The evening world., 1909-01-28
SENATE LETS IN
LIGHT ON THE
WALLIS CHARGE
Resents Allegation That "Poll-
tics" Was Behind Opposition
to His Appointment.
lLETTERS GIVEN OUT,
| Kelsey Said Home Life Broke
il Law and President Ide
Blamed Wallis.
| LETTERS GIVEN OUT,

1 ALBANY, Jan ?S,-Efforts on the
part Of Senator Grady to have read in
the Senate to-day the correspondence
| requested from the State Insurance De-
partment relative 20 the Home Life
| Insurance Company or any Of Its
agents, especially Frederick A, Wallis,
| whose name vas presented TO the Sen
ate as State Superintendent OF Insur-
ance by Gov. Hughes and later with
drawn. provoked a spirited debate, Sem
ator Human contending that the cor
I. respondere should first go TO the
! Committee on Insurance for considera-
ton.
Senator Grady, who introduced the
resolution calling for the correspond
ence, said his information did not come
from n political quarter
"As the gentleman nominated seems
| to be aborins under the impression that
Il is merely political opposition" said
Senator Grady, II shall ask to have
the correspondence read for his own
Information
Senator RaineS declared that Nh
Wallis's statement IN his letter to Gov.
Hughes that he did not care to accept
an Office 10 which so much political
opposition has been directed" was an
Injustice To the Senate
Senator Grady said he was willing to
give Mr. Wallis ever chance to disproye
any OF the reports against him But
II Senator Hinman can get Mr. Wallis
10 ask for an Investigation" he con-
'tnuei, u promise more interesting de.
yelopnsnts than this correspondence
Contains. The nnger Of s",p.-.D" nds
been directed against him and | want
TO find out II the Home Life or any OF
ITS agents have been guilty Of violating
the law"
Raines Supports Grady
Had 1t not been tor Mr. Wallis's
statement in his letter ! should have
been willing to have had the incident
closed" said senator Raines. II there
! is nothing IN these letters other than
political malice, then let us know about
II. Although some may say that there
IS an organized opposition, ! want to
say that there is no cause for such
ra title headed talk as that
A motion by Mr.. Human TO refer the
correspondence to the Insurance Com
mittee was defeated by a vote OF "a to
ii, as was a motion by Mr., Hnman to
table the matter.
Finally motion by Senator Grady
TO have the correspondence printed and
then referred to the Insurance Commit
tee was adopted
The correspondence which was
made public AS n result of the Senates
action, includes a letter from Robert
II. Fuller, the Governors secretary,
Transmitting to Superintendent of In
surance Kelsey a letter dated Jan. 20,
1907, complaint with illegible sigma
ture alleging that certain advertising
matter of the Home Life insurance.
Company, copies of which were in
cloSed, were in direct violation Of
law" and that rates OF commission
offered being higher than that allowed
by law is certainly temptation for
relating. which is also in direct viola
tion of the law"
Blamed on Wallis.
II appears Mr. Kelsey acknowled sed
the letter and wrote to Secretary Glad
win. of the Home Life, calling his at
tention to the matter. Tie received a
reply from President George r Ide,
OF the Home Life. dated Ian -. de-
claring the matter referred to was
prepared and issued absolutely witnout
my knowledge or consent" by Mr..
Wallis. to whom. he Says he wrote on
the cath prohibiting The giving of any
such brokerage as he offered in this
card"
He says at the same time he sent a
circular to all the general agents OF the
company on the subject. lie says fur
Their he has recalled the use OF one por-
ton OF the advertising "as being al
solutely misleading and improper" and
repeated my Instructions to Mr.. Wallis
that all circulars emanating from his
office should be submitted to me for
approval before their issuance
The correspondence also included a
protest dated Jan. 10. 1905, by NJ. kap-
Ian, general agent OF the Fidelity Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company OF Phila =
delphia against the issue OF license as
agent TO Frederick a. Wallis Nor the
year 1908 and charging him with re-
batting, This Wallis denied and said
the protest was made to force a settle
ment Of a law suit pending between
Marian md himself