Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-08
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LIES MONIES, req. B. 1900.
The board of supervisors on the 3Oth.
granted 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-
Tod. The investi2 alton revealed the
fact that out of LAST names on the pc
tition, 293 cannot be found on the poll
books. 25s names are duplicates and 20
are forgeries, affidavits being present.
ed to back the statement. The petit
ton, If 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 if 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 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
opments might be calculated to help
the members to 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 few days ago. Clarke. of Dial.
las, appeared before the COMMITTEES in
behalf of his bill for the abohshment
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. 1t 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 salary of Sc, 900 but the
committee shaved the amount 81, 900.
With the 81, 100 in perquisites-S60
for house rent and $500 for work on
executive council-the actual salary of
the chief executive will be $1,000, il
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, if the biennial
elections amendment is carried by the
people, and Governor Shaw remains
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 $3.50, 600
Milton Weston, e. l.. Tobie O. H.
Lloyd and T.. M. 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 to 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. h.
Warfield selling a ma jority of the stock
to G. Fl. Ainley and Theodore Gatchell.
Mr.. Warfeld retires from the presi-
ldency and is succeeded by Mr.. Ainley.
The company is one of the largest in
Iowa.
One of the most important insurance
bills, by Bows, of Linn, to repeal the
state tax of l per cent on insurance
companies, has been recommended for
passage by the insurance committee of
the house. The new code provides
there shall be a state tax of per cent
of gross receipts, in lieu of other taxes.
The supreme court held this state tax
could not be in lieu of other taxes.
Some counties are trying to collect the
usual county, city, township and
school taxes. The insurance compan-
les object to what they considerdouble
taxation.
The Sioux City Bar Association has
decided to ask the legislature to allow
one more judge for the Fourth judicial
district and to cut off Harrison county.
The lawyers will do all in their pow
err to get the measure passed by the
legislature.
OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.
Is Occasion For Censure of the Govern
mont War poIiry.