Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-04

the hours Of 3 and 6 q. m. Nearly
every senate committee cleared UP its
work, and many of the lesser bills
were disposed Of. The Judiciary kill,
ed off big bunch of little bills, tae
agricultural committee swept every:
thing, and SO on. The appropriations
committee killed the bill to appro-
PIRATE for the publication Of roster
Of the soldiers, a bill in which Gov
Cummins was greatly interested. The
public health committee again killed
the bill to recognize the opticians and
to fix a standard for the practice of
optometry. The schools committee
killed off wat is known as the Huegle
bill, a bill intended to affect the sit.
uation in Polk county, where a fight
is being made to prevent the elected
superintendent from taking her Of.
fee.
The appropriations committee pass.
ed fayorably on the bill to appropriate
for the tuberculosis hospital at Iowa
City. The bill as recommended gives
$50, goo for completion of the buildings
and $4,000 fer work in the study of
the subject In connection with socie
ties and asspciations, The same com
mittee recommended for passage the
bill to appropriate $4,000 for a school
law revision commission, The apprq
priations committee prepared and
adopted two new eammittee bills. One
gives $4,000 for new and additional
boilers for the state house heating
plant and an extension Of the ware
house; the other gives s12,9a9 for 9.
decoration Of the south wing ef the
state eapitM and the senate cham.
Der.
The allowance has finally bean made
for the support Of the soldiers at he
state home at Marshalltown, iAereas-
Ing the monthly allowance from $14 to
SIS q month. The senate had insist.
ed on $40 a month, but it was evi,
dent the house would never consent
to this increase and SO the senate
gave the additional dollar month
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The legislature has yet to hold this
week a joint session for the election
of members of the boardst to govern
the colleges, This has been held off
to see what the house would do on
the bill to create board Of regents
for the three institutions. It now ap.
pears certain this will not be passed
at this session, so the members Of
the old boards whose terms will sx-
pire soon will be reelected. At the
time of election of senators two vacan.
cies were filled by the election of J. ]
seerley to succeed Judge Babb on :he
university board and ex-senator Win,
ME to succeed Senator Joseph A. Al
len on the same board. There is yet to
be elected members to succeed Alonlzo
Alternately, G. E. Pickett and g. :
Holbrook on the university board !;
James H. Wilson, W. O. McElroy and
A. 3. Alexander on the state college
board; and w. A. McIntire and 9. II
McNider on the normal school board.
Wilson and McElrey have been re.
nominated in district eaucuses of the
Ninth and Sixth districts. McInttra,
a democratic member, will be again
| presented by the democrats. II Is net
knaWn there Will be any contest pn
the others.
It is anticipated that when the goV,
| ernar signs taa parole bill be will be
ready to at once announce his appoint
ments' to the position Of members 81
| the parole board. One must be a
lawyer and one will be democrat
The only name thus far mentioned IN
this conneetian is that Of ex-senator
W. q. H. Berry, Of Warren county, but
| it is not known whether he could be
INDUCED to accept, as places on this
1 board vii! not be vary desirable. a
suggestion has been made that ex
Senator Emmert of Atlantic might be
a good man for the democratic men
Der, as he introduced the first Of the
bills providing for tnis reform and is
greatly interested in the work. Theirs
/ is no doubt that B. w. Garrett pf Da
catur county, will be the secretary 81
the parole board. He had charge p1
the entire parole work the past five
years and has administered the af
fairs of the office of parole secretary
to the entire satisfaction of everyone
save a few who have desired the ZOOS
ening up of the laws. He has attend
ed strictly to business, mas devoted
his entire time to the work, and he is
of a temperament we'll fitted to handle
this delicate duty. If he has excited
| the enmity of cheap politicians it has
been because he has been too efficient
as public servant The bill will also
necessitate some feadiustment OF posi-
| lions in the office Of the chief exeeu
tive Of the state.
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Hambleton of Mahaska is seeking te
get a bill through during the closing
days of the session which will give {
change for an appeal to the distrie
court from the action of board g
review in case the board fixes the as
sessment at too low figure. Under
the present law if the board of review
leaves the amount too high the pro
perty owner can appeal. The pro
:. perty owner is the only one who ha'
any right to appeal. II the figure II
4 too high he will appeal and Of course
will not appeal if It is too lew. Ham
bleton in his bill provides that am
| citizen could appeal. The senate
amended the bill 50 as to limit thu
right Of appeal to the owner of CHI