The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-12

NssAu8 W 0lC0 your hAeuoNepaN SN4s - N~e@.
psesDt 10 authorize
The revelations in the inquiry Tecentiy
rnuductest 10y tbs. Senate ana the facts
brought 20 ligh: by ths Superintendent
at In.uranc. make u imperative that
'.lere should be u thorough Investigation
nth RESPECT to Legislative processes and
a. 10 the corruIa PTactAcs- which nave
been en.ctuaI ~ ADVANCING - block 'ng
legislation ID . not necessary Tor ms
to review the-., 4 ~clOSllrea ar ~ attempt
To- apprais- their Tulative eject -
susfrient 10 say that they nave cau-"d
sysry honest citizen ~ tingi~ With shame
ard indi Rnation AMI have made Irre-'-t-
lille the demand that every proper means
should b~ employed to purge and 10 purify.
IA il IN. high privilege ~ the lsgi~la-
ture IN the dischArge ~ IT. obligations
10 i,self ans In the people oi ~ state.
90 follow the sal,nary action already AIKEN
IN its upper branch by appropriate steps
for the exposure ami destruction os COM
bina,ionS and cCn-pracIe> against the just
use ~ the .av making power and hv
provid,ng Suitable protection against
the recurrence 81 such abuse. THIS -
pron'iring opportunity 70 pursue the
op~ninR trails " corruption, 4" reveal
Illicit uethods and agencies. to uncover
the peFfidinus influences which have
cilShonored the state and thus to aid IN
securing the wholesale exercise ~ lie
hepPfcent authority
II 10 the unauastioned preroEauVe ~
the Legislature to inquire into the course
Of legislation th. integrity ~ legislative
procedure and the means nv which its
action has been procured OF frustrated
IN this there 10 no usurpation or con
fusion Of function hut the proper safe
guarding Of the legislative power The
Legislature is entitled to know how.
wherein and by whom II has been deUe'Ned
and us powers perveTted
important a. will he the whole-o'ne
anc corrective Influence of publicity Slth
respect L, these ma Lter~ me purpo.e ann
result az Iuuuirv eStend beyond the
bounds 1T mere disclosure We are far
from Terfa- Llon IN legislative nethod
Nor = we eNhaAIsted available meas
urea II protection against -ranc IN leg
iels tion ana ciicAnerN IN dealing with
h,lls ~, e'IhJact deserves more thor
oaAgh consideTa ton - the end that IN"
orrortiInitisA ot thuee " ~ are willing g.
huv legislative tlN ~ or - use representa-
tive po~sFs Tor persona pront should
Re hTniferi 10 the utmost degree. " may
- TFfiTsr-sihAr f.silv to eradicate these
e,,le FaIt To the extent that the nature
Of the illicit intercourse is understood
and the methods and instrumentalities
which hsSs he~n S'ICce~-tul are exposed
thsT@ NAV H., Intelligent effort at RENE
dial action through both statutes and
Legislative TvIiea The time - ripe. IN
my lndgmeEn. for a iull and painsta king
ion,Ilfv "a expose the worst OF puthc
~vcngS and 10 prepare tive way for needed
improvements in our M~s and legislative
prc~e~-ss
thevsfor, recommend an immediate.
impartial. thorough AMI unsparinS IN.
VessigatIon into legislative PRACTICES and
pros sciIre INTO the 49,. vt corrupt or
IMPROPER MEATS for the promotion or
defeat II legislation, such INJURY not
TO 80 limited TO brIt suitably ~ embrace
the matters adSur,d IN the recent pro-
r@asiing tV the Ss~lats and those presented
bv TIE report h~rsNith -,Ih.uitt~d vt the
SUPERINTENDENT ~ Insurance. IN order
tNaf. ~ far ~ ~ IdeSNC-A may NJ obtain
able. tho actual tsCSS may he known.
that there nav hs. a iiill understanding
q the methods and asenCles employed
N counectiun With legislative prOpO-a II
and thai veil considered resnnsmenda-
sIonS tor appropriation remedies may h"
wade tHaRlEe y hroHEs
dent ~ Insurance which accompanied
the message - the Governor:
Upr unw1NIss's ErPnrr
sra IN Nlar~h -. 1910 q r,itytic inv~stI-
nnfi0n ~ the eNnrns~- ~ insurance Com-
Banier fY"ut IneO So IsiO IncIu-Se. par
rtosItnrly 10 -onnecsfOu with legislation ~as
hsw,ir ~ tho Nav NOrE- offCe- " this de-
r,rVmsn, 1h- testimony sud exhibits
therptu together with formal report Sili
IaisT he IRAN uIi'fsd to you The chatactsr
oI The facts dsveiorsrf ami me nature of the
siinscr'ie- eOcounrsrei ia cOHddCting the
investigation furt h~r-e~ - make u proper
that a. n ~ tirrs lav before vOI me follow
me summary
An examination ~ the phsnt1 Insurance
-
brog an ~ Igh' a MASS n correspondence
e.svrinE 90 ds-~las@ an intrinsic relation be-
tween Ihe president Of thai company and
legislation ,ns,.ting Are insurance COM
panis- durtrg he last decade The material
thus revealed -pEgs-tef an examination oi
ths books and records Of several other ON
r.ptes and in isurnry NJ mis- year such sN-
animation "a ordered This examination
sbov 81 thpr verv considerable. sums ot
-non~.- had h~sn rsi,i ~ 'arge number of
dorr~assr Gre Insurance ComDanle- and dis
hurssd ~ 81 through Tho president ot the
pNeHtv company ~ promoting or r@'ardsng
lsgtslst,on
Tho fa~'- 'h,i~ dev@lcTed foT'ned basi-
for r,trthsr fn0uirv With The result thai on
March ~ = public INVESTIGATION under he
authoyItv ,onf-rrs-i Nv ass.'ion 20 ~ the in
stran,s Law wn~ ~pFnmenCed iuAsmuch
az tho Np-n-~- ~ lite Insurance companies
IN CONNECTION VUh legislation hal been
cutie generally Developed ny the legs-MfN~
in~e~tiEai ion OF Innj u Nss not though
sisA-y eApedisn' or necessary to devote
sas,-se ttae an inquiry into the dts hurs"-
us~rts NJ s-,r,panie- of this character In
deed v'h yo--ihly q rev eVceptions only
such fnr's ~ showed Disbursements nv life
eorprsni.. -Ni-' not Brought nut in
Iae- form usr' of the'reco ord OF this inv estl-
Ks'ion
Tho result NJ the hives riEstiOn thus far
SAVANNA the follow M a4aspuenta.
legislative expenditures IN New York
b. insurance companies authorized to do
business ~ fhs state were particularly
,spepic,Ious IN the vsar- 1871. 1903. 1909 I0O5.
100 and iass and notably signi1cant IN two
oP thrs.' ~ such v..rrs
The~e di-bursemenis were made IA
Nv indiy idusl companies. in connection
With iegislA ton affecting such companies.
-, bv -yndicate- Of companies. apparently
willing a. do 'he work for all, and 'cl by Tue
New York BOARD Of FTs Underwriters.
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