Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-31

was Mr.. Byrkit. present head of the
insurance department. Mr.. Jones hint
! ed that an effort was made by the in
surance people to get the commission
to denounce the anti-compact law
Whether that was the cause or not the
commission divided sharply and had
several very hot sessions the details OF
which never came out. But anyway the
bill has finally passed the senate and
| there is, to say the least, some dis
agreement as to whether it would have
the effect of completely multiplying the
anti-compact law. But now the insur-
ance companies, who alone wanted the
bill. have discovered that it goes too
far. 1t would require that they should
file with the state auditor not general
schedules of rates on risks but specific
ratings on every individual risk that
they have it in mind at any time to
touch. One insurance man the other
day said it would cost each company a
hundred thousand dollars to make out
and file such schedules. 1t is an i'm
possible task unless it is all done by
the fling of a common schedule pre-
pared by some rating bureaus-and as
the bill now stands they question
whether il would be safe to accept any
such arrangement in its entirety. For
years the insurance companies have
been fighting for the bill. Somebody
has maintained a lobby here in several
sessions and has spent a good deal of
money working up sentiment and
dabbling in politics. Now it rs found
thai the bill won't do at all and the
word has gone forth to Kill the bill
The much discussed Brockway bin
which passed the house is not likely
to get thru the senate. Ii is about the
most radical temperance measure yet
proposed and while it was passed as !.
temperance measure at least one mem
Der explained his vote in opposition
on the theory that it certainly would
increase "oootlegging'' and probably
increase the distribution OF liquor. 1t
virtually establishes d new system OF
making reports by druggists on their
sales Of liquor. requiring them 20 Sc
cure a duplicate of the prescription
and file it With every sale Of liquor
to show that every sale was made on
an actual prescription. The druggists
say il would enormously increase the
work attendant on handling this kind
Of business In fact that is the pur-
pose OF it. 20 so increase the work
and bother that most of the druggists
will refuse TO handle liquor for medi-
cinal purposes.
Senator Hilsinger is guilty of an at
tack on the blackbirds by a bill to
remove them from the list of protected
birds of the field and
The Cowles bill for a state insur-
ance department was written some
time ago and has been held until the
last day for filing bills. II contem-
plates an entire new and separate de-
partment 10 handle the insurance bust
ness, taking il away from the state
auditors office. 1t is patterned after
the system in vogue in most of the
states. as only a few of them now
have the state auditor ex-officio insur-
ance's commissioner.
The house has placed on its calendar
the senate bill for making use of con-
Wet labor on highway construction
with slight amendments Warden Nc
Claughry, of Anamosa. says that there
is great Misrepresentation as to the
value of convict labor in road max
ing or in work of any kind. bat that
the prisons will cooperate 10 make Il
success in Iowa if il can be done.
The bill conten plates only a small
amount of use of convict labor in this
way.
Senator Thomas wants a law to pro-
vide for the registration Of names and
devices referring to highway routes
so that these copyrighted names may
not be used by persons without au-
thority.
Prof. John z. Brndley, Of Ames who
was secretary of the state temporary
tax commission appointed by Governor
Carroll. has written letter 10 Repre-
sentative Huff IN answer to some
rumors that had been circulated saying
he is not a candidate for any place
on a permanent tax commission if one
is established nor would he accept any
position Of that kind, preferring TO
remain in college work. An effort has
been made 10 cause il to appear that
one purpose Of the bill to reform the
tax laws IS TO make a place for Pro-
fessor Brindley, all Of which is not
true.
Senator Mates has introduced a bill
70 the effect that the owner Of any
threshing machine shall have prior
lien upon the grain thresaed herewith
for three months from the time Of the
work done. 1t authorizes taking pos
session of a sufficient quantity Of the
grain 70 satisfy the claim for thresh-
ing.
Senator Clarkson has introduced
bill for the following:
In all actions to recover damages
for personal injury, including actions
where death ensured as a result OF
such injury, it shall not be a defense
that such injury was the result o:
negligence Of a co-employe or Of any
act whether of commission or omission
OF the part of a co-employe or that the
injured party was guilty of contriou-
tory negligence except wilful negli-
gence upon the part Of such injury
party