The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-02-24
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who are-1nterested in some way to re-
lieve the congested office conditions
at the state house, are still hoping
that measure asking for a considera-
BILE smaller amount for the erection of
an office building may find favor. At
present large number Of depart
ments and commissions created by the
legislature and transacting the states
business are located in residences sur
rounding the capitol If no appropria-
ton for an office building is made.
most Of these departments will, after
the legislature adjourns, move back
to the state house and will occupy the
speakers room, the lieutenant COVER
nor's room and numerous committee
rooms on the second and third floors
Of the building. only. to be crowded
out again at the next meeting OF the
general assembly. The departments
OF government now housed outside the
capitol building include those OF labor
commissioner, commissioner of indus
tries. food and dairy commissioner.
commerce counsel. board of education.
fire marshal, and the state veteri
marian.
Object to ClarksOn Bill.
Senator Clarkson is experiencing
much more trouble in securing favor
able consideration for his bill creating
workmen's compensation state In
surance fund. than he had in getting
his famous mulct repeal bill passed
by the senate. Two hearings have been
granted by Chairman Hilsinger Of the
insurance committee in the senate.
and the time Of both these hearings
has been consumed by the opponents
of the measure. Senator Clarkson has
asked for third meeting of the COM
nlittee at which the friends Of the bill
may be given an opportunity to reply
to its opponents. The opposition to
the bill has come from insurance COM
panies which do casualty business
and from large employers of labor in
the state The objections to the meas
ure are: 1t would compel employers
to discharge old men and those phys
ically imperfect: that it would give
the state monopoly on compensation
insurance; that it would tax farmers
and others to keep up the expense of
conducting the department. while they
could receive no benefits from it; that
the present law has not been given o
sufficient trial to warrant the chang
ing of its provisions; that few arbi-
trations have been necessary in adj
justing matters under the present
law, and that there Is no general de-
mand for state insurance by employ
ers; that the bill calls for an appro-
priation of $125,OO0 a year for admin
istering its provisions.
House Finishes the Mulct Law.
With . vote Of 70 to 20. every mem
Der being recorded, the house passed
the Clarkson bill repeating the mulct
law. With the signature Of Governor
Clarke the mulct law which has done
duty in Iowa for more than twenty
years became thing Of the past. ex-
cept that its actual demise will not
occur until January 1. Of next year.
The fight in the house was spirited
and bitter at times the opponents of
the bill bringing to bear all the tactics
at their command to cause its over
throw. The dry members were we'll
organized. however, and their ma
jority was so large that no impression
could be made on them. On the final
vote for passage of the measure Ga re-
publicans and Is democrats declared
themselves in its favor and II repub-
licans and IL democrats were against
it.
For Smaller Supervisor Boards.
A bill is prepared to be introduced
in the legislature this week which pro-
vides for radical reduction IN the
number OF county supervisors to be
elected. Under the present law the
membership of the board varies from
three to seven members. The pro-
posed bill would make the member
ship three in each county and would
have them elected for term OF three
years each. The compensation for
service ON the board is not changed
from the law as 1t now stands.
Another bill affecting county Off
GERS and which has been prepared for
introduction this week, changes the
law in. reference to the compensation
Of county auditors. 1t fixes the sal
airy to be paid at $500 a year in
counties having less than $4,000 popu-
lation and graduates the pay accord
ing to population, the maximum sal
airy, in Polk county only, reaching
$1,000.
These bills are part Of the legisla-
ton being asked by the new county
accounting department.
For Spring Vacation.
The legislature will adjourn Friday
afternoon of this week for the usual
spring vacation, reconvening on
Thursday, March 4th. With more than
seven hundred bills before them for
consideration both houses will then
get down to actual work with the
hope that all measures can be con-
sidered and final adjournment taken
sometime early in April. Some mem
bers are already declaring that the
work of the assembly can be finished
before the end of March, but those