Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-27
HOT DEBATE on INSURANCE
Molsberry and Lewis Of Page Indulge in
esoms Personal Remarks
FORMER MAKES S0me SERIOUS CHARGES
InvestiEation Resolution. After Being
Amended by Author. IL Referred TO
the Committee on Insurance
saloon Men Hit.
E'rom a Stan Corresprondent.l

From Stan Correspondent
DIES MONIES, Jan 26.-(Special)-A
lively debate took place in the senate this
morning between Molsberry OF Louisa and
Lewis of age over the Molsberry reso-
luton iiftrodaeed tho hrst day of the ses-
sion for an fnvestiga ton of the insurance
companies. Molsberry made n carefully
prepared address on the insurance stua-
ton. e1deayoring 60 show "a condition of
afrairs with Hs'a companies that demanded
an nvestisatfon. ON his conclusion, Lewis
said II Was. sandbssg resolution and
defended tho Insurance companies, to which
Molsberry respontied that the insurance
companies seemed 10 have a special pleader
on the floor. S:A4oIsbetryssaid one Iowa COM
pany had loared money on Idaho lands
worth s. an acre which IL rated as worth
500 an acres that ths wife Of the presi-
dent was vice president at s6Ooo year
salary while the husband as president
drew $1,000, .Srsums for tho adoption Of
the resolution aRdtthe investigation by
legislative commission, he said one Iowa
assessment e9n pa iy fad banker for
treasurer and allegsi that the banker kept
the companysss ftfi]tl s'csithout paying in
terest, or at least sufficient Interest, and
said one company, which he called the
strongest In the state, paid only 800
year taxes tc the state and said the
policy holders money syas used to pay
seven per cent interest on the capital stock
Of 100000. Alluson was made to many
alleged corrupt practices. On motion of
COPYRIGHT, the resolution, with an amend
ment offered by Molsberry. was referred
TO the committee on insurance. Tho Mols-
berry resolution calls for an investigation
by a commission calling witnesses. Sena-
tor Warren has bill with the committee
providing for an investigation by advising
with the auditor chiefly for the purpose
OF reporting needed legislation and with
out the authority to call witnesses. The
Molsberry resolution calls for the expense
to be borne by the state, which cannot be
done by a resolution. 1t is likely that
a bill Of some kind will be reported TO the
senate.
Bills Introduced.
The following bills were introduced
to school funds; by Whipple. amending the
law as to guardians of minors; by Dowell,
Z bill for the Galveston plan. of government
providing for public archives depart
ment OF the historical department; by
Lewis an appropriation Tor the expenses
of the Iarrabee meeting; by Saunders,
raising the maximum age of children adj
mitted to the Mitchelville school for girls;
| tion of trained nurses.
Afternoon Session of House.
| The house today held no morning session,
| meeting In the afternoon for the benefit
! OF the school cnildren of New Virginia,
1 Madison county, who came to the city to
I see tho legislature in session. At the at
! ternoon session the bill for the -resistra-
! ton OF trained muses. was introduced,
! which was introduced IN the morning in the
| senate. The report of the printing COM
1 mittee ,to 'yhichawassaeferredet the resolu-
ton demanding. more haste of the state
! printer, reported and said the printer had
| Satisfactorily explained matters. that the
4 first day;s journal ssa been reprinted with
I out expense to the gate sand recommended
no further action -es tRSen. -. ,.a a.. ...
- Bin Ha. Cracker. 'i'
! Strong opposition developed today to II
bill by Elerick prohibiting Saloons from
operating within go feet of any passenger
depot or station. Despite strong OPPOSE
ton in the committee the bill was re-
ported back to the senate for passage. The
bill hits nearly every big town in the state
and would close up hundreds Of saloons.
In the Kimball house. at Davenport, the
Bob King saloon and number OF others
in Des Moines. saloons at Sioux City and
Council Bluffs would have to close. sa-
loon men are gathering TO fight the bill.
1t hits some of the biggest saloons in the
state. Saloon men claim Elerick is stir
ring up the entire state because of some
| local trouble in his own town.
XIII Tax Ferret B.H.
! The bill to kill the tax ferret law was
today killed by the house committee after
a warm debate and by a close vote.
! Among the bills introduced in the house
this. afternoon was AN important one by
Mr., Weeks of Guthrie county, providing
for state inspection of all intoxicating
liquors, not only that which is made In
the state, but all thai comes TO the state.
1t is patterned after the Missouri law.
| wife Bescrtion Law.
| The house has passed the wife desertion
law, though after a hard fight In both
committee and on the floor of the house.
1t was opposed by Teeter and Hart and
defended by Nate Kendall OF Abba. Teeter
and Hart pointed out that sentiment should
not rule and that there was danger of en-
couraging domestic troubles as the hill
would facilitate suits in court for non
support at the expense OF the state
whereas IL a divorce only was possible
at the expense of the complaining party
Len, toS