Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-23
RATE REDUCTION
WILL BENEFIT
Commissions Schedule Recently
Effective Will Save Shippers
Thousands Of Dollars
HOUSES DISAGREE ON INSURANCE
Legislation to Bring About Desired Re-
forms Somewhat Mudded-Work Of
Pairing the Appropriation Bills Under
Way-EmpIoycrs' Liability Act Viii
Become Law--Lesislative Gossip.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines March 2S.-The state
than fulfilled it's promises to the live
stock men by issuing the reduced rates
which We're decided upon at the close
of the recent hearing. 1t was stated
then that tine schedule would be figured
out on the basis OF reduction aver
aging about Is per cent. AS it figures
out the reduction averages more than
this. On the 800 mile distance the re-
duction in the rate on cattle Is IS per
per cent higher than in Illinois,, On
the 500 mile distance the reduction Is
23.S per cent average. leaving the rates
40 per cent above the Illinois rate.
The value of this reduction to the
live stock interests of the state cannot
very we'll be estimated. Some OF the
live stock men say that the gain to
them Will be from 100000 to 100000
a year, but the railroad men say this
is too high, and there is no such VOL
ume of business done in local ship
ments of live stock. But they all agree
that the local shipments will greatly
increase, and the stockmen believe it
will be to the advantage Of the various
packing houses in the state. Next week
the commission takes up the general
subject of reduction of freight rates in
Iowa, The investigation is entirely on
the motion Of the commission and rates
will be taken up and considered re-
CARELESS Of the filing complaints or
otherwise.
The predictions OF early in the ses-
sion that the two houses would dis
agree on some of the important insur-
ance legislation is likely to come true
The insurance legislation has become
punched in the senate. The bills 1pre-
Aent4d by the majority of the insurance
commission have not been given much
consideration in the senate and less in
the house. only the minor ones having
been acted on. But the house. was
acted promptly on the various bills
by the commission minority-Kendall
and Jones--and these bills are now in
the senate committee on insurance
The ones Of special importance relate
to deferred dividends, annual account
ing Of co-insnrance. limiting expenses
and similar subjects. It is no secret
that the report Of the majority of the
Insurance commission is under sus-
picion of having been prepared in the
interest spf, the companies rather than
fAfihte aRst Of the public or the in
Sured, but there may be sufficient
StrAngti1 to keep any of the important
bills from becoming a law. The first
test of strength is to be given next
Tuesday when the bill to establish an
insurance commissioner will be before
the senate.
When the house passed the joint
resolution for commission to examine
into stheslaws relating to taxation and
assessments It cut out the provision
that sthe members Of the commission
must BE appointed from the members
Of the legislature The resolution as
passed by the house provides that the
speaker shall appoint three members of
the commission and the president Of the
senate two members with absolutely no
restrictions on the appointments. They
will undoubtedly be appointed from
the citizenship of Iowa, however. and IN
all probability some members of the
general assembly will be appointed that
there may be some one in the mem
bership of the next legislature to look
after the bills.
An employers liability act was
passed by the house yesterday and 1t
will pass the senate also for there has
been a compromise affected between
the union labor men and the manufact-
iurers. Last session and the session
before attempts were made to get such
bill thru and the manufacturers and
other interests fought the bill and sue-
ceeded In killing It, This session Short
" after the session opened the manu-
facturers made overtures to the union
labor men and satisfactory bill to
both parties was framed. It provides
that workman does not assume the
risk il he remains at work after having.
notified the employer that the place
where he works or the machinery with
which he works is dangerous.
A motion has been filed asking for a
reconsideration of the bill by F'rudden,
which provides that insurance COM
panies shall be taxed only. on their
business done in Iowa. 1t is UNDER
stood that since the bill passed, oppo-
sition has developed to it on the claim
that it is not a good bill An effort will
be made to kill the bill.
The senate yesterday passed the bill
making a warehouse receipt negotiable
and it will now go to the house. This
is the same measure as reported by the
house Judiciary committee for indefin