Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-11
Kulp Measure, Charging
Graded Fee, IS Per Cent
Of Which Goes for Road
Work Through House.
VETO ON OREGON
PLAN SUSTAINED
House Failed by Three
Votes to Pass Primary
Plan Over Governors
Head; Road Bill Passes.

Ealdll ONCl IUNC111Ol
Head; Road Bill Passes.
Des Moines, March 10.-The Iowa
house of representatives today passed
/ Kulp automobile tax bill, providing
that each automobile in Iowa shall be
exempt from taxation, but shall pay
license fee, dependent upon the
horse power Of the machine, instead
Eighty.five per cent Of the money re
ceived goes for road improvements
apportioned among the counties. The
vote was S3 to 16.
The house, with little opposition, to.
day passed the Cunningham bill pro,
yiding for the compulsory dragging OF
roads in Iowa under direction of town
ship trustees and boards of super
yisors. The vote was SO; to Z.
Oregon Law Veto Sustained.
The house of the Iowa legislature
refused to pass the Oregon primary
bill over Governor B. f. Carrolls veto
after one of the most spectacular par
liamentary skirmishes ever experienc-
ed in the Iowa general assembly. The
vote was 60 yeas and 81 nays. A con-
situtional two-thirds vote being re-
quired to pass it over the governors
veto. The democrats and insurgent
republicans were short three votes OF
the required number.
Those! who originally voted for the
bill and refused to vote for it over the
governors veto, were: Beans, Brady.
Collin, Daniels, Edmunds, Fry, Hal
grine, Harding, Jacobson, Moore, Pat
terson, Shane, Smith of Decatur,
Speer, Stipe, Van Camp.
Those who were absent in original
rol call and voted against the meas
ure, were. Campbell Of Ida, Crist and
Harvey.
On original roll call the vote was
K 81 to IS. The gain OF 10 by its op-
ponents' votes prevented the neces-
sary two-thirds to carry 1t over the
governors veto.
Five Mile Limit Bill Up.
The nve-mile bill Of Representative
George Of Story ousting saloons from
4 Iowa City, was the shuttlecock on the
floor Of the house this morning. The
bill had been indefinitely postponed,
but by action OF the house this morn
ing it will be considered by the house.
Representative Shane introduced
two bills In the house this morning
one permitting the commission Of
pharmacy to allow unregistered phar-
macists to sell certain remedies, and
the other rendering illegal the COM
pounding of physicians prescriptions
by other than registered pharmacists.
Senate Proceedings.
The senate passed the De Wolfe bill,
providing for $4,000 for encourage
ment Of the dairy methods.
Senator Taylor introduced bill pro-
viding for $4,000 annually TO. a state
department OF horticulture and fores-
truck gardening. /,
Senator Spaulding introduced bill
permitting cities OF 5000 population to
adopt the commission plan Of govern,
ment.
Senator Cowles' bill giving wholesale
drug houses Of the state power to sell
liquor to retail stores for purposes
other than as q beverage, stirred up a
big fight in the senate this morning.
The bill was lost. 16 to %.
Senator Webber introduced in the
senate bill creating the title Of Ger
titled public accountant, and regulating
the practice of examiner.
Among the bills introduced in the
senate were: 4.
BY Malmberg, giving the state board
of health power to summon witnesses
from any part Of the state.
BY Taylor, OF Appanoose, establish
ing state department of forestry and
horticulture.
BY Bennett, establishing state anti
toxin station for the distribution OF
material at cost.
BY Saunders, advancing the term OF
Office of each member of the board Of
control one year.
Normal Bill is Recommended.
The Adams bill calling for state aid
for all high schools, including special
normal courses for the training of rural
school teachers, was acted on with
favor by the senate appropriations com
mittee yesterday afternoon.
The original bill called for an appro-
priation of 100000, but this the com
mittee cut down to $4,000.
The measure is considered highly int
portant by those interested in school
work. II provides that special norual
courses are to be given in the eleventh
and twelfth grades, and that all high
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