Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-08

troduced and believe the manufacture
ers will be shown that the bill is all
| right. j drew up the bill but no union
| labor man ever approached me on the
| matter 1t was as | say, the sugges-
| ton largely of the Y. NJ c. A. and
Associated Charities people"
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| There will be some amendments Of
fered to the bill creating a board OF
regents for all educational institutions.
Senator Whipple who drew up the bill
will likely have some himself that have
suggested themselves in closer study
of the bill. There has thus far been
nothing suggested that radically
changes the bill. 1t is still in the hands
of sub committee and arrangements
are being made for the Legislative COM
mittee that made the investigation and
report to meet with the senate COM
mittee having the bill in charge to go
over the details carefully before 1t Is
reported out.
Action Is expected most any day on
the insurance Investigations moves
provided in the Molsberry resolution
and the Warren bill. The committee in
the senate has had before 1t a number
Of persons, including Auditor Carroll
and his examiner wilmington The
last general assembly made extensive
engagements OF the powers Of the au-
dltor's office in the matter of making
Investigations OF insurance companies
and could hardly, 1t is believed, give
more authority. The question on that
score resolves itself to one of knowing
whether or not the auditors office has
made the Investigations thorough, or
whether a commission appointed by
the legislature would he likely to UNI
earth anything that the insurance ex-
aminer and the auditor has not. 1t is
probably very true that there is quite
O demand for an investigation on the
part of the public, and the committee
is taking this situation into account
in its deliberations.
1t IL known that members OF the
committee feel that there is great
deal OF room for an Investigation OF the
insurance laws. much more than there
is of an investigation of the companies.
1t is believed by many OF the commit
tee that the Investigations of the In
surance department have been quite
exhaustive. and all the results OF those
investigations are now before the mem
bers OF the committee. The matter OF
the insurance laws is along different
line. and whether there is any legisla-
tive investigation of the companies or
not there seems quite sure to be a re-
port for an investigation of the insur-
ance laws with view to their modifi-
cation and amendment In fact there
are lawyers in the Legislature who as
sort that the entire insurance laws of
the state should be rewritten. The
members of the committee have not
among themselves discussed conclu-
sions as yet. The hearings have been
concluded and meeting Is to be ar
ranged soon, possibly today, at which
the action of the committee will be
debated.
The senate has adopted the report of
the Judiciary committee that the tips
bill, prohibiting the giving or taking OF
"tips" by walters or porters or others.
be indefinitely postponed, which means
the bill has been killed for this ses-
sion
Bills were introduced in both the
senate and house raising the salary Of
the custodian from S1.500 to $1,000 a
year. The custodian has a position to
fiji that requires the looking after q
small army of men and an endless list
of detail work, and is very eXacting.
The Kline bill to simplify the law
as to the school year, and Instead Of
having two years ending in March and
September, to have one ending July |
passed the senate without opposition.
The law will be appreciated by all
school directors. as 1t greatly simpli-
fies matters.