Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-18
ing at fair. ........
Equip for industries at pris

/ ons. $4,000
To investigate as to patents. 50,00'
| Provision for advanced tuber-
| culOSiS cases -. Io,OUI
cases .... -. ........... $4,000
Hog cholera serum laboratory 25,00(
Printing new code supplement 10000
Deficit at certain state institu- =
| lions 59,ooo
Increase support soldiers
home :. $4,000
Prosecution of interstate rate -, -.
cases -. Zo,ouo
Legislative reference depart
me, ment ' -, s..+. norroai -0'00O
schools -. $4,000
School administration reor-
gantzation -. -. ......... lo,ooo
work 1850
Aid state historical society. 10000
Registration births and deaths $1,000
ARCHAEOLOGICAL laboratory 10000
ials .......... 1s,4oo
Hotel inspection ............. 4,OOO
Reports or accidents 49,. 1880
New district Judge ..... 1000
Pay Clemens for injuries.... 5000
Aid Of grain growers 'exposi-
Additional district Judge -. 1000
State chronological depart
ment l.,oVo
Woman as assistant labor
commissioner ......... SO0O
Fire marshal department $500
Bill as to vital statistics -. 10000
Increase in support sanitarium 10000
reunion 49,. 10000
Indemnity for Hamaker 49,. 5000
Pay for paving in Mt. Pleas
ant 4,VVO
WEIGHTS and measures BILL. 5000
Aid of G. A. r. encampment. 5000
Cold storage regulation 10000
Increase salaries state agents 1900
Pay Clara Bahls ............ 1000
Information gathered on fish
and game -. $4,000
Aid in horticultural work -. 1000
In addition there are number of
bills for smaller amounts, such as the
inauguration pay: then a number that
cause expenditure but in how large
amounts could not be known in ad-
vance. Among these latter are the fol-
lowing: ... , .,.E
Public utilities commission, cost
probably $150,000.
State highway commission. cost
possibly $4,000. ~
State tax commission, cost possibly
100000. .'91
Employers liability bills cost $4,000.
Executive council investigations, es-
timated at $4,000.
Widows pensions and teachers pen
sions. probably 100000.
Reimbursing innocent persons, esti-
mated at $4,000.
State detective department, probably
$4,000. %f&ti.4 >.}.s .s.
sundry salary increases, estimated at
$4,000. ...5 >.-a.
Will Have to Hurry.
1t is very likely that although the
"Oregon plan" Of electing senators has
passed both houses Of the Iowa legisla-
ture it may never go into the session
laws or the supplement to the code.
Conditions might came about before
the week is over that would make an
Oregon plan" law on the statute books
waste of space, and If this happens
the bill will either suffer a veto or be
quietly recalled and buried. ~. @
Already. up to Saturday, thirty-one
states had ratified the amendment to
the United States constitution for di-
rect election Of the senator's by the peo-
pie, and it is said that five or six 9TH
er states had got resolutions Of ap-
prevail half way through their legisla-
lures. Only thirty-six are needed when
the constitution is amended without
further ceremony. s.
AS soon as the thirty-sixth state has
given it's approval Of the amendment
then all the state provisions for elect
ing senators by vote Of the Legislature
will be automatically nullified and the
Oregon plans will go into the scrap
heap with the Anticipated provisions for
balloting twice 1t is fairly anticipated
that within few days the states will
be falling over each other to get into
approval Of the popular election of
senators.
A peculiar situation was called to
attention by w. 0. Payne who was
here the other day. and that is that in