Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-16
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the coveted proposal for striking the
word male" out Of the constitution II
such thing is possible. She has al
ready got busy with the members.
Members admit that it is practically a
foregone conclusion that woman suf-
frage amendment will be adopted this
year.
Give Commission More Power.
Enlarged powers for the state high
way commission is plan that will be
put up to the legislature very early by
Senator Jones Of Mills county. While
he was member Of the house Mr..
Jones secured the passage of the bill
creating the state highway commits
sion as at present constituted. "The
time has come when the powers Of
! that commission should be enlarged"
he says. "The commission has done
excellent work, especially in the mat
| ter of culverts and bridges and has
been Of immense benefit to the state.
l really expected more Of it. however,
in regard to permanent highways, but
there should be some greater power to
this commission to get the best re-
suits. I would have the commission
pass upon the expenditure of all state
aid as to whether or not it shall go on
certain roads, They should be required
to map every county of the state as to
main travelled roads and all state aid
and all work Of a permanent character
should be on these roads. These roads
| would ultimately be surveyed and an
| engineer would lay out the routes and
the grades and all work would be in
the direction of making these perma-
| nent roads,"
Mothers Pension Bill.
Senator Sullivan and Representative
| Shankland will introduce a bill to
grant pension for support to widows
| who are mothers of children under six
| teen years of age. The board of con-
| troll will decide on the merit of ap-
plicants for this fund. The amount al
lowed shall be not to exceed SO for
each dependent child, and the county
in which the widow is resident shall
be responsible for half of the cost.
| It is probable that the legislature
will adjourn from Thursday until next
| Tuesday in accordance with the con-
current resolution adopted by the
senate yesterday. This will enable all
members to get themselves adjusted
to the committee work and to have
their bills prepared ready for submits
sion next week.
Republicans Steal March.
Republican members of the house
got ahead of their democratic rivals in
the matter of the presidential prefer
ence primary and the direct election of
senators by vote Of the people. The
bills for effecting these changes were
introduced the first thing by Dawson
and Kingland, both republicans,
though it is expected democratic bills
to the same effect will be presented.
Both bills will go through the smelt-
ing process Of committee fights before
they are ready for adoption.
| May Meet Obstacle.
The Burt "blue sky" bill will have
| to be pretty much worked over before
| it becomes a law. The theory is, all
right, but as soon as it was seen.
| various state officials commenced to
point out some of the weaknesses. In
the first place it puts upon the auditor
of state a burden that could not be
lightly carried. 1t makes Of him sort
of guardian of the business interests
of the world. He would have to decide
whether or not. as to any corporation
desiring to sell stock in Iowa, the
plan of business or proposed con-
tracts contain any provisions that
are unfair, unjust, inequitable,
oppressive, or misleading to any
class of contributors" or If he
decides from the examination of
the papers that the company sis
not solvent or that it does not intend
to do fair and honest business and
in his judgment does not promise fair
return on the stocks, bonds or other
securities offered for SALE" he shall
notify the company of that fact. In
short, he must decide in advance
whether or not the company is going
to fail or succeed. Pretty big job. To
do this, there must be filed with the
auditor the articles Of incorporation
or plan of business and other informa-
ton, and he will of course have to be-
come familiar with the laws of the
states in which these companies are
organized so as to know of their stand
ing and repute. This will give another
complete corporation record for the
| state. The secretary of state now has
| this record COIupleIe, oo " al WIN
panies organized and authorized to do
business in the state. There will be
objection to the bill because 1t starts
record of corporations in an office
of the state where no such record now
exists and will lead to much duplica-
ton of work. But the bill Is said to
have been put in only as starter and
in expectation the committees will
work it over.
| Want Veterinary License.
| Representative SALESMAN Of Chicka-
saw has received a petition for a law
that will provide that there be licensed
veterinarians in each county of the
| state and for a general revision OF the
! law as to veterinary medicine. 1t IS
| expected that there will be consider
ah1e nressure for this at the session.