Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-02-16

hold examinations.
Appropriations.
The estimates prepared by the gov
ernor, auditor of state and treasurer of
state for the information of the ways
and means committees, show that this
legislature will have about 81, 100000 to
spend in extraordinary appropriations.
So there is no doubt about the institu-
tons being well provided for this time.
There will be money enough without
imposing heavy taxes to furnish the in
situations, especially the educational in
situations, nearly all they ask for or
need. The Institutions under the board
of control will get all the board recon-
mends.
Department. of Agriculture.
Senator Hartman, who has been
prominently identified with the State
Agricultural society for number of
years, has introduced bill to establish
astate department of agriculture. This
bill brings together into one organiza-
ton the various organizations and de.
partments in the state in the interest
of agriculture, etc. 1t proposes an am
nual convention in December which
shall consist of delegates from the coun-
ty and district agricultural societies,
from the State Dairy association, Inn
proved Stock Breeders association and
other similar organizations. This con-
vention is to elect state department of
agriculture, one member from each
congressional district, and the board is
to have the management of the state
fair, elect secretary and publish u year
book of agriculture which shall include
the various reports of the dairy cam
missioner, the agricultural society, the
Improved Stock Breeders association,
the state veterinarian and the Iowa
weather and crop service. The plan has
met with general favor and little oppo-
sition.
Must Pay License.
Nonresident hunters coming into
Iowa will berequired to pay license fee
for so doing. The bill, as it passed the
house, calls for fee of ten dollars for
each county. This is likely to be amend
ed so the license will be good for the en-
tire state. State Fish and Game War
den Delevan says that a law of this kind
can be enforced, but if fee must be
paid for every county the law will be
evaded and the revenue derived will be
less than from state license.
Saloon Limit.
The bill prohibiting saloons within
five miles of any state educational insti-
tuition, now or hereafter established,
has been introduced in the senate by
Senator Wallace and in the house by
Representative Furry, both of Hardin
county. The bill subjects all saloon
keepers who violate it's provisions to all
the penalties of the prohibitory law. 1t
is aimed chiefly at the state university,
as it is the only institution now affected
by it. 1t will be an Important factor,
however, in the location of normal
schools, if any are located. The bill is
not very likely to pass, though 1t may
pass the senate.
Labor Claims.
A new law on the priority of claims
for labor has been prepared by the sem
ate judiciary committee. 1t provides
| that liens for labor where the defendant
is not in the hands of receiver shall be
inferior to recorded liens or claims.
This is to prevent trumped up claims for
labor from coming in to defeat legiti.
mate recorded claims such as liens.
OIeomarsnrine.
1 For the first time in the history OF
the fight against oleomargarine and inn
| itation butter of all kinds, the United
States treasury department has made a
report showing the amount of oleomar.
garine shipped into different states.
| The federal law requires manufacturers
! to report to the revenue collectors all
| shipments of oleomargarine and notice
| of such shipment is sent to the collector
| of internal revenue at the point of desti-
| nation, SO that the stuff may not be sold
4 illegally. There is no federal law to pre-:
vent it's use by private parties IN any
way they see fit. The total shipment!
for the year ending June 30, 1899, were
Ta,603,774 pounds. The report show,
that all but about 1s,000,00O pounds o.
this stuff We're sold in states where thu
laws forbid the sale of oleomargarinl
; colored in imitation of butter. Another
noticeable fact in this table is that SOM
of the states where there is no dair,
commissioner to enforce state laws ar
consuming enormous quantities of oleo
margarine that is, of course, sold TO
butter. Iowa has good record, al
though, of course, great majority o
: the $4,000 pounds shipped into tfli
state has been used in violation Of tn
:. state law.
Favor Federal Tax.
II is impossible for the state dair
! commissioner to find the yiolatorsS G
J. the anti-color law when they are merel
/ consumers. Only three dealers hay
g been authorized during the year TO Sc
oleomargarine in Iowa. The stu
shipped in has been sent to private PAL
ties, such as restaurants and the Xix
II The dairy people are unanimous in sa.
D. ing that the only way to reach the VII
x lators of the law and make oleomarg
1t rine stand for what it is and no more
yl to put federal tax of ten cents pr
p. pound on the stuff. and that would Pr
,a it on an equality with butter as TO COS
n. and would effeetually kill the bushes
lie s, F. w. BICKNELL
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OF GRAIN.