Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-06
By a Vote Of Two to One
us as 1ours Of Refreshment
are Limited to Twelve;
Now up to the Senate.
OFFER AMENDMENT
TO THE MOON LAW.
Schrup Of Dubuque Would
Have a Saloon for Each
One Hundred Signers Of
Consent Petition.

house Of the Iowa legislature by two
to one vote today went on record fav-
oring the daylight closing bill Pow
ers Of Jefferson county, spoke elo-
quently In favor of his measure and It
was passed by vote OF 50 to 80.
Fraley of Polk, voted against the bill.
Shankland of Polk, was absent. Grit
fin and Whitney of Sioux City voted
against the proposed law and BOettger
voted and spoke against the measure.
The law as it now passes the house
provides that saloons may be open
only from Z a. m, until Z p. m. This
same measure passed the house two
years ago by lesser majority and was
killed in the senate. Speaker Cunning
ham voted with the prohibitionistsF for
the measure.
Powers said the state institutions,
the jails, hospitals and asylums are
filling UP with people who are cursed
by alcoholism.
Saloon for Each 100 sIeners.
A saloon for every 100 legal signerS
of consent petitions Is provided In =
bill introduced by Schrup OF Dubuque.
in the senate this morning. Under the
present law in cities where consents
are granted the limit of saloons IL uh;.s,
for every 1000 inhabitants The tend
ency of this bill would be to lessen the
number Of saloons in tiles where the
I"wets" and "drys' are about equally
divided In cities where vets pre-
dominate there would be more saloons
than under the Moon law.
& Two Houses Can't Agree.
Although the house committee on
educational institutions has refused to
agree to a compromise on the hght
against the board OF education, the
senate committee will attempt to carry
out it's program. At 4 o'clock this af-
ternoon the members of the senate
committee and members Of the board
of education will get together.
Two reasons are assigned by the
senators for the failure OF the house
members to agreed to the plan. They
are: The representatives do not want
IA weight like the school question
hanging over their heads when cleo
tion time comes around again.
The senate suggested the com.
promise and the house is not prone to
take up with ideas that do not origin
ate, in that body
The failure Of the house to enter
into compromise with the board OF
education probably means that the
whole question will be fought out at
public hearings. H
Lobbyists Must Stay on Floor.
The senate took a stand today
against permitting lobbyists on the
floor Of the chamber. Chase OF Ham.
ilton, requested that the secretary
read rule No. "a which prohibits per.
sons on the floor without cards from
senators, unless such persons are state
officials, senate employees or state en-
ployes.
Lieut.. Gov. Harding instructed the
sergeant-at-arms to permit no one to
enter the chamber who does not hold
the proper credentials.
Favor State Aid for Schools.
State aid for high schools maintain
ing normal course is favored by tho
senate school committee. A bill Civ.
ing aid was reported out from the COM
mittee for passage today. The bill Is
the first school measure to come from
the committee this session.
Will Honor Larrabee's Memory.
Members Of the Iowa legislature
will meet in joint assembly some time
during the present session in honor OF
tne laCe William LdTTdDoe, IOTLuOT
member Of the legislature, once COVER
nor and member Of the state board
of control.
Senators Allen and Cowles have
been named as members of the senate
to take charge Of arrangements OF
the former governor occupy seat in
each house Of the legislature.
House Limits Supreme Court.
A measure requiring the unanimous
opinion of the supreme court to make
unconstitutional an act of the general
assembly and the trial divorce bill
were passed by the house this morn
ing. They now require only the cpn-
currence of the senate to place them
on the statute books
Representative Whitney made .
strong speech in behalf OF his bill re-
gulating the authority OF the supreme
court which he declared should not be
superior to the body which was given
the right by the constitution to pre-
scribe It's powers.
The house first disposed OF an
amendment which gave the court pow.
er to declare an act unconstitutiOna
on three-fourths vote and then passed
the original bill by a vote OF IS to Z