Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-03-20
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines, March II, 100

been served with papers informing
him that at the May term of the dis
trict court the case for an injunction
against the city restraining 1t from
loaning $4,000 from the water works
fund to the Des Moines Water COM
pany will be argued. This case has
been brought out by j. M. Work, one
of the prominent socialists of the city,
who is now candidate for mayor on
the socialist ticket. The move is
against the army post. socialistic lead
ers in the city being opposed to 1t.
They believe that the army post pro-
ject can be defeated If the loan is foil
ed
The Interurban Railway company, Of
which H. H. Polk is president. and w.
l. Haskit secretary, has filed trust
deed with the county recorder con-
veying its property, tracks, right of
way, equipment. etc, to the American
Trust and Savings BanA of Chicago,
and Frank II. Jones. trustee. The con-
sideration is s475.000 in bonds OF ST.
600 each to run for a period of twenty
years, and to bear 5 per cent interest,
payable semi-annually from the date
of the filing. The property conveyed
to the Chicago bank to be held in trust
comprises the lines to Colfax and
to the proposed site of the army post
1t is described as a fifty-foot strip Of
land between the south and east limit
of Des Moines to the army post site
and to Colfax in Jasper county, four
four-wheeled cars to be used on the
lines, rails and other equipment neces-
sary to an interuroan line.
The Industrial school committee
recommended for indefinite postpone
ment the bill to create a woman's
reformatory building of the abandoned
industrial school for the blind at Knox
vile. The ways and means committee
recommended for passage the bill to
levy one-fith of a mill tax for the State
Agricultural college at Ames. and the
State University at Iowa City, and
one-tenth mill tax to aid the State
Normal school at Cedar Falls.
Chairman Durham of the house COM
nittee on schools and text books pre-
scented to the house statement from
Hon. r. G. Barrett, superintendent of
public instruction, which report was
ordered printed in the Journal without
reading. The statement is in refer
ence to needed legislation for the COM
mon schools and the Importance Of
this as compared with the legislation
for other schools. Among otner things
the statement shows the cost of COM
mon schools is about eight and one.
half millions annually, while other
a IF cd fnr 10
about one-quarter that amount.
The senate message reporting the
passage of the railroad assessment
bill was read in the house and the bill
was at once referred to the committee
bn ways and means. 1t is believed the
committee will make some changes
before reporting the bill for passage,
but 1t Is difficult to ascertain the
character of the probable alterations.
The passage of the bill in the senate
was accomplished so much sooner than
aad been expected, and at time which
gave the house members no opportun.
lily to listen to the discussions and
form their opinions relative to the
merits of the taxation system evolved.
The committee on appropriations
recommended for passage the bill APP
propriating 100000 for the Vicksburg
park commission, STIMULATING that only
$4,000 shall be available during the
biennial period; also the bill appropri-
ating $4,000 for the erection of a
stock pavilion at the state fair
grounds.
Attorney General Mullan has rend-
cred an opinion to the auditor of state
on the question whether state bank
organized prior to the enactment of
section 1863 Of the code, which desired
to renew its corporate existence, had
to recall such stock which was issued
in shares of $50 each and reissue in
shares of 500 each. The attorney
general holds such reissue was not
necessary and that the provisions of
section 1863 of the code requiring
500 shares Of state banks applied
only to banks organized after 1t be-
came law.
The house committee on appropria-
priations has decided to recommend
for passage a substitute to the bill pro-
viding 100000 for state arsenal and
adjutant generals building. The sub
stitute provides the appropriation shall
not be available unless 1t comes out
of the money that it expected from the
federal government to pay interest on
the war bonds and war warrants. The
proposition Is to erect this building
on the grounds at Eleventh street and
Capitol avenue, just east of the state
house. The committee felt the bill
was meritorious and. inasmuch as the
department has saved nearly this
amount in the last few years, that 1t
was due to the guard that. the appro-
priation be made. There were large
savings made by the department dur
ing the Spanish war. These reverted
later to the general fund.
Senator Harper has introduced a
DILL providing an appropriation Of
$4,000 for the purchase of paintings
for the state historical bilding. The
paintings will include portraits Of
Governors Gear. Sherman, Larrabee,
Boies, Jackson, Drake and Shaw.
Congressman Hull received the Polk
county delegation to the congressional
convention by a vote of 1877 to 104.
Judge Prouty made an address with.
drawing from the contest. but adding
that he would again be candidate in
1904.
Infectious diseases are unknown in
Greenland.
Porcelain violins and mandolins are
coming into favor in Germany. They
are said to be sweeter in tone than
wooden instruments. and possess the
further advantage of not being affect
ed by the weather.
A method of living at little expense
has for years been practiced by Ru-
dolphus Bingham, of Merchantville,
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