Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-09

relating to fire insurance. is the most
valuable OF the bills passed. 1T estap-
fishes a standard policy In Iowa ana
wipes out a great deal of legislation
and still more in the way of orders ana
decisions as to fire policies. Tne re-
vision OF the law as to mutuals was
much needed. The requirement that
fraternals hereafter organized shall AT
the outset go upon the fraternal con-
gress rates is recognized as putting an
end to the organization of fraternals IN
Iowa. The old ones may continue at
whatever rate they choose. Require
ment that insurance companies must
pay out money only on vouchers rec
ognizes one evil. A general bill to pro-
hibit misrepresentation by or in behalt
Of insurance companies has peeh
dubbed a bill to compel all life insur-
ance agents to be truthful. The defeat
OF the insurance department bill was
expected after it became generaii4
known that the Insurance companies
were taking an undue Interest In nav
ing this removal made at once. ~
caused suspicion to say the least. The
other insurance bill received scant at
tention. In general ii would seem that
the minority of the commission rareo
a little better than did the majority.
RAILROAD BILLS IMPORTANT.
The railroad bills which were con-
sidered were of far more Importance
to the shipping and travelling pubic
and the railroads than any similar DIS
before any legislature for years. some
of them were passed. some OF thehi
We're defeated; others We're buried APP
proprately. On the whole the general
assembly acted conservatively on the
railroad bills The bill which was
hardest pushed of the entire bunch was
the demurrage bill and this was de-
feata.ii because the leaders felt that 1t
was a radical bill that 1t was fraught
with danger, that II probably would
not accomplish what the shippers de-
sired. and that anyway the legislature
had done enough without It, Inc ,ra'ii
speed bill was in exactly the same po-
sition and it was buried i'm committee.
The sleeping car rate bill is announcer
of the same kind. The bill when at
tracted most attention was that Wh'ch
provided for the 2-cent fare. This was
passed early despite that the represent
tatives of the railroad begged hard for
its defeat The joint rate bill. empow-
ertng the railroad commission to es-
tablish Joint rates. is regarded by many
as the most valuable of all Inc Din
giving the railroad commission author-
ity to fix express rates and to extend
their work In fixing freight rates ana
TO broaden their work in many ways,
is a far reaching one. The bill limiting
the consecutive hours of labor in rail-
roads is in line with national legisla-
ton and 1t forbids an employe from
being overworked.
The passage of the joint resolution
looking to election of United STATES
senators by direct vote OF the people
caused no discussion because the whole
matter had been threshed out at the
previous session when the call was
made for the national convention on
that subject But it placed Iowa once
more definitely on record
The big bill providing for legalizing
warehouse receipts and making them
negotiable is a part of general move
ment to have similar laws in a'l
states. The bill gives warehouse re-
ceipts a standing in law and makes
possible vast amount of business IN
this connection. The bill to forbid
combines among grain men and TO
nunish for such combines as are said
to exist in the line elevator business
also affects this same business.
APPROPRIATIONS.
The exact amount of the appropria-
tions of the general assembly for all
purposes has not yet been figured our
as 1t is not known exactly what some
of the expenditures will cost, but the
following are the leading appropria-
!, tons made:
Fourteen state Institutions. .SS0l,5oC
| State university .............. lo4'ool
State college of agriculture. .l47, O0t
Stata Normal school ..... 10000
| A Agricultural extension work.. $4,000
! historical building ..... 10000
ruberc,,losis sanatorium 900. 10000
swine navi1ion . $4,000
cra.sa 21,OO(
Reforlnatory and indeterminate
SER sentence t. $4,000
| Warehouse extension and boil
ars $4,000
rncraase in military allowance. $4,000
canitol walks and steps .... 10000
Increase of salaries, etc. 2O,00t
Decoration of state capitol 80. l2,0OU
pure food law enforcement. ;. 10000
Archives Investigation ... 5000
Codifv school laws ..... 5000
Normal school increase ...... 1900
Mine insnectors increase .... 1900
Animal breeding at Ames ioOU
Registration births and deaths. 4,00O
State home finding agents 7,OOU
state historical society 900. 5000
RacterioIogical laboratory 80. 5000
Statue of Senator Harlan 5000
Battlefield monument dedtca-
ton l,oVu
Additional employees .......... 5000
Mileage of members ........ l,2l5
State fair additional land $3.50
Iowa maps 3,400
Tribbey claim at Mt. Pleasant. l,o5O
HOWE claim at Iowa City 4,50O
Dairy commission increase. 6OO
Legislative references ,. $50
Inaugural ceremonies 23O
Refund to state superinten-
dent NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. loo
Humbert supervision of mon
uments OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. OIL
Uniform county accounts ..... 500
Spanish American flag case. 400
Cliff Neutrality-suspicious.. 500
Contribution to Jones 200
BILLS NOT PASSED.
There is, quite as much of interest
in the list of bills not passed by the
legislature as in the work actually