Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-01-18
FOR PROBE
Of INSURANCE
Bill to be introduced by Lyons
--App|egate Introduces Open
Specification Bill

Assemblvman 4. Wilton Apple
gate, of Prospect Plains, who has
law offices in this city, has introduce
ed a bill in the House favoring open
specifications for road paving which
is "a companion bill to the one intro
duced in the senate by Senator Parry
bn Monday night. Assemblyman G.
RAYMOND Lyons, of New Brunswick,
has announced that he will intro
duce a bill in the House next Mon
day calling for an inquiry into liie
insurance business now being CON
Quoted in the state. a request 1or
$4,000 to carry on this probe is IN
cluded in the bill.
Immediate investigation of "eXces-
sive profits and eXtortionate rates
e., insurance companies licensed to-
do business in New jersey is de-
manded in an Assembly concurrent
resolution to be introduced III the
legislature next Monday night by
Assemblyman Raymond Lyons Oh
New Brunswick. An approprlatlo1
of $4,000 will be asked to defraY
the expenses of the probers
The investigation proposed in the
LYONS resolution includes IN inquiry
into the business operations of all
the various types of insurance COM
panies. 1t provides for the appoinS-
mcnt of a committee to survey the
volume of business written in New
Jersey by life, fire, casualty ana
1aiscellaneous companies, ana 10 III
vestigate into profits, together with
n detailed inquiry into the condi-
tions of the companies writing poll
cies.
ssemblyman Lyons declared the
purpose of the inquiry was 10 ascet-
tain the equitableness or rates
charged for policies by companies
cnerating in New Jersey.
. The MiddleseX assemblyman III ms
re solution charges that there has
been no effort on the part OF insur-
arce companies licensed to do busl'
ness in New Jersey to reduce ther
premiums in the face of fuge ana
"cxcessiye" profits He asserts that
these profits have not been reflected
in premium rates and that Ne"
jersey companies are showing
ma-ked tendencies to collect m
creased premiums instead OF allow
ing policyholders to share in the
company's profits.
Assemblyman Lyons resolution
r1ovides for the conduct of the IN
vcstigation by the committee o1
banking and insurance in the assem-
bly, and senate. -,
A bi'l wh.ch would permit disabled
World War veterans who have com
plercd any of Unc'e SANS !ocatlo1-
al courses, 20 qualify for the study
or the various professions, without
meeting d: esent preliminary educa-
tional requirements. Is to be intro
duced in the House of Assembly TINS
winter. il is learned here. \ dralt
of the proposed measure. which. II
ia understood, has the backing OF
the disabled veterans organization
has been prepared and sponsor III
the House :. being sought. 800
Under The provisions OF the bill
a disabled former soldier or sailor
who has completed a vocational
course, and wishes to quallty LOT
the study Of accoui ting, dentlslrS'
law, nell inc, etc. need ohIy pre-
sent a certificate 10 the commission
er # edr alton showing that he mas
completed the vocatic Eal course me
commissioner in turn would pe re-
ouirad t. issue a certificate that ne
hos oII; lifted to register and begin
studyjng ~ che ser profession, the
latter certificate being equivalent
to ,he present required academic
counts.
Crowded Schools
Relief o. crowded conditions IN
nublic schools is AIMED at in bllI
by senator Heath, of Mercer, which
would limit the sessions of the first
and second grades to three hours.
thus making more room for higher
gra les. TIL sam bill would require
the county school superintendent IN
appropriatin.; school, moneys for at
tendance. 20 appor.ion an equa,
amount IL the first and secono
grades an9 to kinfergartens. or KIN
dergarten departments. where tht
are IN existence another bill tiXeS
the age of children in kindergartens
at five years, unless the school Is
"rae,lIarly organized kindergarten
school and shall have a kindergar-
ten department."