Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-19
DEBATE ON MEASURE
NOT FINISHED TODAY
Both Houses Adjourn at
Noon to Attend Postmast-
er's Funeral Primary
in House Tomorrow
Des Moines Bureau Of
The Ottumwa Courier,

DeS MONIES, Marcn Id.
$3.50 p. m.-The amendment for the
36 per cent provision in the primary
bill was adopted by vote of 80 to 15.
On motion of Peterson the primary
bill was amended To exclude the nomi-
nation OF judges.
The bill was taken up for adoption,
section by section, and at 1850 o'clock
the senate adjourned with the work
unfinished.
this morning, the pending question
amendment making 1t a majority in
stead of plurality primary.
Senator Gilliland of Mills obtained
the floor and read an extended argu-
ment against the primary system as
sent system of making nominations by
causcuses and conventions as the best
poss15le,3 -. .-s.-
The advocates OF the primary are
handicapped by the fact that Senator
TIE fight for the primary is quaran-
tined with diphtheria.
Compromise Made.
The debate in the senate revealed
the fact that compromise has al
ready been made and agreed upon
to the effect that the primary bill
win be neither majority nor a plur-
atty bill, but 35 per cent bill requir.
ing that proportion Of the vote to
make nominations.
Senator Gilliland offered the COM
promise and 1t was accepted by Smith
OF Mitchell, Durham and Saunders.
Each one Indicated that he would pre-.
fer the bill to be different but would
accept the compromise.
Senator McManus on behalf of the
democrats stated that they had also
agreed to this. Jamison of Clarke,
Bleakley and Jones spoke against the
compromise, and insisted on major.
ity primary. D'Armand gave notice
that on other matters he had amend
ments to offer on behalf of the dem
ocrats.
The debate was not finished at noon.
Memorial for Harlan.
The senate passed unanimously the
bill to appropriate for memorial bust
of the late Senator Harlan.
Both Bodies Adjourn.
the afternoon in honor of Col. Hub.
bard, for years postmaster for the
state house, whose funeral was held
this afternoon.
The house. under a special order
devoted the entire morning to legaliz.
ing acts, passing among others The
Jennie Huegle act to permit her TO
retain the position of county superin
4 NP Do1l %r foH Hiv,o
to pass the teachers examination.
The house passed bill restricting
the issuing of proxies for policy
holders meeting of life insurance conf
panies.
Interurban Bill
A bill was introduced by Meredith
this afternoon, permitting the con
struction of automobile railways. II
is for the purpose of permitting the
operation of new invention the work
of H. G. Cue, son of the former
lieutenant governor of Iowa, whereby
interurbans can be built without stee
rails or wooden ties and without
strolly wires for less tnan half the
acost of constructing ordinary roads.
II Will the legislature be able to gel
through with necessary work in three
weeks? Experienced members doub
it. They had planned to finish b.
April /. They will not do it. One O
the senators stated Saturday that suf
fcient work has been mapped out fol
this week in special orders to keep tnt
senate busy all week. AS a matte1
Of fact the legislature has been work
ing very fast. The other day the sen
etc had GA pages more of journal tina:
at the corresponding date last yea
and six days less of time taken up
II The house has been making an equal
ly good record.
The work in the senate, for instance
for this week, includes special orde
on the primary bill, then tae bill ol