Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-15

the sifters. Several efforts have been
made to do this but without avail. On
Saturday the senate passed twenty
nine bills of which seventeen were
house bills and the house passed ten
bills OF which seven were senate bills;
or In other words, practically final ac-
ton was taken in both houses on
twenty.four bills. There we're also
several concurrences or non-concur-
rences, thus paving the way for the
finishing OF other bills. Among the
interesting or important bills includ-
ed In the list of twenty-four finished
ones were the following:
State examiners Of county accounts
to be appointed by state auditor with
authority to examine and report on
county accounts and establish uniform
ity in accounting methods.
Authorizing incorporation Of county
associations to carry on the work of
agricultural development and provid-
Ing for way to secure tax aid for
county agricultural experts.
Requiring flag for every school
house in the state and that it be raised
over every school during school hours.
Making the state board of health
consist of Ave members on salary.
Authorizing governor to direct attor-
ney general to appear in law suits in
volving bridge and culvert patents.
TO punish for removal of articles
placed in highways as a warning Of
danger.
Defining practice Of dentistry and
providing for examination and certi-
f1cation of dentists.
Requiring the deposit of city funds
by city treasurers in banks and pay
ment of two per cent interest on nine
ty per cent of daily balances.
Acceptance of diplomas of colleges
as evidence of scholarship in granting
teachers certificates.
To safeguard the contents Of bids
made by contractors on public letting
OF contracts.
Giving to cities the right to enact
ordinances for the licensing of plum
bers.
Requiring operation of at least two
passenger trains day each way on
railroads.
Giving cities and towns the right to
buy or to sell electric currents. III
Change in the law as to pensions for
firemen. .%@A
Providing for enlargement of the
statutory committee on retrenchment
and reform.
Fixing 81 day as pay for members
of city and town council while acting
as member of the board of review.
Establishing procedure for the re-
voking of Doctors license.
OF the bills which passed one house
or the other but have not gone to the
other there was the bill to appropriate
out of the automobile fund for support
Of the highway commission: bill to de-
fine the duties of commerce council;
authority to the council to lease drain
ed lake beds; change in law as to COM
pensation of county auditors; the short
line haul bill for competition.
There can be very little doubt that
before Monday is over another veryI
large batch of bills will have been
added to the list of those completed.
The work of Saturday shows what can
be done when the members divest
Of the mania for oratory
and controversy.
Adjournment Not Decided.
It will depend somewhat on how
things start off this week whether the
actual date OF adjournment OF the leg |
stature will be fixed early. The senate |
passed a resolution for Thursday ad- |
ournment. 1t Is being held up, as Is
he custom, on motion to reconsider.
The house may any time adopt reso-
ution for adjournment but probably
would not fix the Identical hour as the
Ienate More likely the senate resolu-
ion will be held until a day or two
hen go to the house where it will be
and back again to the
'enate, 50 that possibly not before
Wednesday or Thursday will the date
# adjournment be really fixed.
Unless there is taken out of the bill !,
lefining unprofessional conduct on the
,art of physician that which includes
charges manifestly exorbitant' the
ill will never become law. Governor
Clarke made 1t known to members that
le could not approve the bill with that
,lause In it, and the bill has been re-
,alled to the senate for amendment.
After consideration of the subject it is
ound that such clause would open to
endless litigation and the delays Of the
,ourts.