Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 April 1910 — HUGHES ASKS RISK INQUIRY [ARTICLE]

HUGHES ASKS RISK INQUIRY

Wants Legislative Committee to Investigate Fire Insurance. Governor Hughes in a message to the New York legislature recommended to the legislature that a joint legislative committee be appointed to .carry forward the fire insurance investigation and to look into any suggestions of corruption which may have been uncovered by the Allds investigation." Governor Hughes points out that Superintendent Hotchkiss exhausted his power in following the leads and that in his opinion the legislature should take up this work with all the power that a legislative committee has, not only to coinpel witnesses to attend, but to compel the production rtfeSt Tn"Kooih 371, Denison Hotel, immediately after the acl-_ jourflment of District The Committee on Credentials will meet in Room 372’’ Denison Hotel, immediately aftei Another man high up wasAiftficVe'd In the Pittsburg councilmanic bribery affair when Max G. Leslie, county politician, was named as a briber by the grand jury. The crowning sensation of the grand jury’s presentment was the recommendation that the district attorney take steps to collect 6 per cent interest on all city deposits now in the six city depositories, interest to date from the time deposits were first received until the city shall be able to remove all deposits from these banks.