Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-01-30
MEASURE LAID
OVER FOR A DAY
CoSSON'S PLAN WOULD GIVE
OFFICERS RIGHT TO FILE IN
FORMATION AND is PART OF
LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM.
Des Moines Bureau Of
The OttnmWa Courier

DeS MO1neS, Jan. 70.
Senator Cosson's bill to require
sheriffs to ferret out crime and to file
information against law violators and
to give sheriffs authority to make an
Investigation Of crime and to receive
paw for extra services rendered, met
with some opposition in the senate
this morning, and after some dis
cussion was laid over for a
day. Senator Gilliland thought the bill
was so comprehensive that there
would be nothing left for constables
and policemen, and Mr.. Frudden rails
ed question as to whether or not the
provision for payment of expenses OF
detective service did not open the
way for graft
The Senate Bills.
The senate passed the bill to limit
time for appeals in criminal cases to
six months, also the bill to increase
the pay for the burial of soldiers to
$50.
DeWolf introduced bill to change
the name of the State Normal School
to the estate Teachers College"
The House Bills.
The house passed bill by Arney
to furnish ice for Soldiers Home Off
cials. The bill by Koontz to authorize
the sale of certain church property in
Iowa City and the Hickenlooper bill to
require the annual inspection of exec
utive bonds.
Mr.. Harding introduced bill to
permit representatives of insurance
interests to hold annual conventions
each year and agree upon uniform
rates in Iowa for fire insurance.
Sunday Amusements Hit.
Sunday baseball, Sunday theaters,
Sunday concerts. Sunday anything iii
the way of amusement for which an
admission price is required, will be
dead letters in Iowa if the bill in
troduced by Senator Proudfoot yester-
day is adopted.
Cigarette smoking by boys under 1G
years Of age, in fact, the use of to-
bacco in any form. is tabooed by an
other bill similarly introduced.
Both the bills are the result of the
efforts of the state reform bureau
which held a meeting in Des Moines
last week and Of which Rev. D.
Everett Smith of Indianola is the
president. Senator Proudfoot repre-
sents Warren county, and it was at the
request OF some Of his constituents at
Indianola that he introduced the bills
The Des Moines Ministerial associa
tion is behind the measure, as are al
so number of ministers throughout
the state who were called into con
ference with the local organization
some time before the legislative ses
sion opened. Dr. ]. w. Day, pastor OF
the First Presbyterian church of this
city, originated the plan for the meet
ing and helped to frame the bills.
These have been adopted in several
of the eastern states within the last
ten years and the ministers of Iowa
hope to see this state follow suit. It is
natural that the measures urging
these reforms should come from War
rem county, whence has come already
petition for a resubmission Of the
prohibition amendment which. Sena
tor Proudfoot says is only one Of s
great many that will come before the
session ends.
A Memorial Day Bill.
Not content with having that part O.
the day before p. M, sacred to theil
OUSSI Oiu oOlGlSlS anu OtuGIs
would prohibit ball games, races ant
other sports at any and all hours OF
Memorial day. They have found al
ally In the military committee of The
house.
bill by Alfred of Wayne, who il
chairman of the committee, was ap
proved yesterday afternoon and turn
ed over to Subcommittee compris
Ing Representatives ':srrabee, Arne,
and Fox, to be rewritten. 1t prohibits
all sports during the whole of Me
mortal day
Two years ago the legislature pass
ed an amended bill prohibiting bal
games and similar sports before
O'Clock so that exercises of a patriot
and memorial nature would not be il
terfered with. The committee yestel
day decided that this prohibition
should continue through the day.
Plans New Education Board.
A state board of education compri!
ing seven members and having charg
Of the educational matters of tn