The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
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DIES MONIES, March 20, 1900
The ways and means committee OF
the senate has introduced bill maxi
ing it unlawful to solicit political
campaign funds from employees Of the
state board Of control, the same rs tits
now contrary to law for such en-
ployes to pay anything in this way.
The bill is in line with recommends
tions of the state board of control.
State Supt. R. c. Barrett has sub
mitted brief report to the senate per-
tanning to free libraries in the schools
of the state and the question of dissem-
mating good literature among the
school children of Iowa. His report is
in answer to n request for such made
by the last legislature. He states
that his recommendation on this SUBJ
ject was made in his recent biennial
report, and that already bill has
passed the senate embodying the
larger portion of such recommends
tions.
The Ingram failure is rapidly being
settled in court, the Mt. Ayr stock
having been disposed of, the proceeds
of the stock sale being ordered paid
over to the stockholders, and the re-
ceiver, Geo. d. McClain, of Des Moines,
ordered discharged, his report being
approved. The net proceeds Of the
Mt. Ayr sale, amounting to 17,O5s. II, 4
will be distributed among the numer-
GUS creditors after deducting $3.50
allowed for receivers and attorneys
fees Judge Shiras has approved Re-
no nm s,,Sc
ties the matter, it is said, SO far as
are concerned. The litigation over
the Shannon City and Allendale stores
is not yet ended, but will come up at
this term of court in Council Bluffs.
Adjutant General Byers has returned
from Washington, ID. c., satisfied with
the success of his mission to the capi-
tai city. Adjutant generals from
thirty-eight states in the union attend
ed the conference which General Byers
went to attend, the purpose of which
was to secure an increase in the ma
tional guard appropriation. At pres
ent the guard OF the United States re-
ceives an annual appropriation Of
100000, and it is hoped to raise this
to $3,OOO.O0O. Tho bill has been re-
ported favorably to both houses and
simply awaits calling up to secure it's
passage. so General Byers says Incl.
dental to this mission, Iowa's adjutant
general spent some time looking up
Iowa claims for money expended on
troops after they were mustered into
the federal service, about 35, 900 in all.
He was assured that in due time the
state would get back the larger share
of this and at least all actually ex-
pended in the interests of the federal
government.
A dispatch from Lincoln, Neb., says:
After the banquet of the Abraham
Lincoln club of this city, at which he
spoke on the political situation of the
country, Governor Shaw of Iowa in an
interview called attention to an effort
now being made to force national
issue out of the details of an economic
measure for supplying revenue for
Porto Rico He did not commit him-
self as to the wisdom of the details OF
the bill, but he said it seems likalY~ NJ
'ss Chooses, acquire territory, aEfa con-
gress can legislate for it as it pleases.
"The question pending in congress"
he said, sis not whether the tobacco
and sugar merchants, who now hold
the products of Porto Rico in ware
houses, shall pay Is per cent of the
Dingley tariff, the same to be appro-
priated for the relief of the farmers OF
Porto Rico, who have been compelled
to sell at prices dictated by these spec
ulators, but whether, in fact, the
power to do whatever it deems wise
and expedient, and to manage it's new
ly acquired possessions for the interest
of the people thereof in any manner
not expressly prohibited by the con-
| stitution."
The appointment of Hon. Smith Nc
Pherson to the federal judgeship
leaves vacancy in the Ninth district
and the contest for the succession to
Mcpherson has already begun. When
Mcpherson was nominated the leading
! opposing candidate was Hon. III. w.
/ Byers, for several years q member OF
| the Iowa house, a member of the pres
\ emit house and Il former speaker. Mr..
Byers' home is in Shelby county where
he is an attor ey of large practice and
where he enjoys the confidence of the
people to an unusual degree. He has
wanted togo to congress for several
years and says now most positively
that he is candidate and wants the
support of all his friends. Some of the
best.informed men of the ninth dis
trict predict that Byers is the coming
man.
]. F. Vincent, proprietor Of the Des
| Moines Union Stock Yards, has filed a
complaint with the Iowa railway COM
mission against the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific railway. charging
that that railway refuses to receive
freight by the car load consigned to
the Des Moines Union Stock Yards.
Mr.. Vincent says that the Rock Island
does not desire to have freight brought
in from non-competing points to com
peting point, here to be redistributed,
with the possibility that the Rock
Island may lose the remainder of the
haul, Mr.. Vincent says that stock
yards companies have had these CON
tests with railroads in every city where
an effort has been made to establish
union stock yards, the railroads want
ing as few of them as possible.
\. A VERMONT BANK WRECKED.
Cashier Short 6l45,0OO and Lanxulshes