Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-23
SENATE BILL is TURNED DOWN
Three Insurance Measures Reported by
Committee for Passage - Senate
Committee Approve. Plan to Place
Iowa Liquor Makers on Same Basis
With Outsiders.
10 T,tnes- Republican.

! Of Is to 70. In the discussion OF the
measure the state board OF health was
declared to be Of doubtful usefulness
by Representative Miller Of Bremen
and 1t was also suggested by him that
Instead OF Increasing its emoluments
and extending its powers, both should
be curtailed.
The bin was presented by Senator
McKlveen. 1t provides that, for the
purpose of popular education upon
/ matters pertaining to the public health
+ the state board OF health Is authorized
! to hold district sanitary conventions m
1 each Of the congressional districts o.
Iowa during the two years following
I the passage OF the act. II Is PROVIDED
that. for these conventions, every local
\ board Of health in the district shall pe
4 represented by its health officer. clerk
4 and at least one member, who shall
receive the same compensation as
] township trustee and that the mem
4 bers of the state board OF health shall
receive $40 per day for each day taken
up IN going to, attending and returning
from these conventions, and other ex-
penses. An amendment reduced this
amount to SIS day.
Mr.: Miller of Bremen county. took
the floor in opposition to the bill. Sew
erul others spoke on the bill, and Mr..
McAllister, OF Linn, expressed the
opinion that the people are going
convention crazy"
Mr.. Meredith defended the state
board OF health and spoke in favor OF
the measure.
| Upon roll call but IS votes were
found for the bill, with 20 against, gal
tho it had passed the senate committee
on public health, the senate and the
house committee without opposition.
The members Of the house voted as
follows:
| Yeas-Allred, Clark. Darrah, Dewell,
Dye Of Decatur, Earle, Feely, Hanson.
Jewell, Jones' Marston, Meredith, Nix,
Paul, Swan, Van Houten, Weeks, VIII
son--1S.
\ Nays--Anderson, Arney, Baird. Bas-
com, Berry, Bergeson, Bixby, Black
more, Bonwell, Brandes, Clary. Conn,
Corrie, Cottrell, De Mar Dodds, Doran.
Drury, Dunn, Dye Of Pottawattamie,
Feay, Fem, Flugum, Greenwood, Grier,
Hacker, Harding, Harvey, Heles,
Hickey, Hume, 1nman, Kelley, Kellogg,
Kendall, Knll, Lee, Lister, Lowrey, Nc
Allister, Mcdonald, MclIlrath, Maben,
Mann, Mason, Miller OF Bremen, Miller
of Dubuque, Moore, Offill, Pierce Price,
Reaney, Reitz, Ritter, Schoenenberger,
Schroeder. Schultz, Shaffer Sheldon,
Sidey. Smith, Stewart, stillman, Sulli-
4 van, Teter, Webster, weldon, Wolfe.
\ Youde, Mr.. Speaker--70.
\ sss
/ The senate committee on insurance
yesterday voted to report for passage
three Of the bills which have beer
| passed by the senate. They are II. +
239 which gives the auditor and attor-
ney general power to approve the ar
ticles of Incorporation OF all life and
lire insurance companies hereafter tc
be organized in this state; n. +. so;
fixing the rates for fraternals hereafter
to be orga nized on the basis of the fra
| ternal congress tables. and H. r. A. re-
Iquiring vouchers for all expenditures
Of life companies above 500. Thes.
are legislative insurance commission
| bills.
1 Senator Dan Turner has been made
chairman. pro tenn Of the senate insur.
ance committee during the absence, or
account Of sickness, Of Senator Whip.
pie. More than forty bills have beer
referred to this committee.
The house committee upon insurance
met yesterday and passed out, with
favorable recommendation, the Clary
bill to prohibit Misrepresentation, by
/ life insurance companies. Chairman
\ Conn Of the committee also announced
that the committee will meet on Mon
day to consider the deferred dividend
bill.
| At the meeting OF the senate commit
tee on suppression of intemperance
yesterday, the McManus bill, which
puts Iowa liquor rnanufac turers on the
same basis as outside makers of liquor
in making shipments within the state
was reported out for passage.
The Rev. /. N. McCash, superintend-
ent Of the Iowa Anti Saloon league, APP
peared and made an elaborate argu-
mept in opposition to the measure. He
believes that it only places the Iowa
l. AhNNSL illdHulSlStuiSTS Oll Oil Equal IUOl-
ing with the outside manufacturer in
catering to an illegitilnate trade
Senators Durham, Warren and
Bleaky voted against recommending
the bill for passage. Eight of the 9TH
er members of the committee were
present and voted for favorable recon-
mendation.
The senate military committee yes
terday voted to report the house bill.
ISL, to prohibit dissertation OF Memoir
ial day, for passage with amendments.
These amendments will provide that
the day shall not be used for ainuse-
ments. races, ETC., before O'clock
>. m.
This amendment was proposed by
the veterans of the civil war on the
committee, and they supported the
measure.
The exercises in decoration of the
graves Of the soldiers usually have
been concluded; before 2 o'clock in the
afternoon.
Senator Gale Of cerro Gordo county