Ogden Sun | 1905-09-26 | Page 3 | President to Discuss Insurance

PRESIDENT TO DISCUSS INSURANCE oyster bay sept 21 secretary of state root senator henry cabot didgo of massachusetts and joseph II 11 choatte Choa ite who spent last night at sagamore hill as guests of president roosevlt ct left for new york this morning the conference between ihie president and bis visitors was admittedly important As stated iu these dispatches last night the principal topic of discussion was the result of recent disclosures in the investigation of the conduct of the life insurance companies of new york being made by a committee of the nev york legislature As the president is preparing his annual message to coneless con eress and as he proposes ito discuss ahe insurance question in that message special ie ferene to federal legislation for the regulation of insurance ue desired to confer with his close friends as to the manner in which he treat the subject the conference la night continued until a late hour no details of it are obtainable 11 is known haw ever that the president has iboa urged strongly to recommend to congress the enactment of such legislation as will give the federal government supervisory control of companies whether the disclosures ds closures regarding the payment corporations of campaign funds waro considered at last nights conference can not be told