The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-28
JAMESON WOULD
ADJOURN EARLY
TRIED TO FIX DATE BUT IS SAT-
DOWN UPON HARD.
FINE FOR USE OF TOBACCO
Senator Proudfit Would Put the Bur
den on the Boys--other News
Of the General AS
sembly.
(By Julian Richards.l

State House, DeS MoineS, Jan. IT,
In the senate this morning Jameson
(dem.) OF Page county, introduced a
joint resolution tor final adjournment
on March 10Th The preamble recir.
ed the payroll OF both houses and,
the resolution set forth tnat by adj
journing twenty days earlier than
usual $4,000 to $4,000 would be saved
the tax payers. besides beng a
source OF qualification TO the citizens
of Iowa.
Senator Saunders characterized the
resolution as an attempt to fix up
Jamieson's political record and put
his fences In shape In the Eighth dis.
trict. and moved thar it be laid on
the table. The motion was carried by
a nearly unanimous vote
For Railroad Maps.
The senate passed bills appropriat-
ing $4,000 for the pay Of special EN-
ployes and $1,000 to purchase railroad
commissioners maps.
Senator Proudfit introduced, by re-
quest, a bill providing for fine OF
$40 for any person under sixteen years
who uses tobacco in any form on any
street, alley or public place, or on
the premises of another, unless ac-
.companied by parenr or guardian.
Also bill prohibiting Sunday enter
tainments where admission lee is
charged.
Senator Moon introduced bill for
the Oregon plan for nominating U. s.
senators as an amendment 10 the
present primary law.
Smith, OF Mitchell, introduced bill
for the inspection of hotels relative
to health and safety OF patrons and
employees.
New insurance Measure.
In the House Sankey introduced a
bin for q unitorm valued policy Of IN.
suTance; also proyiriing thai property
shall not be insured to exceed three.
fourrhs OF its value.
Miller, of Bremen. introduced a bill
in the House instructing the attorney
general to e investigate the lnterna-
tional Harvester Co., and prosecute
it il found to be conducting business
in violation of the antitrust law
t. Ream-Hambieton Case.
The senate contest committee hay-
ing in charge the contest between A.
+. N. Hambleton and John Ream for
the Mahaska county district seat, has
taken under adyisement the subject
W hinh 10 fnramprf i'm tho npptaot ,,nu
The attorneys for both sides of the
contest argued the points of law be-
fore the committee yesterday.
If the committee decides that the
ballots thrown out were wrongly mark
ed according to law and had no stand
ing in deciding the result of the cleo
ton, they will dismiss the contest and
Ream will continue to hold his seat.
II they decide that it was wrong and
unlawful to throw ont the ballots
marked with a cross opposite the
names of the presidential candidates,
L will be necessary to procure all the
ballots east in Mahaska county and
them by the committee.
For Four Year Terms.
Four-year terms for county officers
instead of two-year terms will be pro-
Vided in bill for which numerous
county officials from different parts OF
he state are lobbying now. A scheme
Tor rotating the officers in the same
manner that was the custom before
The adoption of the biennial election
is also asked.
Several county officials have been in
The city in the last few days. coming
from different Iowa cities to interview
The members of the Legislature with
whom they are acquainted They are
given encouragement to believe that
he measure will be passed, as legisla-
tors who have much business to trans
act with county officials have learned
m their personal experience that 1t is
mwise to have in effect law that pro-
'ides for the changing of the manage
ment Of all the county offices at the
same time.
Debate Over Culverts.
The first debate of the session oc.
Cured over highway proposition.
Senator Gillilland wants the law fixed
50 that traction engine owners must
lay planks over brick and cement cul-
verts and bridges before they can
cross. Senator Maytag objected to this,
The debate turned upon the advisable.
Ity of giving encouragement and per.
mission to the authorities to build poor
culverts and bridges. In opposition TO
the bin 1t was urged that where these
are built right traction engines do not
harm them, and that with highway
Improvement uppermost in the public
mind II would be even better to have
a requirement that all such culyerts
be made so that traction engines could
cross in safety. The debate ended
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