Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-29

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panies to sell oil at a uniform price
in all parts of the state. 1t was at
first believed that if limited alone to
oil it would be considered class legis-
lation but the judiciary committee eX-
amined into the matter and decided
that it would be made to apply to pc
troleum only and still be constitutional
and hence the amendment.
The senate judiciary committee re-
ported today for passage the bill pro-
viding that the attendance of minis
tiers of other denominations than the
chaplains can be called in by the board
of control for the patients on their re-
quest The measure was drawn so as
to allow catholic priests to be called
for patients.
The wage exemption bill will go to
the sitting committee. The senate
committee on ways and means yester-
day at its meeting voted on the bill
and the vote stood Z to on the mo-
ton to Indefinitely postpone. Two
members of the committee were absent
and when the committee adjourned 1t
was sine die unless some new bill is
referred to it. This will throw the
wage exemption bill into the hands of
the sitting committee and it is very
likely to be killed
The railroads committee today re-
ported for passage bill providing that
where two railroads have lines between
two common points the road having
the longer distance can meet the rate
of the one having the shorter dis
lance.
The house committee today reported
the bill to permit women TO
vote on presidential electors to the
house without recommendation. 1t is
now on the calendar of both houses.
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The senate ways and means COM
mittee killed the bill to tax mortgages
to the persons holding them and re-
ported committee bill deducting from
the assessment of the capital stock of
banks the real estate of the bank even
when the real estate is held by a COM
pany especially organized for that pur-
pose when money of the bank builds or
purchases the real estate. The cont
mittee killed bill designed to require
corporations doing business in the
state to file certified copies of their ar
ticles Of incorporation with the secre-
tary of state.
With practically no opposition the
committee substitute for the
Warren bill for an investiga-
ton of the insurance ques-
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vote was AZ to 9 and it is believed that
it will pass the house quite as readily.
There were no changes In the bill as
reported from the committee except in
the title The bill carries with 1t an
appropriation of $4,000 to be expend-
ed with the approval of the executive
council 1t calls for the appointment
of two senators and three representa-
tives by the presiding officers of the
two houses and while the commission
is charged with Investigating methods
and practices of insurance companies
and reporting on needed legislation IT
does not have to summon witnesses
unless it likes and deems best. That Is
to say it may or, may not make an in
vestigation of the various Iowa COM
panies with public hearings.
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While debating as to whether the APP
preparation for the benefit of the in
surance investigation should be limit
ed to $4,000 or to $500 as the ap-
preparations committee recommended.
Senator Garst stated yesterday that 1t
had been decided by the committees of
the two houses to limit the appropria-
lions to $750,000, though the most care
full figuring showed that under three
mill levy the state would have but
about 100000 to appropriate. 1t is
counted that the surplus in the treas
ury will take care Of the remainder
With only short debate yesterday
on the insurance matter in the senate
that body was able to reduce the bills
on the calendar by quite number. On
motion of Maytag debate will be limit
ed to ten minutes hereafter, and the
Jamison resolution for sitting COM
mittee was called up and passed. The
bill to increase the custodians salary
was indefinitely, postponed as we'll as
the bill to increase the compensation of
the assessors. The bill on which Attor-
ney General Mullen and Representa-
tive Hart put 80 IlluCH ellOFl W IeSu-
late trust companies and allow state
and savings banks to engage in the
fiduciary relation acting as trustees
was indefinitely postponed on recon-
mendation of the Judiciary committee.
The Hanna bill on levying county road
funds and the bill restricting importa-
ton of nursery stock were passed. A
DILL was passed limiting to five per cent
of the funds going thru their hands the
compensation of township clerks. The
law in one place has said five per cent
and in another two per cent and clerks
have taken the sum Of the two. The bill
passed cuts out the two per cent law
as to clerks.
The senate yesterday passed it's
fourth important school measure. 1t
was bill by Garst to permit the con-
solidation Of school districts in the
country. The consolidation of rural
schools has been considered by educa-
tors one of the important movements
of the times, and it was thought for