Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-10
CHANCES In THE CANE LAWS
Convention Of ISws spsrtamSn This Week
to Make IsssnmsniatisIs
VACCINATION GETS INTO THE COUNTS
Test OF the Rules Adopted I'm one city
of IOwa-Payment of Road Taxes
I'm Cash PrObabIe-wRr Claims
May soon BE Disposed OF.
From a stan Correspondent

Rrom a stan Correspondent
DIES MONIES, Feb. 9.-(Special.)-A state
conference Of the fish and game wardens
Of the state and the rod and gun clubs
has been called by State Game Warden
George Lincoln, to be held in this city
Thursday. Information is to the eject that
Representatives and offeials of a large num-
Der Of the clubs and associations Of sports
men will be present at the meeting. The
business will be to consider what can be
done to improve the state laws regarding
Ash and game, and to make suggestions
to the legislature Of amendments or new
laws.
Among other things contemplated is some
general change in the time OF opening
and closing the game seasons. One pro-
posal is to have the game and FISH season
open two weeks earlier than at present. or
on June /, and the closing date December
1, instead Of November 1. There is a de-
sire for a change in the quail season also,
making the open season from October 1 to
December l, instead of November 1 to jan
uary 1. II is also desired to have a change
in the laws so that all snipe may be re-
garded as game birds, which Is not the case
at present. Several bills are before the
legislature relating to the game matters,
but none have as yet been passed. A bill
to prohibit SEEMING in the Big Sioux river
has been favorably recommended in the
house, the present laws placing the Big
Sioux with the other boundary rivers Of
the state.
Try to Enforce Vaccination.
J. J. Courtney Of Perry has applied for
a writ of habeas corpus to one of the
judges in this county, to secure his re-
lease from Jail in Dallas county, whittier
he has been sent for violation Of an or.
Idinance of the city of Perry against APP
pearing in public unvaccinated. There have
been twenty cases of smallpox in Perry,
and the city authorities have resorted to
every possible means to prevent spread OF
the epidemic. They adopted an ordinance
compelling vaccination.
Courtney defed the authority Of the city,
and was arrested and refused to pay his
fine. He claims that the ordinance is I'M
authorized and illegal, and exceeded the
power Of the city council, acting as a local
board OF health, and he therefore asks to
be released. The case will be heard in a
few days.
In the meantime It is anticipated that
because Of the situation in regard to small
pox, as reported to the State Board Of
Health from many towns OF Iowa, and by
the state board reported to the postmaster
general. an order will be issued for the
vaccination Of all postmasters, route
| agents, rural mail carriers and persons in
any way connected with the handling Of
the mails, and for the fumigation Of all
mail sent out Of Iowa, especially that sent
} to eastern cities.
The State Board Of Health is working
against great odds in trying to have the
! ! matter cleared up. The local boards are re-
fusing to act, and in many cases have the
} local newspapers with them, SO that It is
a-A~A Al-N l. "a
! danger from smallpox shall be got to the
/ people who are endangered. The state
+, board is also having prepared a bill for a
3 law that will greatly strengthen 1t in its
r work of coping with an epidemic which is
now spread all over Iowa and numbers
thousands Of victims every month. The
law will be presented in the legislature in
a few days, and 1t is expected that DR..
Emmert Of Atlantic will present It In the
senate.
E Road Taxes In Cash.
The committees on roads Of the senate
and house are jointly working on a bill to
be presented to the legislature to change
the Iowa law, and instead Of having road
taxes worked out" as at present, have
a them paid in cash. Two plans are being
considered-one to make the county the
> unit and the other to make the township
the unit, instead OF handling the matter by
ub-district. The chairmen of committees
have invited letters from persons having
! to deal with the road question and are
. gathering statistics on the matter. The
Q convention of rural mail agents has in
Z sisted ON having some change made in the
road laws that will insure better roads
In Iowa, and the legislature is almost GER
4 tain to make a radical change.
u Iowa's War Claims.
Q A peculiar situation has developed as re-
CARDS Iowa's war claims pending before
the court of claims. The legislature has a
bin authorizing employment Of Captain
Lothrop on a percentage basis to collect the
claims and present the matter to the claims
court in Washington. Captain Lothrop has
already been employed by the state execu-
tive codncil to work on the case and the
u bill was to fix finally the terms of the
employment. In the meantime notice has
been received from the auditing department
Of the treasury that the whole matter had
been turned over to the court of claims
But more recently an effort has been made
to show that there is no occasion now for
employment Of anyone to press the claims
and that the auditing department Of the
se treasury stands ready to pay the claim
as soon as the accounts have been verified
Z Under the circumstances, the legislative
q committees are holding the matter up fol
further investigation; but it is now be-
lieved to be certain that Iowa will secure
L a large amount Of these claims.
90 R~egimentaI Reunions. y
The matter of regimental reunions dur,
n ing the Grand Army department encamp'
n ment here May 20, 21 and 20, is attracting
attention among the old soldiers through,
IN out the state. The general committee o
ss arrangements announces that II will lent
all assistance possible, but states it re
- mains for those interested to make tn
y necessary arrangements in advance. Crock
4 er's brigade, the Hornets Nest brigade AM
. other prominent brigade organizations ar
& expected to arrange for the reunions. Gen
2 eral Dodge. General Williamson and Gov
ernor Van Sant Of Minnesota are expecte
F: to be present. The Auditorium will be use
for the meeting Of the department and tn
/: Young Mems Christian Association buildin
N for the Woman's Relief corps and the In
20 dependent orders OF Odd Fellows tempt