Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-10
SENATE TURNS DOWN
JONES APPOINTMENT
EFFECT OF THIS WILL BE To
HOLD coWN,E ON BOARD FoR
A YEAR; APPROPRIATION BILLS
TO BE RUSHED OUT.
Des Moines Bureau of
The Ottumwa Courier

Des Moines, April 8.
The sitting committee of the housa
reported out this afternoon the Moon
and Hammill bills relating to liquor
matters and placing further restric-
don on the business and they will un-
doubtedly be passed.
The Moon bill limits the number OF
saloons to one for every 1000 people,
and the Hammill bill requires drug
gists to number signed applications
for liquor and file them with the coun-
ty auditor.
Board of Control Has Kick.
The board OF control fled with the
house an extended defense of the state
institutions In reply to the house reso-
luton on the management OF the state
hospitals, In which the board shows
that the investigation was not
thorough, not fair and that the board
had no opportunity for meeting the &C.
cusations.
At two o'clock the houses had still
to consider several of the approprsa.
tions bills including the one for the ex
penses of the legislature.
CoWnle Holds Job.
The senate voted not to confirm
the appointment of F.. r. Jones OF
Villisca to the board Of control which
will leave the matter open for one
year. John Cownie will continue on
the board.
Want Direct Vote on Senators.
The Iowa legislature went on record
again in favor Of the election of Unit.
ed States senators by vote of the peo
pie, the resolution which went through
the house few days ago passing the
senate by vote of 81 to s.
The senate passed the bill increas,
ing the compensation of legislators to
$500 per session, but the house
promptly turned the bill down.
House Bills Passed.
The house defeated the bill Ia
create commission to plan for tha
enlargement of the state capital
grounds. The house also accepted
and passed the senate substitute for
the timber trust bill, which forbids all
trusts and combines, and passed the
bill to forbid the giving Of immoral
| plays.
Some time today the Thirty-third
general assembly will close. The rec
ord will show that both houses adjourn.
ed at noon. Neither one will quit al
noon. The chances are good that
neither one will cease to do business
at 6 p. m. 1t may be later.
What was left of really important
matters to be cared for on the last
day was not long list. A few con-
| prfoif To 1rf md
there were few appropriation mat
ters on hand. The fight to give the
| people of the state either commerce
counsel or additional help in the le-
gal department to be used in emer-
gencies was still undisposed of. The
senate still had before 1T the mo-
mentous question of what to do about
the management of the state institu-
tions. Judge Conner's name had been
duly ground through the hopper and
came out with some tarnish, and the
name Of f. +. Jones, Of Montgomery
county, had been sent to the senate
as second choice. The board Of ed
ncation was disposed of easily and the
new board will be ready for business
in July. Senator Whipple is i'm
mensely pleased with the board and
believes it is fully equal to the task
before it.
The two houses are In the hands OF
Sitting committees, This has not hap.
pened before for long time. Usually
one house or the other leaves its
hands united. The house was forced
, to take action because it got behind
with the work. The senate would
have been better off if the sitting
committee had not been named.
With the clocks stopped business is
proceeding right along to the finish
Some of Late Bills Passed.
Here are some of the important
: bills which yesterday or today receiy
ed the finishing touches.
si The anti-cigarette bill which for
: bids smoking of cigarettes by any per
, son under 21 years unless on property
! owned by the smoker or in the pres
! ence of his parent Some OF them
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