Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-23
OREGON Plan
BILL VETOED
BY CARROLL Ar
GOVERNOR IN.MEsSAGE TO LEGS.
LATURE CHARACTERIZE MEAS.
URE As AN EVASION OF THE
UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.

Des Moines, Feb. Ex-Governor B
F.. Carroll Tuesday vetoed the Oregon
primary plan bill which had passed
both houses Of the Iowa legislature
The governor, in his veto message
read to the joint assembly at 1880
characterized the measure as IAN. at
tempt to indirectly accomplish some
| thing that cannot be done directly,
and declared that it is an evasion of
the constitution of the United States.
He asserted that the measure abro-
gates that section of the constitution
providing that legislatures shall elect
United States senators.
The governor holds that the meas
ure has no bearing upon a proposed
adoption TO permit the election of SEN
ators by the direct vote Of the people
since one is a contravention of the
constitution, while the other is a
change in the constitution itself.
The Iowa legislature voted to take
up the discussion of governors veto
of the Oregon primary bill tomorrow.
An attempt will be made at that
time to pass the measure over the
governors veto.
Bar on Indecent Post Cards.
The Iowa house of representatives
this afternoon passed the Hammil
bill, passed by the senate last week,
providing penalty for any one hav,.
ing indecent pictures or postal cards.
1t goes to the governor. The house
passed the Campbell bill providing
for a change in the method of select
ing jury lists and killed the Whitney
bill providing for an assessment OF
s12 jury fees in jury cases in justice
courts.
Would Remove Monument.
Senator Brown of Decatur today in
troduced in the Iowa senate bill pro-
viding that 100000 be set aside for the
removal of the soldiers and sailors
from the state house
to the Des Moines river front.
Representative Boettger introduced
a bill providing for the board of fire
and police commissioners in commits.
sion governed cities.
Representative Shane this morning
made an earnest speech in favor OF the
Fletcher bill, allowing druggists 20
sign liquor permits. The bill passed,
IS to L.
Representative Jacobs bill provid
ing that the taxation of banks and
trust companies be. assessed to indi-
yidual stockholders, passed, 81 to %
Representative Kulp introduced a
ill compelling the keeping apart in
,rivatae asylums those suffering from |
diseases.
New Bills IN House.
Among the bills introduced IN the !
lonse were:
BY Krebill providing for the sale OF
Insecticides by anyone, in original
packages.
BY Hogan. relating to the election OF
clerk and reporter of the supreme |
court for four years.
By Fulton of Jefferson, authorizing |
he governor to issue patent to GER
ain land in Davis county in favor OF
5. w. Manning.
The Senate Bills.
Among the bills passed by the sen
ate were:
The Balluff measure, providing for
i've iud ges in the seventh district
The McColl bill, giving the board Of
education power to designate where
Members of the finance committee live.
Among the bills introduced in the
enate were:
BY Allen of Pocahontas, appropriate.
ng $4,000 for expenses and salary Of
tate agents and bill paying the ex-
lenses of the board of control members
When out of the state on the approval
f the governor.