Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-08

passed.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Des Moines Bureau of Courier.
Des Moines, March Z. s
Friends of baseball in Iowa, though
they have taken little active part in
the work against the so-called "Sun-
day theatre closing bill" are more
than pleased by the news that the
senate has called back, the bill and re-
ferred 1t anew to the committee. Had
it passed it would have killed baseball
in Iowa, putting the Iowa league en-
impossible for the Des Moines and
Sioux City teams in the Western
league to survive more than one or
two seasons. However, 1t is thought
reasonably sure that the bill will not
pass now
Turner's Oppose Measure.
One of the effective petitions relat.
ing to the Sunday closing bill was the
petition signed by 800 citizens Of the
United States and resident at Daven-
port, members of the Turner society
which protested against the passage OF
the measure, which would interfere
with their legitimate entertainments
Senator Hayward presented this pro
test and read part of 1T to the com
mittee. It went to the senate judi
ciary committee yesterday along with
the bill 70 be considered further. The
Turner societies all over the state are
bitterly opposed to the prohibitions
contained in the measure.
BIeakly's Warm Speech.
Senator B1eakly of Ida county sur
prised his colleagues of the upper
house yesterday by making one Of the
best rapid fire speeches heard on the
legislative floors this session. Sena
tor Bleakly occupies very little of the
time Of the senate and many Of his
colleagues did not know that he hat
| the orators talent until he displayed i
Yesterday by faying the Sioux Cit!
Tribune and Its activity in the matter
of primary law.
1 Senator Dowell had questioned thu
attitude of the senator from Ida will
respect to his good faith in urging thu
passage Of Sunday theatre closing &C
because petitioners had asked for 1t
when he had ignored the primary peti
tions piled on his own desk. Thi
reused all the fire in the senator from
4 Ida and when he arose to reply th'
sparks flew and the members qui
reading newspapers and debating let
/ ters to watch the senator from Ida AM
hear him explain his position.
Scores Sioux City Paper.
Senator Dowell had not designate,
what petitions they were which h
:. said the senator from Ida had ignore
hut the inference was SO plain that tn
4 senators all knew to what he referred
Senator Bleakly did vote against tn
Crossley primary election bill thougl
the Sioux City Tribune and other
had buried his desk foot deep unde
declarations in favor of the primar
election principle. He said in hi
i frey answer to Senator Dowell tina
he resented the imputation that b
had paid no attention to this petitio
i for as a matter of fact he had vote
/ for primary bill-the Saunders meas
ure, which gave the people the righ
to nominate their county offices by d
rect vote and select delegates to al
Idistrict and state conventions but nc
4 vote for the candidates for thes
places directly
4 In his remarks explaining that b
:, had voted for primary and had pc
Il sonally seen to 1t that the anti-pas
4 bill had been made special order fc
I consideration Thursday, Senator Bleal
Hey castigated the Sioux City Tribun
lin the most scathing manner He sal