Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-06
PUBLIC TO RAISE
BALANCE OF MONEY
MOVEMENT is IN LINE WITH
PLANS FOR "ALLIsoN" DAY
MARCH 2; NEW BILL WOULD
GIVE MOTHER 81 FOR BIRTHS.
Des Moines Bureau of
The Ottumwa Courier
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l)6S MOln0S, GU. y
Senator Saunders and Representa-
tive Holmes in their respective houses
today introduce bills to ap-
propriate $4,000 for the erec-
tion of the pedestal for monument
to VIM. B. Allison in Des Molnes. Inc
monument itself is to be paid for out
of public subscriptions and to be 10,
Gated On or adjacent to the capltoi
grounds. A commission, consisting OF
the governors curator, the chairman
of the Allison commission and sen
ator and representative, is to nave
charge of the work. Popular sub
scriptions are already being solicited.
Pay Mothers for Births.
In the house Representative Fulliam
of Muscatine introduced bill to en-
courage the reporting of births by
requiring the county to pay one dollar
to each mother of a child who reports
the same to the county authorities
within three months after birth.
Among other bills was one by Nc
Manus for an appropriation for
soldiers monument in keckuk;; Brown
to require that the fee paid for
itinerant venders' licenses should go
to the county road fund; Smith OF
Des Moines to appropriate $4,000 for
an anti-toxin laboratory at Iowa City;
Felt, providing way to erect county
hospitals; Sheldon, to appropriate for
new elevators in the state house.
The senate passed bill to permit
park boards to pay for paving on
streets adjacent, and refused to concur
In the house amendment adding to
the number Of railroad maps authoriz-
ed.
The house passed bill permitting
the return to the old system of road
districts in part, also the senate bill
expending time for the sale of old
stocks of paint. In the Ida county con-
test case the committee disposed of
everything except 3s ballots. If these
are counted Baxter retains his seat,
If not counted Corrie wins by five
votes.
Ss,ooo,ooo Of School Money in Banks.
The more than eight million dol
lars of school money remaining i'll
banks scattered we'll over the state
and not drawing interest is one rea-
son why the codifying of the school
laws Of the state will have rocky
road in the legislature.
At the close of the school year last
season there was this large sum in the
hands Of $500 school treasurers. II
the laws are codifed according to th:
commission plan, the public will get
the benefits of this sum in the shape
Of interest paid by the banks having
It, Hence there Is opposition.
The first Of the protests against co
dification have commenced to come in
Petty school officers all over the state
are getting busy. One of these pro
tests came from Fayette county
which indicates the purpose is to have
series Of meetings to bring the pro
per political pressure on the members
This Fayette protest came from
Donnan, where a meeting of school of
fcers was held, and they resolved
and so reported it to the legislature
that the whole scheme is wrong, ant
especially as to the adoption of thu
county unit system, which will GU
out all the little school officers. A
this same meeting it was resolved
also, that the legislature should gran
women the right to vote on all schoo
matters.
School Bill In Pamphlet Form.
The school bill is being printed il
a pamphlet form to be sent out owe
the state. The bill, in large type
makes 81 pages. Members will 500
be able to supply all applicants wit
copies.
The latest proposal for development
of the idea of teaching agriculture i
schools not very far removed fror
the farms, isa that of Senator Franci!
which is the old bounty high schoc
system with modern turn. Countie
are to be given the right to establish
on vote of the people, and to supper
by a tax levy, county agriculture
high schools, and when so establishe
the state will give some aid theret'
This is a variation of the plan for di
trict agricultural high schools to b
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