Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-01-31
SOME IMPORTANT ISSUES
BEFORE THE IOWA LEGISLATURE.
Printing aud Binding, Boer Resolution,
Board Of Contro., Insurance Company
Taxes, Etc., Claim Attention.
Des Moines, Jan. %, 1907.

Des Moines, Jan. ~, 1907
Special to PUBLIC OPINION:
Des Moines never allows the olitical
not to cool. AS soon as one contest is
over another develops. "he city cleo
ton is the local topic of the day at
present. 1t is likely that McVicar Will
be re-nomipated and reelected Mayor
for the third term. In fact it lOoFs to
a man up tree that the combination
that will be matured to elect him will
be likely to cut quite a figure in the
politics of the 9TH Congressional District
in 1900.
The printing and binding seems to
be the most talked of topic in the lobbies
to-day. The committees Lave made
some progress in their investigation as
to the difference between the rates paid
the printer and binder for state work,
and the rates paid for contract work OF
the came class. ! will give you one
item i'm each of the departments, so
that your readers may have an idea at
least which would seem to be for the
best interests Of the tax payers. Bids
were received by the Board Of Control
for press work and composition for
2l 500 blanks, consisting of 4S separate
forms of 500 blanks each. There were
eight bids made. The state printers
bid was $l37.6O, the successful bidder
quoting price of $2lO0. The state
printer would do the work and furnish
paper for s2O2.6O, while the contractor
would duplicate it for s65OO.
The state binder was one of the bid
ders on 2lS blank bills and 1000 pay
rolls. His bid for the work was 81, 49,
90. The successful mans bid was
81, $500. The printer and binders
bids were according to rates they re-
ceive under statutory provisions. 1t is
said that the contract work was very
satisfactory in every respect.
A resolution offering sympathy to
the Beers was sprung In the house on
Monday afternoon. 1t came like
thunder bolt, but it took but a
moment to discover its object, that OF
putting the republicans on record. The
resolution was voted down by vote OF
81 to %, every democrat present voting
for the resolution.
Healy, of Webster. has introduced
bill to repeal the anti-fusion law. II
is hard to guess why republican
member would present such bill, un
less he wants to make a grand stanC
parade and Tom can do that to finish
The resignation of Ex- Gov. Larrabe'
as member of the Board of Contro
necessitated the appointment and con
firmation of successor. After giving
due consideration to the fitness OF tn
different candidates whose names hat
been presented for the office, Gov
Shaw selected Col. III. HI. Rood, o
Mount Vernon, and sent his name Z
tie Studtt tO Oc ~NAsSA %
ing into executive session the presiden
of the senate appointed committee t
report on the appointment, aud OF
Tuesday that committee will report
probably recommending Col. Rood
From what can learn from those VIII
are in position to know, some OF tn
republican members will oppose tn
confirmation, and they will combin
with the democrats to defeat ROOD
There are said to be several reasons fo
this opposition. Some wanted Jon
Herriott, but as Gov. Shaw and MI
Herriott do not agree officially on a
matters it could not be expected tha
Herriott would be recommended. Sen'
tors Healy and Cheshire would like
land A. b. Funk, of Spirit Lake, as
member of the Board, but for good rel