Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-02-26
ing. Bankers over the state flooded
the members with protests against the

ing. Bankers over the state flooded
the members with protests against the
measure.
For New Office Building.
Though the senate committee has
killed the bill proposing an appro-
priation of $7SO,O0O for the erection of
q temple Of justice, those members
who are interested in some way to re-
lieye 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 a 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
mittee 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 a
sufficient trial to warrant the chang
ing of it's provisions; that few arbf-
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 $l25.OOO a year for admin
istering its provisions.
House Finishes the Mulct Law.
With vote Of 70 to 20. every menu
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 I. Of next year.
The fight in the house was spirited
and bitter At times. ethe opponents OF
the bill bringing to bear all the tactics
1t their command to cause its over
throw. The dry members were we'll
organized. however. and their ma
jority was 20 large that no impression
could be made on them. On the final
vote for passage Of the measure "a re-
publicans and Is democrats declared
In its favor and IL repub-
leans and II democrats were against
Fer Smaller Supervisor Boards.
A bill ID prepared to be introduced
Ia the legislature this week which pro-
vides for . radical reduction In the
number of county supervisors 70 b
elected. Under the present law the
Of the board varies from
:hree to seven members. The pro-
posed bill would make the member
hip three In each county and would
nave them elected for . term Of three
years each. The compensation for
Iervice on the board 10 not changed NJ
rom the law as it now stands.
Another bill affecting county offl-
:ers and which has been prepared for
this week. changes the
aw in reference to the compensation
II county auditors. It fixes the sal
Try to be paid at $500 year In
having less than $1,000 popu-
alton and graduates the pay accord
ng to population. the maximum sal
Try. in Polk county only, reaching II
$500. II
These bills are part Of the legisla-
ion being asked by the new county
accounting department.
For Spring Vacation. II
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