Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-20
GARRISON EXPECTED
DEFEAT Of Bill
ohPoeiTloN OF INSURANCE IN
nEREsTs MADE PASSAGE
IMPOSSIBLE.
CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE
EMPLOYERS TO CONTINUE
Rn.d.. cf Defeat to Fall Uupon Or.
aanixsd Labo-Clarkson Presents
Startling Fisurss-Senator kimball
Rentroduces Terminal Tax Measure
-Proeeedinss in House and Senate.
to mes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
,Des Moines, March Ex-senator
Clarkson was not greatly surprised at
the indefinite postponement of his Dill
to revise the law as to workmen
compensation. 1t was foregone, fol-
lowing the hard fight made by the in
surance interests, that it could not be
passed The insurance people worked
by indnection entirely and thru the
employers. The campaign will be car
red on to educate the employers ana
those who have TO pay the cost TO
seek a better method of handling the
business The burden will fall upon
organized labor.
Mr. Clarkson presented at the finish
some startling figures as to the enor-
nous cost Of the system under the
present law 1t was found that in New
York under state plan the cost OF
administering was about S6S,000 for
six months period; in Iowa the cost OF
placing the business on the books was
about the same, according to the state
.nents of the insurance companies. But
New York administered for a business
covering 100000 persons and Iowa
q comparatively lew.
Then he also showed that in Iowa in
six months period the employers paid
for their compensation insurance S444,
600. The companies paid as compen-
sation $4,000 and about $500 for
medical services. then laid aside $4,000
for deferred payments. That makes
S60,T00 which went to the injured
worl1men out of $4,000 paid. In other
words, s3s4,O0O went as expenses of
operation and profits.
There is no possibility Of the bill be-
ing considered again at this session.
Mr.. Clarkson is fully convinced that
three-fourths OF the senators were ac-
tually for the bill but failed to vote
their real sentiments because of the
pressure brought to bear upon them.
The latest proposal with regard to
appropriation for the board of control
institutions L. to appropriate sS25,0Oo
the next two years, in addition to the
special appropriation bill which calls
for $3.50, 900, and to divide it, indicat-
ing where it is to be spent. The sub
committee working on the case would
count out the regular continuing ap-
preparation and make it for two years
( only. On the division as proposed the
division would be as follows: Epilep-
tic colony, 100000: women's reform
atory, 100000; custodial farm equip
ment, 100000: buildings at peniten-
tiary and reformatory for industries,
$4,000; equipment for industries
100000: Independence, $4,000; Glen
wood, $4,000; Eldora, $4,000; Ana
mosa, $4,000; Oakdale, 100000; for
other purposes s156,0o0.
Senator Kimball has re-introduced
the terminal tax bill and put it in such
form that 1t will not involve double
taxation. 1t will be double assessment
but not double taxation. The value Of
the terminals which is taken and dis
tributed over the entire right of wa!
is declared to be not taxed as it should
be, because the rate Of taxation in The
rural districts is much less than in thu
cities, and what is proposed is that tn,
difference between this taxation shout,
go direct to the cities. In this form
the bill will be much less open to at
tack than former bills on the sam
subject.
House file Az the Rayburn bill to re
quire investigation of converts etc
was sent to its graveyard yesterda
afternoon, muCn 10 the relief OF a larg
number of the members. It had bee
on the calendar for some time reporte
with amend ments. 1t was summaril
sent to the committee on judiciary t
inquire into the constitutionality of il
provisions
An effort IS being made to modif
the bill to change the law as to Gus
todian of the state capitol and ground
and to leave the direction of affairs
the engineer and not to the adjutar
general. The claim is being made thu
the adjutant generals office is or
that will not work in well with tt
direction of the force at the sta
house. But the proposed change hs
aroused the old soldier element agai
for while they are willing that the az
tual custodian shall be disting ushe
= soldier of the Spanish American ws
Z they will object If the legislature Civ,
the place to one who was not a soldi
Il of any kind.
The house goes on record as beir
In favor of backing up on another
the progressive measures of the la
assembly-the bill to stop school trea
urers from getting pay. A bill h
been passed that would permit t
school board to fix the pay of a trea
urer.