Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06
CABINET
IS GIVEN
Continued From Page l.
RAGS at "Salinqerlsm."

is GIVEN
Continued From Page -
RAGS at "Salingerlsm."
The action of the senate is taken as
a rap at "Salingerism' for the Sailing
ers were back of the four year bill In
active lobbying. 1t is a revulsion OF
feeling that shows thirty-one votes at
least against the cabinet, which oppo-
sition may be construed as against the
administration as well. The situation
took this turn after the cabinet had
been strong enough to pass ~ foul
year bill once the eighth judge Dill
which Is now tied MP by the revolution
in the house and kill the move to re-
peal the non-partisan judiciary.
The senate may be too late, how
ever, to correct the blunder it made in
! the four year bill. It's action yesterday
was taken with the specified purpose
Of bringing the bill. back from the
house, amending 1t to eliminate TIE
ilegislating into Office Of the three
| groups Of county officers and provide
for their election by the people in
stead, that the people may say who
shall have the extra term years.
, In order to make the amendment,
the senate must suspend the rules
which requires two-thirds vote OF the
senate. Suspension Of the rules - re
! Quired because no bill a be acted
upon otherwise after it has passed and
the time for reconsideration has pass
ed. There are %thirty-one votes for the
amendment. Thirty-four votes are
two-thirds. But the two-thirds re-
quirement applies only to the number
Of senators voting and not OF the en-
tire senate. Champions Of the amend
ment say they can muster the two
thirds.
A concurrent resolution to call the
bill back from the house will be acted
upon today. 1t was introduced by sem
ator Arney yesterday.
If the house consents to the return
of the bill and the amendment wealth
ers the rocky way, the one objection to
the bill will be eliminated as far AS the
house is concerned. And then II the
house refuses to approve the amend
ment the whole measure will be killed.
Abolish Printers Office.
The Offices OF state printer and state
binder were abolished by the senate
VI liz loWd iSSiSlltukS "SNA'Suos'
The substitute bill that passed the
house by unanimous vote last week
carried in the senate after three
amendments had been made by a vote
of rs to 4. The amendments are large
ly corrective and are expected to pass
the house without trouble.
The law provides for the abolish
ment Of the two offices at the conclu-
sion Of the terms Of the present incum-
bents. Robert Henderson and John
Jamison. The original administration
bill called for adjustment OF the Of
fees at once. The law further pro-
vides that the printing and binding
shall be done in six c~lassifications
which denies any one firm the right
to monopolize state printing which the
administration bill did not do. State
institutions with printing establish
ments shall have the right to enter in
to competition for the work and do as
much Of 1t as possible.
Senator Chase led the fight In the
senate. The anti-administration
forces passed the substitute for the or
iginal administration bill In the house,
winning a decisive victory over the ad-
ministration forces. The bill was
drawn by attorneys for James M.
Pierce Of the Iowa Homestead In its
original form and the adjustment OF
the two Offices was supported by the
administration because Of Pierce's de-
sire to have it abolished as an unprofit-
able system.
Help Child Welfare.
The first step for child welfare re-
search was taken by the house yester-
day when it passed the Gilbert bill to
appropriate $4,000 to establish a re-
search bureau at Iowa City. The bill
was backed by the women's organiza-
tons Of the state. 1t carried 79 to 6
and is expected to pass the senate.
The whole duty of the new bureau
which will have the assistance OF the
state university is to preserve the
health Of Iowa's children and correct
deformities in children insofar as 1t
has the power to do so.
The house also passed the Epps bill
to compel cities to maintain In repair
all paving for ten years after the ex-
piration OF the guarantee period of
contractors. Cities now have the right
to require contractors to put up bond
for a period of years to guarantee paw
ing.
Labor Loses Battle.
Union labor lost its main battle be-
fore the thirty-seventh general assem-
bly, when the Chase bill. to restrain
courts from issuing i~njunctions to
stop or prevent strikes, vas killed by
the senate Is to %. The bill lacked
one vote OF having the necessary ma
jority for victory.
The war situation played an import.
ant part IN the discussion OF the meas
ure. Senators Frailey and Thompson
declared the bill class legislation that
should have no part in the affairs OF
the state OF Iowa with war staring the
country in the face.
Senator Chase. father OF the meas.
ure, said In reply that the question OF
patriotism and loyalty to the flag
should never have entered the debate.
He said that the fighting men would
be recruited from the ranks of labor.
Senator Van Alstine challenged the
statement. declaring that organized
labor Is only a small part Of the work
ing class of the United States and that
m%illionaires. professional and laborans
III 2It 49,