Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-23
INSURANCE FIGHT STILL ON
Move 10 Reconsider Bill Taxing Them Only
on Iowa Receipts
LIABILITY BILL PASSES HOUS
senate Passes Measure Requiring
Branding of Drugs, which - Along
the Lines Of the National
Pure Food Law.
CFrom a stan Correspondentl

CFrom a stan Correspondent
DIES MONIES, March 22-Cspecal Tele- !
gram.)-Teter Of Marion and Marston of
Cerro Gordo have filed a motion to recon |
slider the vote by which s. r 10, by Frud- /
den, was passed This is the bill that
would tax insurance companies only on
! their business done I'm Iowa. The bill has
passed both houses. If the house votes to
! reconsider a fight will be made against
! the passage OF the bill
| The house this afternoon passed the en-
ployers liability act, a bill providing that
| a workman does not assume the risk II
he remains at work after notifying the
employer that the place where he works
or the machinery is dangerous. The passage
| Of the bill is the result OF a compromise
between the union labor men and manufac-
turers, and It will also pass the senate
The senate passed the bill to require the
branding Of drugs to show the poisonous
| or deleterious contents substantially the
national law. The enforcement is placed
in the hands Of the pharmacy commission
The bill to authorize reconsignment of
freight in Iowa was passed by the senate.
Dispose of WOman's Suffrage.
The troublesome question OF woman's
suffrage. which has been before the legis-
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disposed OF by an adverse vote in the senate
today, and 1t will be heard from no more
during this session. The resolution au-
thorzing submission to the vote Of the
people, making n change in the constitu-
ton, was presented by Gale of Cerro
Gordo who read address on the sub
ject This was replied to by Gnilland, and
Jamison Of Clarke and Jameson of Page
spoke for the resolution. a large number
of women were present to hear the discus
sion. and some of them became angry over
the sharp discussion of the matter. The
resolution was defeated, p to 26
The committee on suppression of intern
perance reported adversely on the bill to
forbid treating in saloons and also on the
bill to require the giving of notice where
a consent petition is to be circulated The
bill to appropriate $4,000 for a swine pa
vilion at the state fair was recommended
The senate this afternoon passed the bill
, ! by Stoekey to provide for warehouse re-
cepts and a general warehouse law such
as that advocated by the national associa-
ton for uniformity Of laws and desired by
bankers and others.
Saunders Bill Passed.
Saunders indeterminate sentence BILL
which was defeated in the last legislature
passed the senate today by vote of 40 to
! !
will come up there early next week and
Holmes of Kossuth, joint author of the
, bill with Saunders, believes the bill will
pass. Senator Saunders served on a COM
mission which investigated the question of
prison reform and the indeterminate SEN
tence law and which reported at the ses-
sion of the Thirty-first general assembly.
The report Of the committee, which was
, favorable, was turned down then. Its pas
sage today practically without opposition 1t
: is believed prophecies the passage of the
bill in the house.
! House Crowds Bill Through.
The house today killed the bill from the
, Senate providing for furnishing the Board
of Educational Examiners with supplies,
because the members failed or refused 10
vote. The vote was 81 to s. There were
, eighty more voted on the bills just be-
Y fore and just after. The bill by Bruse
Q licensing peddlers was passed; the bill
changing the methods OF reporting deaths
and births passed; the joint resolution pro-
t viding for a commission to examine into
the taxation and assessment laws passed
D the bill yering the Board of Medical
Examiner revoke the license of quack
doctors pei; the bill changing the name
| Of the Upper Iowa river TO the Oneota
=, river passed. the bill relating to fees for
= jurors passed.
Soldiers Dill Special Order.
= The bill by McAllister providing for the
= publication Of roster of Iowa soldiers
9 which was reported for indefinite postpone
$ ment, but upon which there was a minor
q ity report was today made a special order
a for this afternoon at 2 O'clock and was
taken up at that time and, on motion of
Jones Of Montgomery, was sent to a special
| III.
a session of the Legislature and has met re-
d peated defeats. McAllister of Linn and Dow
Of Franklin spoke for the bill and it is prob
able 1t will pass The reason for sending II
: to special committee was because of de-
fects in the bill. Governor Cummins has
drawn a new bill and this probably will be
reported as a substitute
u Referendum In.
referendum bill was offered in the house
= today by Pierce, the democratic member
. from Buena Vista county. Thus one more
q of the measures advocated by w J. Bryan
: when he addressed a joint session of the
house and senate has been offered in a bill
There IS little likelihood that the bill will
pass this session, largely because 1t is rec
n ognized that the Legislature will adjourn fl
+ a couple of weeks and there Is not time
! now to consider 50 important new meas.
ure.
A bill was introduced by Sullivan to reg
/ ulate public dancehalls.
- SunicipaI Bills Special order.
The Iowa League of Municipalities biI
= passed by the senate yesterday was TO-DAY
- made special order in the house for mex
:, Monday at 2 O'Clock and the Des Nome.
> plan Of city government bill, which passeC
:, the senate yesterday afternoon was made (
- special order for Tuesday following at Il
- o'clock.