Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-02-01
HOUSE
The Resolutions for Biennial
Elections Passed Today.
ROOD MEN ARE AROUSED
Live Stock Imported Into Iowa Should
be elnspected-Judse Tisdale Nom-
mated to Succeed Himself as
Regent of s. U.I

be elnspected-JudSe Tisdale Nom.
mated to Succeed Himself as
Regent OFFS. U.I.
Des Moines, Feb. 1.-(Special.)-T
house passed with seven negative votes
the concurrent resolution to submit
the biennial election question to the
next election. A resolution passed
both house two years ago assuring the
consideration at the November election
of this constitutional amendment.
There was long fight in the house
over the Myers bill to require the re-
cording of leases, the judiciary re-
port recommending postponement but
the minority report recommended the
passage. The minority report was
substituted and the bill passed. The
billiof Sauer to require the polls to re-
main open till z o'clock p. NJ. instead
of passed the house.
fractional feeling in the senate broke
out stronger than ever today. A joint
resolution for a joint convention to
elect printer and binder and trustees
of educational institutions caused the
outbreak. The democrats and insur-
gent republicans wanted an amend
ment striking out the printer and
binder. The call showed 81 for the
the same with one excep-
tion as are pledged against Rood. In
the senate Perrine offered a bill MAX
ing it a misdemeanor to use the Amer
lean flag for advertising. Hobart of
fered a bill establishing state board
of dental examiners.
Des Moines, Feb. 1.-(Special.)-T
announcement that twenty-five sena-
tors. nine republicans and thirteen
democrats, have signed an agreement
to vote against Col. Rood's contirma-
ton as successor to Gov. Larrabee on
the state board of control, and the ex-
hibition of the agreement with the
signatures attached, has brought a
blast from the Rood trumpet. Instead
OF being intinidated at the announce
ment last evening the Rood forces bris-
tied out with Indignation, and now de-
clare they will stay in the fight to the
end. They have sent for Col. Rood
and Gov. Shaw's friends to all parts of
the state, and say that within day
or two they will arrive and begin a
steady attack on the anti-Rood lines.
The latter faction now claims, and the
belief is quite general, that Col. Rood
is defeated, but the friends OF Col.
Rood say they are yet confident of sue
cess. The signers to the agreement
are:
Republican-Healy, of Webster;
Garst, of Carroll; Junkin. of Montgom-
cry; Finch, of Humboldt; Crossley. of
Madison; Cheshire, of Polk; Hopkins,
of Guthrie; Smith, of Mitchell, and
Craig, of Butler.
Democraas-Alberson, of Henry;
Bishop, of Clayton; Bolter, of Harri-
son; Emmett, of Cass; Gorrell, of JAS
per; Lambert, of jackson; Lyons, of
Howard; McIntire, of Wapello; Nolan,
of Dubuque; Porter, of Appanoose;
Tallman, of Clark; Townsend, of Mon
roe, and Wilson, of Clinton.
Representative Dows, of Linn coun-
ty, one of Col. Rood's staunchest sup
porters, speaking of the effect of the
signed agreement on Col. Rood's
chances, said: II am confident Col.
Rood will be confirmed. l know there
have been twenty-five signatures OBJ
tanned, but [ believe that when it
comes to show down there will not
be votes enough to defeat him. I feel
as certain of his success as ever did"
1t is plain to be seen that Governor
Shaw feels hurt at the treatment his
appointment of Col. Rood has received
at the hands of his own party. When
asked what he thought of the signed
agreement to defeat Col. Rood he said:
'Why. / have nothing whatever to do
with the board of control business now.
There is no responsibility on me. The
senate may do whatever it sees fit. If
it desires to assume the responsibility
of defeating Col. Rood it is no concern
of mine."
Altho Col. Rood has been in Des
Moines two days he has seldom been
seen except by those who call upon
him in his room at the hotel. He pre-
fers not to figure conspicuously in the
fight, leaving the details to the repre-
sentatives from his own county.
The senate committee appointed to
investigate the appointment of Col
Rood will meet this afternoon, but no
report is expected from it for several
days. Senators Lambert, democrat,
and Finch, republican, are opposed to
the appointment of Col. Rood, and ex-
pect to bring in minority report.
The consideration of the Emmett bill
providing for the inspection of cattle
imported into Iowa, will receive the at
tention of the senate committee on
public health this afternoon. A dele
cation of stoclmen from Sioux City
are in the city, and will meet with
the committee, The bill provides thar
the importation of meat cattle for
breeding and dairying purposes into
this state shall be prohibited, except
when such cattle are accompanied by a
certificate from a competent inspector.
The accompanying certificate must
show that the cattle have been sub
jected 10 the tuberculine test within
ninety days from the date of importa-
ton, and that they are free from dis
ease. In lieu of an inspection certifi-
cate the cattle may be detained at suit
able stock yards, OF, on the railroad
or highway over which they are ship
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