Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-07-10
LEGISLATURE HEARS
ABOUT STATE INSTITUTIONS
Legislative Investigating Committee
Report Scathing Arrangement
of Officials.

mitted to the Legislature with the
message of Governor Hay, fnds:
That J. II. Schively, as deputy in
surance commissioner under Secretary
of State Sam II. Nichols, almost in
variably represented to insurance com
panies asking admission into Wash
ington that the entrance fees were $235,
when the legal entrance fee was but
$35, and that he collected in many
cases the larger amount, in some cases
$685., in a few cases $135, and that in
no case did he transmit to the state
treasury more than $35 of said collec-
tions. That he had no legal authority
to collect any such fee in excess of $35.
That the amounts collected for admis-
sion or for Notification and first re-
port in excess of $35 were demanded
and collected wrongfully and wholly
without warrant of law.
That it is impossible accurately to
determine the total amount of fees so
collected wrongfully by J. H. Schively,
but from the evidence received from
about one-fourth of the insurance
companies transaeting business in this
state the committee finds that the fees
so collected viii aggregate several thou
sand dollars and that Sam II. Nichols
and J. II. Schively have been the bene-
fciaries Of such fees.
Need Reform in Treasurer's Office.
Regarding the state treasurer s Of
fee the committee finds:
That there is not now nor has there
ever been any ledger account kept by
the auditor or the treasurer Of the Sc
eurities belonging to the several
school or other special funds; that
the treasurer seems to realize the ne
eessity for such a set Of accounts,
but deems it advisable TO await the
action Of the aeeountaney board be-
fore inaugurating one
That all securities In these funds
have been checked and the commit
tee presents a list Of all such securi-
ties as should be and are In the hands
Of the treasurer.
That proceedings should be institu-
ted 10 cancel all tide-land contracts
represented by tide-land notes in the
hands Of the treasurer, all Of which
notes are long past due.
School Department Q. K.
Regarding the Office Of superintend-
ent Of public instruction the committee
finds:
That all vouchers for two years have
been gone over and found regular in
form and show economical manage
ment and a regard for the best inter
ests of the state.
Regarding the deficiency appropria-
ton of $500 made by The 1909 iegisla-
ture. the committee finds that without
IN the department would have been
Aampered aud n0aId have personally
lost $50. advanced BY Aim for postage
stamps.
Faults IA Medical Lake Asylum.
Regarding the eastern Washington
hospital for tAe insane the committee
lndas
That tle cement lo0u in ail parts of
tle pew buildings nre cfacaed and
uneten. CHAT 30 certain rooms The cen
ter of tle floors Aas seftled from ono
Nv tHo inches, flat tae settling un-
aQpDtedly occurred during tle cou.
ftructlon AZ tle Du|IlIHH5 fAai other
mipQr defeea in finishing fse build
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