The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines, April 30. 100,

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Des Moines, April 80, 1901.
Governor Shaw has received a proc.
1amation from the governor of Texas
containing regulations adopted, by
inc i've stock sanitary commission Of
tnat state, according to which cattle
snlpPed from Iowa and several other
states mentioned in the resolution
Will not be received in Texas for
breeding or dairy purposes unless
the cattle and the herd from which
they originated have been examined
and found free from tuberculosis. A
permit or bill of health must he
presented from Veterinarian Of the
United States bureau of animal in
dustry or veterinarian under the
i've stock sanitary board of the state
from which the cattle are shipped.
The resolution will be of great inter
est in Iowa, as large shipments of
cattle from this state have recently
been made to Texas.
The deputy auditor of state has
written letter to the president of
the state university stating that a
hearing will be granted committee
from the board of regents in regard
to the right of the university to the
FUNDS for which requisition was
refused by the auditor of state re-
recently. The auditor has made a
request for an opinion from Attor-
ney General Mullen and this will
largely determine the result of the
hearing. The amount in controversy
is about $4,000 and it represents the
uneXpended balance of funds upon
which the university draws before
the new code went into effect. The
auditor holds that the appropriations
made under the new code were in
lieu of all others and that the treas
urer of the regents has no right at
this time to what was left of the old
fund.
1t was decided at special meeting
OF the Commercial Exchange direc-
tors that Arthur Reynolds. D. B.
Lyons, F. r. Conway, Samuel Strauss
and Pleas Mills will go before the
state railroad to present the follow
ang resolution:
Whereas, In the opinion of the di-
rectory board of the Commercial Ex-
change, it is detrimental to the bust
ness interests of the city of Des
Moines to have the decision of the
matter of the Vincent stock yards
longer withheld; therefore be it
Resolved, That the railway COM
mittee of the Commercial Exchange
be instructed to respectfully request
the honorable railroad commission of
the state of Iowa to render decision
In the said case at the earliest pos
sible moment"
The matter before the railroad
commissioners is the demand of j. F.
Vincent, owner of the Des Moines
stock yards, that the Rock Island rail-
road be compelled to switch loaded
stock cars, consigned to Des Moines
from Iowa points, to the tracks of
any other railroad that may be des-
ignated by the consignor. F. NJ. Hub
bell said after the exchange directors
meeting: THE railroad commission
ers, we believe, have held backAtheir
. decision inthis casr-tese Long
The exchange proposes n5w to see if
some sort of an answer can be got
from the commissioners. 1t is true
that Des Moines is anxious at this
time to get a favor from the commits
sloners, in the way of an order for a
yiaduct 10 the army post, and pushing
the Vincent claim at the board may
prejudice the commissioners against
the city. But what if they do get
sore? They are the peoples servants.
If they won't be reasonable, we will
elect some other men to their places.
The Rock Island, refusing to switch
to the tracks of the other roads, is
hurting Des Moines. 1t is ridiculous
for that company to refuse to deliver
stock where the consignors want it
delivered"
Ben Parker has won the third
round in his legal fight with the
Mountain Distilling company. Judge
Holmes handed down an opinion on
the amendment submitted him :. few
weeks ago holding in effect that Park
er is the agent in fact for the com
pany; that the WHISTLES i'll dispute
were consigned him for the purpose
of having him violate the prohibitory
laws of the state; that the distilling
company, an incorporation doing bus
mess under the laws of Illinois, is the
real owner of the property and that,
therefore, there can be no recovery.
The Mountain Distilling company
brought action against Parker some
time ago asking that receiver be APP
pointed on the grounds that about
$4,000 worth of wines and whiskies
consigned to the Des Moines liquor
dealer had been sold and no account
rendered the home Office. Parker re-
sisted, attacking the validity of the
contract on the grounds that while
operating under the Martin law he
was in fact violating the laws of the
state, the mulct law being merely a
bar to criminal prosecution. He held
that contract made for the purpose
of having him violate the laws of the
state was invalid and should be held
for naught. Judge Holmes sustained
the contention of Papller's attorneys,
overruled demurrer to the original
petition and ordered an amendment.
The amendment embodied the same
points as those in the original petit
ton and it was on these points that
the court ruled. The case will be ap
pealed to the supreme court.
The Iowa Grain Dealers associa>
ton at it's recent meeting federated
itself with the National Grain Deal
ers' association. The following Of
feers for the. ensuing year were
elected: President, j. "A. Kirk of Ne
vada; vice president, M. E. DeWolf
of Laurens; secretary, George A.
Wells of Des Moines; members of the
l. TIC