Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-03-28
CHASE BILL KILLED.
Put Burden ofProof Of Negligence
On Defendant
MOST IMPORTANT MEASURE
Railway Companies and Corporations
Subject 20 Suits for Damages
Are % Rule Opposed to :
the Measure.

Are % Rule Opposed to
the Measure.
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De6 Moines-By a vote of "a to II
the senate killed the bill by Chase
Of Hamilton, putting the burden o
proof of contributory negligence OF
the defendant in all damage cases
whom the plaintiff had established
violation Of any state law, or proved
Negligence on the part Of the defend
ant. The operation of the law. II
passed. % explained by Senator
Chase, was as follows: If q man
should be run down by train and
injured and in prosecuting his suit
for damages, he should establish that
The train was running at an excess.
i've rate Of speed, or gave no warn.
ing Of it, approach. or proved the
trainmen to be negligent. then It
would DO incumbent upon the railway
company to prove that the plaintiff
vas negligent. Under the present
law IL IL up to the plaintiff to show
that he was not guilty Of contribu-
tory negligence under such circum.
stances. Railway companies and cor.
pofations subject to suits for dam.
asss, are. q rule, opposed to the
neasure. and in the past have been
successful In defeating It.
Money and Credit Tax Dill.
The senate ways and means COM
lnittee bill putting = tax on moneys
and Credits comes up as special
order Of business in the senate. The
BIN Is certain to BE- the center Of .
storm Of debate. In addition to put.
ting Z Fat tai Of mills on the dollar
on an moneys and credits, 1t provides
INST banking capital shall be taxed
% Other property. with no exemptions
for dsbtS.' National bankers are un-
le6stsod to bs opposed to this section
- the bill for the reason that 1t de-
Dnvee them Of exemption privileges
they have. enjoyed under the existing
law. Tho stats bankers are said to
DO generally In favor Of the section.
A claim has been raised, too, that
the ievying Of nat tax against capt.
tai stock makes them pay taxes on
the fun value Of the stock, dollar for
dollar, whereas in assessing land and
other property, the value can DO
gYeatly lowered.
Anti. Rsbats Gil.
Rebates on insurance rates are
prohibited In q bill introduced In the
Aouse BY the house committee on In.
surancs. The measure prohibits dis
eriunination In fire insurance rates
ana eprovides q penalty of $500 for
violation of the law.
Another bill introduced by the COM |
nittee provides for the appointment
d two insurance commissioners by
the auditor of state at annual sal
aries Of 5000 and $4,000.
Recommends More Salary.
The house committee on the com.
DeBsation OF public officers recon-
nended for passage the bill by Fin.
layson of Grundy county increasing
che salary OF the superintendent OF
public schools to $4,000. The COM
aittoe also recommended for passage
Nils ~ Boettger Of Scott county pro-
viding for increases In the salaries
Of deputy county clerks. recorders,
treasurers. sheriffs and auditors.
clsssd Season for Trapping.
A closed season for killing and
trapping beaver, mink, otter and
rnuskrat will be established in Iowa
II aSbill by Representative Bruce OF
Floyd county is passed by the legis-
latufs. The measure prohibits the
kilNnx and trapping of these animals
between March 1 and Dec. /, except
10 protect public and private proper
".
HOUSE supports Deliver.
Tie house unanimously passed the
Dixon concurrent resolution petition.
ing the Iowa delegation in congress
to vote and work for the Dolliver as.
Yiculh,ral and vocational education
Il ba,l.
Tie Dolliver bill provides for fed
eral appropriation extending over
period OF years, Of s13,4oo,00o for ag
Yictltaial and vocational educational
vetas for United States Senator.
( Tho following table gives tie vote
eastsfor leading candidates for Unit.
Cd States senate
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