Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-26
ATTACK ON The
IOWA COMPANIES
Sensational Debate on the Mols-
berry Resolution to Investi-
gate Insurance
DISCLOSURES ARE NOW MADE
MoIsberry Declares There is Much Rot
tenness in Certain Iowa Companies
and Says the Report of the Auditor
is Not InteIIsibIe-senator Lewis
Makes Defense.
Special to Times-Republican.

! Special to Times Republican
/ Des Moines. Jan. 26.-A lively de-
bate bringing out more or less sensa
( sational disclosures concerning Iowa
| insurance companies occurred in the
senate between Molsberry and Lewis
| today. Molsberry called up his resolu-
| ton for investigation of insurance
address declared reports of insur-
ance companies in the auditors report
unintellgible and misleading, and in
vestigation was needed for information
of the people. Iowa companies were
paying too high salaries The Wife OF
the president of the Iowa company was
vice president of the same company at
! Sc, 900 a year, while the husband was
president at $4,000. That the COM
pany had invested in Idaho sage brush
valuing the land at 500 an acre
when the actual value was 81; that
the report showed the company
to have more renewal policies for sew
eral years than the total of renewals
and new premiums Of the previous
years. That it had given rebates to
some persons; that another company.
the strongest in the state, paid only
$10O taxes. He said the insurance
companies had banqueted legislators
since the session opened and one mu-
tual assessment company had a banker
for treasurer, who kept the funds in
the bank without interest. Lewis de-
Tended claiming the auditor had all
1.-The necessary information and calei II
a sand bag, gang resolution to which
Molsberry responded that the insur-
ance companies had special pleader
on the floor. The resolution was re-
ferred to the committee on insurance.
This afternoon the report Of the
house committee on delay in state
printing was presented. The commit
tee recommended defeat of the Dorar
resolution of censure on state printer
and indicated that the delay at the
start was largely due to the immense
amount of work, but that at presen,
there is little reason for complaint ane
the work is being done as rapidly as
usual. The committee refused to con-
slider the matter of the grievances o.
the printers union, though a spokes-
man for the union was permitted te
state their case.
There probably will be some addi-
tional legislation to enable the board
Of control and the superintendent OF
the institution at Knoxville to handle
the dipsomaniacs who are now being
sent there for detention and treatment
Representative John McAllister sug-
gests the possibility Of this. I went te
Knoxville last week." he said 'as one
of the committee to look at the insti-
tuition. The state has erected fine
building and is prepared to receive the
lishment of the institution at the last
session, but now that the state has II
we should provide what is necessary
I believe that we should make some
provision for forcible detention of the
incorrigibles who will be sent there
We have provided by law for keeping
these people at the institution, but we
have not provided how it shall be done
In the first place there will be two
classes of persons sent there: one de-
sirous of receiving treatment and ready
to support the officers in all that is
good for them; the other determined
on making all the trouble they can
These last should be detained under
guard, even to the extent of having
men with bayonets on guard If that
is necessary Under the present ar
rangement it is going to be question
how the men are to be kept there If
they do not want to stay Another
thing 1 would do would be to have
the state compel these inmates to work
They should do practically all the
work about the place and we should
not maintain them in idleness; and
besides 1t would tend to keep their
minds off evil things and help in the
cures sought"
The bill which Mr.. Rankin, the
lobbyist for the state marshal club. Is
pushing is one to require the payment
of license fee Of $1,000 year by ev-
cry solicitor for liquors wno takes Or
ders direct from consumers. 1t aims
at the C. o. D. liquor trade in prohibi-
ton communities The bill is backed
by the temperance people and the sa.
loon men Jointly. Now it is stated
that Mr.. Rankin has discovered that IN
a decision of the supreme court OF
Iowa a ruling was made which, If ad-
hered to- would make imperative sucf
law. 1t is possible the bill Will be
withdrawn.
The Hart bill to appropriate for the
state da;!.-' assoc.a On provided thal
$500 shall be paid annually to this
$500 n. o. ar y. o-a"e!s o.
the state agricultural department, but
no part OF it shall be paid for salaries