Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-05

reform will secure better candidates FOR
township office in many cases.
The conferrees settled the differences
on senate file Is, which had relation TO
the manner OF investment OF trust
funds held by administrators, executors
guardians and others. AS the bill was
finally passed 1t provides that where
investment of such funds Is made IN
city, town, county, school or drainage
bonds, 1t shall be only on an order OF
the court. At present these trust funds
may not be invested at all IN these oe-
sirable securities.
A bill which passed the house yester-
dav puts another twist In the laws re-
garding sale of liquors. 1t provides that
for third conviction for violation OF
i in regard to the sale Of liquor the
court has no option but instead OF IN
flicting fine must send the victim to
Jail for from one to three years.
The senate yesterday afternoon
passed little bill that would change
the situation In regard to the road
funds available for use on the roads or
a county. 1t takes 1 mill from the town
shin road levy and adds 1t to the coun-
ty levy. This makes the county levy 2
mills and the township 4 mills instead
of I and respectively. This Is to meet
ne changed situation under which the
county must stand responsible now Tor
the complete handling Of all the county
roads and the townships will no longer
have anything to do with them:
The senate has passed the bill TO
make some changes In the hsh and
rame department of the state, provid-
ing for four district deputy game war
dens with offices in four different parts
O. the state, also giving greater flex-
Utility to the law as to the handling
Of the game business,
The house passed bill yesterday re-
quiring that candidates for county at
torneys must be lawyers.
The chicken thief law was changed
by the house yesterday SO as to make
1t Just as great an offense to rob hen
roost in the d., time as after dark.
The primary elections bill by Darrah
rassed through the senate yesterday
provides for an expression OF opinion OF
the voter at the primary as to his pref
erence for presidential candidate OF his
party. At the time he votes for q candi.
date for presidential delegate the voter
also marks his presidential preference
and also states whether he desires the
legate to be bound by the vote Of the
district or the vote Of the state.
The senate today received report
'vithout recommendation on a house
bill to compel advertisers to put only
truthful statements in their advertise
ments, or in other words to forbid ex-
aggera ton and misstatement In ads as
to the character Of quality Of the goods
advertised. The bill is going to meet
with some opposition on the floor OF
- senate. 1t is n bill said to have been
W ;tten in New York. and the same as
one which has ALREADY been passed In
l.lore than one state.
W.. ltever report Is made on the bills
or resolutions regarding the rights and
duties Of the state board OF education
on the college, departments, the senate
will be called On to bass on the natter
in the open-and both sides claim to
be ready for test Of the matter. The
board of education is here ready tc
hold q meeting and take action in case
| the legislature decid ) the matter.