Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-14
Senator Larribee Introduces
Bill Favoring Shares in
Home Institutions; Flood
of New Measures.
TIME-KILLING DAY
IN THE LEGISLATURE
Number Of Absentees Re
tards Work Of Session;
Bill for Non-partisan Su-
preme Court introduced.
[BY w. H. POWELL

Des MOines, March 13.-(Speclal.)-
Senator Larrabee introduced in the
Iowa legislature today bill cxempting
from taxation shares of stock in Iowa
manufacturing plants.
Both houses this morning did little
but kill time, there being the usual
number of Monday morning absentees.
The house this morning by vote OF 81
to 81, refused to recall from the senate
the bill Of Dunlap Of Clinton, compel
ling vehicles to turn out and give space
to autoists.
Representative Huntley this morning
introduced bill in the house making
the insanity commission composed OF
the county attorney, clerk Of courts
and physician.
Representative Hogan introduced a
bill increasing the salary Of the attor-
ney general to $4,000 per year and ex.
penses, and providing an assistant and
one special counsel at $4,000 each per
year.
Representative Frank O'Connor in-
troduced bill in the legislature pro-
yiding for a nonpartisan supreme
court. The bill also provides for sep
arate booths for judicial candidates at
primsTy and general elections.
New House Bills.
Among the bills introduced in the
house this morning were:
BY Ripley, providing for the employ
ment of a purchasing agent for the
board of control, at salary OF $4,000.
BY Hogan, making the attorney gen.
erals salary $4,000 and giving him an
assistant and special counsel.
BY HUFF, providing for change OF
Mace of trial in civil ions when OBJ
iections are made to ..e Judge.
BY Harding, providing that a person
who shoes an animal or repairs ve-
hicle shall have lien on the same
BY Harding, providing the limit OF
time switching engines may be used.
The bill by Spaulding of Poweshiek,
providing for a bounty of $40 on fe.
male wolves and SO on males passed
the senate this morning..
Senate Proceedings.
Senator Dunnegan introduced bill
In the senate this morning establishing
a department in connection with tho
soldiers orphans home to treat de-
formed and crippled children.
Among the bills introduced in the
senate were:
BY Larrabee of Webster, providing
exemption of stock in foreign manufac-
turing corporations from taxation.
BY Jewell, to appoint commission
to investigate conditions causing cpl
lepsy, insanity and criminality.
BY Cowles, amending the law relat-
- 1;ooncoc fn,. roi1L doa1orG
Root Wants Young Returned.
Senator Elihu Root OF New York
took a hand in the Iowassenatorial cleo
ton when he sent telegram to Sena-
tor Lafayette Young, in which be
strongly urges the Iowa legislature to
return Iowa's junior senator for an
other term at Washington.
Senator Roots telegram is as fol-
lows:
washington, D. c., March 10.-Hon.
Lafayette Young, Des Moines, Ia: /
missed the opportunity to say goodbye
and good luck to you before you left.
7 do it now with strong hope that
the people of Iowa will presently send
you back to the senate. am sure
they will if they appreciate the duty
they owe our country to contribute
the very best material they have to-
ward carrying on the national govern
ment and making it strong and wise
and efficient; During many years OF
familiarity with government affairs at
washington, l have not known anyone
to produce more powerful and favor
able impression in so short time
than you produced during your brief
service in the senate. The general es-
innate of your associates, in which l
share with reserve, rated you as an
exceedingly valuable public servant
and an honor to your state. hope
YOUR people at home may come to
know and appreciate this. II they do.
and Iowa elects senator in the same
spirit Of patriotism that inspired her
when she sent her men to the front in
1861. we shall expect to see you back
here again before very long to help us
in our difficult task Of determining
what ought to be done for the good Of
the whole country and doing it. Incl
dentally. the republican party needs
very much just now to put forward its
strongest men, and you are one of
them With the best wishes, l am al
ways. Sincerely your friend,
"E1ihu Root