Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-16
Prohibitionists Lose Out in
Attempt to Reject Report
of Committee-B a k cry
Sanitation Bill Passes.
BULK SALES BILL
IS THROUGH HOUSE
Measure Comes up for Re-
consideration and It. Is
Adopted; Representative
Shane Speaks for It.
[BY. W. H. POWELL

Des. Moines, March 15.-rhe Iowa
senate today killed the resolution for
a constitutional prohibitory amend.
ment convention by adopting the com.
mittee report for indefinite postpone
ment. Thus the resubmission question
is down and out for the session. The
matter came up this morning when an
attempt was made to reject the report
of the committee which had recon-
mended the bills indefinite postpone
ment. The report of the committee
was accepted, q to 81. Senator Web.
Der voted in favor of the report
Food Law Passes Senate.
The senate today passed the Balk-
ema bill providing for the sanitation
of bakeries, canneries and packing
houses. Senator Smith Of Shelby in
troduced bill providing that the
state care for INDECENT families OF
male prisoners in the state peniten-
tiary and reformatory Senator Gates
put In measure increasing the quail
fications Of county superintendent
Senator Chase of Hamilton intro.
duced a bill to pension the surviving
heroes Of the Spirit Lake massacre and
the campaign that followed it at the
rate Of $40 per month.
House Passes Bulk Sales Bill.
BY a vote OF So to "a the Grout
bulk sales bill passed the house this
morning, coming up on q motion to re-
consider. The bill compels merchants
intending to sell by bulk to give three
days notice. Representative Shane
made q brief but strong speech in IA
vor ftthe bill and voted for 1t.
Representative Shane presented q
petition signed by eighty voters OF
Richland township, Wapello county,
protesting against the adoption Of the
senate, bill providing that when q
school house burns the township shall
transfer to another district within five
days and start to rebuild within thirty
days.
He also introduced bill authorizing
the supervision of all water power
companies by the board of railway
commissioners.
New House Bills.
Among the bills introduced in the
house were: 80,
BY Miller Of Dubuque-Authorizin
cities under special charter to regulate
telephone rates.
BY Edmunds-Mak it unlavful
for nurses to disclose any information
obtained by the nature of their work.
BY Bruce-Prohibiting the killing or
snaring of beaver and mink between
March 1. and December 1.
BY Boettger-Proyiding for the ap-
pointment of an attorney to represent
minor children in divorce proceedings.
BY Lenocker-Providing a bounty
of ten cents each for gophers.
The consideration of the bill to tax
moneys and credits was made spec
ial order of business for Friday. Sen
ator Weber introduced measure
for the payment Of the bill of Hulse
and Adams for transcript made Tor
the railroad commission in the inter
state commerce case and for the ex-
penses of Clifford Thorne in prosecut-
ing the case. The bill approximates
$3.50.
To Encourage interurbans.
A bill intended to encourage the
construction of new steam or electric
railways and manufacturing industries
In the state was passed yesterday
afternoon in the house. The measure
provides that the labor performed in
effecting the organization and pro-
motion of such corporation and the
reasonable discount allowed or COM
mission paid in negotiating and ef-
fecting the sale of bonds for the con-
struction of railroads and manufac-
turing plans shall be taken into con-
sideration as elements of value in fix
Ing the amount of capital stock. The
executive council is given the right
to determine the percentage of the
capital stock to be allowed for the
work of promoting of each enterprise