Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-23

work done.
House File No. 9, referring to the
police Of the State, was under consid-
Grafton the entire day, and has not yet
been disposed of
Much talk was expended upon the
subject of the insane asylum and some
changes made. The price per week of
board to insane persons was reduced
from 1915 to $500. 1t appears that
large surplus has yearly accumulated
from the revenues of this account, at
present $4,000, thus yearly enabling
the institution to make heavy improve
ments at the expense of the inmates.
The question of stock running at
large received considerable attention.
Nothing definite has been so far
reached, except to refer the entire
chapter to tho Agricultural Commit
tee with instructions to report back a
general law embodying the features OF
tne present law.
Some opposition is manifest to the
present stock law, but heavy MAORI
ty favor it.
By far the liveliest times arose over
the liquor and license law question.
The House showed an apparent in
disposition to make any changes in
the existing laws, but many of the
members urged the matter with great
persistence and succeeded in making
several alterations. A motion was
carried during the afternoon striking
out chapter 6 and substituting a new
one totally abolishing the selling,
drinking or manufacture of intoxicat.
Ing liquors in the State of Iowa. Yes
cir! such motion was actually passed
It was done, however, in committee Of
the whole and such action may posi-.
bly, be rescinded in the House to-mor-
row.
Nothing of importance was done in
the Senate. The entire day was con.
sumed in the consideration of Title 4
relating to township, town and city
government without making any i'm.
portant changes.
The amendment making the bond oil
the State Treasurer 100000 was con.
Cured in by the House.
The Rankin Investigating Commit.
tee met to-day again. Nothing waf
done, however, except to examine
Governor Carpenter. Major Rankin
will be examined tomorrow. Presi.
dent Welch and several members Of
the Agricultural College Board will be
here tonight.
Governor Carpenters story makes nc
material alteration in the affair TINS
far. He had discovered the defalca.
ton about December 9Th, nearly the
J time of Treasurer Rankin's final set.
Element with the college trustees, by q
conversation with Mr.. Brandt, .Depu.
ty Treasurer. The deficiency became
known to the Board day OF two af.
terward. Governor Carpenter had
been the first to inform President
Welch. A special committee ofsettle.
ment accompanied Major Rankin from
Ames to Des Moines. and as soon as
it could be done, Rankin had decided
all the property he had in the world to
the college.
EX-Treasurer Rankin has evidently
miscalculated on some of his friends.
He had hoped TO be able to borrow
enough from some of them, j. A. FL
lott, ex-Goy. Merrill and others 10
save himself. but had failed. He
seems very much depressed ana makes
no effort evidently to shield himself.
We cannot eXtenuate, perhaps. his
fault, but his hitherto spotless life and
public services his action to re-im-
burse the college, and the Affections of
the stricken family must plead trum-
pet-tongued in his behalf for mercy.
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