Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-19
10 RAISE STANDARD
Senate Passes Bill Requiring
Superintendent to Have
Five-Year Certificates
TO INCREASE REPRESENTATION
Senate Passes Resolution for Amend.
ment of Constitution Making Number
Of House Members 1to-Bi'l Provid-
ing for Two Factory inspectors
Passed-Hanna EuIosizod.

Special to Times-Repuh.icam.
Des Moines. Feb. 19.-The senate
met this morning and passed the bill
to require that county superintendents
shall possess five year state certificates
before being qualified to hold their or
fees, the vote on the bill being Is to
10. The measure Is one recommended
by the State Teachers Association 20
raise the standard OF efficiency among
the superlntendents. The resolution
for amendment OF the constitution TO
increase the number of house members
to 10 passed the senate. 1t had pre-
yiously passed the house.
In the house today the labor COM
mittee reported in favor of passing the
bill to require reports of accidents to
state labor bureau from all factories.
workshops and railroads. Also the oiil
to provide two state factory inspect-
ors.
The ways and means committee re-
ported the exemption bill .favorapiy.
limiting the exemption OF wages from
gnrnishment to Is per cent OF the
amount due.
In the senate today memorial adj
dresses In honor OF Senator Hanna
were delivered by Garst. Gilliiand.
| Bruce. Lambert and others.
The bill discussed by the association
OF retail LIQUOR dealers was introduced
In the senate by Crofford this after
noon, making the hours of opening for
saioons from to II. and providing
that they may keep open on Labor day,
New Years day and Feb. %. and on
days for school and special elections.
Attorny General Mullan has been
Quietly at work some time on bill
that will embody his views. and per-
state executive council as we'll, in the
matter OF q revision OF the laws OF
Iowa, in relation to the incorporation
OF companies OF all kinds. It has been
we'll known the incorpora ton laws OF the
state are very faulty. that there is the
loosest possible system and no supervis-
ion over the formation of any other
than a few special companies. Mr..
Mullan more than a year ago pointed
out the need OF some radical changes
in the law and was quoted as declar-
i ;nr not 1,A y,y-epc Ny,
legislature some reforms. He has COM
| suited freely with others who have
had practical experience in the matter
OF regulating interpretations.
"My attention has been called TO
the need Of some better method OF
regulating the formation of corpora :
tions said the attorney general. 'by
the frequent inquiries that come to
state officials in regard to the laws
and the corporations we have. A
great many persons rely on the fac,
of incorporation as determining some-
thing of the character of the company
or corporation. But the fact is that
articles are filed and II they conform
to the statute in certain formal mat
ters they must be fled and the COM
pany is authorized to do business.
There is no investigation. should
think that a commission. consisting
perhaps OF the secretary Of the state.
the governor and the attorney gem
eral should be clothed with power TO
look closely into the nature of the
business TO be done and to determine
whether the company Is prepared to
carry ont what It purposes doing.
would be a proper method of reaching
law. There should at least be some
body clothed with power to accept or
reject any offered Incorporation papers
before certificate or charter Is is
sued. Then charter from Iowa would
be worth something, and 1t would mean
something. But under the existing laws
II merely means that the secretary of
state has collected the legal fee and
recorded the papers"
Governor Cummins is heartily in fav-
or OF a change like that mentioned and
will lend his support to any bill that
purposes to give the state new law
that will regulate the matter. The sec
retary of state. In whose office all this
business is now done. has often urged
a similar reform. The state is getting
an enormous revenue from this busi-
ness now and is in a position to make
II Of real value to the companies as
we'll as to the state.
one, of the many bills that appeared
to have been designed to cause lot
of trouble for somebody was reported
,,I; ;nio fo.