Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-20
PROHIBIT BORROWING OF
BANK FUNDS BY OFFICERS
state and savings banks must report
the facts to the auditor. Of state and

state and savings banks must report
the facts to the auditor Of state and
the national banks report to the comp.
troller the sums borrowed by officers
and directors. In the new bill which
was offered by Senator Lewis it was
proposed to require state and savings
banks to report on this item to the au-
ditor, only and to omit 1t from pub
lished statements, in order to put the
state and savings banks on the same
basis as the national banks. The ma
tional banks use published reports Of
this kind in unfair competition, it is
claimed. The Jackson amendment
which was adopted put into the bill the
requireIn ent that this item shall = be
published and the act then passed.
Mississippi Improvement.
1t Is probable that the legislature
will adopt without reference to COM
mittees the resolutions offered In the
assembly yesterday by the members
from Scott county relative to the i'm
provement of the Mississippi river.
The resolution follows:
Whereas, the people OF Iowa are
deeply interested In the permanent
improvement OF the upper Mississippi
river which stream washes the east
ern borders Of our state and which Is
easily susceptible Of the improvement
at moderate expense, therefore, be 1t
Resolved, by the senate, the house
concurring, that we fully endorse the
memorial for the Improvement Of the
said river as presented by the Upper
Mississippi Improvement association
to the committee on rivers and har-
bors and earnestly ask the senators
and representatives from this state to
aid In securing the appropriation
asked for when the river and harbor
bill Is formulated and presented to
congress"
Ordinarily resolutions Of this class
go to the committee on federal relar
tions and this may be the outcome
with respect to this one, but 1t Is
thought In this case that, It will go
through without that fornality.
The Island Bill.
Representative McC1urkin's bill
which was passed by the house yester-
day provides that islands In the rivers
or on the border of Iowa which are
privately owned but are not fenced,
shall be regarded as fenced and that
persons hunting on them shall be gull.
| ty Of trespass when they are found
thereon, in violation Of posted notice
that the islands are private grounds.
This of course Is a measure which is
designed to protect the islands along
the Mississippi river on which hunt
ers seem to think that they have a
perfect right to pursue game irrespec.
tive of the rights of the owners Of the
| land.
| Rankin Against Cummins.
A. G. Rankin has given out vigorous
statements to the effect that he pro
poses to carry the state marshal fight
into politics. He proposes to help the
standpatters defeat Governor Cum
minis for denomination. He charges
the governor and his friends with be
ing responsible for his failure in the
Legislature this time. The theory o.
this IS not known More Of the sen
ate committee which suppressed his
bill were enemies OF the governor, po
/ litically, than we're friends. Neverthe
4 less Mr. Rankin says that he shall take
Il the fight into the coming caucuses ant
see that representatives are elected
who are right on this issue and thai
delegates are chosen for governor
who will not have friends In the legis
lature ready to kill the oonstabular,
bill. Mr. Rankin is a strong man ant
fine speaker and will have much In
fiuence in the campaign II he takeI
Of his coat to make a fight against thu
governor and the governors friends
Leon Brown.