Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-24
WORK FOR SOLONS TO Do
Iowa Legislature Will Have Plenty
Of Laws to Enact.
TAXING RAILWAY TERMINALS
state 60 Make Bid for Position
in Consular Services. II. NJ.
Byers After swiss
Mission.
From a staff correspondent

ness is now certain. Members are already
preparing the bills. A great part of the
session will be devoted to measures relat-
! ing to business affairs. A meeting of vari-
Gus business organizations is to be helo
here next month to plan a campaign TOT
a number OF measures, among them the
following just as a starter for the lesis-
lsture:
An insurance department, with commits
sioner appointed by the governor and APP
proved by the senate. to have fun charge
Of the insurance business.
Reorganization OF the state Railroad com
mission, making positions appointive' as
formerly. and greatly Increasing salaries
and adding to the powers OF the commits
sion.
Exemption OF moneys and credits from
taxation, providing for taxation OF mort
cages only when filed.
Providing for taxing state banks by as
sessing all stock to the bank as in the case
of national banks.
Law for the organization Of trust COM
panies separate from banks. strictly to
handle trust funds.
Assessment Of the terminals OF railroads,
depots and other property where located
instead Of including Il in the general value
of the railroads and distributing the taxes.
New law for giaducts in cities, taking 1t
all away from the railroad commission and
placing it in control of cities, and making
railroads entirely responsible.
agricultural Extension.
Enlargement of state agricultural depart
ment and adding to the funds for the agrl-
cultural extension work to the end that
Iowa industries should be better known.
Law to require annual dividends on in
surance policies and Improvement of the
laws relating to hail insurance companies.
Laws to stop the pollution of Iowa riv-
els by sewage from the cities, and TO fur
Their safeguard the health OF the people.
Creation of a state tax commission to ad-
wise as to taxation matters in the state.
Iowa in Consular Service.
Orlando Fl. Baker, one of the Iowa men
in the consular service, has been trans
ferred from Sydney. where he had long
been, to a post at Sandakan, North Bor-
neo, which statement conveys very little
TO the average reader. who knows as little
of Sandakan as the residents of Sandakan
do of Iowa. In a recent letter Consul Baker
paints a fine picture OF Sandakan, and al
though 1t is near the tropics he points out
that 1t Is regarded as a very healthful
place OF residence. He does complain, how
ever, OF the snakes, lizards, monkeys, ou.
rangutans. rhinoceros and elephants.
Another Iowa man has been located for
years in an out-of-the-way place in the
Falkland i~slands-Consul Bowen. 1t is re-
called that with the death OF Mcfarland.
Iowa now has but three men holding good
consular positions In Europe.
For Minister to SwItEerIand.
s. II. NJ. Byers of this city is going hard
after fba Cufss mission LIZ Iono. - t..-
the backing of the politicians who do
things and 20 secure the position as a
reward FOR political activity in these many
years. He formerly lived at Oskaloosa and
, FOR political services was rewarded with
) twenty years in the consular service. where
he became perfectly familiar with the for
I, cign service of the country. Now toe
/, consular service is taken out of the hands
: of the congressman and is made practically
a life service. The swiss mission paws
$500 a year. 1t is supposed there will be
NO other Iowa mai a candidate for any
place IN the foreign service. i'm which case
it is certain Major Byers will have EASY
G sailing in his ambition
: Sale of OleomarEarIne.
= The sale of oleomargarine is rapidly In
oreasing in Iowa under a new policy in
ausurated, and, strange as II may seem
y It's sale is being pushed right into tn
e dairy districts. Des Molnts, which has nov
ccme to the front as one of the big butte
making cities Of the state. is CONSUMING
large quantities Of oleo for table use. l
Is sold as oleo or butterine and the form
of the law are compiled with. The STUFF
is not artifically colored and really has s.
little color In it that Il would be hard I
convict the dealers. There ere 10 ole
licenses in the state now and their numbe
Is increasing 1S the hueiT aeg lie Ioinu -.
p tended into the small towns. WaterIo
has the largest number of licenses. fiftee
In all, with Des Molnes having thlrteei
: Other cities have: Clinton and Lyon
twelve: Dubuque. ten; Cedar Rapids, thii
teen; Independence. five: Fort DoJ-,
. three; Marshalltown. Manchester. Ann
and Cedar Falls, two each, and these on
each burlington, Coggon. New Hartfor,
Belle PLANE, Baldwin, Central City, Cole,
ne burg, Delmsr, Denison, Grundy Genie
Gutenberg, Huntsville, Iowa CITY, low
Falls, Lamont, Lost Nation, ,Masonvill
=" Maquoketa, Olin, Onawa, Ottumwa. Parl
Ut ersburg, Sewers. Winthrop and Wyomin
secret Divorces Not I'm Favor,
=, Secrecy in divorce cases is not to !
:, longer tolerated In the courts In tn
a, county. Judge Brennan has decided thi
=, henceforth. at least in his court, there a
a, to be no hearings In private. 1t has bee
common to have private hearings in divor,
cases and this has resulted in so muC
10 scandal that they are to be abandoned.
Candidates for One Place.
no There are at least five candidates for OF
he place which will be disposed OF By Il
State Executive council In January. Tn
is the position OF secretary Of the counc
ny The place is at present held by A. ]
1P. Dawson, who has been largely influenti
he In making the position one OF real impor
lth ance in the affairs Of the state. Now Il
RS candidates for the place are Amos Brand
ID deputy auditor OF state; Ole o. Roe, head
lu the Insurance department; ID. W. Hites Al
We Cassius stiles OF the archives departmer
- and C. s. Byrkitt, formerly deputy seer
gu tary of state. 1t is not certain but tn
Dawson will be retained.
VIII Get a New Curator.
Al. It Is expected that on Monday a ne
curator OF the state historical DEPARTING
:" will be named by Governor Cummins. II
u library board has ommeud a cam