Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-23
Senate Passes Insurance Exam
liner Measure, Sent From
the House
JOINT SENATORIAL SESSION
Both House. Meet to Declare Dolliver
EIected-lnsurance Commission Bill
Introduced i'm the House-University
Regents Selected = Jepson to Be
Code Editor.

Des Moines, Jan. 23.-The senate
passed the bill. which had previously
passed the house, increasing the sal
ary of the insurance examiner to $4,000
this being the first bill to pass either
house.
The Joint session at noon declared
the election of Senator Dolliver in the
formal manner.
New senate bills were introduced as
follows: BY Newberry, to punish for
misbranding of drugs.
BY McKelven, regulating the sale OF
patent medicines.
By Crossley. increasing the road
tax.
By Stirton, limiting the time for
commencing actions to recover real
estate.
BY Moon, amending the game law.
House bills were presented as fol-
lows:
BY Jones, the insurance commits
sion bill.
BY Moore, recognizing the Iowa
Poultry Association and appropriating
therefor.
BY Brandes, for bounty on gophers.
BY Bixby, to buy $4,000 worth of
railroad maps.
BY Doran, regulating the shipment
of live stock.
BY Teeter, amending the law on as
sessment of shares of stock of nation
al banks.
BY Bonwell, to regulate train serv-
ice at junction points so as to prevent
delay.
The joint assembly of the legisla-
ture, in addition to electing Senator
Dolliver, elected Chassell and English
as binder and printer for another term,
and also elected c. N. Jepson, of Sioux
City as code editor; John ]. Seerley, of
Burlington, and E. K. Whine, of Hum
boldt, regents Of the Iowa State Uni
versity.
Senator Dolliver, on being called be-
fore the legislature, delivered a char
acteristic speech expressing his graf
itude. He pleaded for greater exalta-
ton of the law, and he referred with
high eulogy to the popular movement
which in Iowa in the past five years
has transformed the whole purpose Of
the people, and he declared this to be
the greatest achievement of the Iowa
people. He rejoiced in the leadership
Of Iowa in the nation, and spoke for
future greatness for the state.
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The senate insurance committee to-
day reported for passage the bill which
a few days ago passed the house in
creasing the pay of an actuary for
state examiner of insurance to $4,000
a year. The bill will be passed be-
yond question. The insurance commits
sion bill to create an insurance depart
ment provides for q salary Of $500 for
head of the insurance department, with
a $4,000 assistant. These are higher
salaries than are paid elsewhere in the
state service. When the actuary bill
has passed we will have the spectacle
Of a $4,000 man appointing and employ
ing a $4,000 man to help him, and the
former having all the responsibility.
But it is explained that unless this is
done competent men cannot be secured,
for in the insurance business fancy
salaries are paid.
The visiting of the state institutions
will be done the next few days by the
joint committees This visit is for the
purpose of making personal inquiry
into the needs of the institutions, to in
spect what has been done in the past,
and to report wherein there may be
practiced. The reports of
these select committees will be made
after a time and will go into the jour-
nails for the information of all members
before acting on the appropriations
committees. 1t is expected that the
usual excursion will be run to Ames
and possibly also to Iowa City early
In the session.