Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-01
SOLONS SEEK PLAN
IN SCHOOL FIGHT
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velopment of water power al heohun
.onpht to bring about a revival IN tnat
mart Of the state and an increase VI
nopulation that will even up tne us
tricts without any necessity Tor ne"
ones, he said while here the otner
day. It is understood, however, 'haI
Representative Hutchins VIII again
nresent the bill he favored at the last
session for a new districting for mem
hers Of ,ngress. This can be done at
any time.
n plan Reformatory For Women.
q The hill to establish womans re-
formatory gives authority to the Doaru
If control to locate the same. 1t pro-
y;des that women from 16 to 30 years
~ ape who are convicted of felonles,
eycept murder, shall be sent TO 'nls
institution. and also that women con,
yicted of being disorderly persons snah
% there. The appropriations sug-
eested include for land $4,000, build
inps 100000. equipment $4,000, mann
tanance first two years $4,000. INDUS
tries S11 900, and repair $3,OOO.
Uniform Accounting.
REPRESENTATIVE Bingham OF Emmett IS
greatly in favor of some steps being
taken for county uniformity OF account.
ing. He may introduce bill TOR tnat
nnrpose. The state has PROVIDED TOT
uniform accounting as to cities ana
towns. and it is pointed out that re,
cent events show still greater neeu
for uniformity in the matter OF tne
Laening county accounts. The lnvesti.
cations by the attorney general ana
IN connection with bridge and otner
crafts show that in most OF the coun
tIes of the state there is really very
Moor bookkeeping and great variety
Of loose business methods.
a nroposal will be made in bill oy
representative Hansen to provlde tnat
when the time comes that there IS
room for persons at the state solo1er
home other than soldiers, admission
NAV he made of old and feeble per-
sons. and, that gradually the lnstltu'
tion become virtually state nome
Tar aged and infirm persons. He points
mi that in a few years the NUMBER OF
veterans who are eligible Will mater
ia,lv decrease. 1t is proposed tnat
when that time comes counties ma!
send worthy old people to the nome
The county being responsible lot thelr
keep.
Study Tax Question. i
systematic work on the report OF
tho fax commission is to be COM
menced at once by joint sub'commit-
Toe Of the ways and means commit
teses The chairman of the house COM
,,;ttee. Mr. Jacobs, was yesterday au'
,1,orized TO name committee OF three
~ democrats and three republicans with
himself a seventh member, to confer
With like committee already provided
for on the senate side. to take up and
make thorough study Of the tax COM
n,ission report and to recommend leg
is,ation on this subject. Whatever
NAV be the result Of this arrangement,
Inc members declare they do not In
tend to have it said of them that they
did not give the tax question fair
sideration. Chairman Allen OF the
senate committee, has already done
GREAT deal of work on the subject and
saws that it is big topic.
The Audubon county contest case is
under way and ballots are being count
ed. No material changes were found.
The Pottawattamie county senatorial
contest is hung up because Of illness
Of an attorney. The Coburn-Gillette
case will take a week, as there are
about II 900 ballots to count, and the
disputed or questionable ballots are
heing laid aside for discussion. OIL
the ballots counted two changes were
found in Plymouth county, one OF AZ
in favor of Gillette and one of "a in
favor of Coburn.
A house bill providing for penalty
Of SO for voter who without sufficient
excuse fails to vote was reported ad.
rersely by one subcommittee to the
house ways and means committee, but
it was sent to another subcommittee
for further consideration, as members
are anxious that some legislation Of
this kind be enacted.
Mrs. R. B. tombstone Of Cedar Rap
ids, chairman of the civic committee
of the State Federation Of Women's
clubs addressed a house committee
Yesterday on the subject of the Ring
bill for authorizing school districts to
maintain public play grounds for chill
dren.
Prisoners Families Paid.
A. subcommittee in the house will
recommend as substitute for the
i Scholz bill which makes it compulsory
on the courts to sentence petty offend