Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-14
New Rule in Regard to Admis-
sion of Wives of Veterans
to Soldiers Home
OFFICIALS WANT LONG TERMS
Most of tho Demand for the Four Year
Terms for County Officers Came
From Those Now Holding Office -
The Soldiers Orphans Home-other
News Of tho Legislature.
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specia, to Times-Republican.

Des Moines, March 1.-THE new
rule in regard to admission OF women
to the Soldiers Home at MARSHALL
town, according to the bill which has
just gone to the governor for his sig
nature is as follows:
Amy dependent wife of am honor
ably discharged union soldier if mar
ried prior to the year 1886, may be adj
mitted to the Soldiers Home at Mar
shalltown without her husband when
he joins in the application for her adj
mission, or when she has been de-
serted by him without fault on her
part
An amusing situation was presented
when the bill came up in the house
yesterday to give the board Of control
a right to limit the number OF persons
who may be received at the dLpsomani-
ac asylum at Knoxville. 1t had passed
the senate and had been reported from
house committee favorablS and had
been on the calendar for some time;
but when called up, Mr.. Teter, in
whose county the institution is To-
Gated. declared he had never heard Of
the bill until that moment, and lle pro-
tested against its passage under the
circumstances. The house did not heed
the protest but passed the bill ana
when it was passed the member from
Marion changed his vote so as Ito make
the record show he voted for the bill.
But 1T slipped through without his
knowing anything about the prelim-
inaries.
Tn the discussion of the, bills relat-
ing to extension of terms of office, es-
pecially that seeking to make four
year terms for three county officers,
it developed that almost the only per-
sons anywhere in the state who de-
shred these longer terms were county
officers or those who expect to become
county officers. Mr.. Temple had
number of letters, as did other mem
bers, urging the making of longer
TERMS but 1T was shown chat in al
most every case they We're from coun-
ty officers or from those who We're di-
rectly interested in the offices. Very
few of THE general voters Of the state
were asking for longer terms for coun-
ty officers.
The house committee on soldiers
and orphans home has reported favor
ably bill to give the commandant of
the Soldiers Home heat, hight and fuel,
and also to give the same to the chap
lain.
The senate committee on banks and
banking today reported for passage the
Lewis bill which gives the state audi
tor the duty of examining private
banks. Among other things the bill re-
quires the private banks to set apart
a certain fixed capital which cannot
be used in the private business of the
banker The bank examiner is to ex-
anime to the extent of finding whether
or not this fixed amount of capital is in
the bank and has other authority, but
is not expected according to the bill to
examine extensively into the various
deals of the bank. 1t is expected that
the bill will cause every bank of the
state to incorporate as state or saw
ings bank and it is understood that this
is it's object. The banks will incorpor-
ate because the, examination which the
state auditor will make will he dis
agreeable alike to the private banker
and the auditor.
The insurance committee of the SEN
ate today reported for passage the
Cummings house bill which was de-
signed and drawn with the intention Of
destroying the monopoly on boiler in
one company now having what
virtually constitutes monopoly. The
Dowell bill permitting the insurance of
money or valuables in transit was al
so recommended for passage. The sub
committee reported back to the COM
mittee without action the uniform
policy bill and the Conn house bill for
a division of the surplus of life insur-
ance companies. It Is understood that
this action is in anticipation of the re-
port Of the committee on the insurance
which will be made soon
an investigation into in
surance laws. If the investigation is
made these matters will be. left to the
at the next session.
The senate appropriations committee
today reported for passage the three
bills introduced by Turner and affect
ing the Orphans Home and the two In
dustrial schools. These bills empower
the board of control to appoint an addi
tional state agent to find homes for the
states wards. The bills make the chill
dren at the Industrial schools and the
Orphans Home the wards of the state