| Show FEDERAL CONTROL GONT OL OLOf Of INSURANCE Gf House Judiciary Committee Says There is No Constitutional S Authority For It ItIN ItIN ItIN IN NO SENSE IS IT Ii COMMERCE w Hn fn I in i I an er in ill i iii Jh Ilio I III I I i a Of Jf il till I I ashIngton March 21 That there l is 14 isIto no Ito t Ity for or control of Insurance or other othet suite state ear cor corporations other than railroads U is to he hI hIthe bethe the tho conclusion repotted reported to the house by bythe bythe bythe the Judiciary committee The Io report has been heen drafted by Chair Chairman man enlist of at the committee and Is Isnow I now fell III In the hands of at members nf of the tho committee e for tor their perusal An it un poll ItOh of ot tile the members Indicates s that with practically no ito exceptions exception they concur In iii the correctness of or this con elu The rite g if t Mr Jenkins may mil therefore be taken us its the busis of or the Uio the committee Is t to tn make makl to In tho the house hOlse In with the thu limit to that committee The report collates nit all 11 the hIlt Important court do t on cit n matter maler Involved treats each and reduces tho the whole problem to iv these two principles The he supreme court of ot th United States has declared and Jilts hal never been beon shaken huken that Insurance Is not commerce Ild that Congress cannot Im Ira Impair pair the Cue police powers of o the states sluice Tho Thu advocates ot or federal regulation concede according to the tue report that Insurance 1 Is not commerce The Ihie sets pots forth furth article 1 t of oC the Chic ns as ni conferring the only power by Congress to regu regulate late lall tat commerce Tho queston as liS to whether or not Insurance IH is II commerce has tins Passed pa Herl be beyond beyond beyond yond the realm of ot argument Mi lili I Jen Jenkins Jenkins kins says S because the supreme court courtat of at tho the United States has hs said HaLl many times for or a II great number lumber of ot years that Insurance Is not commerce Tho The report predicts direful results U If I Congress K takes a hand In the tue matter Jutter Mr Jenkins says It I Is to live lve In hopes that the supreme court of ot the United States will r reverse erse its Is finding but assuming l that Congress declares that Insurance Is III commerce nod tha tM supreme court count the ol constitutional how much could Congress ress regulate and ant what effect would souli such legislation have It I would disturb the very r sub Hub lub of or government by ity Ing jag n in 1 violent nt conflict between n the police polee of ot the and th the thA power Iwer of o Congress to regulate Interstate com cent commerce commerce merce To o uphold the Cite federal power be he to extinguish the police polee power of the states by tho the legislation Igl nf of Con Cart gross s In other words Congress would woul corporations Into the tho respective re states mute anti and have the tho entire power Tho of Qt f Administering fid fad ft lows oral cral regUl emphasized us as fol tol follows to What cnn can Congress net act upon pon under hit Jin power to regulate com coin commerce commerce to In merce Congress cannot prevent tho the of a n contract of ot Insurance bo a it I company ny In lit New York and a 11 resident of o Oregon After Ater the contract la Is made when shen will w the power of at Con Can Congress gress grea attach arid to what 7 The he policy premium arc nrc not ot mf As Ile docs not net attach th the power of Congress until the CIte merchandise In Is II In commercial transit It could coull not become active until the policy anti and stint on cit their their the Journey and would terminate when place of designation Is reached rachell and 11 tho the duty antI and power ower of or Congress would be he beto heto beto to protect both In transit and that Is III the time limit of ot congressional cOIre power lower |
