Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-11
WANTS SPORT BILL
VOTE RECONSIDERED
MOTION MADE TO REVIEW Ac-
TIoN IN HOUSE PASSING MEAS
URE PROHIBITING BALL GAMES
ON DECORATION DAY.
Des Moines Bureau of
The Ottumwa Courier.

REPRESENTATIVE Miller of Bremen,
former chairman of the Democratic
state central committee. brought his
fight on the state board Of health to
the floor of the house this morning
when he began an extensive roast
on the members of the board because
of certain matter printed in the Brl-
letin, the boards publication, attack
Ing him. Miller has charged the mem,
bers of the board with undue activity
In the case of Charlton school teach
er, whom he claims was prosecuted Dy
attempts of the board to prove she had
tuberculosis. Representative lnman
introduced resolution to provide
joint committee to investigate the
quarrel between Representative Miller
and the health board.
The senate changed it's adjournment
resolution so that it will not be con-
current, but only senate resolution
and will give the senate three days
recess Senator Allen of Van Buren,
introduced bill to consolidate the
first and second judicial districts.
The house passed bill by Ritter to
permit the expenditure of the county
road fund on agricultural land within
/ the city limits, also bill by Brandns
to raise the cge for admission at the
Industrial schools from 16 to 1S.
The house made special order fo.'
tomorrow of the bills relating to a
change in the quarantine laws.
Representatives Oabney, Brandes
and Kendall filed motion to recon-
slider the vote by which the bill for-
bidding all sports on Memorial day
passed.
The senate spent the entire forenoon
on the Clarkson bill regarding the as
sumption of risk on the part of en-
ployes at work with dangerous m;j-
chinery, but sent the bill back to the
committee.
Reform in ExtradItion.
A greatly needed reform in regard
to extradition of accused persons Is
proposed in bill by Representative
Harding. 1t provides that no bail shall
be granted to any person while seek
ing to prevent eXtradition by habeas
corpus proceedings or otherwise, thai
the determination of the governor
that the accused is fugitive from
Justice shall be final in case hearing
has been given, and in case of there
having been no hearing the cour
releasing the criminal must find i
conclusive that he is not fugitive
A great deal of trouble has beer
experienced by reason of the action o
some courts in the state in making i
a rule to hold up all extradition mat
ters. Recently two notable cases came
from Nebraska, and judges at Siou1
City refused to permit the honoring o
papers issued by the governor
though the evidence was conclusive
that the men wanted were criminal
of the worst sort. In one of the cases
at least, the acquisitions were set asid
because of mere technical matter
which had in fact been passed upol
by the governor and found to be O
no, consequence. 1t was even suggest
ed that Sioux City be set aside as
"city Of refuge" because Of the fac
that every accused person having sue
easy resort to the courts to proven
extradition.
The Harding bill contemplates onl
that where a hearing has actual
been given by the governor, his fine
ings are conclusive. Usually, how
ever, hearings are given only whe
asked for by the accused person an
II they do not choose to make
showing before the governor there
no hearing of the matter There
general recognition that the requis
tion and extradition laws are very il
complete, wide discretion being give
the governor and the way being le
for the courts to really pass on all +
QUESTION and eXtradition matters.
A bill presented TO the legislator
this week by a Des Moines man show
enc weak phase OF the laws. +
claims $251 refund of his expenses
going to Arkansas upon requisite
In 1894 under Governor Jackson.
was case in which payment was r
fused because there was no convi
ton. But as matter of fact it is il
possible to draw the line sharply ar
the state pays many bills for goir
after criminals where there is no CO
viction.