Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-04
COSSEN HAS BILL
FOR STATE SHERIFF
WOULD GIVE ATTORNEY GENER-
AL POWER TO SEND OFFICIAL
TO COUNTIES WHERE LAW is
NOT ENFORCED.
Des Motnes Bureau of
The Ottumwa Courier,


Des Moines, Feb 2.
The senate disposed of the contest
from Mahaska county by Diminishing
the contest Of A. F. N. Hambleton,
Republican, and giving the eat to
John t. Ream, Democrat, the present
incumbent. The committee report was
unanimous and was signed by Sena-
tors Mates, Peterson, VanLaw; Frud-
den and DeWalf The committee
merely decided that the marks made
on about five hundred Republican
ballots by placing crosses in
front of the name of the candidate for
president We're improper and that the
election judges did right in rejecting
these ballots. The report was adopted
unanimously.
Municipal Bills Reported.
The senate committee on cities and
towns yesterday acted on three bills,
recommending two for passage and
one for indefinite postponement The
bill by Senator De Armand, providing
for the extension of the statute refer
ring to the appointment of park COM
missioners to cities operating under
special charters, was recommended
for indefinite postponement
A substitute for the bill by Senator
Burgess, providing that doors open
outward at the entrances to hotels,
school houses, assembly halls, lodge
halls and other public buildings, was
recommended for passage The sub
stitute provides for practically the
same measures as were contained in
the original bill.
The Sanders bill providing for pay
ment from local water works sinking
funds of expenses of elections held to
decide upon the Issuing Of bonds for
water works, was recommended for
passage.
Bank Guaranty Up.
The house spent the day in doing
nothing and having fun with the reso-
luton with regard to smoking and the
committee clerks, and receiving a few
bills.
The only bill of Importance was
one by Representative Darrah to pro.
vide for bank guaranty by establish
ing a commission of three to have
charge of the guaranty fund raised by
assessment on the daily balances of
each bank.
A Law Enforcement Bill.
In the senate, Cosson introduced
bill to enlarge the duties of the at
torney general and to give him great
er power for the enforcement of the
laws; also to add to his office state
sheriff with authority to go to- rny
part of the state under direction of
the attorney general and assume au-
thority in criminal matters where they
are not cared for by the local author
tiles.
Temperance Question Up.
Attorney General Byers was in con-
ference last night with members of
the State Marshal club in regard TO
temperance legislation. 1t is said
that Mr.. Byers is preparing a bill
along the lines of the original state
marshal law, except that it gives the
governor power to suspend any officer
who fails to enforce the mulct law In
connection with this bill it is under
stood that the attorney general is
preparing resolution for resubmis-
sion of the prohibition amendment to
the state constitution. A number of
petitions were presented asking resub-
mission.
Yesterday afternoon notice was
server on Senator Jameson of
Page county, the Democrat who holds
certificate of election as successor
to Col Hepburn as member of con
gress from the Eighth district, that
contest would be instituted and
that the taking of testimony would
commence on Feb. 4. United States
District Attorney Temple represents
Col Hepburn.
Ora Williams.