Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-02-09
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DIES MONIES, Feb. Q. 1000

The house cONWICIcc Va P
officers decided that So, 100 is about tho
salary for the governor Of the state OF
Iowa. instead Of 81, 100 as at present.
It decided to report for passage q bill
fixing the salary at that figure. Tho
bill called for salary of $4,000 butt
committee shaved the amount 81, 900.
With the 81, 100 in perquisites--Seoo
for house rent and $500 for work on
executive council-the actual salary OF
the chief executive will be $500, 1t
the house committees report is ap'
proved by the house and senate. Inc
bill provides. that the change shall 60
into effect in 1902. SO that Governor
Shaw will receive the benefit OF the
change for one year, If the biennial
elections amendment is carried bv the
people, and Governor Shaw remains
in office fifth year, as is probable.
The Muscatine, Upton & Northern
Railway Company has filed articles OF
incorpora ton 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 $150,O00.
Milton Weston, r. l.. Tobie, O. H.
Lloyd and l.. 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
Tor passage the bill of Senator Ball to
extend for Ave years more the one
tenth mill levy for the university
building fund. President MacLean
and Regents Babb, Ingham, Hilbrook
and Others spent q week in the city
looking after the different apprOpria-
ton measures of the institution. Tho
action of the senate committee ia 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. 4.
Warfield selling mil iority of the stock
to C. II. Ainley and Theodore Gatchell.
Mr.. Warfield 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 per cent on insurance
companies, has been recommended tor
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 tho
us al county, city, township and
school taxes. The insurance compan-
les object to what they considerdouble
taxation.
President johnson of the State Agri-
cultural society is here in the interests
of the Hartman bill, to establish .
department of agriculture. He says
the state ought to sell the coal rights
under the fair grounds; that there 10
at least 100 acres of coal there and
may be twice as much, worth about
$500 an acre for the mining rights
alone. He is of the opinion that if the
state does not sell this right. mining
companies will ultimately steal all the
coal. In fact he is of the opinion
there Is good warrant now for q care
full investigation to determine whether
any of it is now being taken out. The
money, he says, would put the fair
grounds in magnificent condition; and
if the state was not willing to have ID
used in this way, it would be quite an
ornament to the interior of the treas.
ury.
Rev. J. c. George, of Cedar Falls,
state superintendent of the prison de-
partment of the American Homefnd-
ing association, was given a hearing
before the two house committees, those
on penitentiaries and on pardons. Tho
association is interested in finding
homes and employment for those dis
charged from Anamosa, Mitchelville
and other penal or reformatory insti-
buttons. Mr.. George urges that the
board of control take the matter up
and that a department be created I'M
der the board, and fund placed at
the disposal of the department, to look
after those discharged from penal or
reform institutions. A number of the
members of these committees are in.
clined to believe the state should take
the matter in hand, and make some
provision as suggested.
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.
er to get the measure passed by the
legislature.