The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-01-18

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- that u The nssshhostne mechanic. mer.
Tia Auditor Gala attention N the impsrsec.
hons 81 our Banking Law, and recommends
rrvisinn thssof. This recommendation derives
additional force from thu repeated failures %
banks Throughout the country, ~ which fall.
nrcs fraud has bern too often the rru<lucjng
cau.c. Tho ACT of 1874. In regard IL sAvines
banks. scsms 70 have had very beneficial a.
feet In securing bctler Institutions fcr that puv-
governing I'll hanks 81 deposit would 10 gladly
hailed ~ tho hvaness community. The pres
cnt statute mAacs no attempt 10 regulate amin
enrpoTAtcd banke. II n believed 10 bc neces-
ssry that these also 10 placed under some sort
81 supervision.
xxrxxaRs or Local GOVERNMENT.
Tho constantly increasing expense II county
and municipal 0ovevnmrnks deimAnds early IA
earnest attention. How "a redncc kurh cxucnse
can bcst DO determined after tho Causes ii In
GREASE arc asccrtaincd. Tho augmentation ~
tho cose OF conft proceedings II, pevhAps. tho
largest item In TIM budget 81 Increased cxpcnd-
iturc. belicvc L tho duty 1t tho Legislature
10 prtina thcsc expenditures vigorously. Tho
code of lH73 requires thu county "a raw ail
the Witnesses snr tho defensc In criminal
casos. 6lncc tho code went into effect court
Expenses have !i'cs, a4ed .larmingly, having
nsoro than domhlcd In thu last Ave ycsrv, the
amatnt Tor tho year ended Oct 81 last riding
" tho enormous figure of eaiA. S23 N. rx-
elusive % tho auu,a paid the District Assar-
nova Tho law 81 i666. surcrseded BY tho
code. was sufficiently iibersl In this respect.
Y proviisd for paying material Witnesses
~ certain classes Of oascs. Tho criminal
returns complied By thu Secretary Of Rtato
have enabled that clltcse % prepare ! valuable
table allowing thu nnmhss At convictions, amount
OF an~s imposed. and ccst of criminal PRO
cceilngs f0s sertAa 81 pears. II appfars by
THIS tablo thAt thia COST c1clMsive 30 Tia
amount paid District Attorneys, made tho "a
svags - follows. Ia is6a. ca o. in iss7.
eV116 IN ls12. el66 ~ In INT, eipO M.
cannot but think The excessively llbrrsi provIs-
Ion 1T tho codo referred 10 haa much IN dn
With such inescAAed expsnss. This n rendered
TIM more JMObable ln'oau~c ri tina wsll-known
fact thst this liberality u NOT erosrly abused
xisns..s. Dslng summoned. end even hroush.
long dtstances. who know nothrG u tho con.
trcscFsy N which their testimony Ii required,
and MOI lnfreQmently ars never pnt mr.sn sho
stand. Tho Judgea ~ one Of che dtstvtcts have
adopted Tuls csl0ulalrd u pnl : stop 10 thIs
abusc. But q wonld b. we'll fns the Tngirts.
lsturr TO undo the WORT % ie7s, anu restore
the Law Of is0S, Or sven tho prior one.
tho courts 10 IT apAr 9 many 81 ths sasljsr
day. Of Tho torn - may eeom ncaesearv Tor the
dispatch OF bustness mt rsquirine Jury. and
have ths 1uro!s summoned f0e only the tlms
they wtn probably - needed. The rrasllcA-
bality and deeisablsnsss Of nah lsgialalion ass,
'rIn s :s .sH s = a. e nsss i sEssa:
IN many quarters. This would nsossMilato
constitutional amendment, which would no.
Commend 70 The extent ~ romovine firm tho
fni.damsnial Inv The provision requiring
Grand Jury. leaving Il With the lNgislalure 70
prescribe the mode % commencing psus>cu.
,!on., wncehsr y Grand Jury o. otherwise.
Dor q Grand Jurors, And lrscommsnd that
u b. done. Ntns mon, or sveu Ie~s, Ass
sufficient Tor this body. wUuld elso mn.
gcst TIM subnllset0n u constitutional Amsud.
nasnt permitting smaller number Of pstit
Jurors IN souae, u mol III cAxe4, and Aboliahing
We requirement q unAniuity. Rso0nd trials
because u tho .liaagTsssncnt % jurtea n<cNs.
at.tc good deal Of sxpsnss, which, PARTON
larry In civil cassa, might - we'll b. avoided.
In many, perhaps mcse, Of the countess 8
practice hes grown up, not warranted By (hS
law. u paying mcn,ttrs Of the Boards OF bu-
psrnsors tass diam Tor IN minated number or
days ~ committeeman this maximum number
81 days Tor which pay may bo allowed being
convesde0tiy construed 70 apply only 70 board
inesanks. II Il IL contemplated 10 allow M
pcrvtsOss pAy Tor COMMITTEES wora beyond tho
limitation, tho statute ought 70 b sassnded ~
~ 70 permit Il. The suggestion hae lsesn made,
and dssm Il worthy 81 eonstdseaeiOu, that tho
Hoard at Bul arvtrors bo al,o)inhsd. aasd In ~
llsce b established bsasd conAsoine Ut Some
u NJ county 0lliosra. with perhaps I Single
nupMvtsos, ths whOls c0uslttusing : o0dy sim
tlas 10 IL 6lAts ESscuuvs Council.
The coslllnsss II municipal governments 10
grievance Ut which much and very lust com
plant z made. High taxss ase levied ard
hsso