Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-01-21
INSURANCE MEASURE
DRAFTED BY DOWELL
MEANS new OFFICr
Provides for Creating Depart
ment Independent OF
Auditors Office.

Dies Moines, Ia, Jan. Ex-senator
Dowell. of Polk county. has prepared
and will introduce as soon as the SEN
ate committees are announced. bill
creating an insurance department, to
be independent of the office of auditor
of state. The bill provides that the
department shall be presided over by
:, commissioner, to be appointed for a
term OF four years. the appointment to
be made by the governor and be con-
nrmed by the senate, and the commits
sioner to be removable by the governor
With the consent of the executive coun-
Gill
The official term of the commissioner
will commence on the first Monday of
May. i'm the year 1909. and will continue
for term of four years. Before EN-
terins upon his official duties, the COM
missioner must give bond for 100000,
TO be approved by the executive coun-
ell
No nomination for insurance COM
missioner may be considered by the
senate until it shall have been referred
TO u committee of five, not more than
three of whom shall belong to the same
political party. appointed by the presi-
dent of The senate, which committee
must report To the senate i'm executive
session, and the consideration of such
nomination by the senate cannot be
had on the same Legislative day the
nomination is referred
The governor may, by and With the
consent of the senate during a session
OF the general assembly. remove the in
Surallce commissioner for miSfea Sance
or malfeasance in office, or for any
cause which renders him ineligible for
appointment or incapable of discharg-
ing the duties of his Office. When the
general assembly is not i'm session the
governor may suspend the said insur-
ancc commissioner for any cause for
which he might be removed when the
general assembly is in session, which
suspension must be, however, with the
approval of the executive council. But
such suspension shall be subject to the
action OF the senate when next in ses-
sion.
n vacancy occurring i'm the office of
Insurance commissioner when the gem
cral assembly is not in session. may be
filled by the appointment by the gov
crnor. With the approval of the execu-
tive council but the appointment will
terminate at the expiration of 30 days
from the time the general assembly
next convenes, and any vacancy occur
ring during the session OF the general
assembly will be filled AS regular APP
pointmentS aye made.
The insurance commissioner MAY. APP
point deputy Insurance commissioner.
who shall assist him in his duties, and
in the absence or disability of the COM
missioner. will perform the duties of the
commissioner. This deputy must give
bond with sureties to be approved by
the executive council, for $25.O00.
Tho salary of the insurance commits
siuner is fixed at $4,000 per year, and
the salary of the deputy insurance COM
missioner, $1,000.
Insurance men have declared they
will not fight such measure as SEN
ator Dowell will introduce. except that
they desire the commissioner appointed
BY the executive council rather than
the governor.f Senator Whipple. it Is
expected, will have the craftsmanship of
the senate committee on insurance.