Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-18
Iowa Legislator Gets In Sympa-
thizing Habit.
FIRST IT'S BOERS; NOW IT'S ENGLISH
Failed to Get Resolution Through Elk.
pressing Interest in the Burghers,
o'Brien County Man Now Turns His
Attention to King Edwards Soldiers.
Des Moines, March 10, 1902.

DSS VuOilSS, Il, Low.
Tim Donahue is bound to sympa-
he attempted to get the house to ex-
press itself for the Beers, but failed.
Since then he has heard of the disas-
ter to British arms in South Africa
and the capture of General Methuen.
At once Tins sympathetic soul was
aroused and yesterday he sent to the
clerks desk for reading a resolution
reciting the reverse and expressing
the sorrow of the Iowa lawmakers
with the soldiers of King Edward. The
resolution went over until today I'M
der the rules, and Tim is to make a
speech urging the house to voice it's
sympathy with our cousins over the
water.
Drainage Act.
The house took. up considerable
time yesterday morning with consi-
deration of the bill introduced by
Townsend of Calhoun, an act to en-
able owners of land to drain them
when the same cannot be done without
affecting the lands of others, prescrib-
ing the powers and duties Of county
supervisors and other officers in the
premises, and to provide for the re-
pair and enlargement of such drains.
This bill with the report of the COM
mittee thereon and the various
amendments proposed, occupied one
hour in the reading, and is intended to
apply particularly to certain localities
in the northwestern portion of the
state. Its provisions are very elabo-
rate but tedious in the recital and will
be of interest only to the persons dl-
rectly affected.
Circle. Stays.
The bill by Barker to strike out the
party circle in the official ballot, was
soon disposed of, being voted Town af-
ter a little discussion. This was re-
ported from the committee on cleo
tons without recommendations.
May Examine Opticians.
Another examining board is likely
to be created, if the senate shall agree
with the house on the measure pre-
sented by Fields. which is entitled IAN
act to define and regulate the practice
OF optometry and for the creation of
a board OF examiners in optometry."
The bill defines optometry to mean
t h employment of subjective and OBJ
jective mechanical means to deter
mine the accommodative and refract-
i've states of the eye and the scope of
its functions in general, or the act of
adapting lenses to the eyes by using
such skilled means and will determine
their choice" 1t makes it unlawful
for any person to practice this science
or trade in the state of Iowa after
the first day of June next unless he
shall have first obtained a certificate
of reginstration from the Iowa state
board of examiners in optometry. The
succeeding sections prescribe the
method of creating the board of exam
iners and defines their duties and
powers. This bill has been pushed by
the regular opticians of the state and
is explained by n of these as being
necessary to protect the people
against itinerant peddlers of spec
tacles and men who carry stocks
without being qualified to adjust the
same to the requirements of the indi-
vidual case.
Educational Board of Control Out.
The bill providing for an educational
board to have charge and manage
management of the three colleges of
the state has already been reported
oot w VIC SolullllItC anu IL is likely
that a day will soon be set making
the same a special order. The men
back of the plan are not those to daily
when they have anything to work
through the house and they generally
manage to find a way to accomplish
what they desire.
Beardshear Won't Talk.
| asked President Beardshear of
Ames yesterday for an expression on