Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-04-18
BILL BEFORE SENATE
Would Regulate Operations o.
Fraternal Insurance Concerns

Would Regulate Operations OF
! Fraternal Insurance Concerns
PRoUDFooT FATHER OF BILL
Opposition Led BY, Adams Of Fsyssts,
Declares Officers Are Too *
travaaant With cempsniss
Des Moines-The senate has under
consideration thu Proudtoot bill re-
yising the laws Of the state regulat-
ing the operation Of fraternal insur-
ance companies This Is Iconsidsssd
he most important pisessof propos-
ed insurance Tlegislation before the
legislature.
The object Of the bill is to sradu-
ally bring about IN increase in rates
Of the fraternal company. the claimed
object being to put the fraternal
companies on Q higher and paying
plane.
Following Senator Proudfoot. Sen
ltor Adams Of Fayette charged that
any statement to the effect that the
fraternal mon Of the state we're IL.
most unanimous In support OF the
bill, was In error. "ItSis probably
true that most Of the officers Of
these companies are for this bill. but
1t is not true that the men who fur.
nish the money. The premium payers.
are demanding the passage Of this
bill. l represent one Of the. premium
payers. The trouble with the irater-
nal companies 10 thst the sAicerssafe
too extravassnt. II You want evidence
Of this, Just 90 over town, eoms day
and walk up Seventh street and see
the magnificent buildings - nonu-
ments to the extrsvasanessof, the ira
ternal officers. Then. Stoo.y lock at
the automobiles Of the ekicefs-nsv-.
Ing monuments Of their extravaganes
with honkhonks On them. II 40 trsss
things that We, premium sDsSsss'ssn
slider when the o1iosrs :ltsllras - Q
demand for such ,lSsisstisn as this.
that unless the rates aas increased
the companies can not live. Senator
Saunders. formerly . director in Q
lraternal company. declared, his friend
liness to the bin and asssTtsd ths4
charges, to the effect that 1aiceHs Of
fraternal companies frittered sway
the funds Of the organizations II, use
less expenditures, were unwarranted.
He averred thst II H. nscssssfy vfof
the fratefnal companies, to Increase
their rates II they are TO live. J
Election Contests. 81.
It cost the state Of lows 37ss.46 TO
settle the threseleetion centssts held
early in the present session Of ths
legislature. A bill BY the house COM,
mittee on appropriations defraying
the expenses Of those contests was !,
passed in the house.
In Fremont county. the Spencer
Penn contest. caused an, expanse to
the state Of 33o7.5o. The Dent:Nsweli
contest in Plymouth county cost
S142.75. The Boomgaarden.O Olsen con-
test "set the state back to the e.
tent of s316.l5.
Another Trust Dlli.
Representative etipe introduced IN.
other bill directed at trusts. The
measure provides for the production
Of books, papers and documents Of
corporations. associations and inda-
viduals and se6m1els 49, attendance
and tspstnony - vitnsues n PRO
cesdinss relating 70 podos; trusts and
combinatjons.
9tips Dill Killed.
A bill by, 1sDsesentstiys etps ~
Page county. prohibiting sAiscsininar
ton in the. prices Of commodities in
various sections Of the state Was de.
feated In the house. The house 70
fused to adopt the minority report of
the committeeoa commesce Ind 3o1o
recommending; the bill .SoEDsgAgs.
Rseon,nsnd Fslt's DIii.
The committee On appropriations
has recommeded for Dassass Rsprs-
sentative Felt's bill suthorising the
state veterinarian to AestroHsAisoasod
stock. The committed seuld' not go
its way clear to provide for the pay
compensation 70 the owners
of such destroyed steck.
Fire Marshail Dill.
The senate committee on sppropfi'
atoms has decided TO report for pas
sage the state dre marshall bill BY
Of Woodbury.. This measure
carries with 1t IN appropriation Of
100000. It has already passed the
house and Indications are that II
will carry in the senate.
Free transportation.
Free transportation for mail eafFi'
ers is provided in q bill. by Cody.
koontz of Boone, which was passed
in tho house. The bill amends the
anti-pass law and permits common
carriers to make contracts with the
government for. the transportation Of
mail carriers.
Anti. Toxin Shelf.
A state anti.toxin department IN
der the supervision Of the state board
of health IL provided for In q bill by
c>u.tor pannatt which DaasAA the