Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-14
REACHES ADJOURNMENT AFTER
A PROLONGED SESSION TO.
DAY TO CLOSE BUSINESS.
MAKES A GOOD RECORD
Commissions to Investigate Educa-
tional Board of Control Appointed
Today-A Review Of the Work Done
BY Legislature.
[BY LEON BRowN.1 !. !.
Des Moines Bureau of the Courier.

LEO TNOIiISSy NPIu IG'
The unanimous desire of the mem
bers of the Thirtieth General assembly
to reach adjournment today caused
greater unanimity of purpose in deal
ing with the questions before that body
than at any time during the present
session. 1t was desired to reach ad-
journment by noon but unavoidable de-
lay in one or two matters of legisiatio-
made it necessary to hold the morning
session over until in the afternoon.
The commission to investigate the
ACCESSIBILITY of establishing single
board of control for the three state ed
ucational institutions was named to-
day as follows: Senators Whipple of
Benton, Turner of Taylor and Lam
bert of Jackson and Representatives
Kendall of Monroe. Wright of Web
ster and Langan of Clinton. Lambert
and Langan are democrats Whipple
will be chairman. The commission is
pleasing to all members of the legisla-
ture and to the friends of the educa-
tional institutions as well.
Indeterminate Sentences.
The commission to investigate advis-
ability of establishing indeterminate
sentence in Iowa was also announced
as follows: Saunders of Pottawatta-
ME-, Jones of Montgomery and Tenn
pie of Clarke. The house adopted a
concurrent resolution to the one Of
ferred in the senate to delegate the
auditor of the state to make a thor
ough investigation during the next two
years of the insurance taxation in 9th
er states, the best methods for Iowa
to follow and the extent Of retaliation
in other states on account of the Iowa
laws,
4 Revenue Bill.
~ Tbs Ways and means committee re-
ported the revenue bill providing for
the raising of 100000 in each year
of ensuing biennial period. This takes
tax levy of three mills so that the
taxes will not be increased.
The bill passed both houses giving
the Spanish American war veterans
the same standing as civil war veter-
ans in the soldiers relief commission.
The house defeated the Chassell bill
to increase the pay of the clerks of
the two bodies.
The senate refused to pass the bill
fixing the number of committee clerks
for the next session and cutting the
expenses $4,000.
The house spent several hours de-
batting the appropriation for the repair
ing of the state house. This delayed
final adjournment past the noon hour
SO that the clocks had to be stopped.
Review of Legislative Work.
The most important measure that
the general assembly, which has just
adjourned, considered and passed up
on with favor was the biennial cleo
lions constitutional amendment This
amendment had been endorsed by the
last general assembly SO that its pas
sage at this time means that it will go
to vote of the people next fall. 1t
provides for the adjustment of the
elections in Iowa in odd numbered
years Under its provisions the pre-
sent general assembly members will
return for a, session in 1906 as the
thirty-frst general assembly and in
1907 another assembly will meet which
will be elected at the election in the