Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-18
National House Tuesday Passes
Eleven General Bills.
Ti||man Would Have All Campaign
Contributions Investigated.
President Sends Important Message on Insurance
Legislation to Congress.
MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT.

Washington. April 11.-Presdent
Roosevelt today transmitted to Con-
gress an important message relating to
insurance legislation. Accompanying
the message were the report and rec
concentrations of the insurance con-
vcntion which was held in Chicago last
February. Among the recOmmenda-
tions is the draft of bill which Con-
gross is requested to enact into law
with such amendments as its wisdom
may suggest.
The President urges the enactment OF
the proposed measure. as he says:
I'VE are not to be pardOned if We
fail to take every step in our power to
prevent the possibility of the repetition
of such scandals as those that have oc-
CURED in connection with the insur-
ance business as disclosed by the Arm
strong committee"
The text Of the Presidents message
follows:
"To the Senate and House of Repre-
sentativcs:
Il herewith transmit the report and
recommendations. with accompanying
papers. of the insurance convention
which met in February last at Chi
CtCO. I'll" convention was called be
cause of the extraordinary disclosures
Of wrongful insurance methods recent
ly made by the Armstrong legislative
committee of the state of New York.
the suggestion that it should be called
coming to me originally from Governor
John \. Johnson of Minnesota through
Commissioner Of Insurance Thomas
,Nst ion,
consisted Of about 100 judges, attorneys
general and commissioners of insur-
ancC of states and territories of the
union. The convention WAS seek
ing to accomplish uniformity Of
Insurance legislation throughout the
states and territories, and, as prime
step towards this purpose. decided To
erdcaVOr to secure the enactment by
the Congress of th" United states of
proper insurance code for the District
or colunbl, which should serve as 2
mo6"I fot the several states. Before Hd
journing the convention appointed n
Comnlittcc Of three attorneys general
and T. commissioners of Insurance of
TIE various states To prepare and have
presented to the Congress Il bill which
should cmhody the features suggested
by the convention. The committee re-
Gently met in Chicago and in thorough
ana plitStakinE fashion sought to
prepare u bill which should be at ono =,
protective Of poliCyhOldcrS ANA fair and
Just 20 insurance companies and which
should prevent the graver evils and
abuses Of the business and, at the
same time. tnrcstall any wild or drastic
legislation which would be more harm
fuI tnan beneficial. The proposed bill is
discussed at length in the accompany
ing lrttcr by Supt. Thomas T.. Drake of
the de partment of insurance in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
II very earnestly hope that the Con-
ErcSS ut the earliest opportunity will
enact this hill into law with such
changes as its wisdom may indicate.
have no expert familiarity with the
business. but | have entire faith in the
right Judgment and single minded pur-
pose of the insurance convention which
met at Chicago and of the committee
of that convention which formulated
the measure herein advocated We arc
not to he nardOned if we fail to take
every step in our power to prevent the
possibility of the repetition Of such
in connection with the insurance bus
iress as disclosed by the Armstrong
committee.
(Signtd
'THEODORE ROOSEVELT IT,