Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-04-18
LEGISLATORS TO
ADJOURN SOON
General Assembly May Close Its
Sessions Friday Of Next Week
SCHOOL BILLS ARE FAVORED
Measures For Betterment of Public
Schools Have Easy Sailing-Shy
at Insurance Legislation.
(By George Gallarno.)

(By George Gallarno.)
Des Moines, Iowa, April S.-With
both houses Of the legislature at work
under the direction of sitting COM
mittee, and that committee being
clothed with full power as to the fate
of all the measures not yet acted on,
the probabilities are that the assem-
bly, will complete it's business and that
final adjournment will be taken not
later than Friday of next week. That
will be April 18th and, considering
the fact that the sessions of the as
sembly began this year a full week
later than usual, the actual life of
the session will be practically the
same as those which have preceded it.
The Iowa constitution fixes no limit
for session of the legislature, but
the history of the state shows that
ninety days or less has become sort
Of unwritten law and no general as
sembly will consider going beyond
that limit.
Of the 1900 bills and resolutions
introduced in the two houses, not
more than 125 have 50 far been en-
acted into law, but the wheels are all
grinding now and the daily grist from
this time on will be enough to make
probable grand total of, ESQ new
laws, legalizing acts, resolutions, cor
rections and amendments. That will
equal the average of legislative ses.
sions of recent years. ..... ..
School Bills Favored.
The bill by Senator Savage which
makes the position of state superin-
tendent of public instruction an ap-
pointive one and readjusts the work
of that official passed the house after
short struggle, and its passage COM
pleted the program Of school legisla-
ton outlined by the better schools
commission authorized by the Thirty
fourth general assembly. The Saw
age bill fixes the salary of the state
superintendent at $4,000 year, with
a deputy at $4,000, a chief clerk at
$1,000 and three inspectors at $4,000
each. Other educational bills which
will become laws are the Savage bill
for the teaching of elementary agri-'
culture, home economics and manual
training in all schools; the Barry bill,
making the position Of county super
intendent appointive, thus removing
il from politics; the bill for CONSOLE
dation of rural schools; the bill for
state aid for certain classes Of con-
solidated schools, and the teachers
pension bill. The law regarding the
state superintendent and most of the
others will not go into effect until
January, 1915. -.
Little Insurance Legislation.
Out Of the dozen or more measures
affecting life and fire insurance COM
panies, which have been introduced
during The present session Of he as
sembly. it appears that not more thar
.ne or two will get past the final
stages of enactment and become laws.
The only bill of the lot at this date
that is sure of becoming a part Of
the law If the state is one by Sena-
tor Schrup Of Dubuque. It provides
that the signature to policy Of in
surance by the authorized executive
# the company shall be effective as
to all provisions Of the policy, no
matter whether said signature is
placed above or below the lines COW
,ering the same.
Representative Whitney, Of Wood
bury, had bill in the house which
provided that all applications for in
surance should contain certain ques-
tons which should be called to the
attention of the insured and made
part Of the policy. The object of the
bill was to make it certain that appli-
cants for fire insurance should know
just what conditions surround the
policy which may be issued. The bill
was put through the house by its au-
thor, after hard fight, but was
killed in the senate.
The bills by Cowles Of Des Moines
county, creating state insurance de-
partment and amending the laws in
several minor ways, respecting life
insurance companies, are still hidden
away. It is thought the department
bill will stand good chance for en-
actment unless it is held in commit
tee too long. It provides for the Gre
alton of the new department on jan
uary 2, 1915. This leaves State Au-
ditor Bleakly, who is now in reality
the state insurance commissioner, to
finish. out his present term of Office
unmolested as to his duties. If the
bill passes the governor is to appoint.
not later than July 1, 1914, a COM
who is to receive a salar:
of $4,000 a year and is to have dep
uty at $4,000 a year. FL.
Double Election Boards.
The house has passed the bill by
Bauman, which provides for the Sc.