Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-01
Roads Committee Works s
Hours Each Night Draft
ing Measure to be Pre-
sented to Legislature.
COMMISSION FORM
FOR SMALL CITIES
Committee on Municipal
Corporations Will Report
Bill Providing Plan for
Towns of 5000 or Over.

Des Moines. Jan. 31.-Members OF
the subcommittee of the committees
on roads are working until midnight
in an effort to get something done be-
fore the middle of the legislative ses.
sion. The meetings are secret. 70
secret in fact that only the members
of the committee know the location.
Thus FAR, no indication has come IN N
the committee sessions Of the work
complished, but the fact that the mem
bers are together six hours each night
is taken as certain indication that
something will be accomplished.
While it is certain that the commit-
tee will present the bill which Will ,De
accepted, individual members are pre-
senting measures. Senator Doran pre-
sented the latest. 1t provides for the
organization Of local road districts.
with state prize of 500 for every
mile Of completed road.
Commission For Small Cities.
Commission form Of government for
Iowa cities OF 5000 or over was
brought one step nearer today when
the house committee on municipal cor.
operations voted to report the Sherman
bill favorablv. While this bill - DC.
signed to permit ssrinnell a1d Perry
to enjoy the commission form. II II ~
course. applicable to any, city in lows
The committee on the suppression of
intemperance today voted to give
Representative Koentz Of Iowa City, =
hearing On the five mile limit bill. The
committee also discussed the daylight
closing law which it has already re-
ported
Inspect County Books.
Representative Dixon OF Sac county
will introduce In the house tomorrow
measure which will provide for state
inspection and examination OF county
books. The measure calls for six state
inspectors whose duty 1t will be e
drop, in unexpectedly upon county OF.
ficials and look over their accounts.
These examiners are to have about
the same powers as bank examiners.
One feature OF the bill is that the
examiner Is to make report to the
attorney general Of any violations,
found of the Cosson law This report
is to be followed UP by the attorney
general In the same manner that pro-
ceedings are now brought under the
law.
t Miller. Wont Quit.
Representative Charles w Miller,
the democratic house leader, does not
intend to let the intermarriage bill
drop. Mr.. Miller said today that the
house will have to go on record for or
against the marriage Of negroes ana
whites. He will not accept the I'm
definite ,postponement" route which
the judiciary committee has arranged
for his bill. s
In order to get the matter properly
before the house Mr.. Miller this morn
ing secured the signatures of Repre-
sentatives Griffin and Sidey for re-,
reconsideration will probably be taken
up tomorrow.
Recommended Killing Bill.
A racial intermarriage bill may yet
be presented to the Iowa Legislatures.
The "Jim Crow bill in the hands OF
the senate judiciary committee was
recommended killed by sub-commit-
tee. The full committee ordered the
itill back for consideration and senti-
ment in the large committee favored
sending the bill to the floor OF the
house for passage.
Oppose More Normal Schools.
Heads of several of the smaller
schools Of the state are inclined not to
favor additional normal schools for
the state. The men met here last
night to form an association Of inde-
pendent COLLEGES. The schools repre-
sented were Grinnell, Simpson, Upper
Iowa. Penn, Highland Park, Ellsworth,
and BueDa Vista.