Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-28
BY a Vote Of 20 to "a a Me-
mortal Asking Congress
to Adopt Kenyon-Shep
herd Bill Passes House.
SENATE is ASKED
TO HEAR SUFFRAGIST
Temper Of Upper House on
Suffrage Given Test; Is
Refuse to Vote; Election
Bill is Presented.

or strength between the temperance
and liquor forces in the, thirty-fifth
assembly was recorded in the house
today resulting in decisive victory
for the "drys.''
The opposing forces locked horns
on memorial to congress asking for
the enactment of the Kenyon-Shco-
pard bill prohibiting the shipment Of
liquor into dry territory.
Democratic members lead by Boett.
ger. Of Scott county. made a deter
mined effort to sidetrack consideration
Of the resolution at this time and sent
1t to the committee Of federal rela-
tions.
The move was defeated. and on i
roll call on the resolution Il was
passed by vote of 70 to "a. fourteen
members being absent or not voting.
| The resolution was called IN ny
Bliss of Ringgold just after he intro
mediately moved that it be referred to
! the committee on federal relations
on the ground that the members were
not sufficiently familiar, with it's pro-
| visions to vote at this time. 4
| . Brockway Of Louisa declared that
Boettger'e motion was merely am eft
fort to sidetrack the resolution md In
sisted that 1t be put to vote. Hansen
of Shelby and Ogendahl Of Carroll,
minority members. objected to .consid-
Grafton at this time.
On roll call the motion to refer
was defeated. Brady Of Dallas then
moved that the resolution be referred
to the committee on suppression Of in
temperance, and was ruled out of
order. Miller of Bremen rising to n
question of personal privilege. lax-
planned his vote, declared that = he
would support any resolution which
the -"drys" desired for their protection,
even to the prohibition OF Jamaica
ginger and lemon extract. he said.
Downey of Crawford. democrat.
called for roll call on passage OF tbs
resolution. The resolution was de-
clared carried on the roll call.
Met Cold Reception.
The suffrage question came up ~
an indirect way In the state senate
this morning. That body was rsked
to go in Joint convention mt 1f:3O to-
morrow to hear Mrs. Grace Wilbur
Trout, president Of the Illinois state
Federation of Women's club. make q
short talk. Allen. Of Pocahortas .coun-
ty, introduced the concurrent resolu-
ton and as he fathered the ,eaEal st1f-
frage amendment resolution II. was
considered that the purpose OF the
meeting is to advance the. cause OF
votes for women.
Lieut.. Governor Harding called for
rising vote Eighteen senators voted
to hear the speech. nine voted aga inst
1t and fifteen answered as not voting.
New Election Bills.
Only six bills We're introduced in the
senate this morning. A joint resoln.
tion favoring a constitutional amend.
ment making election day the same ~
the one set by congress for election
of presidential electors was presented
by Robinson of Franklin i The lows
constitution provides for the election
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November. An effort Is being
made to change the national election
day to Monday and to avoid holding
two elections. The. Iowa legislaturo
may change the constitution SO that
the election will be held on the same
day.
Increase Supreme Court.
The reorganization Of the supreme
court by the appointment OF three addi-
tional judges. the division of tho
court into two divisions and making
the senior Judge chief justice Of tho
court, was provided for in q bill In
troduced in the house this morning by
Klay Of Sioux county. The measure
privides that the court shall consist
OF nine judges, three additional to be
appointed by the governor following
the passage of this act. It requires
that the court shall be divided into two
divisions Of four Judges each, the
chief justice to sit as member OF
both divisions
It provides that the chief justice
now the Judge whose term is expiring.
shall be the senior justice OF tho
court
Six New Districts.
In the Hutchinson bill introduced to-
day for senatorial redistricting. the
following are the new districts: Lucas
and Monroe, Iowa and Keokuk, POwe
shiek and Jasper, Marion and Warren,
Clarke, Decatur and Wayne, and
BlAcKkawk alone.