Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-02
NJ PETERSON MAY
BE GIVEN PARDON.
COMMITTEE ON PARboNs RECON-.
MENDs IN FAVOR OF LOUISA
COUNTY MAN
Des Moines Bureau Of
The OttumWa Courier.

DeS Mofnes, Ajril l.5s}
The committee of the senate on
pardons has recommended the pardon
of Orman Mcpherson of; Louisa coun-
ty and rejected the applications of
Otto Often, John Penny and John G
Steele. Mcpherson is an old soldier
who had had trouble with his wife
and one day ne han gone to Morning
Sun to visit his son. Trouble arose
and the town marshal arrested Nc,
Pherson who became convinced ne
was in danger from the mob which
gathered and in the melee the mar
shall was shot.
The reformatory bill is in con-
ference owing to the fact that some
of the house amendments were bad.
ly prepared. When the bill is finished
it will provide that persons convicted
of the most heinous offenses will be
sent to the penitentiary; then there
will be another class of offenses
where different degrees of venaiity
may be implied, wherein there will
be discretion lodged in the court al
to whether the men snail go to the
reformatory of the penitentiary.
There is no danger of the bill fail
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o.
Thus far the legislature is doing
very well without sitting committee
and there is expectation that this will
be put off until very late. So long
as the houses WORK along smoothly
no sitting committee will be needed,
The informal committee named by
Lieut.. Gov Garst to consider the pro.
posal of direct inheritance tax law
went to work last evening and ID
gathering rather hhrriedly a great
deal of information as to what other
states are doing, 1t is certain bill
will be introduced very soon and TINT
something will be done along this
line
1t is certain there will be disap-
pointment at the state educational Ill
situations over the decision OF the
appropriations committees to give only
for support and for incidentals and to
require that these institutions make
their permanent improvements with
their millage taxes. President Mac
Lean was here yesterday and he OK
pressed himself as deeply disappoint
ed over the meager sum allowed the
state university. He feels that the
university with its great advance in
student membership and splendid
work in all lines should receive a
much larger sum than favored by the
appropriations committees. What IS
true at Iowa City is true also at Amos
and Cedar Falls. The necessity Cor
increased revenue for the state is. APP
parent.
The senate appropriations commit
tee reported out today the, bill for
further work on the state library and
historical building, giving $4,000. The
bill as introduced called for $10O,000,
but this would include the compile
ton of staircases and decoration. The
plan is to have the building made
temporarily available for use by put
ting in the fittings and all that is all
solutely necessary. ~Tne final CON-
pletion will benefit to the future.
B. F. Carroll for insurance comis-
sioner for Iowa at the head OF the de.
partment that will be erected by the
bill now pending In the house.
The suggestion Of such thing, as
first made on the floor Of the senate
when it was developed that much IL
the desire for the passage of the bill
comes from a desire on the part of
interested persons to get away from