Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-03-06

by him in an interview. I'VE have
some good evidence and the league
will not weaken in the effort to settle
this question" he said. Asked II the
present grand jury had refused to go
into the case. Judge Spurrier said:
1.-THE present grand jury was crowd.
ed out of the case-that is. they had
other new cases too important to set
aside in order to take this one up,
and as it promised to be of consider.
able duration. 1t is well they did not
try it."
State Treasurer Gilberston has au-
thorized denial of the recent inter.
view with him, in which the state
treasurer was made to commit him.
self to the stocks and bonds method of
railroad assessment in Iowa.
During the month of January Polk
county received $1,19121 as royalty
on the coal mined on the county farm
by the Des Moines Coal and Mining
company. This is the largest amount
ever received by the county in roy
alties for one month. The money
goes into the county pauper fund.
Little or nothing is heard about the
proposal now before both houses to re-
peal the statute for taxing the express
companies by the Cheshire method and
to substitute for 1t the same system
that Is used in assessing the telephone
and telegraph property Of the state.
being method embodied in a bill
prepared by Senator Blanchard and
substitutes for the Cheshire bills on
the same subject in the last general
assembly. The bills to repeal the
Cheshire act and enact the substitute
have just been introduced and have
not been acted upon by the committees
as yet.
Comment and reports strengthen the
impression that Senator Emmert is
going to be deposed from his seat for
the Cass-Adair district, and that Bruce
will be seated. The action of the con.
test committee is almost everywhere
interpreted as meaning this. Senator
Emmert was elected on the face of the
returns by one majority and received
the certificate. The contest commit
tee has made a painstaking investiga-
tion and count, and its members de-
clare that the report will represent
their best judgment. reached as fairly
as possible. They have absolutely de-
clined to indicate their decision in ad.
vance, out senatorial rumor is that the
seat will 60 to Bruce.
That there will be other railway as.
sessment bills before the legislature
before many days is definitely under
stood. There is talk that Senator
Trewin may introduce one in the upper
, house, an infexible stock and bond
proposition. and make contest for II
in the committee. 1t is known that
in both senate and house are members
now preparing to present measures of
the same character. and 1t will be no
occasion for surprise II Representa-.
tive Larrabbee introduces his meas.
ure any day. II he does, a copy Of the
same bill will probably be presented
in the senate at the same time. Just
what effect this scattering of the
forces friendly to legislation may have
is a good deal discussed. But that
1t is going to be feature in the situa.
| ton is not doubted.
The senatorial redistricting bill has
made its appearance in the senate, be-
ing presented by Senator Hubbard.
chairman of the committee. Instead
of there being fifteen counties. having
one senator each, as at present, there
are only eleven. Those losing their
isolation are Jasper, Marshall, Jack.
| son and Clayton. There are no dis
tricts of more than three counties.
The bill makes many changes in the
districts and distributes the senators
as follows: Districts one county each
Polk. Scott, Dubuque. Wapello, Ma
haska, Linn. Woodbury.. Lee, Des
Moines, Clinton, Pottawattamie. Dis
tricts of two counties each--Dallas,
Guthrie. Warren, Madison, Marshall.
Harrison. Clayton, Allamakee, Story.
Boone, Cass, Shelmy, Sioux, Plymouth.
Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Henry. Washing
ton, Louisa, Muscatine, Jefferson. Van
Buren,, Appanoose. Davis. Page, Ere
mont. Montgomery. Mills. Crawford,
Audubon, Keokuk, Iowa, Monroe,
Marion, Jones, Jackson, Johnson,
Cedar, Webster, Calhoun. Poweshiek,
| Jasper, Delaware, Buchanan. Monona,
Hardin, Wright, Hamilton. Blackhawk.
Grundy. Fayette, Chickasaw. Howard,
| Winneshiek, Hancock, Kossuth, Tama,
Benton. Districts of three counties
| each.-Clark, Lucas, Wayne, Decatur,
Ringgold, Union. Adams. Adair, Tay.
lor. Bremen, Butter, Franklin. Mitch
| ell, Winnebago, Worth, Ida, Clay,
Cherokee, Palo Alto, Emmett, Dickin-
son, Sac, Carroll, Greene. Lyon,
O'Brien. osceola, Bunea Vista. Hum.
boldt, Pocahontas.
The senate committee on schools
decided to recommend for indefinite
postponement the Hazelton bill pro-
viding for compulsory free text books
In all the schools of the state. The
| bill was not discussed at any great
| length, 1t being the unanimous opin-
ion of the members of the commit
| tee that such measure was imprac-
ticable at this time. The compulsory
| education bill by Durham, which
| passed the house, was referred to a
subcommittee composed OF Senators
| Trewin, Lister and Ball. Several rep
resentatives of the German Lutheran
church appeared before the commit.
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The action of woman on our destiny
! Is increasing
| Mr.. O'Toole (entering doctors Of
ice)-"Shure. doctor, OF think OF have
lppindicitis." Dr. Nonsense.
man! Yon havnt money enough for
that"
Skipper-"Prince Henry of Prussia
Is to be in this country only two
weeks" Skapper-"Yes, that is what
makes me think he intends to write a
book about u.s."
| Mrs. Browne-"And who Is the
| nresidant of YOUR club nnM Mrs Mala.