Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-12

tablishment of a woman's refor liatory
Mt Auamosa. The new ms tuition
will be under the board of control, ana
a considerable number of the inmates
of the girls reform school at Mitchell
Vile will be transferred to it. The
new law fixes instead of Z years as
the minimum age at which girls may
be committed to either Anamosa or
Mitchellvillc.
The conference of the appropriations
committees OF the house and the senate
agreed on practically all the appro-
priations for the session. The totai
number of extraordinary approprla-
tons is Sl,?S7 ,62j. or this amount
S3ss. 4s3 goes to the support of char
liable and educational Institutions and
$500. 600 is for the completion and fur
nishing of the new hospital for the in
sane at Cherokee The other princi-
pal appropriations are state university,
$40. 900: state agricultural college at
Ames, SlG7 900, and the state normal
school at Cedar Falls, $4,000.
Secretary Wesley Greene, OF the
Iowa state horticultural department,
has issued report concerning the
general status and prospects for crops
in this state at the present time.
Using 100 per cent as basis OF perfec-
ton, the following specific estimates
are given: Apples 81, pears So, plums
(Americau) %, plums (European) 20,
plums (Japanese) &c, cherries 50,
peaches A., grapes sc, rcd raspberries
&c, black raspberries 20, blackberries
60, Strawberries Is.
Governor Shaw has appointed the
following list of delegates from Iowa
to the Trans Mississippi Commercial
Congress to be held at Houston, Tex,
April f. to II: Lon Bryson, Daven-
port; John Il. Cheek, Davenport; VIM.
l.. Roach, Muscatine; Bert L. Linehan,
Dubuque: Charles L. Alden, Clinton;
VIM. H. HARDWOOD. DeS Moines; Abel S.
Roberts, TT. Madison; Edward Stew
art, TT. Madison: John Schoentgen,
Council Bluffs; Leonard l.. Kellogg,
of Sioux City.
The womau's suffrage bill was de-
feated when it came up in the senate.
The vote was "a yeas TO 81 nays, two
less than a constitutional majority. -
The two big appropriation bills
passed by the house ON the 4th carried
81, i94,97i. OF this $685. 900 goes to
Cherokee, 1898, 900 to the other thir-
teen state institutions, Si10, 900 goes to
the State University, Sl6i, 500 goes to
the State Normal School, and Sl67, 900
goes to the State Agricultural College.
An effort to defeat a part of the Agri-
cultural College appropriation met
with Overwhelming defeat.
One of the results of the work of the
Legislature which has just adjourned
is to be at least an effort to pass, in
the next session, code of scientific
municipal laws. In its last hours the
assembly passed bill to provide for u
commission of three senators and three
representatives to undertake this task
and to report to the next session bill
embodying the views of the commits
sioners. Under this act the following
commission was named, the presiding
officer of each house naming the mem
bers of his own body: Senators Ire
win, llealy, McIntire and Representa-
Durham, Theophilus, Wilson of Wash
ington. OF the six, only two represent
cities of the first class. These are Nc
Intire of Ottumwa and Theophilus Of
Davenport, both of whom are demo-
Gratis
One of the tasks imposed upon the
board of control by the general assem-
bly, is the closing down of the Indus
trial Home for the Blind at Knoxville.
The bill passed by the legislature for
the abandonment of this institution,
provides it shall be done as soon as
practicable. The board will take hold
of the matter without delay, and bv
May expects to close the school and
send the inmates to their homes. The
effect of the measure will be to put the
blind back upon the counties from
which they were sent, but in view Of
the fact the institution has not been
financial success, the only feasible
course seemed to be to abandon it.
The board SO recommended, and the
assembly followed the recommends
ton. The property will not be allow
ed to run down, as the board IS en-
powered to appoint a custodian of the
buildings and grounds.
Considera BILE delay was also exper-
fenced over the passage of the stipu-
lated premium insurance bill which
was finally agreed to by both houses.
1t allows assessment life insurance
associations to reorganize ON the old
line plan on per cent basis, grant
ing them seven years to establish a re-
serve as required by law 1t affects
eight Iowa companies and $50, 900, 900
of insurance.
Adjournment of the legislature was
delayed Friday by fight in the sen.
ate over joint resolution fixing the
salaries of public employees. 1t was
brought in late in the morning. The
resolution increases many salaries
that were severely cut two years ago.
and allows quite a number of extra
clerks to state officers. The appre-
gate increase is about $4,000. 1t was
the work OF the statutory committee.
including Senators Junkin, Cheshire
and Garst, and Representatives Eaton.
Temple and Bows.
Listers anti-prize fight bill, which
passed both the senate and the house.
provides severe penalties for all who
have anything to do with a boxing
match or any form of prize fight, in
clnding spectators. 1t goes into effect
July 4.
AUDITORIUM BURNED.