Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-09
LEGISLATURE SLOW
IN GETTING TO WORK
ONLY TWELVE BILLS HAD PASS
ED BOTH HOUSES AT BEGIN
MING OF ToDAYs SESSION.
COMMITTEES HAVE THE REST.
Des Moines Bureau of
The Ottumwa Courier,
Des Moines, Feb. 8


The fight for constitutional
amendment to prohibit all sales OF
liquor for beverages was opened in
the legislature when Representative
Meredith of Cass county introduced a
resolution to submit the same to the
voters. The hackers of the measure
here say that larger number of pc
titions for this amendment will be
filed than ever before in the history
Of the state.
The house passed a bill to require
the secretary of state to mail to each
county clerk a copy of every law
which goes into effect by publication.
The senate passed bill to reduce
the tax on motor cycles to So and
forbidding the use of number for au-
tonobiles on more than one ma
chine
The house today accepted the senate
plan for one visiting committee, but
made it compulsory that the entire
committee shall visit the three col
leges.
The senate spent some time on the
bill to tax direct inheritance, but got
into tangle over the effort to fix it
so that it would not exempt the in
heritance which might go to the wild
ow, and the bill went over.
The house also passed a bill by
Koontz increasing the tax levy for
fire purposes in second class cities to
three mills, and Ripley's bill to settle
the estates of lost persons.
BY six votes Samuel Corrie, Republi-
can, late yesterday afternoon won his
contest for the Ida county seat in the
Legislature from Robert Baxter, incum-
bent and Democrat.
The close of the fourth week of the
general assembly finds the record of
work accomplished not very inspiring.
Twelve bills have passed both houses,
and of these one is in conference and
another is headed that way. OF those
sent to the governor but two are
house bills. Here Is the record as
found at the opening of the session
today:
Passed Both Houses.
H. F. 11-Requiring that the bonds
of executors and similar officers shall
be examined annually
H. F. 2s-Permitting sale of certain
church property in Iowa City.
S. F. 9-Extension of time for sell.
| ing off unlabeled stocks of paint.
S. F. 12-Exempting dentists from
| jury service.
s. F. 1S--Making Lincoln's birthday
a holiday.
S. F. 17-Permitting judges to waive
| making inventory of estates, (Con
| ference.
S. F. 2S-Repeal law to sell Des
Moines river land in Ottumwa~
! S F. 42-Salaries of justice Of peace
in certain cities.
| S. F. 43-Appropriation of $4,000 for
legislative employees.
S. F. Inappropriate for 10000 rail
road maps (Conference).
S. F. redistribution of schedule OF
time for holding court.
S. F. 67-Limiting time for criminal
appeals to six months.
| Passed the House Alone.
H. F. Inappropriate for dredging
Medium lake near Emmetsburg.
H. F. Amendment of general road
law.
H. F. 1S-Unimportant amendment
4 to, primary to correct error
H. F. 34-To permit furnishing Ice
at state expense to officers at the sol
diers' home.
4 H. F. 54-To fine railroads for no
obeying railroad commission
H. F. 60-Pay Of $50 for burial O
war veterans
II. F. 9S-Change In time of drawing
iuries.
H. F. 123-Relating to park districts
H. F 162-Requiring counties to pa.
for bonds of officials.
Passed the Senate Alone.
S. F. 3-Requiring banks to pa.
interest on county funds.
S. F. 6--Giving additional powers t,
county attorneys.
/ S. F. defining the duties o
sheriffs.
s. F. 11-Providing $50 for burial 0
old soldiers.
S. F. 2S-Bounty for rattlesnakes.
S. F. 37-Requiring county auditor
to foot up assessment rolls.
S. F. 45-Authorizing attorney ger
eral TO make settlement of certai
cases.
,, S. F. 5o--Legalizing act relating t
Manchester.
s.. 63-Requiring light on boats i
Iowa.
S. F. 72-Requiring doors of publ
buildings to open outwardly.
6 f. 75-Revising law as to di!
tribution of coues.