Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-03-24
The Iowa Senate Passes the Meas
ure by Vote of 80 Yeas
to IS Nays
BOARD is GIVEN t3WER AFTER JULY |
summary of the Important Features
New Tax BilL-MOve to XIII the
Liquor Measure Biennial Elec-
tiOns in Fav@--Other Notes of
General Interest.
Especial Correspondence

Thursday, after having been considered
by that body for 13 legislative days.
Twenty-one republicans and ten demo-
Gratis voted for the bill, 16 republicans
against it, and two republicans and one
democrat were absent. Of the alb
sentees Alexander was against the bill,
while Gilbertson and Malloy were for
it. The vote was as follows:
Yeas-Allyn, Berry, Bolter, Carney, Car
roll, Cheshire Craig, Druet, Emmert Eris-
con, Overall, Funk, Finch, Garst Gorrell
Hobart, Hotchkiss, Hospers, Hurst, Healy,
Junkin. Kilburn, Lothrop, McIntire. Mitch
ell, Lyons, Perrin, Pussy, Ranck, Wilson
and Young, of Lee.-3.
Nays-Bell, Blanchard, Byers. Eaton, Ell
lison, Hartman, Hayward, Lewis. Near
thur, Malan, Palmer, Penrose, Titus, Ire
win, Wallace and Young, of Delaware.-16
Absent or Not Voting-Alexander, Gill
bertson and Malloy.-3.
The bill as passed by the senate pro-
vides as follows:
For the appointment by the governor of
three electors as board Of control, subject
to the confirmation of two-thirds of the sem
ate after the appoin tments have been re-
ferred to a separate committee of five. The
appointments must be made during the
present session for two, four and six years,
respectively, the terms thereafter to be six
years. The salary is $4,000 year for each
member. The board has secretary at So
600, an architect at $1,000, a consulting ar
chitect at $1,000, and clerks and stenogra PHI
ers as may be needed with an office in the
state house. The board is given full power
after July l, 1885, to manage, control and
govern, subject only to the limitations of
the code, the soldiers home, state hos
pitfalls for the insane, college for the blind,
school for the deaf, institution fof feeble
minded, soldiers orphans home, industrial
home for the blind, industrial school in
both departments, and state penitentiarieS.
On July the boards of trustees and com
missioners now charged with the govern
ment of these institutions named are to
cease their legal existence.
1t is made the duty of the board, by itself
or by committee thereof, to inspect at
least once in six months, the institutions
named, investigating the financial condi-
zion and management of each, having power
in aid of such investigation to compel the
attendance of witnesses, and also have
power to punish for contempt as district
court 1t is also provided that witnesses
may not escape testfying on plea of in
eliminating them selves. The visits to the
hospitals for the insane must be made
monthly, and the board is vested with the
same powers now granted investigating
committees, except that the discharge of
employees for cause is left with the super
intendent. The report of the board must
be made to the governor and legislature,
covering each biennial period.
The board must keep a complete system
of books and accounts of each institution,
showing every expenditure authorized and
made thereat, the amounts of the special
appropria tons made by the legislature, and
every item of expenditure thereof. A uni
form system of books and accounts is to
be provided for the institutions, and SIM
ilo inC INT orn fn Gil
liar books. Biennial estimates of appropri-
atoms necessary and proper for the several
institutions, including buildings and other
Improvements, must be prepared by the
board for the legislature. 1t is also to re-
port to the legislature suggestions respect
ing legislation for the benefit of the insti-
tutions for the defective, dependent or
criminal classes of the state.
1t is made the duty of the board to appoint
the superintendent, warden or other chief
executive officers of the institutions under
it's control. The tenure of office of such
officers is to be four years from the date of
their appointment. The officers now in
charge of the institutions who are holding
office under election or contract for defin-
tie term are to continue until the expiration
of such term. The superintendent, warden
or other chief executive officer of any in
Stitution may be removed for neglect of
duty, incompetency or other proper cause.
Any member of the board, or any officer
or employee of an institution is prohibited
from eXertng political influence on other
officers or employees to favor any particular
person or candidate or to contribute money
or other thing of value for election pur-
poses. A failure to comply with this Sec
ton shall be cause for removal from office.
The superintendent, wardens or other ex-
ecutive officers of the institutions are to
appoint all institution guards and en-
ployes, the number to be determined by the
i
vided for in the bill-for purchasing sup
plies and materials and accounting for
them, all under the absolute control of the
board.
New Tax Bill.
The Cheshire bill 10 impose heavy adj
ditional taxes upon telegraph, tele-
phone, express, sleeping car and fast
freight lines, has been abandoned, be-
cause the senate ways and means COM
mittee found that it would be imprac-
ticable to push it this time as ma
jority of the senate was opposed to it as
an unfair method of taxation. A sub
stitute bill has been reported, which
provides for taxing fast freight and
tank lines which have heretofore es-
capped taxation altogether in this state.
1t includes every company owning or
operating any car, whether called box,
flat, coal, ore, tank, stock, gondola, fur
niture or refrigerator, or by any other
name, if it is not taxed by this state in
any other way, whether the contents
are owned by the same company or not.
The proportion of business done in Iowa
to business done on the whole system is
to be the guide in fixing the percentage
of the property which should be taxed
in Iowa. When this amount is fixed the
council is to divide it by four and levy
upon it the average tax paid in the
state. This bill will undoubtedly be
speedily passed, and will produce sew
eral thousand dollars year additional
revenue. A large part of it will come
out of the Standard Oil company.
Osteopnthists Successful.
The osteopathists have been success
full in getting their bill through the
house, securing bare constitutional
majority of 81. The bill allows os-
teopathists, graduates of regular
schools of osteopathy, to practice their