Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05
'1HE INSURANCE QUIZ
Considerable Interest Being
Taken in Selection Of Mem
bers of Committee
MoLsBERRY MAY BE CHOSEN
Hitch in Legislative Proceedings
Threatens to Tie Up Building Work
at the State Educational Institutions
Railroads Interested in Nearly all
Measures Brought Up.
Special to Finles-Republican.

Special TO tlnleS~tepuDllcau.
| Des Moines, April 5.-The selection
of the senate members of the insur-
ance commission, it is believed, lies
between Molsberry, Warren and Dun
ham. There are claims that Molsberry
will not be appointed unless Warren is,
because OF the fact that they are in a
way joint authors of the idea Of an
investigation, one presenting it in a
resolution and one in bill. Senator
Whipple, it is declared, will not accept
the place because of the fact that he
worked hard on the board of regents
matter all last summer, neglecting his
private business, and this summer de-
sires to take rest for the benefit of his
health. 1t was expected that the APP
pointment would be made in both sem
ate and house today.
Senator Crossley will not introduce
at this session resolution for a con-
stitutional amendment on the primary
matter. but will at the next session
offer another bill. He would have Of
fered it at this session but for the fact
that he will be back anyway at the
next session, and still has am oppor-
tunity to again present the matter. 1t
will be a strong statewide bill in all
probability. Senator Crossley fecog-
nizes the fact that the present cam
paign may seriously affect the chances
of a primary election law, but is in
hopes that it will affect it for the bet
ter, and insure the passage of meas
ure at the next session.
Building May Stop.
Senator Ericsson tried yesterday to
get immediate consideration of res
olution, but it was objected to and
went over till today. Unless it is
passed, 1T is claimed the state educa-
tional institutions will not have an OPP
portunity to erect any buildings this
year. The legislature passed bill
which requires the boards Of trustees to
submit plans, estimates and specifica-
lions of all buildings proposed to the
legislature for its approval AS there
will be no opportunity now to submit
such matters, as the legislature adj
journs tomorrow, Senator Ericsson Of
fered a resolution empowering the
building committees of this legislature
to pass on such plans, specifications
and estimates. There was objection
and the resolution had to go over.
There will also be objection. it is be-
lieved, to the adoption of the resolu-
ton. An effort will be made to have
the bill recalled from the house and
amended so as to allow the executive
council to pass on the plans, specihca-
lions and estimates so that the erection
of bull ing during this summer need
not be delayed.
Salaries Fixed.
With a few amendments the senate
yesterday passed the joint resolution
fixing the salaries Of the clerks and
stenographers at the state house Tor
the coming year. There was consld-
cradle opposition to the resolution.
Crossley was the leader of the oppos1-
ton, tho he had some assistance from
Molsberry and Gilliland. He tried to get
all the salaries left at the old Inquire
and an amendment to the resolution
which was voted down. Senator Mols-
berry tried to amend by cutting down
the salary of Charles Phillips, secretary
of the pharmacy commission, to $1,000,
the figure at which it was two years
ago, and Gilliland, when debate was
cut off in support Of the amendment,
arose for information and asked who
Charles Phillips was. President Pro
Tenn Smith was in the chair and he
peremptorily ordered the question out
of order and the roll call was had ON
the main bill. The senate was in
disposition to raise instead of lower
salaries. Such men as Garst and Saun-
ders took the floor to say that Iowa
was niggardly in it's salaries. Hay
ward supported it and claimed that 1t
costs twice as much to live in Des
Moines as in some country village.
Crossley asked him if he knew of any
who would resign if they did not get
it. and he said he did know of some.
Crossley asked who they were, and
Hayward asked him to name the clerks
and employees who were not earning
their present salaries, which Crossley
asserted a few minutes before was the
case. Crossley didn't care to name
them. The resolution carried with a
good majority.
The senate yesterday passed tenure
of office bill fixing the terms of the
railroad commissioners at six years
instead Of three as fixed by the house.
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Railroads Interested. -
The railroads were even interested in
the law as to the sale Of abandoned
river channels. 1t never can be told
in what the railroads will take an in
terest. The secretary of state recon-
mended an amendment to the law. 1t
was discovered that the law was so
drawn that the man who filed the first
for the purchase of an
a abandoned river channel had a vir-
tual monopoly on the land.
1t was desired to allow the
sale of such land to the highest bidder.
without restriction and the railroad
lobby opposed it. 1t was supposed of
course there would be no objection to
the bill when suddenly 1t was discover
Ell the railroad lobby was going to the
committee. An inquiry disclosed that
rhe Illinois Central is interested in
some land at Council Bluffs of this kind
and it was anxious to have an amend
ment to give the judge greater discre-
tion which would have made it posi-
BILE for the Illinois Central to get the
land for nothing. A little lobbying was
done on the part of some others, and
the bill passed both houses yesterday