Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-01-30
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
pes Moines, Jan. 81, 1904


The board of health. at its recent
session, through its legislative com
mittee, considered the legislation that
will be advanced this session. An in
creased appropriation. totaling $4,000.
will be asked for to enable the board
to do additional work. The increase
will suffice to pay state bacteriol-
ogist, for which Cffice provision is
wanted. More severe penalties for
violation of the quarantine laws will
be sought. The board wants the leg
islsture to clear up the present doubt
fully worded sections Of the code relat-
ing to how the expenses OF quarantine
shall be borne, as between cities and
counties. 1t Is understood the state
board of health will not directly at
tack the osteopaths, but will await
the introduction of a bill which,
1t is said, the osteopaths will present
regulating osteopathic practice. This
bill win be examined by the legisla-
tive committee of the board of health
and IL it. is not suitable notifications
will be urged. The board feels the
legislature imposed the osteopathic
practice on the state and that the leg
. Oa6ht " iC6oiotC ~. IL n.
M. Linn made q verbal report to the
board showing the Tama Indians had
nearly all recovered from smallpox
and that a part of the wickieups of
the tribe had been burned.
The formation of battery of light
artillery in Des Moines is well under
way. A number of young men have
set the preliminaries on foot and
have agreed upon Bert Trout. well
known East Des Moines young man.
for captain. In the movement are a
considerable NUMBER of the old mem
bers of Companies H and A of the
Fifty-first regiment. It is planned to
have q membership of from Fifty to
sixty. The young men interested in
the formation Of the batteries have
not formally been authorized to under.
take the task by Governor Cummins.
They expect, however. to secure the
governors formal approval at an early
date. A number of the young men
have called on General Byers In re.
gard to 1t and he has indicated that
personally he is friendly to the pro-
Ject.
The county auditors in state conven-
tion at Des Moines, endorsed J. F.
Wall, of Mt. Ayr, for auditor of state.
They refused to go on record as asking
the legislature for an increase in the
salaries of county auditors, although
tney believe the present system is un.
Just.
The supreme court holds that John
McGregor. the man who first came
into fame by his attack on the char.
acter of Governor Shaw, must pay
81 500 damages to William H. Rule OF
Crawford county, for malicious prose.
cution.
Governor Cummins issued his first
proclamation on the goth. 1t is for the
purpose of setting apart January 80
the birthday of the martyred president
as time for the giving of donations
to help build the proposed Mckinley
monument at Canton.
The matter of state printing and
state binding has been brought up in
a bill by Senator Lambert to define
the duties of state printer ami state
binder. The purpose of the bill Is to
effect q complete checking system
rendering the system less subject to
fraud than 1t has been In the past. II
provides for the delivery of portion
of the printing to the secretary OF
the executive council and portion to
the secretary of state. thus making
two having a check on those offices.
]. c. Milliman. chairman of the ST.
louis fair commission representing
Iowa, has filed with Governor Cum
Minis an estimate showing the scope
and plan Of the exhibit of this state
at st. Louis on $3.50. 900 basis. as de.
signed by the commission. The body
recommends that the $500 be spent
as follows:
Preliminary promotion ......$ 5000
Budding and plumbing =. -. 100000
Architect ............ ..... 5000