Show WASHINGTON NOTES Special to The Herald Washington April 24 The secretary of the Interior has executed a contract with ith the General Electric company compan of N Y for furnishing elec lec electrical electrical machinery for a power plant pl nt for forthe forthe forthe the Strawberry valley Irrigation pro project project project Utah The bid Of the contracting company was Representative and Mrs Howell of Utah are here bere to accompany the con congressional congressional gressional party part that will attend the opening of the Jamestown exposition INSURANCE lAW NEEDS FIXING T Meeting of Interested Parties at Albany With Legisla Legislative tive Committees OLD QUARREL BREAKS OUT UNFAIRNESS IN RECENT ELEC ELECTION ELECTION ELECTION TION CHARGED Albany N Y T April 24 The New York Life LiCe Insurance company compan the he Mutual and Equitable Life Lite companies the insurance presidents associations the International Policyholders association and the special board of ot election Inspectors tors were ere represented represented represented tonight at the joint session of ot the assembly and senate insurance commit tees te s when a hearing bearing was as had on m the two bills which would amend the new ew Insurance Insurance insurance ance laws adopted last year ear as the fruit of t the Investigation of life lite insurance by hy the Armstrong committee One bill would change the procedure in connection with the election of directors of f mutual life in hi insurance companies the other would amend the penal code so as to compel 1 tes tea In connection with fth charges of ot unlawful relating re while still protecting the th witness against ag the US user of oC his test testimony testimony mony against himself in subsequent crim inal proceedings Both sides were given until Monday ronday to file proposed amendments to the pending bills Unfairness Charged During the hearing there were tilts be tween Air Mr Ir and the tives of tho the Insurance companies during which charges were made of unfair tac tics In the conduct of the campaign by both sides at the recent election lection General Solicitor McKean of the Mutual con the tho proposition to give the super s r of insurance power newer to make naka rules for the conduct of elections Charges have hae been made he said of fraud and forgery in connection with the recent election of directors After a per personal personal personal and minute Investigation and out of the thousands of votes cast t for Cor the American ticket I find only one ballot to which there could be the slightest question qu sUon Mr lr broke In with a retort that would be Je e nearer New Law Not Tested Judge Steele of the New York Life LICe de declared declared dared that the new now law had not b cn given a thorough test and should not be amended amend d at this time He questioned the right of the legislature to forbid voting oUng proxies Mr said he had affidavits from twentysix tw states showing that ad administration administration administration ministration ballots had been forged The charges and countercharges which have hae been extensively published during the Insurance campaign were reiterated |