Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-26
ssNAvs pAssss siLL OWING Of
pARrMENr POWER TO
/ WITHHOLD cHARTeRs.
MAY, pass oN fNEEos AND
CHARACTER OF OWNERS
si'' A''. '''hisit: Opening Of Private
Banks in state but Permits Those
Already in Existence TO Continue
susins''--Aou'' Certain to Pass
Housing Bill Adopted BY Senate.
special TO Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, March 2s.-Under,a bill
by the senate committee on banks ana
banking passed by the senate Tues
day, the state bank commissioner is
given authority to deny charter to
any proposed bank when in his judg-
ment the community where the bank
is to be established Is already amply
Served with banking facilities or II he
believes the individuals who are to run
II are not such as to command the
confidence OF the cQpmunty. An appeal
may be taken from his ruling to the
retrenchment and reform committee Of
the Iowa legislature, which is made up
and house. The decision Of this COM
mittee shall be final.
The measure hereafter would pro-
hibit private banks In Iowa. 1t does not
affect the private banks already In
existence.
The bill was fought bitterly by Sen :
ator, Pitt. Of Harrison county, who de-
clared 1t was all against the interests
Of the borrower and in favor of the
banks. He said it imposed too much
power On the hands Of commissioner,
even tho an appeal provision authQ-
lied the retrenchment and reform COM
mittee to finally pass on banks APP
plication to do business.
: The friends of the bill declared that
it is the same sort of principle under
which national banks are chartered by
the government and if fair for national
banks it ought to be fair for state
banks and trust companies.
1t was also charged that in recent
months Germans in Iowa have been
withdrawing their money from Iowa
banks and organizing German banks
and boycotting. IN some instances,
American banks. Thatsis against pub
lie policy to thus permit a nationality
to withdraw and organize banking
institution to be supported by Germans
alone. That these Germans are sore
because of the payments required of
them in recent liberty loan drives was
said to be one Of the reasons for their
organizing separate banks.
When the measure came to a vote IN
the senate there were thirtysix votes
for it and six agaipsta with eight alb
sent or not voting. Those voting
against the bill were Cessna, Meredith.
Nelson. Pitt. Rule and Taylor. Those
voting for the measure were Adams,
Arney, Ball, Brookhart, Buser, Bying-
ton. Coburn, Fellows. Foskett. Frailey,
Grecnell, Hale, Haskell, Holdoegel.
Kimball, Kimberly. LeCompte, Mitchell
Newberry Parker, Price, Proudfoot.
Ratclin. Reed, Shaffter. Shane.
Mcpherson. Stoddard, Van Alstine,
Whitmore, Wilson.
Other Bills Passed.
The senate Tuesday passed the
Haskell bill auth0fizing city councils
to donate site for county court
house from lands belonging to the city.
The measure Is for the purpose of en-
abling the city OF Cedar Rapids to
donate site for the court house Of
Linn county. The proposal to remove
the county seat of Linn county from
Marion to Cedar Rapids has been a
matter in controversy for several
years.
The Whitmore bill authorizing drug
gists holding permits to sell liquors,
to sell wine to regularly ordained min
listers for sacramento purposes was
passed by the senate Tuesday. Senator
Whitmore explained that this provis-
ion was overlooked when the other dry
bills were passed two years ago.
The housing bill passed unanimously
by the senate Tuesday probably will be
adopted by the house. 1t prohibits the
use Of basement rooms for living
rooms, requires outside windows in liv-
ing and sleeping rooms. regulates the
location of toilet rooms, plumbing.
makes provision for flre escapes and
requires that sanitary methods Of con-
struction be observed. The bill was
drawn Up by commission appointed
by Governor Harding of which the
Rev. Curtiss Reese, of Des Moines. was
the chairman.
The compensation of short hand re-
porters in the district court is in
creased Q.s10 per day in the adoption
of the Wilson bill by the senate, pro-
vided the houAe also acts favorably
on the measure.
Dedicate Now School.
Blairsburg, March 26.-The fine new
$35. 900 addition to the harrisburg con-