New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-17
SMALL COMPANIES NOW.
PROBERS SEE Works END.
Judge" HamiIton's Statement
Scheduled for Day after Christmas.

Scheduled for Day after Christmas.
Unless some of the testimony adduced shall
lead 1t off after big game again, the insurance
investigating committee will conhne itself this
week to the lesser New York companies. These
Ii will try to get out Of the way before the
inquiry closes with the first Of the new year.
The committee dies natural death with the
opening OF the legislature. The members do
not expect their work to be continued. The
Provfdent Life is now in hand, and there are
half a dozen more of the small companies,
some however, Of considerable Importance,
which they also wish to examine This will
take all of the coming week and will prevent
any examination of the various assessment
companies or OF the many companies incor-
porated in other States.
The foreign companies are anxious to be in
Guided in the record and many OF them have
pleaded earnestly with the committee to be
examined. AS they cannot be heard on the
stand they have been asked to send In written
reports, and these being put into shape
to be included in the record. The committee
regrets that its investigation has been so re-
stricted. It wished to go into many depart
ments of insurance, especially the technical side
of the actuary's work, but has found itself un-
able to touch on that. A large amount of
material, however, has been collected outside
Of the testimony taken on the stand. and this,
Also will be used by the committee in formulat-
ing its report.
In Christmas week there will be some inter
esting material to add to the report John c..
Mccall, son of John A. Mccall and secretary OF
the New-York Life will be on hand then with
the statement Of Judge Hamilton concerning
the large expended by him in legislative
work Nc Mccall sailed from Europe yester-
dou nd u-iFb arIy
passage, should reach here Saturday. Accord
ing to reports from Paris. he brings long re-
port from Judge Hamilton. The committee
expects to put Mr.. Mccall the stand to tell
about his visit to Paris. and deliver the report
the day after Christmas. 1t is believed that at
least a day will be required for this and it is
sincerely hoped by the committee that the ex-
animation and the report will not make neces-
sary the calling of a large number of other wit
nesses. though 1t is recognized that this is quite
possible
superintendent Hendricks is to be called in
Christmas week. and the committee wishes time
to hear him at length on the methods Of the
State Department of Insurance. Mr.. Hen
dricks's testimony in this regard is considered
necessary to the preparation of the report,
which, by the way, will not be presented at the
opening of the Legislature The great mass
of testimony taken is being brought into shape
and will be handed in shortly after the first Of
the year. but with it there will only go a per-
functory report, stating merely that it is the
testimony taken by the committee.
The real report with the recommendations for
legislation, will come much later. All the mem
be-s Of the committee and the counsel are work
ing on it now. They are giving much of their
time to thought on this subject and James Nc
Keen is, perhaps, taking the lead. as he Is col
lating the evidence, preparing the reports of the
foreign companies and doing work in general
which fits him for taking the first position IN
the preparation of the report But the report
has not been intrusted to his care. The work
of drawing it up has not as yet been placed IN /
any especial hands. and when that duty Is
reached ii will probably be assumed by the
committee itself.
The "rantankerous friend" from up the river.
The mild hammered and benevolent appearing
w S Manning, is in town again and would
very much like to be recalled to the stand he
is afflicted with intoxication Of publicity. &C
cording to the committee, and would intict hlm-
self and his features once again on the popu-
lace. but he will fail. His soft persuasion has
failed to move the hardened men who have be-
come accustomed to the pleas of important
witnesses.
James H. Hyde yesterday denied the report
that he was about to make his home in Paris
He said:
The statement is absolutely untrue. While
If Is fact that I have contemplated trip to
F.lrope in the near future to get a change and
rest which my physicians say 1 need have
not the slightest intention Of making any place
in Europe my permanent home, and 1t is not
fact that my house in this city is for sale.
q Mr. Hyde is booked to sail for France by e
Touraine on December %. He purposes 20
divide his time henceforth between his he ne
here and his house in the Avenue Henri Martin,
Paris.
dent Of the Mutual Life, spent two hours about
the Office yesterday morning getting the run or
things He does not take office until the New
Wear but he will be seen at the companys
offices frequently and the first of the year he
will take I'D his official home in the building at
No 40 Nassau-st Mr.. Cromwell will also con-
Time there for some time after that date He
will give several weeks to breaking in the new
Mr. McCurdy, the president Of the Mutual,
Is apparently very sick. On the advice OF his
MUSICIAN he is seeing only the members OF his
immediate family and few intimate friends
al his home, in Morristown, N. j. He IS mucn
afraid of the excitement of seeing strangers
since his cross examination by Mr.. Hughes. He
has not been seen out in Morristown for several
DAYS and it is said there that he Is not
strong enough to make the trip South. which ne
had planned.
MR.. MCALL SAILS ALONE.