Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-25
IOWA SCHOOL LAW WINS.
House Approves Plan to Consolidate
Districts,

DeS MOineS, Feb. ga Dill author |
izing the consolidation of school dis
tricts was passed by the house yester-
day. The bill permits consolidation of
an independent and subdistrict or
of all the districts of whatever kind in
the township into a school township.
This legislation has been desired in
many quarters of the state for some
time.
The bill providing for the condem-
nation of ground for a rifle range for
the Des Moines army post was passed
without opposition.
The house spent almost the whole
of the morning session considering the
bill which takes away from mayors Of
towns jurisdiction in criminal cases.
Upon passage it was defeated by
vote of Sc to H. The chief argument
used against the bill was that if may
ors of small towns were deprived of
the power of commitment injustice
would be done the community for the
reason that justices of the peace, as a
rule, reside in the country.
Wants Passes for All Officials.
Representative Donahue introduced
bill which bids fair to go into legis-
lative history as the companion piece
of the Hughes anti-pass measure. 1t
provides that every railroad in the
state shall furnish free transportation
to members of the legislature, state
officers, and judges of the supreme and
district courts.
One bill introduced makes the fee
for teachers examinations 81, payable
to the county treasurer instead of to
4 int hn1s
prohibits telegraph and telephone com.
panies from owning right of way or
constructing lines on both sides of
the public highway. Another pro-
ivides that any surety company author
LIKED to do business in the state may
become sole surety on any and all
bonds under section No 2,44S of the
code.
The committee on federal resolu.
tions, which tabled the resolution me.
to vote for the Hoar bill against the
government of strikes by Injunction
took the resolution from the table and
after some discussion, decided to re
port it for indefinite postponement.
house on a minority report. and 6
/ heated ulSSuoSlOL Will ilO OOuUI lOilOW
, New Plan for Anamosa Prison.
The bill for the conversion of the
Anamosa penitentiary into a reforma
tory for men was taken up in the sen
ate, and when it reached motion tt
make the measure special order fol
| next Tuesday was offered and carried
The appropriations committee bill
fixing the support fund at the presen
hospitals at $12 per month and at the
: new Cherokee hospital SIS was pass
5 ed. as was the house bill providing
that judgments against the garnishet
shall not be entered until the principa
defendant shall have had five days
notice of the proceedings, to be served
in the same manner as original no
tees.
! Hunting Law Is Introduced.
8 The bill drafted some time ago b.
the Sportsmens association, whicl
: makes many changes in the fish ant
| game laws, was introduced. 1t pre-
yides for\the payment of hunters Il
cense fee of 81, and all persons unde
S 10 wears of age are prohibited from
engaging in the sport. The use of dy
/ Mantle for the securing of fish is mad
felony. Under the present law it i
misdemeanor.
/ A bill requiring telegraph and tele