Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-04-17
Matters to Congress
With Recommen-
dations of Con-
'vention.
NOT PROMISING FOR STATE.
HOOD.
Conferees Preparing to Hold
Another Session Thursday
Probably No Agreement
Will Be Effected.


Washington, April 17--President
Roosevelt today transmitted the fol-
lowing message relating to insurance
legislation
ITO the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives.
II herewith transmit report and
recommendations with the accompany
ing papers of the insurance conyen-
ton which met in February last in
Chicago. The convention was called
because of extraordinary disclosures
of wrongful insurance methods recent
ly made by the Armstrong legislative
committee OF the state OF New York.
The suggestion that it be called, came
originally from Governor John A. John
son Of Minnesota. The convention
consisted of about 100 governors, at
torneys general and commissioners of
insurance. The convention was seek
ing to accomplish a uniformity of in
surance legislation throughout the
states and territories.
TO Establish Model Code.
'As a prime step towards this pur-
pose it was decided to secure the en-
actment by the Congress of the Uni
ted States of a proper insurance code
for the District of Columbia which
might serve as model for several
states. Before adjOurning the conyen
tion appointed committee of three
attorneys general and twelve commits
siOnerS OF insurance of the various
states to prepare and have presented
to Congress a bill which should EN-
body the features suggested at the
convention The committee recently
met in Chicago and in a thorough and
painstaking fashion sought to pre-
pare a bill which should at once be
protective Of policy holders and fair
and just to the insurance companies
and which should prevent graver evils
and abuses of business and at the same
time forestall any wild or drastic leg
islation which would be more harm
full than beneficial.
Drake Approves of the Bill.
THE proposed bill is discussed at
length in the accompanying letter by
Superintendent Thomas r. Drake, Of
the department of insurance in the
District of Columbia.
Il very earnestly hope that Con
gress at the first opportunity will
enact this bill into law with such
changes as its wisdom may dictate. |
have no expert familiarity with bust
ness, but have an entire faith in
the right judgment and single minded
purpose of the insurance convention
which formulated the measures herein
advocated.
I'VE are not to be pardoned if we
fail to take every step in our power
to prevent a possibility of repeti-
tion of such scandals as those that
have occurred in connection with the
insurance business as disclosed by the
Armstrong committee. (Signed)
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Conferees May Not Agree.
Washington, April 17.--Senator Bev-
eridge and Representative Brick of In
diana. have returned from the Republi-
can state convention in their state
and arrangements have been made for
another conference on the statehood
bill. Senator Newlands of Nevada, has
been named in place of Senator Pat
terson. who attended the first confer
ence so that all the conferees are now
in Washington It is expected that the
next meeting will be held Thursday.
There is less hope of an agreement
now than when the bill was first in
conference. An inquiry among the
Senator's who supported the Foraker
amendment has developed the fact that
they are rather tenacious for the last
amendment and insist upon separate
vote. The House conferees seem
more disposed to stand for their orig
inal bill than before, which would
mean no agreement.
Conference on Maritime Bill.
Washington, April 17.-By vote OF
l72 to to 81 the House today substi
tuted the House National maritime bill
for the Senate bill. This Dill will now
60 to conference.
conferees to Meet Thursday
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, April l7.--The joint
conference committee on the Hamilton