Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-02-17
EATEN BY ONE VOTE.
IOWA HOUSE cRusHEs THE WOMAN
SUFFRAGE RESOLUTION.

4 VIVA VISOSC Sn0OE1C0 ne WOMAlN
SUFFRAGE RESOLUTIONS.
Board of Control Bills to Be Considered
In Both Houses This Week-Dnties of
the Board Outlined = Chsnce For a
Deadlock Over Railroad Legislation.
Dies MONIES, Feb. 15.-(Special.) y
Before the close Of the week it is prob
able that both houses will have under
consideration committee bills for a
board of control. The senate bill,
which was prepared by Senator Healy,
was taken up by the sub committee Of
| the senate ways and means committee
on Saturday. At the same time the
special committee in the house agreed
upon the main features of the bill,
which they will recommend. In spite
of all reports to the contrary the two
bills will agree in their salient points
and it is possible that the same bill will
be introduced in both houses. The
Healy, or senate bill, provides for a
board of control, to consist of three
members to be appointed by the COVER
consideration by a special senate COM
mittee. The governor shall designate
the chairman of the board, who shall
receive a salary of So, 500 per year. The
salary of the other two members shall
be $4,000 per year each. The secretary
is to receive $4,000 per year. The board
is to be nonpartisan and the members
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The term of Office is to be for six years.
They are to have administrative and
executive control Of all institutions ex-
cept the educational institutions. They
are to have an Office in Des Moines and
are to visit all of the insane asylums by
a committee of their membership or
their secretary, at least once each
month. The other institutions are to
be visited at least once every six months
and oftener if necessary. Each of the
boards Of trustees of the institutions are
to be abolished July l., 1898. The board
is to have power to appoint superin-
tendents and wardens whose terms of
office shall be six years, and the official
term of such officers who are in office
on the taking effect of this act shall be
continued for six years. The superin.
tendents, wardens and other executive
officers appointed by the board shall ap-
point their subordinates, and also re.
move them for cause, and shall be held
to strict accountability for the actions
of all their subordinates.
Dueies of the Board.
There are many other details con-
corning the methods of administering
the duties OF the board They are to
have entire control of the expenditures
of all appropriations for the institu-
tions; shall make the estimates for
needed appropriations shall provide
for uniform and correct bookkeeping at
the different institutions shall decide
upon the wages of the subordinates
which shall not exceed that paid for
similar labor in neighboring states;
they shall engage the services Of an
architect who shall prepare plans for
all new buildings and betterments for
the institutions which will cost to ex-
coed 81 900, and the work shall be done
economically and contracts let after
advertising for competitive bids. The
bill provides in minute detail for the
control of the expenditures of the diff
ferent institutions. 1t is provided that
the steward of each institution shall
make an estimate on the 10th of each
month of the supplies necessary for the
ensuing month. This estimate is to be
sworn to by the, steward and if an.
proved by the board shall constitute his
authority for the purchase of the sup
plies indicated. These supplies are to
be bought on 80 days time, and the
original bills therefore are to be furn-
ished to the board together with q
sworn statement of all the other ex-
penses of the institutions, together with
the pay rolls. When these bills are
approved by the board of control, the
state auditor shall issue his warrant
on the state treasurer for the amount
and the treasurer shall pay the bills by
draft. In this way the board of con-
troll will handle none of the state funds.
nor will any be forwarded to the in
stitutions, except small contingent
fund until the bills are audited by the
board.
The board is to be invested with the
powers OF insane commissioners and are
to have in every way complete author
ity over the management of the differ
ent institutions. The building commit
tee of the Cherokee hospital for the
insane is to be discontinued 30 days
dlter Gne TAKING erect OF this act, and
the board is to assume the duties in re-
gard to the construction of that institu.
ton. The adoption Of this bill will
terminate the official career of 80 per.
sons at present connected with state
institutions as trustees, local treasurers
and visiting committees.
Bills Nearly Alike.
The bill which will be recommended
for adoption by the special house com
mittee differs somewhat from the senate
bill, although the two are alike in their
most important features. The house
bill will provide for board of three ap
pointed in the same manner and con
frmed as in the Healy bill. The sal
aries are fixed at $4,000 per annum,
while the secretary is to receive 81 800.
The powers of the board are to be ex-
ecutive and administrative with refer
ence to all the state institutions except
those purely educational In regard to
this latter class the bill as now contem-
plated will give the board advisory
powers. The number of regents and
trustees Of the educational institutions
will remain as now and the boards of
all Otba nctit,,tiopo will H. .l,a1:.l.,