Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-27
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sentative Carl f. Miliiken of Island
| Falls and Senator Hesclton of Kenne-
| bee appeared in behalf Of the bill
| which if passed would do away with
| the arbitration clause of the Maine
| standard policy. All branded the
| standard policy as relating to fire in
! surance as rank class legislation. Sen
ator Clark declared that the arbiters
chosen by the insurance companies
| were their representatives. not fit to
render a judgment on a loss and that
! the clause of the law which says that
| the men chosen shall not have served
| on Il board of arbitration within so
! days, was entirely disregarded. He
| further said that the electric lighting
| clause always found attached to the
| policies, render them void for few
| houses are wired according to its pro-
| visions. Senator Heselton created a
| slight stir by declaring that there were
| attorneys present who represented the
! Grange Insurance companies. but all
| their expenses We're paid by the in
| surancc companies.
Hon. john A. Morrill, of Auburn. rep
rcsenting the Androscoggin Mutual
Fire Insurance Co, q Grange organiZa-
ton, Anscl Briggs of Auburn, a dircc-
tor, and w. S. Rogers of Topsha1n.
the secretary Of the same COMPANY.
spoke against any change from the
standard ro,i;y as did also Stephen ".
Carr State Insurance commissioner;
am Leslie C. Cornish of Augusta.
Frank II. Plutlmer of Portland rep-
y.rs Mi m
business il the State. He laid stress
on the wonderful increase OF business
under the Maine standard policy regi-
me and said that in his opinion it was
due largely to that policy, for it put a
damper on law suits. kept cases out Of
court and saved expense
The electric wiring clause he believ-
cd nee eseary occasionally and that
there was great reed of some such Il
standard ii structures lighted by cleo
tcicity.
j. s. Wright OF South Paris. repre-
sentins the Oxford County Patrons Of
Hus5anGTy Insurance Co, was the next
speaker. He endorsed the standard
policy because it tended to reduce lit!-
cation. IIc said that his clients were
anxious that TO change be made.
G. W. /. Perham of Island Falls, sec
rotary for the sane company. said THAI
he found that the very fact that it was
possible to get Il commission together
to go over the premises while the evil
dence WIS fresh, tended to keep the
nun Der Of disputes down. for it took the
bluff out Of both sides. The facts were
there and could De seen at once, and
that was likely II keep both sides from
attempting to get more than was due
Henry Hammond. president of TIE
company, endorsed the arbitration
clause. He denied that his com
psny hal any set of of men TO serve on
boards of arbitration.
Judge George G. Wing was the next
speaker. He said that he was in the
Senate four years ago when the matter
Of the Standard came up and differed
then with Senator Clark on the aues-
ton. Two years ago he also support
ed the same bill.
The speaker took occasion to pay
high tribute to Commissioner Carr,
saying that he had known him for over
30 years and he believed him i gentle
man and al honest .aan. he dislikcl
Co hear any one cast a slur upon him Or
the administration Of his office
Judge Wing then gave his attention
to the statement made by Senator
Clark, that "rincrrs' were employed
by Insurance companies to adjust
losses. He advanced the opinion that
that appcllation was uncallcd for for
he had yet to learn of an insurance
company which had employed an in
man.
"Now gentlemen" ne said. II don't
want to weary you, but I think that
this question has been threshed out
about times enough. Tho Maine Legis- |
latIre has twice turned it down and
and I think they were as bright as the
average Maine legislator, and mean by |
that, that it is as good as any similar |
body of men Of equal numbers in the
world
Hon. Leslie c. Cornish said that |
he appeared as an attorney for the old |
inc companies. He took uD tho oucS-
ton Of the electric lightin. rider. say
ing that ii was a privilege granted the |
and affecting the yaIidi- |
~ Of the policy itself in no way
Mr.. Cornish declared the title to the |
present bill to be misleading. II is the |
same bill. in effect, he said, as has been
introduced at least twice before The
standard policy gives the honest man
his due and keeps the dishonest man
from getting more than his due Tie |
speaker showed that out OF 1913 losses |
sustained by eight old-1ine companies
in Maine last year. but SO per cent.
were referred to arbitrators.
He then took up letters and petitions |
Of remonstrance from several cities Of |
the State and analysed them. showing |
that the signatures We're those Of lead |
ng business men and heads OF the leal- |
ing business firms Of the several cities. |
Mr.. Libby Of Portland spoke q short |
time in rebuttal.
The committee on legal affairs in |
executive session late Tuesday after |
noon heard NJ. r. OBrien of Portland |
On the boxing measure and later voted |
to report ought to pass on the bill in |
a new draft. The new draft is under |