Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-02-06
AGAINST ROOD
Senate Refuses to Confirm His
Appointment.
TO CHANGE PAVING LAW

House Bill Introduced To Amend State
Paving Statute = Normal school
Question Will Lie Over I'm.
til Next Week.
Des Moines, Feb s.-(special.) The
senate this morning defeated the en-
pointment of Colonel Rood to the board
of control. Twelve democrats and nine
republicans voted against his confirm
ation.. The majority vote was IS, 81
being necessary to confirm. The argu-
nents in executive session lasted all
forenoon, and were the most heated of
the session.
Reports of the Committee.
Two reports were received
by the senate this morning
from the special committee APP
pointed on the confirmation of
Col Rood. The majority report recon-
mending that Col. Rood be confirmed
as. Governor Larrabee's successor is
made by Senators Blanchard and Ire
win, republicans, and Senator Young,
democrat. The minority report rec
omends that Col. Rood be not con-
firmed, and is from Senator Lambert,
democrat, and Senator Finch, republic
can.
New Paving Measure.
A matter of state Importance which
has been introduced in the house by
Representative Hazleton, of Pottawat-
tamie, is the bill providing for a
change in the Iowa paving law. A re-
cent decision from Judge Eichelber-
ger, of Ottumwa, holds the Iowa paw
ing law to be unconstitutional, in that
the paving tax is assessed per front
foot without regard to property value
or the benefits accruing the owner
from such paving. The Hazleton bill
provides that property shall be assess
ed for paving according to the prop
erty value and paving benefits. The
judiciary committee of the house dis
cussed the paving bill yesterday after
noon, but was unable to reach any con-
clusion regarding it. 1t has been re-
ferred to subcommittee, which will
investigate the question and report.
Normal school Question.
Interest in the normal school ques-
ton has been partially overshadowed
during the past few days in the board
of control controversy, and it has now
been decided TO let the question lie I'M
ttil next week. A meeting of the house
subcommittee which now has all the
normal school bills in hand will be
held the first of next week, and some
thing definite in the way of normal
school measure will be offered The
committee is composed of Stuckslager
of Linn, Temple of Clarke, Cowles OF
Kossuth, Buchanan of Wapello, and
Dodds of Des Moines. This commit
tee is composed of men of varied opin-
ions as far as the normal school ques-
ton is concerned, and it is expected
they will offer a unique guild for the
house to chew. Tt is not positively
known what Stuckslager's preferences
are,but he is generally supposed to be
in favor of bill providing for one adj
ditional school. Cowles and Buchanan
both favor the three school bills now
In the hands of the committee. Dodds
Is a one school advocate, and Temple
is against the entire additional normal
school movement. 1t is impossible te
estimate what sort of measure will
be offered by the committee, but what
ever is presented is pretty sure to be
closely scrutinizsd before it is passec
upon. 1t is considered improbable
s I,4 <,J l. L Z.
house, and a measure of that kind is
almost certain to fall down in the sen.
ate. A bill providing for the erection
of one school, to be located by a joint
convention of the house and senate
this is the nature of the final action
a bill WI! only begin the controversy.
After that the subject of location will
come up, and will be fought out as
separate issue. The contest would
then probably form along geographic
cal lines, with Algona the northern
candidate, Storm Lake and Cherokee
.he northwestern, Atlantic, Harlan anc
Denison the western and southwest.
ern, and Ottumwa and Columbus juno
tion the southern and southwestern,
The members from the foregoing cities
feel that the eastern part of the state
will not be entitled to school if but
one is established, because of the loca.
tion of the existing institution.
number of normal school lobbyists are
in the city, bun little is being accom-
plished by them.
State OMcers' Salaries.
In the house this morning the COM
I mittee on compensation of public otii-
GERS reported on the Santee bill pro-
viding that the governors salary shall
] be $4,000 annually in addition to other
allowances. The bill was taken up in
committee meeting yesterday after.
noon, and amended by reducing the
salary to $4,000. When the amend
ment was offered yesterday it was vot
ed for by all the members of the com.
mittee except Representative Kirk
wood, of Harrison, who voted against
the amendment. The committee found
upon investigation that the governor
received annually from the state
$4,000. Of this $4,000 is salary as gov
ernor, $500 is allowance for house rem
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