Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-19
CAPITOL N BAD SHAPE
Commission Will Find Plenty to
Do to Put II in
Repair.
Judge Bishop Will Go on the
Supreme Bench by APP
pointment.
Great Surprise That Weave,
Should Succeed Miles and
Temple Be Left.

Cdpltol commission gets TO work on tue
state capitol it will find a great many
things to do that We're not anticipated.
executive office and the water flooded
the governors private office, spelling
q carpet. Workmen have been fixing
the break since. The pipes were i'm
bodied in the wall so that the bricks
had to be taken out to get at the pipes.
This caused great deal of trouble and
delay and demonstrated that the
plumbing of the capitol building, which
was quite as good as anything that
could have been secured at the time the
capitol was built, is now entirely out
OF date and needs replacing with mod
ern plumbing. The pipe which had to
be taken from the walls in the gov
ernors room was full of holes, COM
pletely eaten out Investigation will
show that a great many Of the water
pipes in the capitol are in the same
condition. This week the big water
tanks in the garnet of the capitol were
theory of the capitol builders was that
the water supply for the capitol would
come from these tanks. AT that time
the water pressure in the city was not
sufficient to lift the water to the top OF
the capitol. When the new water mains
were laid and a standpipe erected the
water tanks were abandoned. They
were filed with dirt and filth and had
not been cleaned for many years. They
have now been taken out entirely. All
Of the plumbing of the capitol is of the
old kind and in no sense modern. 1t
will have to be replaced. AT the same
tine it is contemplated that the capitol
shall be wired for electricity and that
the state supply it's own light. Nothing
but gas is now used in the capitol and
as the state already has the steam
boilers in use all the time the cost of
electricity to the state would be very
little. Thus it is seen that the capitol
commission has much to be done before
the work of decorating begins. The
commission will meet the first Of next
month.
Judge Charles A. Bishop. who is to
go on the supreme bench in a few days.
was largely instrumental in having
PASSED the law for increase of the sal
cries of Judges He was at that time on
the district bench but it was understood
he was to resign, hence the judges who
were DESTROYS of having the bills passed
committed them to Judge Bishop. He
prepared the bills for both the supreme
and district Judge salaries and for the
~ orc
should hold almost continuous sessions
of the court at Des Moines. Little ala
he think that he would SO quickly go
on the supreme bench and fall under
the new law He will not share IN the
Increased salary, however, unless ne is
nominated and elected for full term
on the bench. His appointment VIII
hold only until his successor is elected.
The report Of the caucus at Washlne-
ton on federal positions came as sur
rrise to the politicians here Ihat
Sammis would be rendered the col
lectorship had been regarded as PROB
able for long time. but the defeat OF
Kemble in the southern district ana Sc
lection of Harry Weaver was not re-
gard as so certain Rumors mad alsc
come which indicated that Temple
would get Miles place as attorney for
the southern district and 1T is stated
here that Hepburn as much as promised
it to Temple when he was home to at
tend his convention some days ago. 1t
il certain that Temple was very con-
fdent he would be named for attorney
in the southern district and that Miles
would not get third term. The deci-
sion to leave the pension agency to
Capt Hull is regarded as another
feather in the cap of the congressman
from this district. The pension agent
il, agent not only for Iowa but for Ne
braska and that his selection should
have been left to the congressman from
this district is regarded as unusual.
Mr. Sperry the present agent, desires
reappointment and will probably get 1t.
He comes from Marion county where he
is of great political influence. Several
persons have been regarded as possible
candidates residing in Des Mones. but
Hull was responsible for Sperry's APP
pointment in the first place and he is
likely to stand by him. The leaving of
this place to Hull makes it possible for
him to dispose of the postottice matter
at the same time. The postoffice is a
troublesome thing with Hull.
A company has been formed here to
90 business in burglary Insurance under
the new law. A tght was made against
this law on the ground that it would
drive out of business the only burglary
Insurance company in the state. The
new company has not yet begun bust
ness because it's articles have not been
accepted.
The address of Gen. G. NJ Dodge de-
hvered at the last state encampment
Of the G.. A. r. is to be printed in full
in the department journal and it is
probably that it will also be printed az
"a separate pamphlet. The address was
full of "reminiscences regarding Gen.
Sherman and the operations of the
armies and is regarded by the old
soldiers as a valuable contribution to
the history of the war period.
The Anamosa Prison Press COM
mends the work being done in the gov
ernor's Office by 3. w. Garrett, pardon
clerk. in simplifying and systematizing
the work of preparing applications for
parole and pardon. Mr.. Garrett has
been at work on this for some time and
tor the first time in the history of the
state there will be uniformity in the
matter of making applications for pa
role. 1t is reform all too long delayed
Incidentally it may be remarked that
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