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the grounds, from falling into the
hands of the sitting committee. The
bill had originally been given to the
committee on ways and means, and Ball
declared that Chairman Barry of that
committee had deliberately held il back
with the intention having it lost in
the rush of the closing days of the as
sembly. Representative Barry denied
the charge and said the committee had
at one time voted theimeasure out for
adoption, but before such action was
taken motion to reconsider was
filed. That motion had not been acted
on when the sitting committee was
named The Ball bill finally went OH
the calendar, but there is not much
chance Of it passing the house.
Fire Rating Board Bill Passes House
The bill, fathered by State Insurance
Commissioner Emory Fl. English, to do
away with discrimination in the selling
of fire insurance and providing for
fire rating board, passed the house
with a vote Of 81 for to "a against.
There seems to be good chance for
the bill to pass the senate. Since the
defeat of the Clarkson bill creating
state insurance for the workmen's
compensation act, this eating bill is
the most important insurance measure
to be considered by the legislature.
County Officer Salary Bills
The bills creating uniform salaries
for county officials, graduated as to
population of counties have found
rather easy sailing in. both houses.
The salaries of the auditors, clerks
and treasurers are made uniform in
each county, and range from $1,40O to
$4,000 year.
Against POlygamy
A resolution, by Taylor Of Buchanan,
memorializing congress to amend the
national constitution SO as to prevent
polygamy, was adopted by the house
DESPITE the earnest protest Of Repre-
sentative Bronson of Blackhawk Mr..
Bronson read letters from the heads
Of the Mormon church in which they
denied that polygamy was sanctioned
by the church or by its officers, or that
it existed to any extent. The senate
has already killed an anti-polygamy
resolution calling for convention Of
the states to consider the matter, but
the Taylor resolution being of diff
ferent trend must be considered by the
upper branch Of the assembly.
Suffrage Bill Passes House
By vote of 81 to SO the house
passed the Nordyke bill which pro-
vides for the submission of the consti-
tutional amendment giving women the
right to vote, at the primary election
in June, 1916. If majority of the
voters at that time cast their ballots
for the amendment the women OF Iowa
will have an opportunity to vote for
president, and state and county Off.
GERS the following November. The
Nordyl<e bill will apparently have
smooth sailing in the senate.
Private Bankers Win Again
The attempt to secure the adoption
Of law which would give the state
banking department supervisory regu-
lation OF private banks. has resulted
in the usual fate of such bill in the
Iowa legislature. For several years.
at each succeeding session of the gen.
era1 assembly, bills have been pre-
sented looking to the regulation Of
private banks. This year Represen-
tative Anderson of Montgomery coun-
ty became the author of a measure
which, while it gave the state depart
ment no drastic control of private in
situations, did give the department
some powers of inspection and super
vision. The Nbill was defeated BY .
vote Of 20 Tor to.73 against.