Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-03
z new REGENTS
NAMED IN JOINT
SESSION TODAY
FRED NEWcoMB SUCCEEDS PICK
EFT ON STATE UNIVERSITY
BOARD AND w. C. HOWELL
GOES TO NORMAL SCHOOL.
Des Moines Bureau of
The Ottumwa Courier,

bSS MOlileS, April Z,
The two houses met in joint session
this morning and elected Fred New
comb as regent Of the State university
in place of Clarence Pickett, also w.
G. Howell as trustee of the normal
school in place of Mr.. Harsh, who de-
clined to serve, and reelected w. H.
Harwood as q trustee.
The senate concurred in the house
bill to change the name of the nor
NAL school to Teachers College, then
authorized the trustees and regents
to apply for the benefits Of the Car
negie pension fund for the three state
colleges.
Bills Passed Today
The senate passed the bill forbid
ding the giving of immoral plays, the
bill to authorize persons who are self
supporting to go to the soldiers home,
the bill for the extension of the travel
ling library and defeated the bill to
raise the pay of state superintend-
ents.
The house passed bill for fire
men pension fund and giving supervis-
ors the right to grant the use of high
ways for electric poles, but defeated
the bill to care for the grave of Will
lam Scott, who gave the capitol
| grounds TO the state.
| All sorts of 'sates" are being
made up for the board of education
which must be submitted to the sen.
ate within few days. AS a matter
of fact there is little of the gossip
that is anything more than conjec
ture The leading senators are not
being very literally consulted. There
is general expectation that ex-Sena
tor Funk will go upon the board and
virtually be the head, and there is
talk that ex-senator Trewin will also
have place there Undoubtedly
Hon. Ole Roe will have a place eth
er on the board or finance COMMITTEES
There is also pretty nearly a certainty
that ex-senator Tom Lambert will bs
one of the democratic members Be
yond this there is not much that Is
known.
The house, at date so late tha
little can be expected therefrom, ha:
passed the Harding bill for a ta1
commission, appropriating $4,000 fol
it's services, to advise as to how to re
wise the taxing laws The house alst
! passed the bill to create "conserv
alton commission" and to appropriate
1900 therefor. The house also de
cided upon $4,000 year for helping
out the dairy industry by carrying o,
an educational campaign. The sen
ate has not acted on any of these.
The state board of agriculture yes
terday went to the state fair ground
to locate the new amphitheater an,
a to decide, so far as it can be don
now, what to do in the matter of i'm
provements of the states propert.
there. The appropriation is signe
and will soon be ready for use. Their
will be no delay in getting the wor
, done.
The house disposed Of the bill +
transfer the banking department t
the Office of treasurer of state. TIL
transfer of the insurance department
was abandoned long ago, and presun
: ably there will be neither readjus
: ment Or abolition nor improvement
}, nor increase of any department of tn
: state.
l The house got mad and passed
I resolution to boycott the senate b
! not passing any senate bills until a
r house bills are cleaned up. The SCI
a ate has disposed of practically all tn
: house bills that 1t has got hold of an
|. is about ready for more
t In ruling that the senate retaiI
S control of bills whether in the hand
e of a committee or not and that tt
d senate has the right to ask at AT
s time for the return of a bill or for
e report on bill, President Clarke a
/ hered to the well known preceden
e followed in Iowa and elsewhere. Sue
e recall of bills from committees
e quite common. But in this case I'll
/ senate does not want the prohibition
:. resolution brought out and that is q
: that is meant by the action taken.
Ora Williams.