Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-05
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Democrats Of Iowa Senate Vote
Against Party Platform
Declarations
ADVERSE INSURANCE REPORTS
Committee Opposed to Transfer Of De-
partment - Gambling Laws May Be
Rewritten Liquor Measure Pro-
posed to Limit Number of Saloons
Debate on cosson Bills.
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Special to Ti1nes.Republican.
Des Moines, March 5-The senate
this morning received the report of the
| insurance committe adverse to the bill
| to effect reform in the administration
Of state affairs by transfer Of the in
surance department from the office of
auditor to- that ex-governor. The bill
goes on the calendar and will be fought
out on the floor. The vote in committee
was 6 to 7*against the bill, the senators
voting against permitting vote on the
bill being Whipple, Bruce, Stuckslager.
Bennett, Whiting. Quigley and White.
The surprise of the day was in the fact
that the three democrats on the COM
1nittee voted against the bill while their
party stands committed to the measure
by specific declaration of the party
platform. The measure was recon-
lnended by the insurance commission
headed by Senator Bleakley, the pres
VIII .silIalO duollOIp anu IN lAlC SSSSiOll
two years ago was favored by the in
surance interests. 1t is anticipated the
consideration OF the bill, even on all
adverse report, will be interesting, es-
pecially if the merits OF the measure
are considered.
The Judiciary committee of the sem
ate reported out today a big batch of
bills, including among others, the bill
to revise the law us to the duty of the
attorney general. The bill, however
was so. emasculate.d that it's original
purpose of Strengthening the laws has
disappeared.
Senator Hammill has introduced a
bill which cortelnaolates complete re-
writing Of the law as to all gambling
and gambling devices and all conf
dence games and .swindles generally. 1t
goes into detail as to what are gamb-
ling games and forbids all schemes of
every kind for getting money away
from the unwary persons. 1t goes fur
Their and provides that where a person
has lost money at any gambling game
or confidence game he may bring suit
and recover the same. 1t cancels all
leases where gambling is permitted and
makes the property liable for debts Of
gamblers. It is framed after laws in
other states that are declared to be
very successful.
Senator Moon is drafting a bill to
limit the number of saloons which a
city council may license. fixing the
!, n,s - f1,. hob
tants Of the city.
/ The Bruce bill to require Labelling Of
boots and shoes is a unique bill in
many respects. It requires that in case
there is any ,leatherboard," or any
counterfeit leather or any substance
used as a substitute for leather In
the makeup of a boot or shoe the fact
shall be plainly stamped on the arti-
Gle. It is the principle of the pure food
law applied to boots and shoes. There
is also provision that convict made
goods shall have that fact stamped on
the articles
The hearing on the Clarkson liabil-
ity bill in the house judiciary commit
tee was attended by a large body Of
employers of labor who are opposing
the measure. The arguments have all
been gone over several times not only
in the senate but in other legislative
sessions. The bill slipped thru the SEN
ate much easier than had been ex-
pected, and the hard fight against it
will be made in the house.
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The debate in the senate on Thurs
day on the Cosson bill for the better
of the laws Of the state
by providing q way for the removal
81 officials who wi1lfully refuse to en-
force the laws, developed the fact,
which has beenfall along wellknown to
members, that a current argument
phases is all wrong. The argument
against 1t has been widely published |
in the state that the enforcement bills
were designed primarily for putting
Governor Carroll in the hole" by fixing |
up the law in such a way that no mat
ter what he did or failed to do he
would be blamed by many people. But |
yesterday when the most conspicuous |
IF these bills came up it was Senator
5ammis who made the star speech |
If the day in opposition and he elo- |
1uently portrayed the danger of such
drastic legislation. Sammis can not |
De accused Of being a standpatter in
anything. But the star speech in sup
port Of the measure came from Sena-
or Saunders who is one. Of Governor
Carrolrs military staff and is close to
lin politically and personally. It has
been pointed our that If these bills