Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-30
Totals


A total of thirty-four counties have up
to Saturday night taken action that indi-
Gates the sentiment Of the county. most
of them instructing for either Cummins or
Perkins. This is one county more than
one-third Of the state. Not so many con-
ventions have been called for the coming
week, but importance attaches to the fact
that the Polk county primaries and conven-
ton will be held this week. disposing Of
seventy-two delegates. Polk county in 1901
had sixty-four delegates.
Conventions and primaries will be held
the coming week as follows:
MISREPRESENTATION In Butler and Cal
Tuesday-Primaries in Cherokee and Polk.
acknowledgements in Plymouth.
Thursday - Third district congressional
| convention at Waterloo.
saturday-Co in Mahaska, Polk
and Cherokee.
The Insurance Commission.
Before adjournng last night the insur-
ance legislative commission mapped out to
a considerable extent the plan Of the work
for the coming summer in investigating
the insurance laws. 1t was decided that
1t will not be necessary for all the members
| of the commission TO remain in the city
any considerable amount of the time during
| the summer, but 1t was arranged that II
| 1t is necessary for any member to remain
| here Senator Jamson will be available.
| The other members of the commission have
| private business that interferes with their
| giving more time than necessary TO the
work. The secretary, the chairman and the
| actuary OF the auditors department will
gather the information and tabulate figures
| as needed and do the greater bulk of the
routine work Of the commission. The entire
commission will come together from time
/ TO time TO consult and look over the prog
| ress of the work. Toward the close OF the
! investigation the entire commission will
meet for a session of some days to formu-
late the final report. The commission de-
| cided not to employ either an attorney nor
an actuary, though empowered TO do so by
the bill creating the commission. partly
| for the reason that the funds at the COM
missions disposal are limited to $4,000,
because the commission can have the serv-
ices of the actuary of the auditors depart
ment and because three OF the members of
the commission, Senator Jamison and Rep
resentatives Clary and Kendall, are lawyers
II was decided to employ an attorney only
from time to time as needed and to call
on the attorney general for opinions and
advice.
Cause Erection of ArmOries.
! 1t Is the belief of Adjutant General w. II.
Thrift that the new law which raises the
amount of money available for each COM
pany of the National Guard from $500 to
$500 a year will cause the erection of
armory buildings of ample proportions in
| a great many of the cities OF the state
where there are guard companies. Since
5000 is per cent on an investment of $4,000
General Thrift figures that It will be posi-
BILE in nearly every town to interest people
| with money in erecting a good armory for
the guard company will use 1t but one
night a week and further revenue could
be secured for the other nights. Many
OF the companies now have inadequate
armory facilities and it was the purpose
in increasing the amount for armory rent
to secure larger and better armories.
Asks Attorney Generals Opinion.
DR.. ]. f. Kennedy, secretary of the State
Board of Health. has asked the opinion of
the attorney general on the new vital
statistics law, which provides that the
assessors, instead Of the physicians, shall
report births. and changes the law as to
reporting deaths There is a question
whether or not under tine new law an
undertaken may not bury anybody with
out a permit from any authority The
law is somewhat indefinite on the point
The law that was repealed provided that
a burial permit must be secured from the
city clerk or township clerk. The Law
providing that physicians should report
births was repealed and the provisions
made for assessors to make the reports
for the reason that the physicians did moi
report more than about half as many
births as It is known there must have
been.
Plumbers May strike.
Z strike Of the plumbers OF the city may
take place Tuesday morning. The plumb
ers demand an increase from $3.50 10 $40
a day, and the employers refuse 10 gran
it. Employer declare that there Is LITTLE