Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-03

tatives of manufacturers, jobberS, con-
tractors and other large employers Ut
labor in opposition to the plan as pro-
posed in tho bill. Among those who
spoke were a. H., Stipp, Des Moines;
George McClain, Dubuque; Walter Ball
luff, Davenport; e. J. Waller, Sioux
City; Henry Leefers, Cedar Rapids; e.
E. Egan, Burlington and George
Wrightman, Des Moines. This 10 the
first discussion Of the bill had for a
long time The committee has had the
matter before it from the first day Of
tho session without action. There are
several alternative bills presented, but
the only that will most likely be debat-
ed before the senate, If any is the COM
mission bill, but 1t does not seem at all
probable 1t can be passed.
Legislature Notes.
An apparently unimportant bill
among others was one by Kimball to
change the method Of providing for the
cost Of building sewers In cities and
towns, virtually adopting a district
system, so that property not immedi-
ately adjacent to the line Of the sewer
may be made to pay at least part OF
the cost, according to possible benefits.
It was desired in a number OF the cities
of the state, especially the smaller
cities.
A house bill which passed the senate
Monday. hence is ready for sigma turs
provides that nomination Of candi-
dates before the primary for township
officers may be made by the fling of a
petition signed by ten OF the voters. The
present method is confined to filing an
affidavit by the candidate. which is not
always satisfactory.
The authority for offering q 10 cent
~&xyo rr{Sv ~rr1,A tlnn
senate passed the house bill to that
effect. There was some good natured
sport over the bill In which Senator
Grow, Of Monona, Joined heartily, and
finally declared 1t was personal mat
ter with him whereupon the chair ex-
cused him from the necessity for vot-
ing. But he votes y no on everything.
The real reason for offering the bounty
is the belief that in these later days
the hitherto harmless black crow has
degenerated into carrier Of hog chol-
era infection and other epidemics
The senate reconsidered and amend
ed, then passed again, the Farr bill to
forbid trespass on railroad tracks. The
amendment was put in by Clarkson and
it provides that the inhibition shall ap-
ply only where the yards are fenced.
The passage of the bill to provide for
another code supplement has started
the gossip as to the possible editor The
last two code editors were Sioux City
lawyers-Carter and Jepson. It is I'M
derstood that Charles S. Wilcox Of this
city Is likely to be selected as the Code
editor this time. The speaker Of the
house and president of the senate will
each name three members of the code
commission to supervise the work. The
commission will select the code editor
and his salary for the job will be $4,000.
When the bill by Senator White
came up in the senate to- require the
posting Of train bulletins at all stations
where telegraph operator is kept,
Senator Doran had it amended to In
clude stations where telephone operat-
ors are stationed also, and explained
that the majority Of the small stations
in Iowa now have no telegraph operator
but do have telephone operators.
A substitute bill in, regard to protec-
ton Of shade trees has been reported to
the house. It provides that where there
is no park commission shade tree
commission Of three members may be
appointed by the members to have full
control over the trees in the parkings
in cities and towns, with power to pro-,
tect the same and to direct the trim
ming, etc.
Ice cream makers declare that the
800 - ~ iAiAe, - ~ MS LAG ouHliHcI
months, the making Of ice cream Of
comparatively low butter fat contents
is one which ought to be passed in the
interest of health They say It is all
right to have the very rich Ice cream
when the weather is eooI, but in the
extreme heat Of summer it is better to
have Ice cream with less Of fat and
not so apt to cause heating Of the
person. But also 1t is true that there
are times In every summer when it is
physical impossibility to secure suf-
ficient cream to make all the cream de-
sired by the public, and this leads to a
temptation on the part Of the makers
to substitute cold storage stuff or to
resort to various -expedients much
worse than the use of skim milk.
In the debate on the motion to defer
action on the sitting committee mud.
die for day there was some sharp
talking. Clarkson declared plainly
that it was matter Of permitting two
temperance measures to hold up the
entire business Of the session and to
block everything. "A sitting commit
tee" he declared, lis confession that,
we are not capable of facing the re-
sponsibilities which confront u.s. II
we are not then let us adjourn at once
and go home, and permit the voters to
elect men to Office who can attend to
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