Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-15
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cided to report for passage the bill by
Senator Hazleton to allow district
judges compensation for their expenses
while attending court away from
home. At present the district Judge
who travels good share of the year
receives no special Compensation for it.
Hazleton's measure is to allow them
the actual amount of travelling and
living expenses while away from home,
not to exceed $500 a year. The bill
has the support of the lawyers and
while some opposition has developed,
it is expected to pass.
The house appropriations committee
voted to report for passage bill re.
curing all students of the State Agri.
cultural College who are not exclus-
lively studying in the agricultural de-
partments to pay tnition, whereas all
tuition has been free heretofore. The
committee voted to cut the appropria-
tions asked for the agricultural coll
lege from S243.000 to Sl27, 900, and to
make the support fund for the bien-
nil period instead of permanent.
The appropriations committee recon-
mended for passage bill to appro-
pirate $4,000 to erect monuments to
Iowa soldiers on the battlefield of Shi-
lob, and to appoint a commission to To-
cate the position of Iowa regiments at
Lookout Mountain and Missionary
Ridge. The committee also reported
for passage bill for the appropria-
ton of $2i 900 to finish the. state his
torical building. The committee voted
to raise the per capita support fund
for the Mitchellville reform school
from $40 to Sl2 per month.
The supreme judgeship contest is
getting interesting. New candidates
are developing with great rapidity,
especially so long before the state con-
vention. Seven candidates are now
being talked of, and most of them are
doing active work. During the last
day or two several candidates have
been in Des Moines, and the legisla-
ture is considered an especially fertile
field to work. The candidates an
nounced are: Emlin McClain, of Iowa
City; Judge L. NJ. Fee, of Centerville,
candidate last year; Judge u. A.
Church, of Jefferson. Greene county;
Judge III. M. Remley, of Anamosa, and
Colonel Charles A. Clark, of Cedar
Rapids. All of these men have an
nounced their candidacy. In addition,
l.. c. Blanchard, of Mahaska county.
will probably be candidate. Judge
Robert Sloan, of Keosauqua, one of the
defeated candidates last year, is being
mentioned, but has not definitely an
nounced that he will be in the field
Judge James Davis, of Keokuk, was
also in Des Moines few days ago, and
it is rumored that if he does not land
the federal judgeship, for which he is
a candidate, he will be In the list of
supreme judge aspirants.
Senator Hazleton, of Pottawatta-
following resolution by the senate:
That the governor be and is hereby
authorized to appoint in commission
such number of delegates as may seem
to him proper, and to empower the
same to investigate in behalf of the
state of Iowa the financial, CONNER
cial, manufacturing, agricultural, hor-
ticultural, mining, economic, judicial
social moral or religious condition
and interests at any exposition of this
or any foreign country; the food, mines,
manufacturing and commercial re.
sources and prospects thereof; the
breeds of domestic cattle, food and
cereals grown therein. and to make re-
port thereon, provided, however, that
such investigation shall be prosecuted
without charge to the state of Iowa
for services rendered or expenses in
Cured" n
Another evidence of the fact that the
Duluth & New Orleans railroad will
build its line to Des Moines during the
coming season is given in an item
from paper of that city stating that
grading outfits have arrived there pre-
paratory to the work of grading the
new road. The rails for the construc-
ton of the road will arrive in Nevada
and Des Moines early in May. 1t is
the intention to commence construc-
ton at both ends of the road. The
new road officials believe they can car
ry passengers to the state fair the first
week in September. There is every
prospect at this time of their doing
this.
The house elections committee, with
little opposition, has recommended
for passage the Hawk bill, to use of
voting machines. The bill was slight
ly modified in accordance with sugges-
tions from Attorney General Remley.
The bill provides that at all elections
held hereafter in Iowa ballots or votes
may be cast, registered, recorded and
counted by means of voting machines.
The board of supervisors of any coun-
ty or the council of any city may pur-
chase machines and order their use in
any of the voting precincts in the
county, city or town. The committee
recommended substitute to the Ben
nett bill, providing the writing of a
name in blank space without cross
opposite, cross opposite blank
space without writing name, or a
failure to mark a constitutional amend
ment or like proposition, will not de-
stroNthe validity of the rest of the
ballot.