Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-11

ton Of a state insurance department,
the two valued policy bills and the bill
prohibiting mergers of insurance con-
Germs without hearing in which the
stockholders and policyholders may
participate.
A large number of insurance men
will come out from Chicago for this
hearing. 1t will be at O'Clock and
may be continued the next day.
Interest on Deposits.
The following is the text of the Lew
is bill requiring payment of interest on
state deposits in banks, which Senator
Hayward's ways and means committee
has reported out fors passage, and
which, il passed, will net the state
about $4,000 to $4,000 year.
Be 1t Enacted by the General Assem-
bly, Of the State of Iowa:
Section /. Section one hundreHand
thirteen G13) of the code is hereby
amended by adding thereto the follow
ing: "On the moneys remaining on
deposit, such depositary shall pay to
the treasurer of state, for the use Oh
the state, interest at such rate, and
at such times. as shall be agreed upon
between said treasurer and the de.
positary aforesaid, with the approval
of the executive council
The Anti.Pass Bill.
It develops that Senator John
Hughes, Jr., of Iowa county had 1t IN
mind to introduce his anti-pass bill this
year. under the guise Of constitution
al amendment, This would have re-
quired the favorable action of two leg
islatures, and it would have been a
perennial measure up for the consider
alton of the assembly. The disadvan-
tage of the anti-pass bill is that 1t has
to be reintroduced as new PROPOSE
ton each time. But Mr.. Hughes be-
Ilieved he had assurances of sufficient
support for. the bill to introduce 1T as
a proposed dSstatute and not as a constl'
tutionaI amendment.
Goes to Judiciary Committee.
Why 1t was sent to Judiciary instead
of to railroads is an inquiry which
many legislators are interested in. Mr.
Hughes could not be seen to ask him
about it. But it was committed to
judiciary of which the following sen.
ators are members:
Dowell Polk, chairman; Crawford
of Dubuque, Whipple of Benton, Court
right of Blackhawk, Molsberry of Lou
| lisa, Bruce of Cass, Crossley of Madi
son. Dunham of Delaware, Jamison Of
Clarke. Warren of Marion, Gilliland OF
Montgomery, Saunders of Pottawatta
mie. Stookey of Decatur, Newberry Of
/ Clayton. Jones of Mahaska, Jackson o1
/ Woodbury..
Senator Smith is chairman of the
committee on railroads to which the
measure properly belongs. He was
asked yesterday if he felt hurt because
the measure had been sent to ju
dietary instead of to his committee
'Not bit,'' he said. Chairman Dowel
was asked if he knew why he got the
bill. Cannot imagine" he said.
i The Railroad Lobby.
More railroad men than one could
count were gathered at the state house
yesterday for the hearing before the
i house committee relative to the De
Lano bills These bills seek to compel
the roads to issuse passes to stocli
shippers at the rate OF a pass for each
two cars of stock, to hanl stock cars
at not less than twenty miles an hour
to take express offered by any express
companies whether they have a con
tract with such express companies OF
mot. and to provide better persona
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