.
ct have been checked up three times by
the state accountant, the last time in
December, and all the moneys have
been turned into the treasurer, receipts
being held by this office, and the audi
tors office. as well as the treasurers
office.
'"The amount of the fremen's fund
now in my hands is about $1S,000," con-
tinued Mr.. McNall. This 1 will give
you a check for, because it does not go
into the treasury. 1t is paid out to fire
departments, and if it gets into the
or a w 8
necessary to get it out.
Under the new laws I have collected
over 100000 from insurance companies
as taxes. OF this $95, 900 has been turn
ed into the treasury. I have sent back
to the companies, as a rebate, the bal
ance, because the last law, 1897. repealed
the old one, 1875, and makes the net
tax per cent. I proceeded at first on
a per cent basis, but believe that is
wrong
Mr.. McNan will tomorrow morning
show Mr.. Church the pigeon hole In
which he can find the reports of Nc
Nall's special agents, or road agents"
as Governor Stanley calls them. This
will aid the new superintendent in the
first examination of my administration
which he is quoted as saying he will
make at once. I will also give him the
names of the companies examined said
Superintendent McNall.
After an hours visit Mr.. Church arose
and said:
I'm take charge tomorrow morning
then"
Yes, sir, I'll give you possession
then" replied McNall.
"All right. Goodbye" said Mr.. Church
passing out the door.
"Goodday," said Mr.. McNall
The executive council approved Mr..
Church's bond late yesterday afternoon.
1t came from Marion in the afternoon
| mail, under a special delivery stamp.
Soon after it was received by the sec
rotary Of state it was approved. 1t is
for the term ending July 1, 1899, the
balance of the McNal term In the sum
of 500, 900 signed as follows:
| Ferd J. Funk ...............$ So 900
D. w. Wheeler Observation-Disclosures. $500
o. Billings NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1000
w. w Loveless .......... 5000
s. F. Sacket NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5000
H S. Martin $500
G. D. Scott NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1000