Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-09
DRINKING ON TRAINS
PLACED UNDER BAN
SENATE PASSES BILL TO GIVE
CONDUCTORS RIGHT TO MAKE
ARRESTS - CAN'T EVEN DRINK
ON DINERS.
Des Moines Bureau of
The Ottumwa Courier.

Des Moines, March s.
The senate passed tho bill to require
that elementary agriculture and do
mestic science shall be taught in all
the graded schools of Iowa after three
years and in preparation for this
teachers shall be taught in this sub
ject at the three state colleges and ut
all county normal Institutes.
House Bills Passed.
The house passed the appropriation
for the college for the blind, a bill to
permit men to enter the feeble mind
ed institute, bill to provide another
factory inspector, and after a spirited
discussion, referred back to the judi
ciary committee the wage exemption
bill.
Representative Drury introduced a
concurrent resolution for committee
of Investigation to look into the mat-
ter of the number of district judges
in the state to see If the number
could not be reduced or some rear
lrangement ofsdistricts made.
| No Drinking on Trains.
No more drinking or getting drunk
on the trains or street cars is the or
der of the senate in passing a bill to-
day to give conductors the right to
make arrests and put a stop to men
making nuisances of themselves while
travelling. The amendments were de.
feated, one to limit it to excessive
drinking, another to compel the drink
ers to hide themselves and another 10
make 1t not appl cable in dining cars.
School Bill Killed.
Prospects of school legislation seem
to be entirely dissipated by the action
of the school committee Of the house
when the subcommittee to which was
referred the cardinal features of the
bill for revision of the school laws re
ported to the full committee. The sub
committee did not report the bill plan
ned along lines suggested by the full
committee.
Principles Of Proposed Bill.
The principles of the proposed plan
as submitted are: County school com
missions to have advisory rather thar
directory powers; school directors tc
remain in charge of rural schools, tc
be subject to county boards In the
matter of general county conformity
county superintendent to be elected II
March instead of November (thus
taking their selection out Of politics
as far as possible;) school treasurert
to be eliminated and school funds tt
remain in the hands of county treas
urers, warrants to be paid therefron
upon orders of town ship directors.
When this plan was reported there
was considerable discussion, and eacl
proposition was turned down with thu
exception Of the one eliminating schoo
district treasurers. The vote on thil
Action Kills School Bill.
Chairman Stillman of the hous,
committee on schools said that h'
thought the action Of the house com
mittee made it certain that no bill TO
the revision of the school laws woult
be reported from the committee Of
schools and passed at this session
He said it might be possible that SOM
bill would be introduced abolishinl
school treasurers and providing tha
the funds shall remain in the hands o
county treasurers, but if such bill
were introduced more than likely
would go to the committee on way
and means, as 1t would have to do witt
raising revenue.
4 The Commission BIZ.
Thirteen Iowa cities will be permit
ted to adopt the commission plan !
the senate concurs in the action of tn
lower house In passing the Hackle
bill, and according to Representativ
Hacker pressure will be brought t
bear from more than one of thes
cities to secure favorable action b
the upper body.
The Cities Affected.
Cities affected are Boone Cresto1
Fort Madison, Keokuk, Iowa City
Mason City, Fort Dodge, Marshal
town, Oskaloosa, Clinton, Muscatint
Ottumwa and Waterloo.
Ora Williams.