Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-23
HENDRICKS WORD NOT CCOD
Insurance s.mpanies Must have Other
Proof to Operate in Nebraska
HOME COMPANIES CLOSELY SCANNED
Failure to Provide Fees for insane
Commission May Render the New
Dipsomaniac Law of No
Practical Va1ue.



LINCOLN, Dec. 22-(Special.)-Audltor
searle indicated today that his department
NAV not accept some of the New York In
surance department reports on companies
oryanized in that state. If such action Is
taken IT will be based on the disclosures OF
Commissioner Hendricks before the legls-
lative committee. The Nebraska Official said
that he is greatly surprised as TO the laNity
of the New York examination, as testneu
60 by Hendricks. and indicated that an ex-
animation made by the New York commls-
sioner would scarcely be sufficient to Justlty
the admission of companies concerning
which no other assurances had peen re-
ceived
He stated that his insurance deputy, Mr..
Pierce. exercised very close scrutiny over
the Nebraska companies, not only to In
sure their solvency. but to prevent the ex-
cessiye expenditure of funds in expenses.
He said that Mr.. Pierce finds it necessary
70 call the attention of insurance company
officials to Irregularities very frequently
and cited a recent instance where loan
was the subject of protest because OF the
fact that 1t had been made to relative or
the insurance company official. Auditor
searle declared It to be the policy of his de-
partment to insure that the companies are
managed on an economical basis.
II is intimated that the examinations
made by. othsr states whose commissioners
have not been found TO be careless will be
accepted by the Nebraska officials. but un-
less the companies have other facts than
the bare certificate Of Hendricks they are
likely 20 have some trouble securing new
certificates. There is some question as to
the right to bar a company when once ad-
mitted, as long as It is solvent, and the
matter will probably be considered when
the times comes to issue new licenses.
Deputy Pierce suggested that where ex-
aminations may be considered necessary
the states may combine to have the work
done by expert actuaries.
May vitiate Dipsomaniao Law.
Deputy County Attorney Tyrrell has rem
dered an opinion to the county board thai
no fees can be collected under the new dip
somaniac law by the members of the count!
insanity commission. the witnesses Off
GERS. He bases this conclusion on tn,
omission of tho new enactment to provide
for the payment of fees. but he states tina
the failure to provide compensation doe
not necessarily relieve the officers of tn
duty of enforcing the act.
Should the omission of the legislature L
provide for the payment of fees be held b
the court to bar payment for services, II 1
pointed out, the statute would become diff
cult OF enforcement. especially IL there wer
no provision for the payment of witnes
fees, since ordinarily the witness may re
auire payment in advance. The questio
raised by the county Official will probabl
be carried into the courts. since c. C. MAJ
ley. a member of the commission. has sign
fed his intention TO appeal should his clail
be rejected.
Seeks 20 Find Daughter.
Mrs. Minnie Duvall has appealed to III
police TO assist her in finding her 1s-yea
old daughter. Nellie. who left home thr'
days ago because of her infatuation for
married man who had been calling TO 81
her. The girl has been seen in the city /
several persons, but the mother has bee
unable to learn her whereabouts. tt