Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-02-02
|THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

DeS Moine3, Jun. 2o.~-oeaetc---a. |
ter a sensational debate, Senator
Molsberry's resolution for the invest
igation of the life insurance comran-
les doing business in Iowa was re-
ferred by the state senate yesterday
to its insurance committee, OF which
Senator Whipple of Benton county IS
the chairman. The dehate EXTENDED
over two hours, ard Senators Mols-
berry and Lewis were the chief par
ticipants. The author Of the raso-
luton vigorously defended 1t. and the
senator from Page declared that the
result would be harmful to perfectly
innocent Iowa companies ana iowa
insurance interests.
Des Moines, Jan. 29.-Sena;e.--LcW-
is bill, to punish officers and employees
of banks who embezzls its funds by
fine equal to the amount embezzled
or ten years in the peAitentiary. or
both, was passed. Among bills intro
luced were the following: BY Hay
ward, requiring reports from factories
TO the state labor commissioner; by
Brooks. to enforce the registration OF
stations by the department OF agricul.
ture, whose certificate shall be record
ed with the county recorder: W
Brooks, to prohibit proxies in the de-
partment of agriculture.
House.--A resolution by Mates pro-
viding that all appropriations be made
for enc year was passed. Lundt's
.esolution for initiative and referendum
was recommended for indefinite post
ponement. Among bills introduced
were the following: BY English, pro-
yidins for the car" and preservation
Of public archives and making an ap-
preparation of $4,000 annually for two
years for that purpose: by Head, max
ing it unlawful to conspire for the pur'
pose of preventing any person from
CARRYING on a lawful business or inter;
fering with the same; by Weeks, pro-
viding for the extension work by the
Iowa State College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts and for investigation
and experimental work by the agricul-
tural experiment station and making
an appropriation of 100000 for the year
beginning July q, 1906, for that pur-
pose.
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Among bills introduced were the fol-
lowing: BY Molsberry, relative to
hunting on enclosed lands: by Brooks,
to amend section 1871 relating to ex'
animation of state and savings banks,
requiring two a year, and these to be
filed with the auditor OF state; by
Turner, anA-pass DILL.
House-The bill permitting SAVINGS
banks to invest funds outside OF state
and the bill regarding the examination
of lean and trust companies were re-
ported favors bly, and the reports were
adopted, The YoudeWhitman con-
test from O'Brien county came up and
after a spirited debate, which lasted
from $50 in the morning until in
the afternoon, Whitmer was given the
seat. The vote was so to As.
Des Moines, Jan. 31.-An emergency
bill to appropriate $4,000 for untln'
ished building at Eldora was passed.
A hill to admit orphans of sailors TO
soldiers orphans Eome at Davenport
passed Among bills introduced were
the following: By Wilson of Fay
cite. primary election bill; by Court
right, to appropriate $4,000 for
manufactures building at the state
fair: by Saunders, to provide cond1-
tons for organizing fraternal organi-
zations and preventing organization
in Iowa if rates are less than national
fraternal CO. gress tables. Referred
to insurance.
House-The bill making the pun
ishment for second offense of lewd-
ness not to exceed three years in the
states prison, was passed. Among
bill introduced were the following:
By Dashiell, prohibiting the game OF
football in the public schools; by
Weeks, including the cookie burr IN
the list of weeds to be removed from
highways; by Gregory, making an ap-
preparation of 1920 for the Iowa Corn
Growers association; by English,
primary elections.
Des Moines, Feb 1.-Senate-Wife
desertion bill was indefinitely post
poned. The COPYRIGHT resolution,
calling a joint convention of the
houses of the assembly on Feb. 9,
at Has 4. m, to elect state printer,
state educational institutions, was
adopted without dissent. Among bills
introduced was the state marshal bill,
by Gale.
House-Head's bill making examin.
atoms of loan and trust companies at
the companies expense, passed. Beal'
er's bill, permitting savings banks to
invest funds outside the state, was
passed by vote of 70 to IS. Among
bills introduced were the following:
BY Nichols, making it necessary for
election officers to account for cam
paign funds; by Nichols making it
for election officers to
spend campaign or election funds for.
Intoxicating liquors; by. McAllister,
appropriating $4,000 to erect swine
pavilion at state fair grounds; by
Christensen, amending section 2448 OF
the code so that saloons shall open
and close an Ihour later; by Sankey to
prevent fire insurance companies from
insuring property for greater sum
than the actual cash value and pro-
viding fine of $1,000 for violation;
by Weeks, making burglary where ex.
plosives are used punishable by i'm
prisonment for life; by Weeks, pro-
viding that one-half of the collateral
inheritance tax shall go to the county
treasury of the county wherein the
estate is being administered.