Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-07
NEW LAWS Of IOWA
Review of the Work Accom-
plished by the Thirty-tirst
General Assembly
PURE FOOD LAW IMPORTANT
Anti-Pass Legislation and the Law to
Prohibit Child Labor Among the
Most Important That Have Been
Passed-circIe Taken From the Bal
lot-Iowa News.

Des Moines, April Among it's last
acts was the passage of the Warren
bill to authorize a legislative commits
sion to recodify the life insurance laws
of Iowa. The commission does not
have the scope and authority of the
Armstrong committee in New York,
but $4,000 has been appropriated for
its work and the conditions of the
companies which do business in this
state will be investigated with suffice
lent thoroughness to warrant recom-
mendation as to desirable changes in
the insurance code. Senators Jamison
and Durham and Representatives Ken
dali, Jones and Clary are the members
OF the commission
But in the matter of general legis-
lation probably the law to prohibit
child labor, the pure food statute, the
antl-pass legislation, and the estab-
llshment of a sanitarium for con-
sumptives will be regarded by Iowa
people as the most important acts of
the assembly.
Of National Importance.
The passage of resolution author
1zlng the governor to call conference
of representatives of all the states to
meet in Des Moines this summer to
consider means to secure an amend
lnent to the federaf constitution per-
uniting the people to elect United
states senator's, was the most noted
political achievement of the session.
governor Folk. in an interview here,
said that he believed that the confer
ence to be called by Governor Cum
Minis will be the means for securing
this reform within as short time as
it is possible.
An act was passed, similar to the
Kansas statute, prohibiting the sale of
oil in one section of the state at
cheaper price than in another freight
rates considered. The measure was
passed at the behest of the Kansas in
dependent oil men who hope to find a
market in Iowa for their output if the
STANDARD Oil can be prevented from
driving the dealers who handle their
product out of business by cutting
prices for the purpose of DESTROYING
competition.
Election Reforms.
Tho the legislature defeated the pri.
mary election bills, leaving the ques-
ton direct issue in the pending po-
litical campaign, it did remove the
circle from the ballot, by almost
unanimous vote. 1t has been said that
Judge Wade was defeated for con-
gress in the Second district because
of the confusion of voters on account
of the circle at the head of the tickets
on the Australian ballot. The demo-
Gratis have been trying to get the cir
Gle taken off for many years.
An important measure affecting the
liquor interests, and the only act pass
ed relating to this subject, was that
requiring renewal of all mulct petitions
every five years. The temperance peo-
pie asked it and the saloon people did
not object. The state constabulary,
the pure liquor and inspection bill
and all other measures affecting these
interests were killed.
Railroad Legislation.
The anti-pass bill was the only
measure relating TO railroads save
one. which passed. 1t is weak law,
only prohibiting the use and gift OF
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