Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-03
Senate Adopts Bill Provid-
ing $4,000 to Purchase
Equipment for Peniten-
tiary.
RECONSIDER THE
UTILITIES BILL
Measure Defeated Last
Night is Passed by House
Today in Exactly the
Same Form.

OF contracts for convict labor at the
state penitentiary at Fort Madison II i
provided in the Jones bill passed to-
day by the senate OF the Iowa legisla-
ture 81 to O.. The measure carries IN
appropriation of $4,000 for the pur.
chase of equipment to be used BY the
state in providing its own labor for
the prisoners. 5
House Reconsiders Bill.
After wandering for two sesisons
through the mazes Of the house rules
the public utilities bill In exactly the
same shape 1t was defeated by the
house yesterday afternoon was passed
this morning IS to40.
The house and senate measures
diner as to minor points in practically
every section and both now will 60 to
conference committee.
The measure lost In the houye last
night, but 1t was accorded all but one
vote of constitutional majority.
A motion to reconsider wAs fled
this morning by Grimm and Manning.
and reconsideration was ordered by the
J -.,se Toto 2S. The measure was mt
ssEEffrv M way to immediate. nasa1a ~ 1A
T the ron CALI was started when III ssEz 3
discovered that the two representative
who had asked reconsideration ALSO
had filed a motion to return the bill
to its second reading.
Speaker Cunningham ruled that the !,
house should vote on the return to the
second reading ard the motion was
adopted So to 40.
The several representatives had
amendments they desired to Offer but
Dixon of Sac cut them of by moving
the previous n"esticn on the bill. The
roll call showed the measure had re-
ceived three morc than the cOnstitu.
tional majority The conference COM
mittee will have many differences to
adjust. s
The house bill provides t',nt tina
decision of the peonle, when they vote
to purchase public utilities. shall 10
final. Ulder the senate measure APP
peals can be Stakens
Vets and Drys Agree.
Peace now reigns in the senate OF
the Iowa legislature. The "-,ate. and
"drys" accomplished their cnmnrom'se
today by voting to defer the nrn,'ng
Of sitting committee until T'esdav,
April 5. The "wets" accepted an arend-
ment to the resolution for q sitting
committee. This amendment leaves
five days for action an the fve-rnile
limit law and the daylight closing law
for saloons. Both are to be assed with
amendments.
May Vote Away From Home.
Travelling statesmen. railroad men and
others required by their occupations
to be away from home on election days,
will be ollowed to vote in any precinct
in the state subject to certain re-
strictions. If the house passes the
Darrah bill which passed the senate to-
day 20 to 12. The bill provides that
such voters may cast their ballots for
state and national candidates when
away from home and for district can
didates II they are voting In their
home district though not their home
precinct.
Senate overturns System.
The senate Of the Iowa legislature
today passed the bill by Wilson OF
Clinton to provide that all supervisors
shall be elected at large instead OF
from separate districts as under the
present law. Thesvote was SO to I.
Other important provisions Of the mea-
sure are that the county boards Of
supervisors may be composed OF either h
three or five members, that the mem
bers shall be elected for terms OF four
instead OF three years as now, and
that all shall be required to give bonds.
The county board system Of the entire
state will be revolutionized II the bill
passes the house.
Settlement of the whole question OF
coordination Of state schools is provid-
ing In joint resolution introduced In
the senate today by Cowles Of Des
Moines. The resolution requests" the
state board to rescind It's coordination
order.
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