The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-07-18
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. july i6. 1901

Des Moines. July i6. 1901.
Attorney General Mullan has hand.
ed down an opinion to. Governor
Shaw respecting the right OF this
state to recover interest on the funds
furnished by it in equipping troops
for the civil war. He holds that such
interest can be recovered by the
state, provided it's rights have not
lapsed, question of fact which can
only be determined upon investiga-
ton Of the while question Attorney
General Mullan holds also that the
state cannot employ an agent to re-
cover this money, but that that work
must be done by the council
and the law officers of the state. This
cuts Senator Lothrop, of Sioux City,
out OF large commission, as it was
he who raised the question and of
tered to recover the money for the
state. About 100000 is involved.
An opinion rendered by Attorney
General Mullan to Secretary of State
Martin determines unreservedly that
companies incorporated in other
states must pay the requisite filing
fee demanded of Iowa companies in
accordance with the capital stock if
they transact business within the
state the corn is reported to be
attorney general by Deputy Hites Of
the secretary of states Office was
prompted by the refusal Of the Amer
lean Grain Purifier Construction Co.
of Pierre, S. D., to conform to the re-
quirements of the statutes relating
to the admission of foreign corpora
lions. The company is capitalized at
| S25O,000 and is making arrangements
to open a branch factory at Daven.
port. Mr.. Hites demanded filing
fee of $3.50, which the company re-
fused to pay.
Justice Duncan has rendered ;lc-
cision in the slot machine case, an
action in which the state declared
the slot machines operated by Jesse
Hammond in his Fifth street cigar
store three months ago to be gem
bling devices within the meaning Of
the law, sustaining the contention of
the state and ordering then. lie
stroyed. The courts decision is based
on the grounds that sections 1862 and
1868, in which it was claimed by the
defense did not cover the slot ma
chine, clearly encompassed that &C.
wee IN It's reference to "other gam
Ding devices" The court held that
any device whereby there was no
chance to lose, as in the operation OF
net hammond machines, was gam
ping, and SO condemned them. Coun-
sci for the defense filed notice of app
peal and will carry the matter to the
supreme court.
The State Association of County
Clerks elected the following officers:
President. John C. Tate of Des
Moines; first vice president, C. C.
Pugh of Abel; second vice president,
e. M. Soper of Nevada; third vice
president. j. G. Leach of Bloomfield:
secretary, Tom c. Meader of Eldora:
treasurer, j. G. Mariner of Iowa CRY.
The president, secretary and treas
urer, with j. FL. Merckens of Fair
field, G. r. Graves of Usage, II. T.
Ellison of Indianola and c. G..
Strauchan of Mt. Ayr, constitute the
Legislative committee. Tt was decided
to ask the state to give the counties
l per cent of the collateral .inheri.
tance tax collected in each county
to cover the expense of appraise-
ments, blanks, clerks services, etc.
AS the law now is, the counties have
to pay all the expenses and the state
derives all the revenue from this
source. 1t was also decided to ask
the legislature to determine definite
| ly the amount of fees the clerks
will be entitled to for services "a
probate matters. AS the law now
stands, the board of supervisors in
each county, without respect to pop
ulation, may allow $500 year. Some
boards allow the maximum and some
do not allow anything. The assoc
citation will meet in Marshalltowp
next year.
Captain R. B. Turner of the quar-
termastcr's department of the United
States army, charged with erecting
the new cavalry post at Des Moines.
says:
We have now set aside in Wash
lngton 100000 for beginning the con-
struction of the army post here. i
expect that we will erect first four
barracks and officers quarters. There
is not enough money appropriated as
yet to entirely pay for four barracks.
but expect that the money will be
coming around by the time we want
1T. The four barracks will each hold
100 men. I expect to be able to opcn
the bids for at least two barracks
by the first of September, which will
allow us to break ground by tn. first
OF October. This will allow us ia oet
the foundations up by the tine tha
snow flies. We cannot hurry the
work along as if the buildings were
being erected in the city, on accoupr
OF the four mile haul for cur brick
and other materials. 1t will hustle -
man and team to make two trips with
a load OF brick day. After tho
street car extension is completed to
the post the cars will be able to haul
a good bit of the materials. The full
plans for the post as I saw them in
washington contemplate twelve bar
racks, but their erection will cover
some time"
The Interurban railway has Sc.
cured the right of way ground for
the proposed new line to the army
post, the land being secured with tho
express agreement and understands
ing that the new line is to built with.
in two years. Deeds and right Of
way contracts for the land have been
filed with the county recorder.
TARs GET PRIZE MONEY.
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