Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-31
OPPOSED TO PRIZE FIGHTS
Iowa solons Are Apparently Not in Touch
with Singing Matches
SUBSTITUTE FOR THE LISTER MEASURE
IL Absolutely Abolishes Fistic En-
%ounte In the Squared Circle
Rood's Friends HustlinG to
secure His Confirmation.

DIES MONIES, Jan. SO.-(Speciai Tele-
gra~m.)-There is a determined opposition TO
prize fighting in Iowa. The sport has peeh
carried on for the past six months with a
high hand. Every two weeks a regular
knockout prize fight takes place In one OF
the principle theaters of this city. Athletic
clubs are fourishing in Clinton, Davenport
and Dubuque.
This afternoon at the meeting of the sem
ate judiciary committee the subcommittee
to which the Lister prize fighting bill was
referred last week made a report Oh
the committee recommending a SUB
stitute of the original bill. Inc
substitute it is understood has oeen
drawn up with Listers approval. In
stead of licensing athletic clubs or gym
nasiums to box, as the former bill provided
1t provides that no boxing or sparring may
be INDUCED in with or without gloves tor
any money or prize or other thing OF Vaiue
and no exhibitions or contests of the kind
may be given where money is charged with
out the participants or those who aid or
abet in the sport being subject to a fine or
81, 900 or Imprisonment In the county jail
not exceeding one year. 1t is designed py
the sub committee to entirely prompt poN-
ing matches. The senate committee is ex-
pected to report the substitute bill to the
senate tomorrow.
RoOd's Case Under consideration.
The senate committee appointed to report
upon the confirmation Of Colonel Rood, re-
Gently appointed chairman of the state
Board of Control, met at A o'clock TINS AFTER
noon. The committee adjourned at 5, but
refused to divulge the nature of the report
they would make. 1t is almost certain the
committee will report favorably. Senators
I Lambert and Finch, two members OF the
!, committee who are opposed to the contrma'
t ton of Rood. desired to have the report sen
to the senate tomorrow morning., put th'
( ether three members objected and nance
Friday as the day they would present 1t II
8 that body. =.
The Hobbies are full of people working IL
the interest of Rood. The supporters OF TN
= Mt. Vernon man feel much encouraged from
the fact that Ex-Governor Larrabee, eN
member of the committee, has sent a per
sonal letter to all members asking them t
! sunport the governors candidate. There l
still much opposition to Rood and when NJ
= name comes UP in the senate it is eXpecte'
his name will be rejected. Ihere Is IL
break in the opposition as yet although
nowerful lobby is working in his interest
Indications tonight, however, point to
weakening in the opposition and as ROOD
friends have until Friday to work 1t woul
If not be surprising If he was confirmed.
Normal school COmDihe'
A rumor continues current in the lobbie
that Algona, Ottumwa and Atlantlc nav
combined to secure the locations OF thre
S proposed normal. schools. representative
cowIes. buchanan and Baker protest insist
entity that no slate has been made up an
that no understanding g. exists between thel
70 regarding the normal school bill, but at tn
same time members who had on the stat
M been warm supporters of the bill went 5
far this morning as to say they Woulu III
90 isr,nnort the measure because they believe
-, such a combination existed. The norm
OF school will meet Thursday ar
may report on the bill the last OF this wee
e. In the face of strong opposition on u
Is part of a minority the bill OF Santee
Id Woodbury., relating to the compensation
1t county recorders, passed the mouse ID
r morning. .r.
o; When the substitute bill for Senator Ha
& wards measure relating to the admission
h. medical students to practice in Iowa W
4. called up as a special order in the sena
! this morning it was the signal for a stor
n OF protests against the measure. More tn
r. a half dozen senators filed protests, Sc
I. them by constituents, against the passa
10; of the bill. Among these were protests ire
,r- the students of the Iowa College OF IN
II sicians and Surgeons, the medical depal
ment of Drake university, from the medic
college at Keokuk and from practicing phi
sicians and surgeons in many parts OF I
lay state. All of these denounce the substltl
bill as class legislation and protest agail
o. its passage.
' New Ellis
o. At the morning session of the legis
ture Prentis of Ringgold county introduc
a. a measure. the purport of which is that
coo superintendents in hospitals for the insa
ers cannot be appointed from the same sch
,aw of medicine. Barrett of Woodbury. has {
,on in which is an act to increase the salar
the of turkeys and guards at the peritentiar
from sos to sos per month. A bill by BaI
of Cass asks better provisions at PRIV
crossings over railroads. An undergrot
crossing must be made wherever that
possible and where conditions do not p
''e- init that stock guards must be provid
re- Sokol o. Jones introduced a bill prohibit
re the use of obscene language, loud, unus
noises or breaches OF the peace about
n"t penal, reform and insane institutions.
also prohibits the sale OF intoXicat
.e'' liquors to discharged ~convicts in the cou
"" where the institution is located before t
are fully restored to the rights of citiz