Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-07

square Dear BIZ.
What Is known in legislative circles
as the square deal" bill was called
up by Senator Mates Immediately
after the 2-cent fare bill was passed
by the senate Tuesday morning. This
measure compels representation OK
minority stockholders on the directory
OF fire and life insurance companies.
Senator Dowell objected to consid-
Grafton Of the measure at the time,
asking that II go over till later time.
He said there were several legal ques-
tons involved. Senator Mates said
the measure had received considera-
ton of the lawyers. Senator Dowell
wanted the bill referred to his own
committee on judiciary.
Senator Mates consented to the
bill going over to 10 o'clock -Vednes-
day morning as a special order and 10
VIII then be taken up. II Is assumed
that there will be no opposition to It.
insurance Is a necessity which
can not be carried on by individuals"
said Mr.. Henry Wallace, but either
by mutual or cooperative or stock
companies. In either case there Is
the possibility, when the company be.
comes rich and prosperous, of It's
railing into the hands of bare ma
1ority Of the stockholders, who can,
In ways that need not be mentioned
In detail here, force the minority to
sell on their own terms. It is but
Just that there should be proper
tionate minority representation.
The bill provides that where 20
per cent Of the stockholders nominate
a stockholder to represent their In.
terests, the majority must elect this
or some other minority representa-.
tive. Where the minority is 40 per
cent they shall be entitled to two di.
rectors. This does not give the min
GRITTY control, but It enables them to
have full and complete information as
to the doings of the company. 1t is NO
wonder, therefore, that this bill has
been called the square deal BILL" be-
cause 1t gives representation in pre-.
position to the amount Of money con.
tributed to the conduct Of the buSi.
ness"
Marshall Bill Voted Out.
Rankin's state liquor marshal bill
was voted out of the senate commit
tee on suppression Of intemr erance
yesterday with recommendation for
passage.
Six senators voted It out and three
Lambert, Jackson and Mates
voted against the measure.
The six senators who voted to
recommend the bill for passage were
Durham. Warren, Gale, Bleakly. Bur.
CESS and Jameson of Page.
Those absent were Whipple, Bruce
and DeWolf.
Senator Stookey did not vote.
The measure was killed In the COM
mittee in three legislatures, but now
goes on to the floor Of the senate for
discussion and roll call.
Governor Cummins filed the report
OF the commissions appointed to erect
and dedicate the monuments In hon
or of the Iowa soldiers who rest upon
southern battlefelds, to the senate
and house Of representatives Mon
day With the reports, the governor
sent a message to the legislature in
which he condemned the efforts made
recently by member of the minor
ity party in the house and the rail-
road press bureaus to make party ana
fractional issues out of the measure
to reimburse the old soldiers who
served upon the COMMISSIONS and to re-
fleet discredit upon these veterans OF
the civil war.
Lessen Duties of Auditor.
Senator Durham introduced bill
to change the state banking depart
ment from the Office Of auditor OF
state to the office Of treasurer of
state, and another to transer the de-
partment Of municipal accounting to
the Office of secretary of state; also
a bill making important changes In
regard to commissioning notaries pub
lie.
The purpose of these bills is to re-
lieve the Office Of auditor of state and
to give greater opportunity for the
development Of the insurance depart
ment under the state auditor. It also
involves abandoning the plan Of hay.
ing an Insurance commissioner and
for the present, at least, leaving the
department in charge of the state
auditor.
Woman's Suffrage Lost In House,
The woman's suffrage amendment
was put to rest in the house commit
tee on constitutional amendments by
a vote of 8 to 6. The rest of the bal
lot surprised even the members of the
committee. A secret ballot was taken
that the members might not be called
to task by the suffragist friends, but
1t was generally believed the amend
ment would be allowed to reach the
floor Of the house for its biennial dis
cussion and defeat. With no record
OF how the members Of the committee
voted, 1t may be impossible to file a
minority report and consequently the
house will have only the majority re-
port recommending the amendment.
for indefinite postponement. II the
house adopts the report, killing the
amendment, the suffragists will shift
their activity to the senate, where
they still have hope Of favorable act
ion.
Sunday Amusement Bill. -
The Meredith bill. to prevent Sun.
day amusements, met a rebuff IN the
house committee yesterday afternoon
after considerable argument from
those interested on both sides.
For indeterninate Sentence.
When the Saunders-Holmes bin for
the establishment Of reformatory IL
reported out Of committees 10 the
houses Of the legislature an effort Nin
be made to substitute for II a hin
which will put into effect In Iowa the
indeterminate sentence system. and
establish a board OF parole and mar
dons without establishing a rerorma.
tory at Anamosa. It Is not unlikely
also. that an effort win be made 10
reduce the age under which men shan
be sent to the reformatory. In the
Saunders Holmes bill the age Is fixed
at 30. but an effort may be made TO