Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-14

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Uniform Policy Bill Passed.
Des Moines.-By vote of SO to IL
the house Of representatives passed
The Jones uniform policy bill. Al
though few amendments were Of
fered to the measure on the floor of
the house, 1t passed as It was recon-
mended out Of the committee on in
surance.
Mr.. Jones' uniform fire insurance
policy bill Is the one that was recon-
mended by the insurance commission
created by the Thirty-first general
assembly and Investigated Iowa in
Burance questions last summer and
IAN. Mr.. Jones, a member of the
commission. introduced his uniform
policy bill early in the SESSION. 1t was
found acceptable to the sub commit
tee on insurance and to the house
committee on insurance and met with
no real opposition upon the floor OF
the house. Those who voted against
the measure opposed it's form and pro-
visions more than the object of the
bril-. They were: Brandes, Calkins.
Doran. Flugum, Marston, Mercer,
Price, Reitz. Schoenberger, Sullivan
and Swan.
In presenting the bill on the floor
OF the house, Mr.. Jones explained that
the uniform policy proposed by the
bill is the "New York form" as a
basis, modified to conform with the
Iowa laws. At present, he pointed
out there are more than 100 forms
OF fire insurance policies in Iowa;
they are difficult to understand and
cause much confusion. He further
explained that q clause had been in
serted voiding an insurance policy
unless an agreement Is made before
insured goods may be removed. He
assured the house that mutual COM
panies are in no way effected by the
measure.
No More Water In Stocks.
Senator Peterson's bill to squeeze
the water out of corporation stocks
has been recommended for passage
by the senate corporation committee
This measure requires corporations
20 receive full cash value for all stock
Issued. No stock may be disposed of
unless the corporation receives cash
for 1t, or the equivalent 1t does not
interfere with the issuance of stock
for property or other valuable thing,
but 1t does stop the issue of stock In
discriminatory and without regard to
value. via the printing presses. If
the Peterson bill passes, no railroad
incorporated in this state, overnight
can double It's stock issue. Vote in
the corporations committee was unani.
mously for the bill, and it Is doubt
full IL Il will be opposed in the SEN
ate, or In the house, for that matter.
Lower Sleeping Car Rates.
Reduced sleeping car rates is the
subject Of a bill introduced in the
house Of representatives by Holmes of
Kossuth county. The bill declares
sleeping cars to be common carriers,
places them under state control in
regard to rates that may be charged,
and fixes the rate according to the
number of miles to be travelled in
stead of by stations, as is now fixed
by the Pullman Car company. Mr..
Holmes bill goes further, and pro-
Yides that when a person pays for a
lower berth in a sleeping car, he shall
have the right to require the conduc-
tor or porter to keep the upper berth
closed until 1t is actually occupied.
Square Deaf Bill.
Minority stockholders In insurance
companies were given another guar.
pny Of protection in the management
of these concerns, when the house
committee on private corporations
unanimously reported in favor of the
passage of the Mates senate bill to
give the minority representation on
the boards of directors of such cor.
porations.
Primary BIN A Special Order.
The square deal primary bill will
be taken up In the senate at 1880
O'Clock on the morning of the 18th.
IL was made a special order for SEN
ate consideration at that hour and
day on suggestion of Senator Wilson
of Tayette, chairman of the senate
elections COMMITTEES, and the Joint
subcommittee Of the house and sen.
ate. whose bill was reported for pas
sage.
wife Desertion Punished.
With only two dissenting votes, the
house Of repre- sentatives passed the
wife desertion BILL The bill was
fought out at length on the floor and
various amendments were offered, but
voted down. An effort by Teter of
Marion county to include In the bill
wives who desert their husbands was
Unsuccessful, and with hut slight
change the bin was adoptc1 as it came
from the senate.
Conn After Express Rates.
A general revision and reduction of
express rates in the state is the OBJ
feet of bill which Representative
} Conn Of Butler has introduced in the
house. The Conn bill places reguIa-
tfon of express companies under the
state railroad commission, which also
has some control over them.
May Pay Taxes with Work
Teter Of Marion county was sue
oessful In sending measure through
the house that permits portion of
road taxes to be worked out instead
OF being paid in cash. He succeeded
In attaching to the acknowledges
bill introduced for the purpose Of
allowing an additional mill tax for