Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-07
IS WELL FILLED
New Iowa Treasurer Will Be Custodian o.
Nearly Million and Half.
CHANGES m THE STATE OFFICE FORCES
sues Insurance Company for Fees OF
Examination-Cnpita Building to
he Finished--No LAW school
Chancellor Selected.


John Herriott. treasurer of state, turns
over the Office to his successor tomorrow,
Mr. Gibertson will take custody of money
and credits belonging to the state Of Iowa
or state institutions amounting TO 1896
500 SO. The state treasury of Iowa is
literally overflowlng and there is no Offset
in the form of big state debt drawing
interest When Iowa fitted out four regi-
ments Of soldiers for the Cuban war the
state simply issued treasury warrants
which were sold TO banks and carried until
the government returned the amount ad-
vanced. 1t was not necessary to issue
bonds. The treasury hoard includes college
and endowment bonds and securities
amounting to $5s2,750. The amount on
hand In endowment fund cash is s37, $50 60.
This leaves cash in hand belonging to the
state OF Iowa. $si5, 1870. The balances
we're drawn late Saturday night and all
accounts squared up so that tomorrow
morning the new treasurer can take charge.
one source of the increase of revenue has
been in the collection of inheritance taxes
and this has greatly added to the work
OF the treasurers office. The Board Of
Control system has also greatly increased
business In the treasurer's Office by dig-
pensing with the dozen or more treasurers
of state institutions. All this work goes
directly to the state treasurer now A
thorough examination of the accounts OF
the state officers Is being made by a spe-
cial board appointed for that purpose. The
board recently finished examination of the
office OF auditor of state and yesterday
finished on the state treasurer's office. All
accounts were found correct.
Changes In Oaice Force.
In the office of treasurer OF state, John
McQuiston. lately county auditor of Polk
county, will be chief deputy; L. b. Maris
will be continued as cashier, Quincy A.
Willis of Dallas county has taken the po-
sition of bookkeeper, Miss Perry will be
! stenographer Miss Spofford OF Sac county
clerk and A. Jones of Winnebago county
will be janitor
In the secretary of states Office ID. A.
Hites remains as deputy b. s. Hartman
and G.. +. Brewer as corporation clerks
William Lewis remains as chief clerk until
the spring, when he goes into the
auditors office as insurance clerk; J. T.
Jameson is to be chief clerk H. r. Saber-
son will be land office clerk and B. w. Gar
rett accepts clerkship in the land de-
partment Mr.. Ryden as document clerk
remains and Miss Switzer, who has been
stenographer in the attorney generals Of
flee, goes into the secretary's office.
In the auditors office, where the pres
ent auditor remains, C. II. Day Is now
deputy, which position he took in No
ber last, f. Z. Camp is chief clerk and
examiner In insurance department, T.. T
Wilkinson is assistant in insurance de-
partment, Is. T. Gunderson is chief CLERK
in the revenue department, NJ. NJ. Robertson
tu aIA IL, H. l..Gt
ment, Harry Norris and Ella Johnson, gen.
eral clerks and Cora Frink stenographer.
In the attorney generals office Charlie.
Van Week remains as assistant.
| The governor will accept the resignation.
on hie with him tomorrow and formally
appoint the new state officers. so that ther,
will be no question as to the legality O
the action of any official.
Sues Insurance Company.
The last move in the insurance auarre
over zee for examination OF the Mutua
reserve Fund Life association is by Ma,
boehier, the head of the insurance depart
ment and Auditor of State Merriam,
is suit Tor S4S9.7S on the part OF Beehle
Tor the fees claimed. The notice wal
served on Auditor Merriam, who has for
mally accepted service for and in behal
under the power of attorney filed in hi
once he has a right to do this. He hai
refused to permit the company to with
draw from doing business in the state. al
though 1T has no agents or representative
mere The retiring attorney general Mil
ton A. Remley, has been employed as at
torrey for Beehler and Merriam and Tn,
case was brought in the district court O
Polk county.
Complete the Capitol.
TIE commission appointed in accordance
with resolution of the last legislature t.
inspect the state capitol and report o
what Is necessary to complete 1t made
preliminary survey of the building an
Will begin at once the work OF estimatin
the cost OF the finishing. The commissio
VIII recommend that the building
finished as it was planned and that every
thing put into 1t be of the very best Tn
capitol was built on that principle. Every
thing about it Is the finest and best.
Is or stone and steel and the stone is fror
every part of the world. When the capitC
was commenced the first commission pu
in foundation of cheap stone and eS
pended $51 900 before it was discovere
that the work was being sighted and thi
a building constructed in that way woul
not stand The legislature sumarily dis
missed the commission and appointed al
other, which took out all of the stone pu