Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
LONGER TERM FOR ATTORNEY
GENERAL TAKES SAME TRIP.
MORE PAY FOR JUSTICES
Assemblyman Burke Moves Recon.
sderation of Vote BY Which In
vestigation of Public Finances was
Negatived-Some Insurance Meas
ures Ordered to Third Reading.
Madison, MAY S.

when that body refused to advance
the Roethe bill providing for such
scheme
The Grassie resolution changing the
salary and term of office of the attor-
ney general was also killed. Mr.
iGrassie made a short speech in favor
of this resolution, pointing out that
the proposition required the sanction
of two legislatures and favorable
vote of the people, so that adoption
at this time would merely give the
public and the advocates of the meas
ure an opportunity to exploit the
scheme. J. f. Baker offered an
amendment reducing the term from
ten years as provided in the resolu-
ton, to six years, and eliminating all
sections relating to salary, SO that
the bare proposition before the as
sembly in the amendment was to in
! crease the term of Office of the attor-
ney general from two to six years.
Both the amendment and the resolu-
ton were killed by an overwhelming
vote.
Only four bills were ordered to en-
grossment one of them the Bancroft
bill which requires the gradual install
lation of the block signal system on
all railroads in Wisconsin.
Six bills were killed by the assem-
bly,, including the Potter bill to in
p crease the time within which notice
of injury may be served upon any ac-
Icident or casualty insurance com
Ipany.
The Perry bill to increase the pay
of justice court jurors from so cents
to 81 a day was passed.
The joint resolution calling for
constitutional convention for the pur-
ipose of bringing about the popular
election of senators was debated and
Irereferred to the committee on fed
eral relations Assemblyman Burke
Ipointed out that the resolution WAS
inconsistent, inasmuch as the sole
purpose ostensibly aimed at is To Sc
cure the popular election OF senator's,
and the resolution really provides for
a revision of the federal constitution.
IMessrs. Alldridge, Potter, Sprague
and Kuckuk all spoke on the PROPOSE
, ton, ana a reference was dSEeeu upon.
Reconsideration Motions.
Assemblyman Reynolds moved re
consideration of the vote by which the
=. Bancroft bill to legalize the construc-
ton of a bridge connecting Iowa anu
Richland counties was advanced The
reconsideration was opposed on the
ground that the author of the bill was
not on the ground to present his side
, of the case, and the reconsideration
motion was postponed until Friday
session when the bill can again be
threshed out on its merits.
| Assemblyman Burke also moved to
reconsider the resolution to make an
investigation into The finances of the
state from Governor Peck's last ad.
, iministraton. The resolution was
offered by Mr.. Douglas a democrat.
tMr Burke urged reconsideration con
- tending that as long as any suspl-
cion was aroused in anybody's mind,
. the public ought TO be given salts
faction that everything was in per
= feet shape Mr. Ingram opposed re-
consideration because, he said, no
valid reasons were advanced in com
mittee hearings, and no definite
> charges of any kind had been made
. against the financial management of
y the states affairs The motion was
\ laid over until Thursday, when the
= author of the resolution will be on
hand.
insurance Bills Advanced.
bir6
reading eight senate bills introduced
Il by Senator Roehr to regulate life in
,surance These bills represent a
= small portion of the work which Is
Z being accomplished by the joint COM
/ Imfttee on banks and insurance They
Il were all recommended for concur
l. renee by the committee OH banks and
% insurance.
u The bills ordered to third reading
contain a variety Of provisions, one
s of the most significant being the bill
n which provides that insurance com
tt panies shall make statement OF all
e expenses made in the interest Of pro
'r noting or defeating legislation.
u Another bill provides for the re-
peal Oh the ldW ISS1iu iiS INC ''APS
L lated premium plan.
5t Another bill prohibits companies
y from engaging in participating and
J. misunderstanding business. All poll
cies except annuities, issued as par
o ticipating policies must in fact be par
ticipating policies.
IL A fourth bill provides that on apph-
re cation of the policyholder copy oil
d the original application must be fur
nished him. If this is not done the
Of company shall not have defense
Il against the policyholder based on any
W error or misrepresentation in the
or original application.
t. According to the terms Of another
IL bill all companies shall discontinue
vi business when the insurance commits,
E. sioner discovers that their liabilities
of exceed their assets.
t, Misrepresentation as to the kind oil
is policies and the amount OF surplus
b and the like Is strictly prohibited BY
re another measure
o The issuance of licenses by the
of commissioner Of insurance is pro
fe vided for and regulated in a bill.
H. All insurance cOmDanies must filf