Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-06
90 SCHOOLS d
FARMING ARE
NOW FAVORED
SENATOR FRANCIS iNTRODCES
BILL PROVIDING AID FOR ONE
IN EACH COUNTY,; SEVERAL
BILLS PASS.
Des Moines Bureau of
The Ottumwa Courier

Des Moines, Feb. 4
The house this morning passed five
bills and the senate six bills, but none
were of Importance. The senate
passed bill which will give to each
county clerk in the state code for
use in the court room, and a bill to
require that bonds Of executors shall
be examined every year.
The house passed a bill to fix the
penalty for refusal of the railroads to
comply with the orders of the railroad
commission and bill to authorize
dredging of lake at Emmetsburg.
Two Agricultural Bills.
Senator Francis introduced bill
for county agricultural high schools
to be established by each county and
to receive state aid. Representative
Holmes introduced bill to give $4,000
for the extension of travelling libraries
to the agricultural extension work.
Lafe Young Lincoln Orator.
The committee of the legislature to
arrange for the Lincoln day memorial
service today agreed upon having
Lake Young for the orator. The contest
committee in Ida county contest today
decided upon a recount of the ballots
and will proceed to do so on behalf of
Corrie the contestant.
The two railroad committees will
meet this afternoon The house com
mittee will have a hearing on the bill
to create commerce counsel to APP
pear for the shippers. and the senate
will consider the Allen bill 10 place
upon the railroads the burden of proof
for failure to furnish cars when need
ed The house committee, under the
Craftsmanship of Weldon, took action
quite contrary to that of the senate,
by laying down the rule that not only
should there be no secret ballots on
any bill. but on every bill record
shall be made by roll call. 1t is ex-
pected there will be a full attendance
OF the railroad committee of the SEN
ate today when an effort will be made
to reverse the order of that committee
for secret ballots on all bills. There
is considerable feeling among MEM
bers over the making of the order and
strong desire to go on record for
) publicity and openness.
The jury commission bill drawn by
Judge McHenry of the local bench,
has been placed in the hands of a sub
committee of the house Judiciary COM
mittee of Larrabee. Harding, Walfe,
O'Conner and Perkins. 1t is d meas
ure which completely revoutionizes
the plan of selecting grand and petit
jurors. The house committee has APP
proved the bill to increase the pay of
the four judges in Polk county to So
600, and the bill to permit these same
judges to appoint the bailiffs. The
bill to increase the pay of jurors to
$3.50 per day has also been recon-
mended
Senator Allen has introduced a bill
to authorize insurance of automobiles
by Iowa companies, also marine insur-
ance.
The Joint pardons committee listen
ed to arguments in the cases of Haley
and Robbard of Dubuque, and T. c.
Robinson of Howard county. In the
former case the pardon recommended
ton is being resisted as stoutly as
ever by relatives of the victim. In the
latter, which is a new case, complete
Innocence is claimed for the man who
was convictd Of giving poison to two
illegitimate babies and it Is repre-
& sented that he was badly defended.
The attorney who prosecuted the case
Is now convinced that a great mistake
was made and new evidence has tend
eS to throw a different light on the
entire matter. Ora Williams.