Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-31
INSURANCE BILL WINS
Stipulated Premium Measure Passes
the Senate After Being Loaded
With Amendments.
House Accepts Senate Insurance Tax
Bill Without Change-M
Measures Passed.
Large Number of Bills on the Sen
ate Calendar to Be Dis.
rosed Of
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Des Moines, March 3l.-The stipu-
lated premium Insurance bill, allowing
certain assessment associations TO re-
Organize as stipulated premium stock
lcompanies, passed the senate yesterday
afternoon after an all days discussion.
| 1t was amended SO as to require one
| half instead Of one-fourth of the au-
| Ithorized stock to be paid up. The low
/ est amount of authorized stock is S50,-
| 600. Another amendment requires that
notes given by stockholders 10 secure
/ the payment of the other half of the
stock must be examined and approved
annually by the auditor of state. An
other amendment was adopted prohib-
4 iting these companies from paying
more than fair and reasonable salaries.
| Policy holders are given the right to
recover the excess OF such payments
I from the company. a medical exami-
nation will be required of the insured
4 for admission.
Other bills passed by the senate
were:
by Perrin-Making it a misdemaanor
4 to in any way desecrate the United
States flag.
4 House Bill-Providfng for the exter-
mination of the Russian thistle.
4 House Bill-Per,nitting mutual in
I surance companies to insure against
4 burglary. robbery and loss of money in
] securities in the course of transporta-
ton.
The senate put over until next Tues
4 day the house resolution for adjourn
ment on April ). Adjournment will
4 come at that time unless fight devel-
+ ops over the Cheshire tax bills. which
is not anticipated
The house passed the insurance tax
4 bill as it came from the senate without
amendment. 1t levies a tax of ! per
cent upon the income of all Iowa insur-
tanceacompanies from all sources.
The senate bill TO increase the eff
cheney of the state dairy department
was also passed by the house. 1t gives
the dairy commissioner two deputies a
$1,000 each, with additional authority
! for the purpose of inspecting cream
!. cries and enforcing the oleomargarins
: laws and other dairy laws.
The Byers bill to protect minorit,
stockholders of corporations was mad,
a special order for next Tuesday Thi:
bill has aroused big fight, but it vii
probably pass 1t provides that {
= three-fourths' vote of the stockholder:
'lof every corporation, except banks
shall be required for the election of of
: ficers and fixing their salaries wher,
such officers are stockholders.
c The appropriations conference com
: mittee got together Friday Afternoon
: land agreed on $4,000 for the Floy,
tmemorial at Sioux City in commemora
tion of the Lewis and Clarke expedi
tion. and $1,000 for the state historical
!. department for printing binding an
: other Nork. Appropriations Will all b
/, reported early next week.
The senate judiciary committe
: agreed on the wo.nens reformatory a
the Anamosa penitentiary, ALLOWING
: the board of control 10 transfer the in
Z mates of the Mitcheilville reforr
9 school to the reformatory and allowin
district judges TO sentence girls to tn
reformatory instead of to the Mitchell
vile institution. An appropriation q
Il $1,000 is made for the establishment q
an Industrial plant in the reformator,
y Both houses held evening session
i Shiloh monument bill. appropriatin
= $4,000 for monuments in honor of ii,
eleven Iowa regiments that fought i
the battle of Shiloh. The senat
amended the house bill to allow til
,r governor 10 appoint the commissioner,
h instead of each regiment selecting il
a own. The house bill allowing membei
d of tho iowa National Guard lnscents q
in
IS There seem to be more importar
) bills on the senate calendar not acte
l. upon than there are on the house ca
n endar, and the senate calendar has
X greater number of bills upon it of a
i, kinds. Here is a list of some of I'll
= more important bills on the senate ca
IF endar that have nog been acted upol
sc II. r. No. 1871 by Hilsinger-Protec
st ing fish in the border rivers.
A. S. Il. No. 5 by Lewis-Amending Il
road laws.
H. +. No 2S2 by Byers-Known
the three-fourths or minority corpor;
y tion bill.
es S. F. No. IS by Restorir
vi the old method of marking the balle
az allowing the use of both squares al
eu circles on one ballot.
y S. +. No. 30 by Hopkins-In rega
IS to travelling library
House Joint Resolution by Hawk
Asking senators and representatives
congress to vote for a resolution
= : elect United States senators by dire
: vote of the people
Senate Joint Resolution by Perrin
Submitting woman suffrage constit
tional amendment.
II. f. No. II by Santee-Increasil
the governors salary.
.p II. r. No. 961 by Dunham-Making
n appropriation of $1,000 for the educ
of ton of Linnie Haguewood
S. F. No. 229 by Hopkins-Appropri
ton for completion of cataloging t
state library.
he S. F. No. 256 by Lewis-Placing p
ne vate and county insane asylums und
We the board of control.
II. F.. No. 242 by Blake Exempt
beet sugar factories from taxation.
II. F. No. LAG by Wilson of Washin
IT'S ton-Amending the military code.
". ST. No. 1896 by Trewin-R Requiri
gh the publication Of expenses OF sta
Offices.