Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-10
DOES NOT move RAPIDLY.
1t Takes Time for the Machinery in
the Iowa Legislature to
Get in Motion.
DECREASE IN The NUMBER OF BILLS.
reform in State Institutions Demand
ed - Appropriations Asked For
Condition of the Finances-WOman
Suffrage Discussed-SchoOi s and LIZ
braries and Other Notes.
[special Correspondence.l

Especial Correspondence
Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 1.-THE legisla.
ture does not move off as rapidly as
some of the prophets thought it might.
1t has now been in session four weeks,
and is no farther advanced in its work
than the legislature usually is at that
time. 1t seems impossible for the ma
chinery to get in motion in less time
one year than another. The appropria-
tions, however, are likely to be reported
by the 1st of March and if they are, the
Legislature will adjourn much earlier
than usual, because fewer bills have
been introduced than al any time before
In many years. The number of bills in
the house is about $50 and in the senate
only little over a hundred. Hereto
fore the number at this time in the ses-
sion has usually been from 800 to 400
and as many as 100 bills have been in
troduced in a single day. The general
feeling throughout the state in opposi-
ton to further radical change so soon
after the complete revision of the laws
by the long extra session has been COM
municated to the members of the legis-
Iature, and conservative members, those
who WELD the largest influence, are not
introducing radical measures, with one
exception, and that is in pursuance Of
q we'll settled policy and in response TO
a popular demand. This is in regard to
the management of state institutions.
Demand for Reform.
The demand for some reform in this
direction is so strong that no one is UNI
dertaking to resist it. just what form
this reform will take is still unsettled,
but some sort of board of control will
certainly be provided for by this gen
eraI assembly. Senator Carney has just
returned from Wisconsin, where he in
vestigated the system in operation
there, and is much pleased with the
practical working of the law. 1t is
claimed for the Wisconsin system that
it has produced economy, and relieved
the legislature from the lobbying of the
institutions, because there are no
trustees, and superintendent are not
allowed to appear before the legisla-
7ture. The board of control frames a
short act, making appropriations for
all institutions, and this is usually ac-
cepted with but little question, the
board furnishing the required irforma-
fion.
ApproDriatious Asked For.
The appropriations asked for by the
various state institutions and for other
extraordinary purposes are as follows:
County and district agricultural o-
state veterinarian, 5000 to $4,000
Soldiers home, Marshalltown 10000
yestigating committee ............ 5000
BENEDICT home Des Moines ....... 10000
Genwood 474OO
insane hospital, Cherokee. ......... 27s,oOO
Agriculturai college Ames... $4,000
College for the blind, Vir-ton:...... $1,000
School for Deaf, Council Bluffs. 10000
port ........................ 5O,O5O
Including $4,000 annual income 81 200
Insane hospital. Mount Pleasant. Sc, $50
Rows Industrial school, Eldora. 49, $50
State university, Iowa City,. LOO
Penitentiary. Fort Madison. 1880
-Reappropriating unexpended bal
Girls Industrial school Mitchell
Historical, Memorial and Art build ''''
ing ......................... 10000
Insane hospital, Clarinda.. 77.78C
Penitenti2ry, Anamosa ............. 55,174
To pay extra employees of the
Pwenty-seventh general assem-
hly ,",........: ,.................. $500
industrial home for the blind
Knoxville ........................... 1890
omaha exposition ................... 47,4OC
Women's and Babies home, Sioux
City ........................ 4OoC
-Donaparte dam INSTRUMENTATION. 10000
Total amount 81. OS6, 3O9
The State Finances