Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-03-04
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Distribution of Tax.
Section 60 Is amended to provide for
the distribution of the tax derived from
sales OF liquors III q township outside a
city or town; so that one-half shall go to
the county fund, the other half to the
! clerk of the township, to be by him ap-
portioned equally among the road super
visors, to be expended for improvement
of the roads OF the district. The amend
ment providing for the collectibility of
accounts was attached to chapter 65 and
is as follows:
! But any corporation, firm or person hay-
| ing complied with or manufactured under
| the provisions of this chapter NAV main
tain an action ut law for the collection of
claims and the enforcement of contracts
arising upon sales made in conformity
with this chapter.
An amendment was added to provide
| that all statements Of consent filed with
the county auditor shall be publicly
| canvassed by the board Of Supervisors
at regular meeting, at least 10 days
notice of which having been published
and the result shall be made matter of
! record by the board. Only one state
ment of consent is to be canyassed by
the board i'll any one year.
The amendments given above COM
prise all Of Importance that We're made
to the mulct law and the bill as
amended was passed by the following
vote:
Yeas-Allen, Bailey, Baker, Bowen,
Brady, Brant, Byington, Chapman.
Crow, Davis, Dowell, Edwards, Frazee,
Garner, Good, Grote, Gurley, HAYES,
Hazen, Hendershott, Hinkhouse, Hunt,
jackson, Jay, Klemme, Ladd, Lambert,
Lauder, Lowry, Macarthur, Mcdowell,
McNulty, Marti, Mayne, Morrison of
Grundy, Morrison of Keokuk, Nietert,
Nolan, Porter, Potter, Power, Put
nam, Sullivan. Thompson, Tibbetts,
Noeker, Weaver, Wheeler, Whelan,
Whittier, Wilson, Byers-52.
Nays-Bell, Bird, Brighton, Brinton,
Clark, Classen, Cook, Cornwall, Double
cay, EARLY, Evans, Finch, Frirk, Funk,
Gnswold, L>tugen, Hanger, Hinman,
Runtley, Johnson, Johnston, Lavendar,
Loomis, McAchren, Mcdonald, Martin,
Merriam, Miller of Warren, Mullin,
Parker, Perrott, Prentis, Ray, Reed,
Scott Smith, Spaulding, St. John,
Temple, Van Houten, Waters, Wells,
Williams, Wood-44.
Twenty Democrats and 80 Republic
ans voted for the bill. One Democrat,
Manshan, and three Republicans, Nc
Quinn, Miller of Buena Vista and Miller
OF Cherokee, were absent. The bill will
be messaged over to the senate tomor-
row, and it is intended to ask that it be
made special order for some day early
next week. AS to it's fate in the senate
l am not ready to predict, but the
friends of the measure claim to have 26
votes in sight
Salaries of County Officers.
A matter Of considerable importance
to al sections of the state is the Pussy
amendment to the bill providing for the
salaries of county officers which will be
called up tomorrow. This amendment
fixes the salaries Of county clerks in the
different counties as follows:
OsccOla, Emmett, Dickinson, 5000.
Franklin, Grundy, Louisa, Clark,
Ringgold, Kossuth, Winnebago, Han
cock, Howard, Worth, Calhoun, Ida,
Mitchell, Audubon, Adams, Lucas,
Lyon, Clay, Palo Alto, Wright, Hum
boldt, O'Brien, Pocahontas, 81, 200.
Allamakee, Delaware, Shelby, Cedar,
Madison, Jefferson, Wayne, Fremont,
Chickasaw, Story, Guthrie, Warren,
Henry, Decatur, Monona, Mills, Floyd,
Carroll, Iowa, Washington, Montgom-
cry, Van Buren,, Taylor, Cerro Gordo,
Bremen, Green, Powesb.ek, Union,
Davis, Hamilton, Adair, Butler, Buena
Vista, Sac, Monroe, Cherokee, 81 400.
Hardin, Jones, Tama, Crawford, Dali
Las, Marion, Sioux, Fayette, Plymouth,
Buchanan, Jackson, Benton, Harrison,
johnson, Keokuk, Cass, Page, Winnie
shiek, Clayton, Jasper, Blackhawk,
Muscatine, Webster, AppaIoose, 81 800.
Wapello, Mahaska, Marshall, Boone,
81, 700.
Clinton, Lee, Des Moines, $2,lO0.
Dubuque, Linn, Woodbury., Polk,
Pottawattamie, Scott, S., 800.
1t is probable that some of the smaller
salaries will be raised little and posi-
BILE that those III the two higher classes
may be decreased a couple of hundred
or so. These salaries are to be in lieu of
all fees
In the senate Saturday an important
amendment was made to the law gov
erning the salary of superintendent of
the hospitals for the insane. Senator
Funk made the statement that as now
constituted these positions were among
the best in the state, the uperintendents
are allowed rooms, light, heat and
board in addition to their salary and
have been receiving from $1,000 to
81 900 per year. He proposed an amend
ment restricting their salaries to $1,000
per year, which, after some discussion,
was adopted.
Exemptions From Taxes.
The bill which has been the chief
stumbling block between the two houses
since the opening of the session and
which iS tn govern the raising of rev.