Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03

and will endeavor to correct the I'M
constitutionality of the vetoed bill.
Friends of the bill are very hopeful
that in some way they will secure
passage of the new plan, but those
who have been most obseryant believe
that it is doomed.
Professor Indignant.
Prof. Pammel of the agricultural
college is indignant over the passage
of the COPYRIGHT bill prohibiting the
issuance of bulletins at state expense.
The contention OF the author of the
bill is that money is wasted over the
printing of certain forms of informa-
ton and which might we'll be included
in annual reports of departments.
Prof Pammel fears that if the bill
passes both houses it will be impossi-
BILE to publish information other than
the routine matters of the depart
ments and institutions, and that the
people and especially the farmers will
be the losers. Mr.. Pammel calls it the
Dawson bill, asserting that the secre-
tary of the executive council is re-
sponsible for it's Introduction.
Hot Fight Promised.
A hot fight is promised in confer
ence over the Hamann inter-urban bill,
which provides by senate amendment
that such roads shall not carry freight
within the corporate limits of towns
without the consent OF abutting prop
erty owners. Hamann himself leads
the committee Of conference for the
house and Courtright, who presented
the Objectionable amendment, is the
first name on the senate committee.
A Bit of Horsepiay.
1t has been rumored about the
house that the representative from
Hardin county is soon to take unto
himself wife, and today there was
read in the house set of resolutions,
which expressed the sense of that
body that all members should be in
vited to the ceremony, or that in lieu
thereof the happy man should send to
each member not so invited one box
lof cigars properly franked.
/ Des Moines, April /, 1902
A bill which passed the senate Sat
urday and went into the slump of news
as so much routine proves on eXamin
alton to be of considerable Importance
This is the measure providing that fire
escapes shall be placed on all hotels
boarding houses, tenements, theatres
factories, ETC., when the buildings are
three stories or more in height. The
state travelling mems association is
1 the sponsor and hacker for the bill
and the arguments advanced by the
gentlemen who have charge of the
same are perhaps responsible for the
unanimous vote by which it wen
through the upper body Speaking o
the matter with President Bishop tn,
latter said: We have $4,000 travelling
men in the state of Iowa, and the,
sleep in hotels. Many of these hotel:
are mere fire traps. and it would bt
Impossible for one of those to burr
without catching travelling men within
its walls. The recent fire at Marshall
, town is an example of how badly es
capes are needed on buildings of thi
class. OF course, to avoid class legis
lation all other buildings where peopl
congregate or are employed had to b.
: included, but the travelling men hav
been principally concerned in this pre-
lection for the hotels of the state. w
had hoped that the bill would includ
standard specifications, to which al
escapes should conform, and thes
We're included in the measure as a
first presented. But the committee de
clined to load the bill with this mai
: ter, fearing that it might arouse susp
cion, and have left the matter of spec
: tications in the hands of the fire chief
of cities, or with the mayors in town
t where there is no such official. 1t i
} our opinion that the chiefs of the prir
: cipal cities will soon see the desire
bility of meeting and agreeing upo
: the best designs, for as they will hav
: to use the ladders they are vitality il
] terested The cities of Des Nome
S and Davenport already have specifics
, tions which are uniform and other
= will undoubtedly follow.
e But would not the compulsor
i specifications create a monopoly an
/ give the benefit of the act to some pa,
t ticular mandatory | asked the ger
tleman"
n There is no patent upon any of tn
d designs or materials entering into tn
j. construction Of fire escapes he r,
J. plid, any mechanic or worker in iro
Soll Dlu any JOD anu SiCCtSSlt
6 erect the escape. The advantage woul
e of course lie with the larger manufa,
turers for the reason that they kno'
il exactly upon what they had to bi
s would deal only in standard sizes an
v be enabled to undersell the small dea
t er or mechanic"
e House Diplomatic Body.
The house has found method {
} easing it's own conscience and at tn
same time disposing of troubleson
), question. The judiciary committee ha
II voted to recommend the principals {
g the educational board bill but refusin
/ to take it up at this session. 1t recon
3 mends the same to the careful consi
Grafton of the next general assembl
This recommendation is of cours
e sound, signifying nothing. The chic
g advantage of this will be that the ma
:, ter will be kept before the public du
e ing the next two or three years an
q thp members 0f the thirtieth gener,