Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-04
LEGISLATURE NOW
|, ON HOME STRETCH
Sitting COMMITTEE WILL TRY
TO COMPLETE WORK BY NEXT
FRIpAx
Des Moines Bureau Of
Che Qttumwa Courier

Z
he legislature hit the nome stretch
en MQnaAy for sure. There Is not q
y particle of doubt that tne legislative
II 1pdy means to make grand rush for
skne end end to get through this week
II flis intent may be amended through
2nacessity later on. But this morning
Nae sitting eommittee took charge Of
MARS Ia the senate and until the end
Il VIII run things. Every bill not
, WraYtously ON the calendar with an
6 RfFefse report will be in the hands
n the committee. Senator James A.
mith, the veteran Of the senate is in
SlaFge Of the committee and his posi-
gcratic one. With him is associated
! Kx others-Dunham, Mates, Maytag,
!. Afnipple, Lambert, Stirton. No one
9Eould say this Is not a good commit
Gee, q fair committee and committee
%:hich all interests are well represent.
ana. This committee will simply take up
sknpse bills about which there viii be
little or no discussion and recommend
Mem and the senate is expected to 30
We rest. If adjournment is to be
Nken Friday some time, vast amount
ghard work must be done. 1t is prob.
+ S6e there will be night sessions.
& EFirst there must be at least one
gore executive session of the senate
|, H. confirm the appointments on the
Nformatory and parole board.
J AThere must be a joint session of the
i Mie houses to elect trustees and re
/ R,nts not yet elected.
Z NFhe big appropriations bills must
passed, the retrenchment and re
IlA bill on salaries of state employees
u Mat be passed and finally the onni
rs appropriation bill. ST.
u The Insurance and railroad bills arc
Net TO be disposed of.
A large number Of bills of all sorts
ARE still hanging fire and while most
9af these will be defeated yet 1t takes
#me to even dispose of them in q
Smp.
Tne senate showed its disposition,
regard to the remaining insurance
hid railroad bills Monday afternoon
number Of appropria bills were
nt through, then a motion to adjourn
md an effort to have night session
fhis last was fought and roll cal
demanded. A night session Monda,
4 night meant the possibility Of the a.
mNrFage, the train speed and some
other bills passing the senate. Hence
no night session was held and the sift
ing committee will nave charge al
these measures. But as they are OF
the calendar for killing and the sift
ing committee resolution virtually de
clared that all such bills will be LEFT
without eonsid Iteration there is now nc
possibility Of the passage Of these
bills.
The desire of a number is to have
the pardons matters disposed of at {
Il night session, as they may take con
siderable time. There is a good dea
eof Indignation because one of these
y COMMITTEES after having recommend
ed the Weems pardon met and sudden
" reversed itself without any chanel
Nor a further hearing. At most the7t
Ekill be but three or four pardons re
s1mmended,
II srhe senate passed the direct inheri
yAnce tax bill and a few minor appio
hriations measures including one TO
Apimal industry at Ames and one fe
fthe enforcement of the pure food law
\ AS soon as the senate haG fixed i
bso that every bill reported adversel.
from q. committee is as good as dead
\ the committees all went to work AM
there was a, great killing" between