Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-23
.GR|SI Of INSURANCE
BILLS IN SENATE
Several Pending Measures OF
Importance Finally Passed
Thru Upper House
FEELY.moRNlN CASE IN AIR
Just When Contest From Black Hawk
Wa. Considered Settled, Disagree
ment Was Prscipitated-Horse Play
in House Over Bachelor Member
General News.
Special 10 Times-Republlcan.


Special 10 Times-Republican.
Des Moines, March 23.-The senate
today passed the bill to require mu-
itual insurance companies to submit
their incorporation papers to the at
torney general; the bill to forbid in
surance agents making misrepresenta-
tions; the bill regulating the employ
ment of agencies; the bill authorizing
attachments for collection of personal
property taxes, and the bill limiting the
place Of commencing actions on con-
tracts.
The house passed the senate bill
providing punishment for theft of
steam and electricity; the bill allow
ing townships to unite with towns in
the maintenance and use of libraries,
and allowing Libraries to unite for pre-
serving local history.
Il
ment and passed the bill relating to
compensation of assessors. A resolu-
ton was adopted ordering the secre-
itary of state to have printed the pro-
ceedings of the trip to dedicate the
monuments.
On discovery that the resolution was
insufficient, the action of yesterday,
providing for tax commission, was
lreconsidered, and bill covering the
Same matter was introduced.
A bill was introduced by Miller, of
Brener, ordering the attorney general
to investigate the international Har-
yester trust.
~ The house passed a resolution pre-
senting Kellogg, Of Harrison, red
necktie while he occupied the chair
temporarily.
While the committee on the Black
Hawk county contest has reached an
agreement that Feely shall retain his
seat, and that Mornin shall be paid
his expenses Of contest, the terms could
not be agreed to today, and there is yet
a chance of split. Yesterday the
committee instructed the attorneys to
draw up a report. Mornin and his
attorneys insist On the report contain-
ing a censure of the Black Hawk cleo
ton officials, and it is believed the
purpose of this is to have something
for political capital to use in future
campaigns. Feely .objeots and claims
the committee has not looked into the
evidence deep enough to be in a posi-
tion TO administer a censure. No de-
cision was reached at noon.
A resolution was adopted by the
house saying that whereas the mayor
of Fort Dodge had issued an edict that
all bachelors must marry and that
Representative Hacker had gone
home to comply, the house extends
it's best wishes.
Des Moines, March 23.-Every city
of the state with a population of 10000
or over will have its police and fire
departments under civil service as
result of the Jackson senate bill, which
was passed by the house yesterday. Des
MOines is the only city now that has
a board of police and fire commission.
The Jackson bill provides that the law
relating to police and fire commissions
shall apply to all cities of 10000 or
over and also makes one other change
in that it takes the appointment Of
the fire chief out of the hands of the
mayors and city councils and puts it
under the civil service also. Every
appointment to the two departments
rxyt1 !, ff1,> 1,n o;x
with the one exception Of the chief Of
the police department.
The bill was called up in the house
yesterday by Harding, of Woodbury.,
There was a grammatical error in the
bill which necessitated an amendment
and will result in the bill having to
go back to the senate for concurrence
in the amendment. This will necessi-
tate only a days delay in the bill
reaching the governor. The bill has
publication clause and will thus be in
effect in the course of few days
A feature Of the bill is the provis-
ion that the present members Of fire
and police departments shall not be re-
quired to pass examinations under the
civil service provided, but that every
new member admitted to the depart
ments after the commissions have been
organized will have to take the exam
ination.
For some reason the house yester-
day killed bill which. unless it re-
considers its action and passes it, will
mean that one of the departments of
the state government will have to be
closed up The bill is a little measure
providing for supplies and printing for
the state board Of educational eXamin
ers. There were fifty-one votes for the
bill and eight against but in order to
pass, the bill must have fifty-f1ve votes
for. Immediately afterward and just
before the vote On this bill. measures
were voted for showing eighty or more
in the house and voting. 1t is intimated
that there was reason for the exodus
to the cloak rooms or at least that the
exodus was concerted. A motion has
been fled by Mcdonald and Pierce to