The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-16
WOMEN CANNOT
HOLD ANY OFFICE
Such is the Action Of the Senate
this Morning on 0unnegan Bill.
THE FIVE MILE LIMIT MARCH is
Conservative Attitude of the Present
Legislature is Encouraging the
Development Of Railroads
Within the State.

Des Moines, Mar. 11.-Special: The
Iowa senate does not propose that
women shall hold Office in Iowa, not
even the Office of state superintend-
ent of public instruction, If the &C.
ton on the Dunnegan bill, which was
called up this morning, can be taken
as a trend of senatorial opinion. The
bill had been recommended for indie
finite postponement 1t was called
up by the senator from Page county,
who pleaded that it be recommended
and then defeated, which would give
him an opportunity Of at least res.
cuing the clause permitting women
to Occupy the Office of state supern.
tendent. The senate, however, re-
fused to consider its first action and
the bill remains along with other
postponed measures.
County officers shall hereafter
make account and report of the hand
ling of public funds and make report
to the state auditor. The bill was
passed by the senate this morning
and it was house file. The bill thus
becomes law upon signature.
A new bill in the senate this morn.
ing has for its object the clarifying
of the state oil inspection regula.
tons to compel railroads shipping in
oil from distant points for their own
use to subject consignments to state
inspection.
The house resolution providing for
an honorary commission Of five rela'
tive to the making of a state exhibit
at the San Francisco Panama eXpos-
ton was adopted in the senate this
morning after amendment to make
the commission non.partisan.
Representative Baumen, of Van Blu.
rem county, this morning offered an
anti-liQuor bill aimed at the bootleg.
gers. The bill provides that no sin
gle shipments of liquors can be made
to persons for more than two quarts.
An echo of the great Dolliver plan
for agricultural schools was heard in
the house when resolution was pass
ed memoralizing congress to pass
the bill carrying an appropriation of
thirteen million dollars for the crea.
ton of agricultural schools.
School graft was hit hard knock
in the house this morning by new
bill which makes it unlawful for any
person connected with schools to
participate in profits accruing from
school book or supply contracts.
The white plague fighters are hap.
Ply to day in the recommendation for
passage of the house bill providing
that doctors shall make an imme
date report to mayors of towns the
name of any person dying with con-
sumption
Representative Ripley has a new
bill authorizing the appointment of a
commission of seven persons to
serve without pay to make inquiry
into the causes of cases of insanity,
epilepsy, delinquency and crime, to
report to the thirty-fifth general as
sembly.
The Five Mile Limit.
The five mile limit bill has been
made special order by the house Of
representatives lOT MdTCu 10 dI ~
o'clock. The measure was resurrect.
ed after it was believed to have been
permanently killed the house by
the adoption of the committees re-
port to indefinitely postpone. 1t de-
veloped, however, that motion to
reconsider that vote had been filed.
Want Longer Session.
The house took up and defeated
the concurrent resolution proposing
an adjournment March 81. Represen-
tative Moore opposed the resolution,
explaining it is too early to- prepare a
definite date. He stated the appro-
priations committee has not yet and
cannot yet begin it's work on prepar-
ing the biennial budget.
Delivers Memorial.
Both the senate and the house
have passed the concurrent resolu.
ton providing joint assembly at 2
o'clock March Is for the purpose of
holding the Dolliver memorial servi-
ces, at which time Hon. Robert G..
Cousins will be the principal speaker