Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-03-13
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
pes Moines, March 5, 1902.

changing the date OF assessing rail-
way and express companies from
March until July passed both houses
OF the legislature. is taken as an In
dication that the members OF the leg
islature arr in favor of giving the ex-
ecutive cotncil all the opportunity
possible tc make equitable assess.
ments. The council will now have the
returns fro1a the assessment OF real
estate before it in making the railway
assessment, whereas in the past 1t has
always been compelled to make esti'
mates from the assessment of the pre-
vious year. Both Governor Shaw and
Governor Cummins earnestly recon-
mended the passage of such a law.
and its reasonableness was apprec.
lated by every member of the legis-
lature, as there was not a vote
against 1t In either house. Only one
small question arose in the consider,
alton of the bill, and that was relative
to the working out of the road tax.
It was thought for a time that the
road tax had to be worked out by
September /, but upon closer exam
ination it was found that the date was
November /. This gives ample time
for the railroads to work out their
road tax after the assessment is made,
IL they desire.
Secretary Dawson of the executive
council has received the report OF the
Chicago, St. Paul e. Omaha road,
allied with the Northwestern system.
1t Ia the first of the roads to make a
complete report on the list OF supple
mental questions propounded by the
executive council on the different
classes of gross earnings and other
matters. All the formalities prere-
quisite to the enactment of the laws
extending to the second Monday in
July the time for fixing the railway
and express assessment have been
complied with. The measures have
been published and are now laws.
The auditor of the state has made
he annual apportionment Of the in
terest on the school fund. and 1t has
been certified to county auditors.
With the statement there has been
sent an order on each county treas
urer to make the necessary transfer
of the excess or deficiency. II there
is an excess it will be transferred to
the state revenues, and II there is a
deficiency there will be transfer
from the state revenue to the school
fund interest account sufficient to
make II good. The total of the school
fund is $4,752,9 55.21. The apportion-
ment OF the interest on this among
the 735,159 Children shown to be OF
school age by the school census al
/ lows each child IA and $4,000 cents,
slightly less than the amount OF last
year, owing to the reduction in the
interest rate. Winnebago county, &C
cording to the figures of the auditoSs
had the largest amount of the schod
fund on hand, a total of $207 .000y
Scott and Clinton had none. Polk
county held $27,564.0S. A number Of
the large counties held but little. Linn
county, for instance. having but $S1b.
Governor Cummins has signed the
bill making an appropriation OF $1,000
for the fumigation of the reservation
of the Tama tribe and for the replace
ment of tepees and other property
that will have to be burned in order
to destroy the small pox germs In
addition to this, the governor sent
message to w. A. Jones of Washing
ton, commissioner Of Indian affairs
stating the action taken by the i6w%-
authorities.
The woman suffragists are not go
ng to give up their efforts to secure
the passage of the joint resolution by
the house. Mrs. Nelson, state secre-
tary of the Iowa Equal Suffrage as
ISOLATION, when asked about the mat
ter, said: I'VE intend to keep right on
working, Just as If the house commit
tee on constitutional amendments had
reported the resolution favorably, and.
although the action of this commit
tee was not altogether pleasing or
favorable to us, we do not believe
that Il has wholly prejudiced the
house against our cause. In fact, a
good many members have told us
that they disapproved of the action Of
the committee. and. while they are
opposed to suffrage. they do not favor
"a few men trying to control the situa-
ton. With these parties we believe
the action of the committee has helped
us rather than hurt us. 1t is not usual
for a committee in the house to so
unceremoniously dispose of a message
from the senate. We believe that we
still stand show Of getting the reso-
luton through the house this session"
The house committee on Industrial
schools decided to recommend for
passage the Warren bill giving the
governor power to parole inmates Of
industrial schools.
The house committee on suppression
Of intemperance is drafting a substi-
tute for the Lyman bin, limiting mulct
petitions of consent to five years. This
bill will be recommended for passage
as soon as ii is completed and will no
doubt create considerable discussion
II 1t ever actually comes before the
house.
II. f. 81, by Furry, providing for the
enforcement of bonds given by saloon
keepers, and providing for perpetual
injunctions for maintaining a nuis-
ance, was recommended for passage.
The senate committee ON judiciary
decided to recommend for passage the
Harper bill. to prevent the sale of
stocks of goods In fraud of creditors.
The bill making 1t crime to sell prop
erty on which there is a landlords
lien, without the written consent OF
the landlord, was also recommended
lor passage.
When William r. Travers was in the
directorate of the New York Central
railroad, Jay Gould was running the
Erie In opposition, and his manage
ment of that betrayed a constant and
l,st e.. L. Awl Cd Of hat