Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-05
ASK LAW MAKERS
TO RETURN IN FALL
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as to the detail handling Of the bust
ness; but which distinctly and emphat-
ically disapproves Of the scheme OF
the politicians to have the board OF
agriculture elected by districts or to
have the size of the board reduced.
The committee also specifically finds
there has been no financialirregularity
or misuse of money. The efficiency
engineers recommend system OF
double entry bookkeeping for the &C.
counts OF the state fair, store sys'
tenn, a new payroll system, definite
rates for concessions, rules for the sup.
erintendent of the grounds, a board at
tendance book and record. the physical
inventory of the property each year
and making the boards financial year
commence June 30 instead Of in De-
cember. These details are matters
easily attended to by the board
The retrenchment and reform COM
mittee has given great deal of time
and attention to the Investigations and
has worked hard with the efficiency
engineers to get report out at this
time but it cannot be fully COM
pleted. Ar -
Member Given Rebuke.
Represen- ative T. F. Halsted was
called down. by the house for put.
ting into the journal of the house, ss
an explanation" Of his vote against
the public utilities bill, newspaper
article by John MacVicar of Des
Moines, which had previously been
published, and the explanation was
ordered expunged from the permanent
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Halsted filed another explanation and
put 1t In the record. in which he said
he voted against the public utilities
measure because he believes with
John MacVicar that its adoption would
be the browning infamy" OF So
called progressive legislature.
Want Non-Partisan judiciary.
The senate took the Klay bill. which
had passed the house In an emascu-
lated form, and passed it In Its original
form. providing for non-partisan
election OF judges of the supreme and
district courts. The candidates for
Judge. under this bill. will file as usual,
but their names will all 60 on all the
various party ballots under a head OF
'non-partisan judiciary ticket ana
there shall be nominated at the pri-
mary election in this way twice as
many candidates for Judge as there are
to he elected in November In Novem-
her there shall be non-partisan
judicial ticket with the names OF these
nominated candidates thereon from
which the electors select their choice.
II "a regarded as doui full whether the
house will be able to pass the bill IN
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will not accept it in the form 1t passed
| the house the other time.
The senate failed to pass the bill
to place within the hands OF the at
torney general the club he needs for
the enforcement Of the antitrust laws
OF the state. This was the house bill
by Anderson for empowering the at
torney general to employ out OF his
contingent fund special agents to as
sist him in the securing of evidence OF
the violation of law It's purpose was
to provide for agents who could 60 In
to different parts of the state, under
orders of the attorney general, where
cases are pending involving the larger
affairs OF state and to aid in securing
information in regard to violations. It's
! real purpose as known to all the men,
| hers was to secure better enforce
! ment OF the antitrust and similar laws
Of the state. In the past two years the
(, ATTORNEY general has had to send his
| assistants in the law department to DO
this very work 1t Is recalled, also,
that in a case like the Villisca MUIR
ders the attorney general found him.
| self unable to employ detectives to
carry on the work properly, and this
bill. if it had been adopted, would have
| made provision for Just such cases.
The debate on the bill, however, show
ed that there was nervous fear that
! in some mysterious way the passage
of the bill would secure better en-
forcement Of some of the minor laws
[ OF the state and possibly interfere with
| some officials in some Of the cities
of the state. Hence the bill was I'M
tremendously defeated.
| House and senate have now adopted
the joint resolution proposing a change
in the constitution Of Iowa to conform
to probable change in the United
states law as to the time Of holding
elections. It contemplates that in due
time the day of the week for the hold
ing of presidential elections will be
changed from Tuesday to Monday, and
with this amendment adopted the iowa
election dates will also go to Monday
This amendment will therefore prob
ably 70 to the people Of the state at
| the same time as the women suffrage
amendment.
Osteopath's Bill Got BY.
Discussion of the bill in the senate
to establish a new state board to exam
| inc and, certificate for mechanical
| therapeutics showed that 1t is move
on the part OF at least some of the os-
teopths to get entirely away from the
state board Of health. 1t was stated in
the senate that the bill as prepared
would virtually give control Of the pro-
posed new board to the osteopaths. 1t is
known that all the members received q
| very urgent request for support Of the
bill from the president Of the Still coll
: lege in this city. But the bill would also
| include in the new classification all
others who engage in healing by any
mechanical process and without the
use of medicines or mental suggestion
It would if adopted dispose Of the GER
tificates to practice osteopathy as now
4 granted by the board of medical exam
/ iners. The bill drew a spirited debate in
| the senate and had narrow escape
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