Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-03-13
Zee and adopt a party platform, bu

to work for his nomination or to ex
pend money for the purpose OF securing
votes except that it is not construed
a crime if he shall expend money fol-
newspaper advertising of his candi
dacy and for engaging persons to Sc
cure signatures to his petition.
Want Insurance Department.
Petitions have been pouring into
the legislative chambers from all the
cities of the state during the past ten
days asking the assembly to enact into
law the bill. introduced during the
first week OF the present session pro
viding for the creation of an insur
ance department for Iowa, with an in
surance commissioner in charge. The
petitions recite the importance of the
insurance interests to the state and
show that the companies, those organ
lied in Iowa and others doing business
in the state are paying into the state
treasury more than $1,000 day in
taxes. The department bill has been
held in committee so long in both
houses that there has been awakened
a fear of it's defeat and the insurance
men and bankers will this week take
up a crusade favoring its adoption
Board of Regents Bill.
The most interesting session of the
state senate held so far during the
time of the present assembly was that
where the bill creating single board
of regents for control of the state edu
cational institutions was under con-
sideration. The bill is the same as
was introduced in the Thirty-first gen.
eral assembly. and its principal
Spokesman was Senator W. p. Whip.
pie, the brilliant and eloquent mem.
Der fsom Benton county. Senator
Whipple was chairman OF the com
mission appointed by the Legislature
in 1904 and Instructed 10 carry for
ward AN investigation looking to the
feasibility of establishing one board
for the government of the three great
schools, instead of the three boards, as
'st present. The commission strongly
recommended the one board plan and
last Winter secured the passage
through the Senate of bin carrying
their recommendations into effect
The bin was killed in the house. This
year it has again passed the senate
after warm debate, II viiicn Sena-
tors Whipple and Gillilland of Mills
assumed the leading roles on opposite
sides. One strong objection TO the bill
from the start has come from the
state college al Ames. The officials
OF that institution have opposed the
measure bitterly, declaring it is blow
aimed at the progress of the school.
The university officials and those at
the state normal appear TO be indiffer-
ent as to proposed legislation. At
least they have not shown any opposi.
ton to the bill.
Graduate Nurse Bill.
Among the laws which have received
the approval of both houses and await
the signature of Governor Cummins
which has been advocated by the pro-
fessional nurses of the state for years,
providing for the registration and ex-
animation of all professional nurses.
The bill seems to have had smooth
sailing this session, though in previous
years it obtained but scant recogni-
ton. Under the bill, as adopted into
law, it is unlawful for any person to
profess TO be graduate and regis
tered nurse without first obtaining
from the state board of health a GER
tificate authorizing him or her to
practice in this state. The examining
board is made to consist of two ply
sicians, members of the board, two
nurses selected by them and the secre-
tary of the board. Examinations are
to be held in July of each year and ap-
plicants must have attained the age OF
twenty-three years and be of good
moral character. They must also be
graduates of training schools and after
July l, 1910, no school shall be recOg-
nized as a training school by the board
of health which is not connected with
general hospital Examinations are
TO be conducted on the following sub
jects: Bacteriology, hygiene. anatomy,
physiology, materia medica, dietetics.
practical nursing, urinalysis, medical
and surgical nursing, nursing of
children and obstetrics Nurses now
holding diplomas from hospital train
ing schools Of recognized standing,
upon application to the secretary of
the state board of health, shall be
granted a certificate, good until the
time of the first examination. Viola
tions of any of the regulations OF the
law will be considered a misdemeanor
and punishable by fine not exceed
ing 500.
Talking Adjournment.
The first move looking officially to-
ward adjournment of the legislature
sine die was made when Senator
Stookey introduced in the senate
concurrent resolution fixing March 20
as the date for the final session of the
body. Most of the members are OF the
opinion that this date is fully week
early and there are those who believe
the final adjournment will not come
until April 10. The Stookey resolu-
ton will likely be taken up some day
this week.
Fight for Printer and Binder.