Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-31
DR|EST OF DRY
BILLS PASSED
HOUSE ADOPTS WHlTMORE
MEASURE MAKING PLACE OF
DELIVERY PLACE OF SALE.
WILL BECOME LAW ON
GOVERNORS APPROVAL
Additional Two Years Terms Given to
Sheriffs, Auditors and Clerks in All
Counties in Iowa-Terrs Of All
County Officers Made Four Years -
Bill Passes Both Houses.
Special 10 Times Republlcan.


Des Moines, March 3l.-The driest Of
the bone dry Of the Whitmore bills
passed the house Of the Iowa legisla-
ture Yesterday afternoon by d vote Of
80 to %. This is known as 5. F. No. .,
which makes the place of delivery the
place OF sale, and since the sale Of liq-
t1or is Illegal in Iowa It IS illegal to de-
liver it or to receive it. The bill has
now passed both houses and will be
come a law on signature by the gov
ecnor.
An ineffective fight was made against
the Whitmore bill i'll the house on the
grounds that Il was too radical and
might endanger the chances OF the
passage Of the prob. bltory cOnst!tu-
tiunal amendment.
Another bone dry bill by Whitmore
was passed by the house Yesterday
which prohibits the advertisement Of
liquors on billboards or by handouts
or by similar means. This was known
as senate file 80. /,
The present fire insurance rating law
had few friends in the senate, appar-
entity, when consideration Of the Rog-
ers' bill providing for its repeal was
forced on the fioor OF the senate yes
terday morning. The Rogers bill car
red by vote Of 81 10 s.
Senator Helmer, Of Carroll county
forced the Rogers bill out for consider
ation, He accused the senate lnSur-
arce committee Of smotherinS the Ly-
lie bill, which also provided for the re-
peal Of the law, and moved that the
Rogers bill, referred to the insurance
committee Thursday afternoon. be con-
sidered on the floor Of the house. His
motion carried.
Senator Schrup, Of Dubuque county;
was the most vigorous defender OF the
present fire insurance rating law. He
said it was businesslke and fair and
gave all a chance to secure equal rates.
Senator Taylor. of Buchanan county,
who spoke against the present law and
in favor of the repeal measure by Rog-
ers, declared the worst objection he
had to the present law was that 1t had
not lowered the rates as had been ex-
pected when 1t was enacted. He de-
clared that investigation on his part
bore out this statement.
Senator Newberry has an insurance
bill which was reported out favorably
by the insurance committee yesterday
afternoon to provide for a state rating
bureau or state insurance rating board,
as he calls It in his bill. There would
be three members OF this board, OF
which one would be a paid commits
sioner to receive $4,000 per year and
the other two would be the state insur
ance commissioner and the state fire
marshal. The board would fix rates
which would be maximum rates for
fire, tornado, hail and similar tnsur-
ance.
The senate yesterday passed the
smith bill providing for the repeal OF
the law giving the governor authority
70 name the state super!nt dent and
recurring that superintendent Of pub
lie instruction he elected by popular
vote as was the case under the old law.
It is considered possible that the house
will also pass this measure. The pres
emit system was adopted on action of
the. Thirty fifth general assembly.
An additional term Of two years has
been handed on a silver platter to the
4aT county sher!ffs. auditors and clerks
Of Iowa now holding office, in the pass
age Of the CobuTn Dill by both the sen
ate and the house. The bill Went thru
the house yesterday. Il provides for
four-year terms for county officers bur
makes the terms Of the sher;ffs, audi
tors and clerks extend two years more
after their present terms for which
they were elected expires. The four
year terms for coroners, recorders and
treasurers do not take effect until 1920
4 strong lobby was maintained II the