Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-02-06
State University Matters.

The State University delegation,
which has been in the city several
days, met the appropriation commit
tees OF the house and senate at a joint
session yesterday afternoon, and occu-
pied nearly all the afternoon, arguing
their needs for an increased appropria-
ton. Most of the delegation left last
evening, and all say they are well
pleased with the treatment accorded
them by the committees and members
of the general assembly. The bills pro-
viding for the State University tax and
appropriations, and the state normal
school appropriations are still in the
hands of the committees, and have not
been acted upon.
Appointment of Teachers.
The house committee on schools and
text books this morning reported IA
| vorably on the bill providing that
teachers in sub-districts shall be APP
pointed by the board of directors in
stead of by the township officials.
| Des Moines, Feb. 2.-(Special.l-Ev
vote Of So TO As the state printing and
binding supporters again met defeat in
the lower branch. On the senate reso.
luton for john convention to eject
trustees, regents, and a printer and
binder, Clark of Dallas, offered an
amendment striking out the printer
and binder. The longest and hottest
fight OF the session ensued, with the
democrats and anti-printing and bud
| ing men arrayed against the friends
of the printer and binder. After an
hour and a hale of argument the
amendment passed, SO to 45. The eicc-
ton of trustees and regents was laid
over till Tuesday. Adjournment was
taken to 10 o'clock tomorrow.
Des Moines, Feb. 3.-(Special.) 1.-The
defeat in the house of the resolution
calling for joint convention to elect
state printer and binder, and the ac-
ton of the senate in defeating the con
firmation of Col. H. III. Rood as men,
Der of the state board of control have
been the subjects of discussion in Des
| Molnes almost to the exclusion of ev-
erything else during the past twenty-
four hours. Opinions as to the proba-
BILE effects of the two moves are varied
and numerous, and no one seems to be
able to conjecture the result in either
case. Governor Shaw absolutely re-
fuses to discuss the board of control
appointment, even with some of his
intimate friends, saying that the next
! appointment made will be without the
assistance of the newspapers. Conject-
ures as to whom he will appoint are
very vague, but it is generally thought
now that it will be some one entirely
outside the circle of those who have
been termed for the past two or three
days possibilities" Altho the governor
has taken no action to warrant the
supposition, there is quite strong
feeling that Col. Rood will be appoinr-
ed again, and that if the senate does
not see fit to confirm the appointment
that Governor Shaw will refuse to APP
point anyone else until after the ses-
sion adjourns, when he will be priv
Iileged to give the position to Col.
Rood without the sanction of the upper
branch of the legislature. He is au-
thorized to appoint outright in the
|event of vacancy occurring when the
| Legislature is not in session, and there
are great many who anticipate he
will do this very thing. Some of the
more conservative members say such
an act would be poor policy on the
part of the governor, but this argu-
ment is answered by the claim that
the relations between the governor
and the senate have reached such a
lstage that acts of policy are not en-
| titled to much consideration. Col.
Rood left for his home yesterday after
noon, taking his defeat like a veteran.
He feels that he has not received mer-
tied treatment at the hands of the
senate, but does not consider he has
lost any friends on account of it.
The vote on the Question, "Shall
4 Col. Rood be confirmed?" stood: Yeas,
democrats, Ball and Young; republic
cans, Alexander, Arthaud, Allyn, Bach
man, Blanchard, Brighton, Classen,
Eaton, Kirkpatrick, Griswold, Harri-
man, Hayward, Hazleton, Hobart, Jun
kin, Lewis, Lister, Macarthur, Mardis,
Motfitt, Mullan, Penrose, Perrin, Titus.
Trewin, Wallace.
4 Nays, democrats, Alberson, Bishop,
Emmerr, Gorrell, Lambert, Lyons, Nc
Intire, Nolan, Porter, Tallman, Town
send, Wilson. Republicans, Cheshire,
Craig, Finch, Garst, Healy, Hopkins,
4 Smith, Hubbard.
The House Has Its Innings.
4 While the senate was showing it's
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control appointment on one side of the
capitol, contest of equal yigor was
being waged on the other. In the house
the senate resolution calling joint
session to elect state printer and bind
} er and trustees and regents of the
state educational institutions was pre-
sented for consideration. 1t brought
forth the warmest hour and a half
words battle that has been fought up
] on the floor of the lower house during
this session. Clark, of Dallas, moved
that the resolution be amended by
striking out the words printer and
binder. Arguments on the question
Immediately began, and consumed the
entire forenoon. Representative Ten
Iple led the forces who favor the cleo
ton of state PRINTER and binder and
Representative Clark led the opposi-
i ton. The amendment finally carried
| by vote of fifty-two to forty-fve. The
resolution was further amended by set.
ting the time of holding the joint con
vention to elect trustees and regents
for Tuesday forenoon.
This is the second resolution con-
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