Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-02-08
RED|S|R|CT|NC The STATE
This Is One of the Important Meas
ures Passed by the Iowa
Legislature.
HOW THE RATIO WILL Be DETERMINED.
Elections-The Liquor Question-
State Finances I'm 1897, Interest on
County Deposits-Other General
Especial Correspondence.]

Notes.
Especial Correspondence
Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 31.-The third
week of the legislature has not been
especially interesting, although one or
two very important measures have been
passed. The most important is prob
ably the constitutional amendment
providing for the redistricting of the
state in representative districts 1t
gives every county a representative,
and every county having three-fifths of
the ratio in extra population is given
second representative. The ratio is
determined by dividing the population
under the last state or federal census
by the number of counties. The dis
itricts which now contain more than
one county are: Lyon and O'Brien,
Clay and Palo Alto, Hancock and
Wright, Worth and Winnebago, Dicken-
son, Emmett and Osceola; Humboldt and
'Pocahontas, Mona and Ida. So these
counties would each have representa-
tive, and instead of being punched as
they now are, is counties having seven
representatives, they would have Is
under the new law. Wapello county is
the only county having one repre-
sentative now which would get two
under the new plan. Only Is votes were
cast in the house against the resolution,
mostly from the larger counties, which
were opposed to the principle of giving
the smaller counties the additional
representation. The resolution will
pass the senate, and will be submitted
to the people probably this year at the
general election.
Against Annual Elections.
Another important political question
has been decided, aud that is the doing
away with annual elections. The senate
committee on constitutional amend
iments has reported favorably upon the
resolution by Senator Titus to have
all state officers and the legislature
elected in the even numbered years, the
same time that congressman and presi-
dent are elected 1t involves an extra
session of the legislature in 1901, and
the extension of the terms of some of
the state and county officers, and the
members of the legislature.
Manufacture of Liquor.
Mr.. Potter, of Bremen county, has in
troduced bill to permit the manufac-
ture of liquor in towns having more
than $500 population upon vote of
three-fourths of the members Of the
city council The tax is to be 5000 in
towns of less than 10000 population,
and $1,000 in larger cities. The only
restriction in the bill is that liquor must
not be sold in smaller quantities than
-four gallons. 1t is made impossible to
revoke the permit, except by the con-
sent of the holder thereof, or in case he
has violated the law.
State Finances in 1897.
State auditor Mccarthy filed a report
in compliance with the resolution by
The house some time ago, showing the
amount of receipts and expenditures Of
the state during the year 1897, and from
1t the following items are taken:
Warrants redeemed during 1897. SO, 225. al
Interest paid on warrants........... S0.689
Warrants outstanding Jan. 8. $685.. 579.966
Net deficit same date................. 41,SA
Total income Of state during 1877. 21e7,9s3
Among the items of income are:
From 81 mills state 81 1856, 400
From insane dues from countless. $3.50
From insurance fees. ;................ l22,aSS
From Western Union taxes. 14.273
From Postal Telegraph taxes....... 2.24
From pharmacy commission fees. 2,6H
From soldiers home PENSIONS" SOB
From collateral Inheritance. 1.8SS
From telephone taxes. ............... b.559
From express companies taxes. 5000
Cattle Inspection.
The senate committee on public
health has reported favorably on SEN
ator Emmert's bill to require all dairy
and breeding cattle brought into the
state to be inspected for tuberculosis,
II they have not been SO tested within
90 days before arrival, certificate Of
which inspection must be shown.
The test must be made at the
state line or at the point of des-
tination, at the expense Of the
owner of the cattle. Until de-
clared free from the disease the cattle
must remain in quarantine. The en-
tire system of inspection is to be with
put expense to the state.
Interest on County Funds.
A discussion has followed the propo-
Eition to allow county boards of super
pisors to provide for receiving interest
on county deposits in banks. The pro-
posed bill is to permit the county to re-
ceive interest, the rate to be agreed
upon by the board of supervisors, the
bank and the county treasurer. OBJ
lection is made to this plan on the
ground that it will greatly increase the
hazard to the county funds, by offering
q temptation to boards of supervisors
TO loan out the county funds to banks
of doubtful responsibility for the sake
of a little interest; that the county
treasurer will not be able to resist the
opportunities of the board, and that
the money will be put where he would
pot have placed it of his own accord.
rhe supreme court has held that where
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