Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-30
Klay Of Sioux Stops Debate
on Concurrent Resolu-
ton; Senate Passed Two
Bills This Morning.
INCREASE POWER
OF SCHOOL BOARDS
Right to Levy 5 Mill Tax
for Bonded Indebtedness
Fund; Daylight Saloon
Bill is Reported Out.

Des Moines, Jan. 29.-Klay of Sioux
county prevented fight In the lower
house of the Iowa legislature this
morning when as republican leader,
he refused to permit debate on the
state board of educations concurrent
resolution.
Dixon of Sac insisted that the reso-
luton be brought up and that many
members wanted to speak on 1t. This
Is the resolution of Atkinson of Butler,
instructing the state board Of etleca-
ton to rescind it's action With or
ence to changing courses OF til y at
the state educational institutions.
Speaker Cunningham said that the
time for calling up resolutions had
passed and that the resolution must
go over until tomorrow under rule "a.
II ask for unanimous consent said
Mr.. Dixon.
as there any objection asked the
speaker.
Il object" shouted Klay Of Sioux.
| And thus the fight on the school
question was delayed. Mr.. Dixon says
he will insist upon its being brought
up tomorrow. sl M
! Pass Big Appropriation.
] ! The senate passed two bills this
morning. The more important OF Theses
provides that school boards in inde-
pendent districts be given authority to /
| levy a tax not to exceed five mills to
provide q sinking fund with which to
pay bonded Indebtedness. The other
empowers councils of special charter
cities to I'LL vacancies in their mem
| bership by majority vote OF the re-
naming members.
Mates of Sac introduced the board
of controls appropriation bill In which
| 81, ,6227 is asked for the state in-
stitutions and the establishment OF an
epileptic colony.
Report Daylight Saloon Bill.
The lower house of the Iowa legisla-
ture today received favorable report
from committee on the daylight clos
ing law. This law cuts down the hours
| saloons may be open, from a. m. to
| 10 p. m. as at present to a. m. to I
p m. The twelve hour saloon law was
presented to the last legislature for
passage but failed but the present
house seems to be strongly prohibi-
ton.
House for Direct Vote.
The amendement to the u. S. con-
stitution providing for direct vote
of the people on United States sena-
tors was ratified in the house Of rep
resentatives this afternoon without
dissenting vote The roll call showed
! 1O4 members present, and every one
recorded his vote for ratification.
A bill to provide separate indus
| trial reformatory for women was In
troduced by Bauman of Van Buren,.
The measure carries with 1t an ap-
preparation Of $4,000 for the con-
struction and equipment of the In.
stitution.
Ring of Linn county introduced
an amendment to the Moon law maxi
ing it's provisions applicable to spe-
cial charter cities.
! A measure introduced by Traum-
bauer of keokuk, provides that ass
SCISSORS shall ascertain from women
of legal voting age whether major.
ity of the sex desire equal suffrage.
ottumwa Road Petition.
A one mill tax levy for the purpose
of creating state fund for the build
ing Of permanent roads is urged In
petition filed with the senate by the
| Ottumwa Commercial association.
Webber of Wapello presented the Pc
tition. 1t was referred to the commit
| tee on highways and roads.
Another petition filed by Hilsinger
of Jackson asked that the law relat-
ing to license fee for using hoop nets
in navigable boundary streams be re-
pealed. Citizens along the Mississippi
river signed the petition. The license
fee Is fifty cents year.
Cannot Hold Two Jobs.
Employees Of the legislature who are
holding other positions In the state
house will be compelled to give up one
or the other of their positions. The
senate committee on rules met this
morning to discuss the situation. They
have no power to act in this matter
but they have been assured that Gov.
! Geo. w. Clarke will require all depart
ment heads who have employees work
| ing in the senate to make changes at
| once.
Fix Prisoners Meal Cost.
Representative U. G. Whitney today
secured the passage in the house OF
J his bill to fix compensation to sheriffs
/, for feeding prisoners. Ninety-seven
4 members of the assembly voted on the
] hill and only nine opposed 1t.