The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-04-10
THE STATE CAPITAL
Especial Correapordence.l
DEs MOtSEs. April 1.


LEGIsLArfcE rnnEEDiNGs.
Tho f'sl draws Ugh. Tomorrow VIII close
the work ef tha session II wiz bc aOne,drsi
that very few Questionable laws have bccn
emu ted. There has or necessity cen n lar.c
expenditure of money. The state y growth
rapidly aHa demands increase i'll corycsIoni-
ing ratio Whit would suit g. for ten year,
ago will not to-day. Public in ,titntoas NUT
be on ar2ed and new ones established. The
require money. The people ought 10 lie saf.
istled IL tilcic lie no lrabs or iobs IN the ne.
undertakings. TIC Legislature has mad
goo Il lrccant on against all sch. md tho
past recofl SHOWS great freedom from their.
Perhaps the most inn Ortnnt laws passsi
are flo q providing penalties for violations
Of the prohibition law. which are unron.-
monty severe aud sweeping. and. II enforced,
will wipe out tie saloons most cnectnailf.
Of course. n6 law will enforce itse !. 50 that
there will Ietfufte b. here and tn re 81 npn
where tolerated b. dominant public scnti
meut.
Another good law Is that to punish keeping
houses ~ i-iame and prostitnii u Ihe
provisions 81 this law are rigorous aHa irais-
clad. aud vislntofs Of II viii 20 10 the pen
Tertiary instead VI 20 jail, under the oficruf
Il susceptible Justice OF the Pence. nnd "
won't require the intervention Of Grand
Jury either. This law i a long step u. nj
vance in this REFORM
Another law Ia for tho Improvement OF
highways. II Is q move in the right drec-
tion. although IL Is not all that was desired.
II will do as Il star:cr toward securing peb
ter system Of highways in titls state.
lie law authorizing the sems-annua pay
mcnt sf fsNes. is another experiieata piaiI.
upon which there was grcas diversity W
opinion i'll both houses il has ben be or.
each Legislature for eight years but falen
until now. IL was one de- ct'cl IN the
House. hut little missonars " RI secured
its passage by one ma oriiy.
The chickeri-h, nters will bear IN ..;iau that
quail can1ot le killed nor caught, IN TINS
state, Tor two years.
The law recurring the Attorney General 10
prosecute actions against raj rOaa companies
who refuse To comply with decisions Tiaas "
the Hailroad Commissioners Is one OF sae lew
laws touching railroad matters, ana secn-
10 lie II wisa measure, as Nil differences caH
now be forced to legal determination at
once. :,
| Tho laws relating to voting tny aid To rail-
roads Il ainende |. so as tn permit towns hnu
cities that have Notcl a ) per cent. IVY "
aid another Ter cent. on certain ,onditions.
The Wcnan snfi age nMcnimcnt WAS W.
| fcatcd beyond The hop cf resurrection ~
| the House. and that without debate Ine
| hall wac crowded. with ", men. who instantly
| marched out in high dudgcon. ut hciiig 80
dscourtcously trcatoi.
| The various state Institutions have been
| given generously Of the pubic IInas. ~
| Insane Hospital. AZ Mt. Pleasant. was iiven
| sluo, 900 for additional wings. 1t was deciden
| TO erect an additional asylum IN some part OF
! the State. The bill passed the House ioea.
| ing 1t In Southwestern Iowa, IL beiug lhaef-
| stood that Atlantic was to get II. Inc ssha's
located it at Boone. The House reJeceei sns
| amendment and the difference has yet - bc
/ settled. Ii in likely the scna;c will yieH "
/ the House. pr0vis on has been nlAue iof the
1 enlargement Of several Of the state Insti'u.
tions The name Of the Boys and Girls lteforln
/ Sci ooi Will be changed TO that OF industrisn
School, as much more In keeping with h.i-
4 manity and respect fer the future good Haihc
| Of the inmates The additional lenitcnt'afy
/ 6t Anamosa will hereafter bc known as
/ Anamosa frnitentiary. 1t has ceased TO DC
/ an annex to the Fort Madison ,oneern Ana:
by the way. the Legislature last week hau
/ appropriated over twenty thousand dollars 70
! liludate debts created under the Craig
regime ut Fort Madison, uni which had
| never been paid.
THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
The committee appointed 70 investigate GER
| tain charges against tho officers OIL the Agri-
/ cultural tOcgc reported they iounu nom.
/ ing ON which to base thc charges OF misuse
OF funds. The proper vouchers were pro-
duced, and every expenditure fully account.
| ed for. and this from committee preJudlccd
| against the college, Ii is unfortunate that
these repeated char ges should TO thrust IN
| the public gaze. and that such contention
exists regarding this institution. II tue pill
| passes for change in the trustees II is
hoped the new board will take such action rs
| will put an end 10 all this strife of iactlohs,
Ii 1t removes every o.ieer in the institution.
| institutions in the tni,ed States.
i THE CATTLE DISEASE.
Prof. Stalker, OF the Agricultural College,
returned here last week from visit 70 the
| Infected cattle districts of Kansas ana Iowa.
| He SAYS the disease had not a single feature
| of fool-and mouth diseasa. but was the result
| of purely local causes. He fo1nt, On inNesti-
CATION, that the hay fed to cattle grew On the
| rich bottom lands and was Il tai, rank grass
in which was large amount of wild
| rye. This rye WAS aaectei with
| fungus growth known rs ergot. in soMe cases
equal TO 70 PER cent, and II was the efgot
which had caused the trouble. This er1ot Il
also found in sevcia! OF the native and cnlti.
waited grasses. The only remedy i 10 cease
feeding this forage, and give grain AID hay
free from fungus. Had tic Governor or
Kansas waited few days h. misht hasc
saved the expense of the extra session
OF the Kansas Legislature. Hut the
scare will probably result In II law in this
state providing for a State Veterinarian. and
protects, agains. an outbreak OF contagious
diseases among cattle. horses. and hogs, AS
such a bin has already passed the House.
THE cELEIR ArEp BANK CASE.
The Supreme Court has decided the bank
case brought mp from Maroon county, in
which was involved the constitnfionality OF
the banking law of the Stat. Tho Farmers
and Merchants Bank failed and the receiver
brought action against the stockholders for
double the amount OF their sock. nnicr sec
tion \. article OF the constitution. which
declares every stoekholder of a banking in
stitution shall be liable for double the amount
OF stock held hy him. He claimed that the
corporation law, which permitted corpora
tions to declare in their charters that stock
holders were not liable for debts of the cor
roration, was in violation OF this Sc etion OF tie
constitution. and the lower court So decided
! The Supreme Court reyerses the case, and
holds that section 8, article 2, refers TO banks
of issue. and not to hanks of exchange and
deposit. That the article i'll question had
.n.l3 IL han
ing schemes in vogue when 1t was aaop,e',
and was to protect the p>ope against them.
COSTLY rIG.
. I, 4 couple of farmers in Walnut had little
misunderstanding over a pig. which one had
, bought for S3.iu. The gransers were ohsti-
nate and gritty, and went into court. Tho
whole township got mixed up III it as wit
: nesses or hackers OF the hcllgercnts. Tho
! battle was fought in Justices Court until
q the costs got beyond his jurisdiction, aud 1t
. came to the Circuit Court. At last accounts
! the pig had cost over $500, with the contest
z ants swearing they would stake their farms
on the issue. Meanwhile the pig Is mnnchng
! his corn in sublime indifference as TO tho
! ! contest.
i the CHICAGO AND MILWAUKEE HEADED ron
! KANSAS CITY.
1 The recent trackage arrangements made
) between the new Diagonal road and the thi-
: cstgo \ Milwaukee indicate that the latter
: has Il weather eye on Kansas City, by a short
y cut The Diagonal has secured the Dcs
: Moines Il Osceola narrow gauge, which Is now
!, | completed into Missouri, and viii be COM
> | pleted TO st. Joseph and Kansas city this
!. year. The road will be changed II broad
/ gauge 80 as the frost leaves. This will
II Let the Milwaukee, into Kansas City in good
Z shape, and quicker than In any other WAY.
2 Tie Chicago and Northwestern has put on
: u new through solid train from this city Ia
!. st. Paul, leaving here in the morning and ar
i irving in time for supper. This i necessary
: to accommodate the in areasins Dakota travel
y THE GRGIs.
le Farmers have tegun grain painting and
: plowng in this section. and are pleased witt
: the outlook for an early planting of corn
a The seed corn question is rrctts well settle,
i for this year In Iowa, and 1t Is not of III,
II Kansas variety.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
II is generally understood that judge Me