Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-16
RECALLS Old FIGHT
SEPARATION OF INSURANCE BUsl.
NESS MARKS STEP IN LONG
CONTROVERSY.
eLEAkLY HAD ACTIVE
PART IN LEGISLATION
Present State Auditor as Member Of
Legislature Aided in Formulating
Present Policy and Permitting tho
Writing Of Deferred Dividends Poll
eies in State.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to metropolitan.
Des Moines, June 16-The prospec-
tive taking over of the insurance busi-
ness Of the state, probably the first of
next month, recalls the interesting
controversy which arose in the Thirty
second general assembly over the then
proposed revision of Iowa laws relat-
ing to insurance. 1t was partly the
outgrowth of this that :he insurance
department has been separated from
the auditing and banking departments
of the state.
The Thirty first general assembly, in
1906, authorized appointment Of a
commission to propose revision Of the
Iowa Insurance laws. 1t was just at
a time when the big eastern companies
were under fire for the misuse of their
boards of wealth accumulated under
the deferred dividends plan. The COM
mission held sessions during the sum-
mer and prepared a report. making
many recommendations as to changes
in Iowa laws.
On one point, however, the commits
sion divided Senators Jameson and
Bleakly and Representative Clary took
one position In regard to the right OF
companies under the Iowa law to in
dulge in the deferred dividends plan OF
doing business. and Representatives
Kendall and Jones took an opposite
view. The majority decided that it
was entirely proper to permit the
method under Iowa laws while the mi
nority took the view that insurance
should be confined to its legitimate
sphere and all speculation be elimi-
mated.
Since making the report. Mr.. Bleakly
has bene state auditor. and Mr.
Jameson is now at the head of an In
surance company in Des Mcines. Mr..
Jones is a state senator, and Mr.. Ken
dali has been in congress.
The legislation has been along the
line of the majority report and in Iowa
the old line companies have continued
to write the deferred dividend policies.
The agitation for a separation OF the
department from others has been kept
up however. and it was recommended
strongly by Governor Carroll. who had
been in the department. The separa-
ton will take place the moment the
governor appoints commissioner.
The sub committee Of the legisla-
tive committee on retrenchment and
reform has been called 20 meet at
Spirit Lake. June %. 1t will be recalled
that at the last meeting of the general
committee 1t was agreed that each
member should write out his views OF:
the recommendations Of the efficiency
men and submit these written reports
or suggestions to subcommittee
which is to undertake the task OF
drafting a report that will be in harm
ony with the views Of all members.
Later the whole committee is to meet
to consider the report. Nothing what
ever is known of the nature OF the re-
port in contemplation. in fact. moth
ing could be known since :he members
themselves have not taken UP the
matter and probably are at present
much divided as to what should be
recommended to the legislature.
The Hessenius murder case from
Cherokee county on the docket of the
supreme court for rehearilg this week,
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the serious illness of Fred F. Faville.
attorney in the case and former United
States attorney. Mr.. Faville is in
hospital in Chicago for an operation.
Mr.. Hessenius was convicted of kill
ing his wife. He pleaded that she
died from an accident. The evidence
was all circumstantial
The state executive council has made
purchase of a camera machine for
photogra ping records and public docu-
ments for the use Of such state Off
Gals as can utilize this method OF
making copies. 1t is figured that it
will be of some value in the making OF
accurate copies OF papers OF file where
it is desired to use them in court. 1t
will be, for instance, in, sluable in
making copies Of plats of land. The
cost was $3.50.
" M C.. A. CAMP is DEDICATED.