The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-19

Cassidy. Cobb, Coggeshall, Cooper, Davis.
Deseher. Fancher, Fechter, Gardiner, Gates.
Hill. Human. LHommedieu. Malby, White
and Wilcox, Republicans. and Frawley.
Grady, Hasenfug, Hawkins, hlhoe, Martin
and McCarren. Democrats.
NoEs-senators Aids, Armstrong. Barnes,
Brackett, Cordts. Elsberg. Goodsell. Lewis,
McEwan. Page, Prime. SAKE. Smith, Stevens.
FULLY and Warwick, Republicans MS. and Cob
lins. FitaPerald.- Foley, Keena1. Marks,
Quinn and Riordan. Democrats
atFhe men who engineered the vote upon
this amendment think they have accom-
plished a clever job. For instance, il was
arranged hat the minority should split
even. seven to vote for and seven against
Senator Whites amendment. Then it
also was arranged that the Republicans
should about split even, nineteen to vote
for the White amendment and seventeen
against it. 30 that neither party can be
charged befoue the people with the re-
s~ponsibilty for emasculating the bill. This
di vision was planned for the sole purpose
OF throwing dust into the eyes of the peo-
pie, with a view Of making them believe
that the vote was the result Of an honest
difference of opinion among the Senator's.
This does not mean that all those who
VOltu aRdlLlSl lD6 w tlllt dI1ltuItIlt1IlJ "tTS
influenced by the combination between
certain Senators and the insurance lobby
which has been formed to extract the teeth
from the Armstrong committees general
revision bill. This combination controls
more than twenty-six votes, but thought
it best not to show its full strength at
the outset Of its work to emasoulate the
bill.
There has been in Albany for the last
week or ten days a score of more or less
prominent insurance officials, led by Mr..
Mcintosh, the personal attorney of George
W. Perkins and Vice-President ID. P.
Kingsley of the New York Life and Mr..
johnson, representing the agents. After
the ena a djourned tonight they swarmed
in upon the Senate floor and congratu-
lated the Senators who voted for the White
amendment.
When some of the Senator's who voted
for the White amendment realized what
they had lone they said the Senate clerk
must have misunderstood the way they
had voted. One Of these was Senator
Gates Of Oswego, who told THE sun corre-
spondent that he voted against the White
amendment. and yet he was recorded as
voting in favor Of it. Had he been recorded
as he says he voted the White amend
ment would have been defeated.
The best evidence Of the shrewd manner
in which the insurance combination laid
their plans was the fact that Senator's Good
sell and Raines voted against the White
amendment, and also the fact tibet Lieut.
Gov. Bruce was not here to-Cay. having
left for his home in Andes, Delaware county,
Yesterday. This nice latter arrangement
nut Senator John Raines in the presiding
officers chair and everything went along
smoothly for the combination. For some
DAYS past the consideration Of the general
insurance bill has been delayed for one
reason or another and to-day was decided
upon as the psychological time for be-
ginning of its cancellation
Senator Armstrong for the moment was
struck dumb when II was announced that
the White amendment was adopted, but
afteryard informed the Senators that they
had killed the keystone to the insurance
reform structure erected by Mr.. Hughes
and the Armstrong committee. he said:
There are possibly only one or two
provisions in the Insurance bill OF such
crucial importance as this. II is incon-
ceivable how ~policyholders in a mutual
company can participate in the control and
management of the company unless the
names and addresses of the p~Olicyholders
are available. All legislation, in my
opinion, that we can pass from now until
November 15 will he ineff to prevent
the administration OF the companies from
electing their own SUCCESSORS il this amend
ment stands. With their gigantic organ
ization Of agents and through the influence
Of the immense SUMS OF policyholders'
money they control they are already
in possession Of all. the elements necessary
to effectively upset n ~policyholders'