Concerning an early gag rule.

The March 1906 issue of Best's Review reported concern about a bill introduced in the New York legislature. The bill required that in order to publish statements about the financial condition of life and fire insurance companies in New York and the securities owned by those companies, the publisher must have assets over liabilities of at least $100,000 and must obtain a license from the superintendent of insurance. It provided, however, that the provisions would not apply to recognized and established publications. If the bill became law, "it could be used by a zealous or unscrupulous superintendent to annoy any journal or other publication printing banking or insurance statistics or advertisements," the magazine reported.