The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-12-19
AT THE STATE CAPITAL
Des Moines. Dec. II. 1901

VeHIlOH elected new OncerS Tor the
ensuing year; named Legislative
committee; referred the matter Of an
equitable salary law to the legisla-
tive committee after failing to reach
an agreement between different pro-
posed measures; endorsed Sheriff ].
b. Lewis, of Clay county, for sergeant
alarms of the next legislature; pass
ed a resolution of sympathy for the
family of the late Sheriff Richardson,
OF Iowa county; suggested a bill for
the legislature providing for the pay
ment OF regular salaries to deputy
sherlffs; and adjourned to meet in
thls city year hence. The new Off
GERS elected are the following: Pre-
sldent, r. G. kennelley, of Guthrie;
Vlce-president, Lew Hodson, of War
rem; secretary and treasurer, Geo. w.
Mattern. of Polk.
Representative John Hughes Jr., of
iowa county, will introduce at the,
coming session OF the legislature his
antl-pass bill which gained him such
notorlety two years ago. Mr. Hughes
says mat he has not changed his mind
ABOUT the necessity for such bill, and
lnasmuch as 1T came within one vote
OF passing the house he believes that
tnere is a demand for such bill
again. Mr. Hughes was chairman of
the committee on congressional dis
tricts in the last assembly. and was =.
member of the committee on WAYS and
means, suppression of intemperance.
banks and banking, labor, private
corporations, military and county and
township organization. Mr.. Hughes
is strong believer in the reforms adj
vocated by John Herriott, was a Cum
minis man during the last campaign.
and is thoroughly in accord with the
principles Of the men who will CON
troll the coming legislature. He has
teen named in connection with the
Craftsmanship of the committee on
ways and means along with Clarke of
DallAs.
The state board of agriculture voted
unanimously to engage the orchestra
at the girls industrial school at Mitch
ellvllle for three days at the coming
state fair. John Cownie of the state
board of control appeared before the
board and presented the matter. The
orchestra is composed of thirty-five
members, who have been drilled by
Superintendent Fitzgerald to high
degree of perfection. The girls filled
an engagement at Midland Chautauoua
last summer and We're disappointed
that they We're not engaged by the
fair management last fall. They will
come for actual expenses, and IT. is
expected that they will prove a good
feature at the fair.
The Standard Oil company received
black eye in an opinion rendered nv
the attorney general on the question
Who pays for the labels required by
state law on all cans, casks. barrels
or other packages used for gasoline.
me opinion is that the dealers aree
required 10 furnish labels. 1t effectsN
all dealers and relieves the state ofE
an expense it has always borne. The
question was raised by one of the oil
inspectors who had dealings with a
distributing point of the Standard III
company. The inspector 4 had y.
labels and demanded that the Vi
company provide them before sR
ping goods. The agent of the stan
ard refused after having received "
structlons from headquarters. TN
question was then raised by the sen
fetary OF state and an opinion sought
OF the attorney general. Attorney
General Mullan compared the law with
SSAAAPSiiAl
polsons, and stated that no one ever
thought of asking the state to paw
for the labels although the precaution
OF the labels was taken as a protec-
ton to the public. The same cause
exists for compelling the dealers to
iabel gasoline and caution against
danger. 1t is believed that inasmuch
as the stand against furnishing the
labels was instituted by the head
quarters of the Standard Oil company
test case will result before the
matter is fully determined. The casks
and barrels used by the large oil COM
panys have usually been stenciled in
colors, the law specifying that the
labels shall be bright and easily seen
State Supt. R. G. Barrett has re-
cleved communication, announcing
that e. R. Orcutt. of San Diego Cal
has made gift of 100000 specimens
OF natural history, including shells and
minerals collected almost entirely in
the state of California. to the public
schools of the United States. Mr..
Orcutts object is to promote free
museums in the schools, and accord
ing to his offer, any public school in
the united States may receive a col
!cSIioA VI lueSe specimens on COndi-
lion that the school has already estab-
lished free museum, or intends to
do SO in the near future.
According to the last census, Iowa
IS the second state in the union in
possession of cattle, hogs, sheen and
horses. Texas has 9,546,970 head Of
cattle while Iowa has 6,366,S49. The
Hawkeye state really ranks first in the
quality of cattle Kansas comes third
with 4,495,043 head. Iowa has nearly
double the number of hogs of any
other state, the figures being 1851, sos.
Illinois coming next with 1904 ,1O3
head. The northwestern states pro-
duced the largest number Of sheep.
but Iowa had $1,056.715. But to count,
er-balance that. this state leads in
horses, having 1,401,427 head.
The Des Moines, Iowa Falls and
Northern is undetermined whether to
survey a line south from this nlaca "a