Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-12
State Refunding Fifty. first
Regiment Contributions.
NOT A BILL is VETOED
Remarkab BILE ecord of Last Legislative
Session-HerrIotfs Answer-Treas.
urer Will File Second Docu.
ment In Reply to Council.

morning the state began the process OF
paying back the parties who advanced
the $4,000 for the return of the Fifty
first Iowa regiment from San Francisco
to Council Bluffs last fall, BY an act
of the legislature, with publication
clause attached which makes the
money now available, this entire sum
was appropriated by the state to reim-
burse the 1873 banks OF the state which
donated the sum. There is a small
part of the $4,000 which goes to MEM
bers of the regiment, sick and wound
ed. who returned ahead of the regiment
and were discharged in San Francisco.
There were thirty-six of these, who will
receive $3.50, their transportation
from San Francisco to Iowa, making
$3.50 out of the $4,000. All of the
warrants must have the approval of
the adjutant general and the governor,
and bear the number of the senate file
|-363-the special act of the legislature
appropriating the $4,000. Upon this
statement of facts the money will all
be paid out in individual acquisitions
this week.
Not Single Veto.
It is a fact that over two hundred
new laws have been written upon the
statute books of Iowa during the past
three months, without the disapproyal
of the governor. 1t is true that Gov
ernor Shaw did find flaws in two OF
the proposed new laws. but these were
so successfully patched up as to make
him feel that they We're entitled to his
signature after all. One of these bills
he decided to veto, and acted accord
ingly. 1t was house file, the bill to
transfer Harrison county from the
Fourth to the Fifteenth judicial dis
,rict. The particular flaw which led to
the veto of this measure was a defec-
tive title. While it had been provided III
the body of the bill for, the election
of new Judge in the Fifteenth judicial
district because of the change in its
SIZE, no reference to this was. made III
the title, which made the measure de-
fective under the provision of the con-
stitution, that each title must include
the changes which are proposed in the
body of bill. The governor wrote
out his veto, sent it to the house, and
it was placed on file without reading
shortly before adjournment one day.
Before the veto was read, however, the
house had discovered its mistake, cor
rected it, and correctly enrolled the
measure, so the veto, the only one OF
the session was sent back to the gov
ernor's office, where it now is.
There was one change suggested by
the governor in his message which was
not made. but which he believed
should have been. This was that part
of the bill which provided for the i'm
mediate transfer of Harrison county,
which the governor believed would in
terfere with the assignment of the
dockets for the terms of court, al
ready made up. He feared that the
judges of the Fifteenth district would
be so busy they would not have time
to look after Harrison county for
some months yet, so suggested
that the transfer be made effective
January /, 1901, but no action was Ia
ken on this.
The other bill in which the governor
discovered flaw was the hunters
license law, in which it was provided
that fines collected for the violation
of this act should go into game pro-
lection fund. This provision was un-
constitutional, as the state constitution
provides that all such fines must GO
| into the school fund. The governor
simply allowed this TO go to the secre-
tary of state with his signature, SC
that it became law within a few days
thereafter, and quietly suggested to Tie
| legislators that they correct the Haw
by an amendatory act. This was done
and half of the fines sent to the school
fund and half to the game protection
| fund.
| The exact number of new laws placed
upon the statute books is 219, all o:
which, as stated before. were approved
by the governor. These are the meas
ures which were successful out of the
ISL which were introduced in the two
houses. Of these ISL, 36S were senate
files and Alb house files, which is al
most $50 more measures than were be-
fore the last assembly.
| Herrfotl's Answer.
The announcement made by State
Treasurer Herriott on Saturday, thai
he would file second document CON
corning the dealing with the state
questions which have been consuming
a large amount of the executive coun
ellis attention for some time past, &
document which would be in the nature
of reply to the recent answer of tho
majority of the council to Mr.. Her
riott's public statement some days ago
has created food for considerable COS
sip about the state house Hobbies. Many
are wondering just what will be saie
1 by Mr.. Herriott this time, and if his
statements will be any warmer thar
the ones he made before. There is also
speculation as to whether the majority
Of the council will answer this second
document, or will ignore it entirely
Governor Shaw was out of the city yes
terday morning, having gone to Chica
go to address the Hamilton club o
that city last evening, and could no
be asked what his position would III
in regard to the matter, and Secretary
of State Dobson and Auditor Merriam
We're not to be seen at their office:
either.
To Renominate Governor Taylor.
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