Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
Iowa
RULING On POSTAGE STAMPS
Attorney General Takes Issue with
Members of the Legislature.
LAW ENFORCEMENT BILLS UP
Senator Jameson of Page County
Given a Good sendOE when He
Quits Legislature to Enter
congregational DuJies.
nrrom a sad correspondentl

tTrom a staff Correspondent
DIES MONIES, March 6-(Special.)-
The postage stamp scandal took another
turn today when the attorney general or
the state rendered an official decision as
to who is entitled to postage and station
cry on state account, fully sustaining the
governor and other state officers and put
ting the legislature in a bad light I'm hav-
ing censured the secretary of the council
for refusing to give out postage to a pri-
vate citizen. The attorney general de-
cided that the state librarian. who is also
head of the state historical department,
Is the only person authorized to draw sup
plies on account Of the historical depart
ment. The matter is in the hands of a
Joint committee and a report Is expected
generating the state officials.
Discuss Law Enforcement.
The senate spent most of the day on
the Cosson bill to provide a way for the
removal of officials who do not enforce the
laws impartially, but did not reach a
vote. The bill was defended strongly by
Senator Saunders and it was opposed In
a stirring speech by Senator Sammis. The
bill provides for a process of reaching the
courts through the governor and attorney
general so that officials, who deliberately
refuse to enforce state laws will be re-
moved.
The senate passed a bill relating to time
for commencing actions, and a bin to pro-
vide a way for the dissolution OF savings
banks. The house passed a bill to require
surety companies to make a deposit with
the state auditor, bills relating to state
aid for fairs and farmers institutes and a
bill to provide for pay for street sprink-
ling.
New Bills introduced,
Senator Bruce introduced a bill in the
Legislature to require that In case of any
imitation leather or similar substance be-
ing used in the preparation Of a boot or
shoe. the fact shall be stamped on the
article, also that in tho case OF convict
made goods. this fact shall be stated on
each article.
Senator Clarkson introduced a bill to pro-
vide that plumbers shall be examined and
licensed by the state board of health.
President Clarke of the senate appointed
Senator Frudden of Dubuque to be a MEM
Der of the Allison monument commission.
Farewell TO Jameson.
The members Of the senate made the
occasion of the resignation and departure
of Senator Jameson as pleasant as a
farewell occasion of this kind could well
be by arranging an informal program in
the senate with complimentary speeches.
Senator Dowell presided, and there were
speeches by Moon. DeArmand. Bruce.
Gililand and others-all pleasant and
with we'll chosen words. Senator jamie
son responded feelingly. The senator from
Page goes to congress with the respect
and esteem of all his associates I'm the
senate. During his term he has shown a
great capacity for the doing of things,
z-a IL a--os,R-, .E1t.
accord to him the credit for having been
more effective in his work than any other
of the minority.
Net Weight Bill Hearing.
A hearing Is being arranged for next
week on the bill to have the correct net
weight of package foodstuffs stamped on
each package. 1t is found that certain
manufacturer are going to protest very
hard against it. The bill will have greater
effect on the sale of butter in packages
than anything else, as it will put a pen
atty on the sale of any package of but
ter that falls below the weight stamped
thereon.
Pay of Supervisors.
The house committee on compensation
of public officers expects to pass on some
of the fifteen or twenty bills before it at
once. The bill that will be passed on inn
mediately is the bill to increase the pay of
members of the boards of supervisors. 1t
is proposed to put them on salary, the sal
airy being graded from $500 to 5000 d
year. There are now thirty-nine counties
with five members each and three with
esven each.
Girl kidnapped.
Mystery surrounds the whereabouts OF
little Martha Pickett, the child of Ser
gaant Pickett, stationed at Fort Des
Moines. The child disappeared Wednes-
day in company with her grandmother
and the father thinks that the grandmother
kidnapped the child and has taken 1t to
New York. He will try and recover 1t.
BIG DREDGE is UNDER WATER
Machine Costing 100000 Topples Over
and Sinks in MOnOna Ditch.
ONAWA, Ia, March @-(Special.)-Tht
big dredge which was working on the
decentralization county ditch east OF
BIencoe. sank yesterday morning in thirty
feet of water. The water is six feet deer
over the dredge, which is a big three
story affair. The machine was working al
the time and the engineers and operators