Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-25
CARROLL SIGNS
BILL REPEATING
TAx.FERRETLAW.
MEASURE, HAD RECENTLY GONE
THROUGH 10Th HOUSES; THE
COUNTY SEAT BILL GOES
THROUGH; ELECTION BILL UP.

Des Moines, Feb. 24-Goy. Carroll
today signed the bill repeating the tax
ferret law.
The bill repeating this law was ia
.vored by many of the booster organ1-
cations Of the state, who declared
Iowa's tax laws were driving people
out Of the state. The measure recently
passed both houses and the governor
lost no time in aff1xing his signature.
The Iowa senate today passed the
house bill providing that no county
seat shall be removed from q town
which has been a county seat for forty
years, except by petition for an cleo
tion signed by so per cent Of the vot-
ers and then only unless the project
has two-thirds vote at the election.
New Election Bill Planned.
Senator Ream OF Mahaska county
today introduced bill in the Iowa
senate providing for additional election
boards in precincts polling more than
500 votes whose duty shall be to can
vass the returns after the polls have
closed. The senate passed the Wilson
bill enlarging the functions Of the
Cossin law enforcement statutes.
The house Of representatives edu-
cational compittee reported against
the proposition of Pickford bill, pro-
viding for county educational boards,
The reformed Presbyterian church of
Clarinda sent vigorous protest
against the bill providing fine upon
any man who refuse to vote at the
general elections.
The members of the congregation
state that it is contrary to the tenets
or their church for the members to-
vote and the passage of the measure
would put them in direct violation Of
the law. X:
by a vote of 81 to 6 the senate this
morning passed the Wilson bill, which
makes applicable the removal features
|of the Cossonllaw to all offlcers
Representative Moore this morning
introduced bill repeating "the mill
tary code of Iowa" in order to permit
national guard organizations to have
as many officers as the regular.
The House Bills.
Among the bills introduced in the
house this morning were the follow
ing:
BY Appropriate of
$1,000 for building another ward at
the soldiers home.
BY Edmunds-Appropriating $4,000
for the manufacture by the state OF
hog. cholera serum.
Among the bills passed by the house
were:
The Boettger measure, permitting
special charter cities to appropriate
for river front improvements.
The Allen Of Jefferson bill, allow
ing 5000 appropriation for clerical
assistance in the board of health
Offices.
The Mates bill appropriating $780,
900 for the college for blind. the In.
dustrial school, etc.
The Christ bill, increasing the
penalty to abolish ."bootlegging.
Senator Allen of Jefferson intro
duced bill fixing the compensation Of
the board of health secretary at
$4,000.
The Senate Bills.
Among the bills introduced in the
senate were:
BY Dunnegan--Appropriating $15,-
1000 to build roads from the depot to
the states hospitals at Mt. Pleasant,
Clarinda and Independence.
Among the bills passed in the
senate. were:
The Cowles bill, legalizing the issu-
ling of $4,000 warrants by the city
LOT Burlington.
The Gilliland bill, providing for a
two-thirds petition and vote Of county
TO remove county seat.