Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-09
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The senate judiciary committee g.
cided to report for passage the DiA y \
Senator Hazleton to allow distr1t
Judges compensation for their expens
while attending court away frcf vi
home. At present the district 1udek
who travels good share OF the yea
receives no special compensation Tor IN
Hazlcton'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 ana
while some opposition has developed,
it is expected to pass
The house appropriations committee
voted to report for passage a bill re-
curing all students of the State Agri-
cultural College who are not exclus-
lively studying in the agricultural Dc.
partments to pay tuition, whereas Al
tuition has been free heretofore. The.
committee voted to cut the appropria-
tions asked for the agricultural COLI
lege from SEAS, 200 to $l97, 900, and to
make the support fund for tho blen.
NAL period instead of permanent.
The appropriations COMMITTEES recon-
mended for passage bill to appro-
pirate $50, to erect monuments to-
Iowa soldiers on the battlefield Of Shi-
lob, and to appoint a commission to lo-.
cate the position of Iowa regiments at5
Lookout Mountain and Missionary
Ridge. The committee also reported
for passage a bill for the appropria-
ton of $9l 200 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 $12 per month.
The supreme judgeship contest il
getting interesting. New candidates
are developing with great rapidity,
especially so long before the state COM
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 lows
City; Judge T. M. Fee, of Centerville,
a candidate last years: Judge q. A.
Church, of jefferson. Greene county;
Judge H. NJ. 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, WI
also in Des Moines few days ago, AMI
it is rumored that if he does not LAM
the federal judgeship, for which he
a candidate, he will be in the list
supreme judge aspirants. &.
Senator Hazleton, of Pottawatt.,
mic, has secured the passage ~ thu
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, commer-V
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 lows
for services rendered or expenses in-
Cured"
Another evidence of the fact that the
Duluth & New Orleans railroad will
build it's 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. It ii
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.
Beers DRIVEN FROM DORDRECHT