The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-01
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Monday, and T shall tntths.nneanttraae
consider nv plan q action .Ssss
81 Nj. renna,man who had been appoint
ed i clerk byS8 Colonel Hutton.
when asked for statement, replied;
I ii absolutely nothing to say"
Commissioners Not Talking.
IfEthe$ Corporations Commission hasSany
idea OF appointingRanySo one az insurance
commissioner the fact has not leaked out
The membersIof the ommlssNslona reluse5.o
discuss tl,is phase al the question insist
gingfthnt the matter IL q legal which
as sworn officers of the Common non
wealth, are In duty bound TO have deter
mined, Irrespective of any feellng #s t
might personally have:
4fThao matter hasSexclted great discussion
especially among those who took active
part In the recent m-
8paign.. Colonel Button, ~ is snid,saWas
IoneGof the directors Of senator. Maytlhls
5aght,S and Is one OF his closest strlenas,
n MI, Cation, the. patron. q: tne ,hsusa1taa
bill, which named Colonel Button Sas
commissioner.5wn g also warn sup l'or'
ser Of Senator Martin ~
Tile. story Ii told that Judge Fnlesar
went to Mr. .CSton and Nurged nm #tol
strike out Colonel Button's name from
tha insurance commission bill, SAYING,
that IT was illegal for the! Legislature 20
name tho observation-disclosures that power being
ia the hands OF the Corporation co onf
mission ss@ a$
The Formal Order, y sss
h formal order :elntereda by the Cor.
jporaHonf Commission " sas follows; s.a,
sss5s sss Riohmondt June 81, 1900
Mr., Joseph Button this 2 appesEea
before the commission and lenaetenG ~
the commission for its approval g pona
In the penalty OF $4,000, with the ylr,
ginlas Trust COMPANY. as surety exeeuteG
sby him for the faithful performance sot
his duties ns commissioner. 81 lnsuIhnso
under the proYlslons Of ? het,sp q . ,nae
General Assembly approved sMaTca = ,H lvVo,
and requested the commission :. ~ W.
further r RAY that the eommisalaRi
administer to him the oaths REQUIRED. ~!
said statute 70 be taken ~ h'm petossi
the commission, IN order that ne, m!lghs,
he duly qualified to act as conlmlssioMeF
of Insurance according TO- the, requHa.3
ments Of said statute, II being shoWn.IS
the commission that he had heen. eteeteai
both houses OF the General Assembly, q
Virginia, And the commtssion.N having
duly c%onsideredg the. matter, - or OPINION
that TX Is constrained to decline lto w.!
Auppnl snid bond, and 10 sHa!u,
onths, and declined to- take any action IN
these matters at this time, And the COM
mission addressed to Mr.. Button the sfol-
lowing letter, Which was ordered @ pe
recorded In the proceedings OF tina gay.
and delivered to him and which belng now
fspread upon the minutes 10 In the words,
and figures following, Ylz.ii
State Cooperation Commission. I'm
40 st June 30, 1905,
Mr, joseph button, Alohmorrk& Va,
Dear sir,-TheM last General Assembly
passed an act providing at considerable
length for the establishment iof y Bureau
OF Insurance IN Yirglnla,nYlth. q commlsT3
subject to the supervision and control
pf the state Corporation Commission.
-g,rhis act was approYed Ma.fl .. leo6. and
"a now to be tounldSSon} psNegAA22 Of the Acts
Sof5the General Apsernbfy {fof 1906 ss
The. alFstt three sections "a tk Adss aYt are