Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-02-08
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL


"A Dill presented In the house by
Hambleton of Mahaska gives the board
Of supervisors Of any county power to
enter into contract with any justice
of the peace or constable in any town
ship having q population of 5000 or
more to pay an annual salary which
shall not exceed the total amount OF
fees which they are allowed to retain
under provisions Of the code. The
bill, however, requires the justice OF
the peace or constable to collect 60
per cent of the total amount of civil
fees charged and in case a less collec.
ton Is made the difference between the
amount actually collected, slall be de.
Quoted from his fixed salary.
A Washington dispatch to the
Register and Leader says: Presi-
lent Roosevelt may appoint Mr.. Hep
burn to the interstate commerce COM
mission in case the rate bill now be-
fore the house or one substantially
like 1t is enacted. Colonel Hepburn
Is not understood to be seeking such
an appointment but 1t Is known that
many of his friends In congress would
like to see him given this position.
They feel that by reason Of his long
service on the interstate commerce
committee Of the house, he has
knowledge Of interstate commerce
questions such as few men In the
country possess, and that If put on
the commission he would be one of its
ablest members. The rate bill now
before the house provides for enlarg-
members, with a salary of $4,000 an
nually. 1t would require the presi-
dent to name two new members and
under the circumstances it is felt by
many that Colonel Hepburn would
naturally be one of the men to be
selected. Leading members Of the
house are already discussing 1t.
The Epperson bill, making 1t I'M
lawful to conduct saloon within
200 feet of public park came up be-
fore the committee on suppression OF
intemperance. G. w. Crawford,
hotal proprietor from Fort Dodge,
was before the committee and spoke
at length against the bill. Mr.. Craw
ford urged that he and several other
hotel men in Iowa had bars in their
hostelries and that the bill would
cut off source of much revenue be-
sides being an inconvience to their
guests. Action ON the bill was de-
ferred until a future meeting Of the
committee.
At the meeting of the senate com.
mittee on insurance subcommittee
was authorized to consider the Mols.
berry resolution and the Warren bill
with respect to the insurance situa.
ton and to report back to the COM
mittee some plan of procedure. The
subcommittee Is composed of Senat,
ors Whipple, COPYRIGHT, Stuckslager
Maytag and Wade. The subcommit.
tee has before it proposition to
start a wholesale investigation of the
104 insurance companies doing bust.
ness In the state, to last until the
next general assembly convenes; a
proposition to create a legislative
commission to recodify the insurance
laws of the state for the instruction
of the next assembly, and proposi.
ton to drop the whole business with
an amendment to the present law re.
curing the auditor of state to make
public the results of all examinations
of insurance concerns. The ways
and means committee Of the senate
considered the report made to the leg
islature by Auditor Of State Carroll
with respect to the taxes paid by the
insurance companies of the state. This
related to the effect of the retaliation
of other states on Iowa companies
on account of the tax in this state on
outside companies doing business in
Iowa. The report indicated that there
was no special retaliation.
Salary loans, or shylocking, a rap
idly growing business in Iowa, viii.
be given a staggering blow II the
Wright bill, introduced in the house
of representatives, becomes a law
According to Representative Wright
the member from Webster county ant
author of the bill, it is a measure tc
protect the grocer and butcher to the
detriment of the money lender. The
bill is an amendment to section 3047
of the code, relating to the assign
ment of open accounts. Under the
present statute an open account o.
sums Of money due on contract may
be ASSIGNED and the assignee has the
right of action thereon in his own
name before notice of the assignment
is given to the debtor in writing by
the assignee. 1t is under this sec
ton of the code, 1t is said, that the
"shylocks" in Iowa are working. Their
chief business is at division head,
quarters OF railroad lines and among
the railway employees.
cat present" said Mr.. Wright. dis
cussing his bill, "the money lender.
who charges exorbitant interest on
the money loaned on assignment OF
wages, comes in with his first claim
on pay day. The grocer, the mer.
Giants who furnish household necess.
tiles, are left out"
The bill provides that any assign.
ment Of wages not earned at the time
of the assignment shall not be valid.
The bill also provides assignments
and garnishments shall take prece-
dence according to the order in which
written notice is served upon the EN-.
ployer.
All windows look south in Sunny
Heart Row.--Langbridge.
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