New-York tribune., 1905-12-27
HAMILTON REPORT IN.
1T PLEASES M'CALL.
n. Y. Life Committee VIII Tarrs
1t OUer to Investigators.

The statement of Andrew Hamilton about
what he did with it will probably become pub
lie property to-day. It went before the Fowler
committee yesterday afternoon and afterward
was placed In the custody of the counsel to the
committee until the legislative investigators
are ready for it,
When the time came yesterday afternoon to
receive the statement every member Of the Fow-
IeF committee and their counsel were present IN
the Hanover Bank Building, with John G. Mil
burn and ex-Judge William A Keener as coun-
sci. The committee went into session shortly
after o'clock and proceeded Immediately TO
the consideration of the report John c. Nc
Call, who brought 1t over from Paris was not
present, as he has not yet recovered from his
rough passage back John A Mccall, however.
down to tell them what he knew. He
has been reported sick lately. but he showed
no signs yesterday OF being i'll He be-
fore the committee for something over hour
and a half
"Is the report before the committee%' he was
asked on coming out
Yes" he replied, they have it under con-
sideration now. I can't say anything about what
It contains. The Armstrong committee must
it before 1t be given to the public Our
committee has it now, and when they have fin
ished with it it will be referred to their counsel
who will keep 1T until it goes to the Armstrong
committee I not sure whether that will
be tomorrow or Thursday
MR.. M'CALL PLEASED.
'was the report favorable to you, Mr.. Nc
Call? Were you pleased with it?"
"It was very favorable he replied, "very
favorable. indeed"
On this report depends the payment by Mr.
Mccall to the New-York Life of about $4,000
1t was brought out before the Armstrong COM
mittee that Hamilton had received from the
New-York Life some s235, ,000 for which there
had been no accounting and there much
question about the propriety of this money be-
ing paid to him that Mr. Hamilton went to
Paris and Mr.. Mccall said that he would repay
all that was not properly accounted for. Since
then vouchers for money due from the company
to Hamilton have been put in in sufficient
amounts to reduce the account to about $4,000.
When young Mr.. Mccall returned last Saturday
with the statement the opinion expressed
by those in a position to become acquainted
with the contents Of the document that Presi-
dent Mccall was sustained all points of his
testimony and exonerated from all blame in
so far as Hamilton able to exonerate him,
and that satisfactory explanation made
of the s235.Oo so that Mr.. Mccall would not be
called upon to dishurse a penny.
The Armstrong committee hopes to be able
to get to the Hamilton statement to-day. Pres
ent plans are to have Henry D. Appleton, of the
State Insurance Department, UP when the ses-
sion opens, but it is not expected that he will
be there long, and then the Hamilton report
will come. 1t has been desired to have it pre-
sented by young Mr.. Mccall, so that he might
be examined about his trip to Paris and his
conversations with Hamilton but his sickness
may prevent this, or it may delay the receipt of
the report. The committee works under no hard
and fast rule and it will put off for few hours,
or even If necessary few days, the receipt of
the Hamilton report in order to see Mr.. Nc
Call.
COMMITTEE HAS MUCH TO DO.
If this should be decided there is plenty to
occupy the committee. Lou F. Payn is yet to
be heard He hurried down to the city last week
when he thought he night be called, and he will
be on hand again to-day. The committee has
now added to it's list the Truesdae committees
report 1t is considered likely that Mutual ofil-
cials will be recalled after the committees testi-
nony is in.
All last Sunday, and Christmas also. Mr.
Hughes and Mr.. McKeen worked. getting other
testimony out Of the way in order that there
might be all the time possible for the Truesdale
report Nearly thirty companies incorporated
in other States, have sent in voluminous reports,
which had to be prepared to be spread upon the
record 1t was intended to do that work this
week, but Mr.. Hughes ana MT. McfAeell ueNot0u
their time to preparing these reports in the re-
cess SO that no valuable time for hearing should
be lost
It is expected that the committee VIII sit to-
dav tomorrow, on Friday and on Saturday, and
probably until midnight on Saturday when II
will adjourn sine die. 1t is not likely that a COM
plete report will be presented on the opening Of
the legislature, but only perfunctory statement
that the testimony has been taken. The com
plete report with recommendations for leglsla-
fion wifi probably come some weeks later.