Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-08
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The board Of supervisors on the 30th,
granted a postponement OF ten days
for further investigation Of the saloon
petition by the ministerial association.
This means that the saloons Of Des
Moines will be closed during that per-
iod. The investi lation revealed the
fact that out of 4,457 names on the Pc
tition, a93 cannot be found on the poll
books. a5s names are duplicates and 20
are forgeries. affidavits being present
ed to back the statement. The petit
tion, IL the statement is correct, re-
duces the petition to 1897 names or
200 short in names of voters to make 10
sufficient. 1t Is believed that II any
more discoveries are made the saloon
men will withdraw their petition and
commence the circulation of another.
Senator Townsend, the democratic
member from Monroe county, in offer
ing a resolution of sympathy for the
Beers, explained that he was not at
all sure that the Beers needed the
sympathy of tie Iowa senate, in view
OF the recent developments in South
Africa, but thought those same devel-
opments might be calculated to help
the members to a proper view of the
situation there. The resolution was
not acted upon but went over under
the rules.
A warm discussion ensued at meet.
ing of the printing and binding COM
mittee a few days ago. Clarke. of Dali
las, appeared before the COMMITTEES in
behalf of his bill for the abolishmen:
of the Offices of state printer and binder
and was replied to by Temple, of Clarke.
Ayers, Prentis, Temple, Anderson Of
Warren, Hilsinger, Blakemore and
Wilson of Buena Vista were appointed
special committee to give full inform
alton of the present rates fixed by law
before action is taken. A hard fight
| Is expected in the committee.
The fight between doctors has been
resumed and will continue the present
session with the same bitterness that
has characterized it in the past. Prem
tbs, of Ringgold, has introduced bill
providing that all superintendent in
hospitals for the insane shall not be
| from the same school of medicine. At
present they are all allopaths. II 10
claimed by supporters of the bill that
more than one-fourth of the taxpayers
of Iowa patronize other schools of med
icine and are entitled to treatment by
representatives of their faith. A bin
somewhat similar passed the house
four years ago and failed in the senate
Last session it lacked one vote of pass
| ing the house.
The house committee on public
officers decided that SO, 100 is about the
salary for the governor of the state of
! Iowa, instead of 81, 100 as at present.
1t decided to report for passage a bill
! fixing the salary at that figure. The
| bill called for a salary of So goo but the
committee shaved, the amount 81, 900.
| With the SLIGO in perquisites-S60
for house rent and $500 for work on
! executive council--the actual salary of
the chief executive will be $500, II
the house committees report is APP
| proved by the house and senate. The
! bill provides that the change shall go
| into effect in 1909, so that Governor
| Shaw will receive the benefit of the
change for one year, II the biennial
elections amendment is carried by the
| people, and Governor Shaw remains
in Office fifth year, as is probable.
The Muscatine, Upton & Northern
| Railway Company has filed articles of
! incorporation with the secretary of
state. 1t is organized to build between
Muscatine and Independence by way
of Cedar, Jones, Linn and Delaware
counties. The capital is $50, 900.
Milton Weston, +. l.. Tobe, o. II.
Lloyd and T.. NJ. Cole of Chicago, are
the incorporators and officers.
The senate committee on ways and
means, after consideration of the argu-
ments advanced by the state university
people, unanimously voted to report
for passage the bill of Senator Ball to
extend for five years more the one
tenth mill levy for the university
building fund. President MacLean
and Regents Babb, Ingham, Hilbrook
and others spent week in the city
looking after the different appropria.
ton measures of the institution. The
action Of the senate committee is con-
sidered strongly 10 foreshadow the
passage of the measure. The house
committee is disposed to be generous
with the university.
The Des Moines Fire Insurance Com.
| pany has gone into new hands, w. X.
| Warfield selling ma iority of the stock
to c. II. Ainley and Theodore Gatchell.
| Mr.. Warfield retires from the presi-
idency and is succeeded by Mr.. Ainley.
The company Is one of the largest In
Iowa.