Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-04-12
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines, April l9, 1901.

#.EGs lies MONIES, Apfll IL, ioVi' y
Secretary Of State Martin will
exact fee Of So 1000 from the Union
Pacific railroad on account or the
filing of the amended articles OF in
corporation, $1OOo00,000. Last year
the company increased it's capital
$25,O00.O0O aud Secretary of State
Dobson neglected to collect the filing
fee. The company cited the Prec-
edent. but this was ineffective and
the charge will be made unless the
attorney general decides differently.
Mr.. Mullen's opinion is well known
on questions of this character, and
it is thought that he will rule that
in all cases where an increase of capt.
tai is made the maximum of filing fee
must be paid.
A rate of three dollars for the
round trip from Des Moines to Coun-
ell Bluffs on account of the return
of Conger has been granted the ~
Il. T. g. \. railroad and it is expected
that in addition to the reception COM
1nittec appointed TO meet the Chinese
minister that there will be large
1uIlDcT Ol lIitltS wiz SS'tt - A>'"
Moincs that will also accompany the
party. The g. A. II. post will be UNI
formed and will carry side arms and
banners. A brass band will also ac-
company the excursion. The other
committees are ma king arrangements
to give Congcr Il hearty welcome.
"a wonderful Improvement has been
made in the condition Of The county
usylums where the insane are kept III
the past year," said Judge Robinson,
of the board of control. "Under ne
recent order Of the board, the lnspec-
ton of the county aSylnms has been
begun by the physicians from the
state hospitals. The board has re-
ceiyeu no formal report so Tar. IN
fact, the physicians making the IN
spection have until July to complete
their report. But we learn the c2'ln-
tv hospitals thus far visited arc maxi
ing an earnest effort to comply with
the boards rules and inspectors have
found little to criticisc.'
Since the board of control issued
the rules for the government of coull-
~ HOS lJilUl>, l'dLi'l'' . 't'N IN ~ ''''t''
fcrred from the institutions i'll Davis.
Monroe. Warren and Madison cou1l-
ties. and the institutions closed 50
far as the keeping of insane IS con
cerncd. The patients from Davis ana
Monroe counties have been sent t"
Mt. Pleasant. Those from Warren
and Madison counties have been sent
to Clarinda.
On the other hand, the board is
transferring PATIENTS to the Dallas
county asylum from Clarin"a and to
the FHyette and Linn county asylums
from Independence. Steps have also
been taken to transfer patients to
Hancock and Winncshirk aSNlnms
from the institution at independence.
The latter hospital is the only one Of
the state hospitals that is now in an
overcrowded condition. 1t has 100
more patients than it should have.
Not all of the overplus can be dis
tributed to the county hospitals that
have applied. and Independence will
still be crowded when the board of
control gets through sending state
patients to the county hospitals al.
ready mentioned.
\ decrease Of $50 in the number Of
..onvictS in the state penitentiaricS
in the past two years has been noted
by the state board of control Since
last March the number has fallen
from 99S to 9O3. There was decrease
in March alone Of twcntv-one. The
board OF control has decided upon an
alteration in tn" pcritentiary dis
1ricts. Hereafter the conrirts SEN
fenced 10 the Fenitentiai'irs from Ccd-
ar. Clinton. Iowa. Jackson, johnson
and Scott counties will be sent to
For. Madison instead Of to .\nHrnoSa.
Fort Madison has 50 run down that
he contractors who employ prison
labor are not able TO get enough nrn
to supply their shops.