Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-03
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Des MoInes, April 2.
There Is difference of opinion as
to whether to adjourn Wednesday or
wait until Friday as originally con.
templated.
There fs no reason why adjourn
ment could not be accomplished Wed
nesday as we'll as at a later date.
The measures of Importance are all
disposed of. During the past week
about everything that anybody is In
terested in was killed off and mighty
little remains for consideration, of any
moment.
The pure food bill marks the highest
water of the session. 1t Is the only
piece of general legislation Of any
Importance or much interest. The
anti-pass bill is milk and water af-
fair but may be the entering wedge
for something worth while next year.
The mulct petition renewal is of inter
est to thirty counties of the state.
Nothing else of general character
finds its way on the statute books, un.
less. the measure giving teachers the
right to use certificates in any county
OF the state Is estimated to be of gen.
eral interest
The Hamilton appointment.
| The board of control appointment,
fcan be disposed Of and allow the sen
| ate to adjourn Wednesday. Under
the law the senate must mot confirm
the appointee the same day that the
governor makes the nomination but ii
must go to committee which will
report the next day. OF course there
is no opposition to John T. Hamilton
of Cedar Rapids, and he will be con.
firmed as quickly as the law will al.
low, having signified his intention of
taking the place.
1t is predicted that he will make
some material changes in the methods
of the board Of control. Heretofore
the members have done vast amount
of detail work which could have been
delegated to clerks and stenographers
had the board desired to add to the
pay roll of its Office force. The mem.
bers have done more or less work on
estimates and that sort Of thing which
| 1t Is believed could be left to the EN-.
ployes just as well.
Mr.. Hamilton is said to have been
enterprises. He has not spent time
on details. Undoubtedly when he
finds out the way that the board has
been slaving away on detail work
much of the time for from ten to four.
teen hours day, he will suggest that
change be made.
It should be said that this sort OF
thing was essential when the board
was first instituted. 1t was all new
business, then. 1t was necessary to
study every detail carefully and the
members of the board worked as nc
public officers in Iowa ever worked be
fore. Governor Larrabee, Judge Kline
and John Cownie actually devoted
themselves to study of details that
would have made them fortunes had
they devoted the same energy to build
ing up private business. The mem
bers of the board have continued to
follow many Of the same courses taken
early in the administration.
The Anti-Pass Bill,
There Is possibility that when the
anti-pass bill comes back from the
house to the senate the measure may
be sent to the sitting committee Of the
senate. 1t is believed that a majority
Of that committee is hostile to 1t and
would smother 1t, If. 1t had half q
chance. At least this has been init
mated by the chairman of the commit,
tee who has been consistently opposed
to that sort Of legislation all the time
Senator Hughes Of Iowa still clings
to his honest belief that no anti-pass
bill will get through the legislature OF
Iowa this year. Not till he sees 1t in
the printed statute books will he be.
lieve 1t. The delay In the disagree
ment between house and senate as to